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(September 4, 2006) SEDONA Files "� In this issue we visit the SEDONA records of Elizabeth LaFleur (Professor of Marketing). We start with the now public CoB Profitability Spreadsheet (available at www.usmpride.com) that lists a number of interesting facts, including each individual's grant contributions to USM. Three CoB faculty are listed as being involved with grant work. Farhang Niroomand and Sharon Topping have been known to engage in grant projects. The third, however, is Elizabeth K. LaFleur, whose line item in the profitability spreadsheet reports a $68,500 grant income to USM�".

(November 24, 2006) Special Report A Jury of Your Peers? An Investigation into the CoB Advisory Committee’s Role in the Grievance Process This report takes a look at the CoB Advisory Committee’s role in the Faculty Grievance process. This subject has sparked interest in usmpride.com readers since the filing of two separate Grievances in recent weeks – one by professors Marc DePree and Tom Lindley, and another by professor Franklin Mixon. Both of these Grievances were initiated against the actions of EFIB Chair George Carter, and the details of both are available at usmpride.com.

(December 6, 2006) Special Report A Jury of Your Peers? An Investigative Series on the CoB Advisory Committee’s Role in the Grievance Process "... In this installment, usmpride.com investigators examine some of the recent documentation about grading patterns in the CoB. In this case we look at those of marketing professor Elizabeth LaFleur. In the pick-a-prof grades analysis for marketing, LaFleur appears to be the CoB’s only “easy grader” in MKT 300. Evidence of that is shown below through an excerpt from that report:...".

(January 11, 2007) Above Your Pay Grade? Military men (and women) often use expressions that reflect their experience in the military. One such expression is “That’s above your [my, our] pay grade.” This saying is used to indicate that the recipient of the statement has no business involving himself or herself in whatever “that” is. This particular expression has been (over)used by EFIB Chair George Carter through the years as part of his crusade to create a culture of detached submission among rank and file faculty, but the concept is supported by almost all administrators in the CoB

(April 3, 2007) Heroes and Storytellers In a recent usmnews.net report, readers were treated to some of Management Professor Stephen Bushardt’s views on rewards, specifically the Hero/Storyteller Culture. This columnist began thinking about exactly who the Heroes and Storytellers currently are in the CoB and who might be next. Remember that Heroes aren’t really heroes; they are simply the individuals who are the poster children for how the corrupt Bushardtian Establishment wants things done. As a word of note, there is a third category added – Hybrid – that denotes individuals who are used in different situations at different times. What follows is a best guess list for each category.