(October 8, 2007) Special Report Memo to Martha, Part I A Look at Alvin Williams’ Role in the Mobbing of Aug-07
Reporters at usmnews.net have received a copy of a memo sent by Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams to USM
President Martha Saunders, through Interim Provost Bobby Middlebrooks, asking Saunders to terminate the
employment (at USM) of USMNEWS.NET editor and accounting professor, Marc DePree. Williams’ letter is dated
21 August 2007, the same day that Saunders penned a letter to DePree advising DePree that he was being relieved
of his teaching and services responsibilities to USM during the fall 2007 semester.
MOBBING IN THE COB
(October 7, 2007) We are coming after you . . .! The State of USM’s College of Business, October-07 It’s no secret to
readers of USMNEWS.NET that USM’s College of Business is an organization that unraveling more and more with
each passing day. The latest example of how far the CoB has sunk in the academic world is the fact that the USM
Police Department had to be called on 28-September-07 to investigate threats made by former CoB Dean Harold
Doty against another CoB faculty member.
(October 9, 2007) CoB News, 9 October 2007 New Jack CoB News of the so-called “Doty incident” continues to
plague USM’s College of Business. A recent visit to the USM Police Department’s Crime Log web site (shown below)
reveals
(October 11, 2007) Breaking News Williams Concludes Investigation of “Doty Incident” LONG BEACH – Sources
are telling reporters at USMNEWS.NET that Interim CoB Dean Alvin Williams has concluded his investigation of
the so-called “Doty incident.” Regular readers of USMNEWS.NET will recall that former CoB Dean Harold Doty
made threatening comments to economics professor Franklin Mixon in the hallway of JGH on 28-Sept-07. In
response to the confrontation, USM Police Officer Eric Lightsy was dispatched to Greene Hall to conduct an
investigation. Lightsy’s investigation was swift, and it was reported on by USMNEWS.NET days ago