JOE MORGAN, FORMER CFO, CURRENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTION, ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
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(May 30, 2008) CoB News, 30 May 2008 Myron Henry Blasts Mary Anderson's Bro Reports of USM's push to outsource
the Physical Plant continue to hound administration officials at USM. In a recent post to the USM Forum -- to build
trust, a team and a campus --Message Board, former USM Provost Myron Henry publicly criticizes (see below) the plan
and USM Chief Financial Officer Joe Morgan's support of it. Morgan is the brother of CoB assistant professor of
accounting, Mary Morgan Anderson. Both are children of the "Morgan" in the CoB's Morgan Distinguished
Professorship in Accounting, an honor currently held by accounting professor Roderick Posey of "more than 100"
accounting publications infamy.
(April 23, 2009) Dear Skip: Mary Anderson has a brother named Joe Morgan who is the Vice President for Finance at
Southern Miss. Many reports say she has threatened to go to him – and has gone to him – when she does not get her
way. Without question she believes you will be sitting in her chair, i.e., her daddy’s chair. Be prepared for it. You and
the dean may want to map out a strategy in advance so when it happens, and Nail is out of the office, you know you
are green-lighted for action. Do not let her publications fool you. Ask her to publish some articles without her
dissertation chairman; see what happens.
(May 5, 2010) . . . breaking news . . . President Saunders Accepts CFO Morgan’s Resignation HATTIESBURG – USM
president Martha Saunders informed the campus community on 4-May-2010 that she had accepted “the resignation”
of USM chief financial officer Joe Morgan, effective 30-Aug-2010. Calling Morgan “a long-time and loyal member of
the Southern Miss family,” Saunders wished him well in his future endeavors through her communiqué with the USM
community.
(May 6, 2010) CoB News 6 May 2010 Hammering Away The recent breaking news about USM CFO Joe Morgan’s
resignation hit The Hattiesburg American’s LATEST HEADLINES page on 5-May-2010. That THA headlines story let
the Hattiesburg community know what the USM community was informed of earlier via a message from USM
president Martha Saunders – again, that Morgan resigned his post after about 20 years of service to the institution.
(May 6, 2010) The Joe Morgan Resignation – What They’re Saying As one might imagine, the resignation of USM chief
financial officer is a popular water cooler topic these days. Below is a sample of what USMNEWS.net readers and
others are saying about it:
(May 10, 2010) ‘The Morgan Resignation’ – Does Something Smell? A Guest Editorial by Victoria Tyler With Ed
Kemp’s 6-May-2010 article for The Hattiesburg American entitled “Morgan leaving USM post,” we now have a good
bit of information about the surprise resignation of USM chief financial officer Joe Morgan. Much of that information
paints a picture suggesting that there is more to Morgan’s departure from the CFO gig than official reports indicate.
Here are the highlights:
(August 9, 2006) Special Report Payment for Post-Employment Services Rendered A Look at William Goffe's 2002
Request for $6,000 "This "Special Report" examines an interesting Purchase Order involving a former CoB faculty
member, William Goffe. Goffe, an Associate Professor of Economics, left the CoB following the 1999-2000
academic year (USM records). However, as the reproduction of USM Purchase Order 0001010826 below
indicates, Goffe requested that Joe Morgan (Req ID A20641) provide payment to him of $6,000.00 in August of
2002, a little over two years after his (Goffe's) departure from the CoB...".