ARTICLES CONCERNING
MARTHA D. SAUNDERS, PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
(July 29, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 20 Incompetence is defined as “not having or showing
the necessary skills to do something successfully.” (New Oxford American Dictionary) Competent leaders
determine facts and act on reliable information. They do not ignore readily available evidence and facts. In the three
years President Saunders spent millions trying to fire Professor DePree, she “could have” but didn’t test the
truthfulness of letters written by colleagues who had made false accusations about him. President Saunders does
not demonstrate just questionable ethics. She demonstrates incompetence and an absolute indifference to the truth
and the rights of faculty.
(July 30, 2010) Aunt Martha’s Picture Book The images below of USM president Martha Saunders can be found at
various places throughout the Internet. Enjoy.
(July 29, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 21 “Apparently not?” Professor DePree’s attorney is
reading the USM Faculty Handbook President Saunders is not familiar with after four years on the job and applying
her lack of understanding of USM Faculty Handbook to proceeding to fire a tenured faculty. Does President
Saunders have any idea what she’s doing? Or, since Lee Gore doesn’t know what he’s doing, neither does President
Saunders? Take your pick. And if she and Gore decide to get rid of you for budgetary or simply because she does
not like what you say, do not look to guidance from USM Faculty Handbook. The “rules” are in the minds of
Saunders and Gore and you do not have a copy.
(August 2, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 22 Who is more incompetent and dishonest with regard
to making baseless recommendations to terminate a tenured faculty, the administrator, Interim Dean Williams, who
knowingly misrepresents accusations to terminate a tenured faculty or the deciding administrator, President
Saunders, who knowingly continues to act on the misrepresentations of her fellow administrator, Williams, when
she knows his accusations are false?
(August 4, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 23 While we can only speculate concerning Dr.
Williams’ reasons, we do know that Dr. Williams’ sworn testimony contradicted his letter to Saunders in which he
requested Saunders fire DePree. We know that Saunders punished a professor without a shred of evidence and
without looking for a shred of evidence. When Dr. Saunders unilaterally decides who is worthy of the protection of
our rules and procedures and the Constitution of the United States, she denies all of us our rights.
(August 5, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 24 Saunders said, “I don’t know.” She doesn’t know,
but she’s still punishing Professor DePree, regardless that Williams and Saunders “don’t know.” Interim Dean
Williams and President Saunders testified that they never read the website but they were willing to terminate a
tenured full professor on the basis of the content of the website they chose never to read. The
