Tag: Rufus Montgomery
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Associated PressDecember 3, 2015
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The outspoken Florida A&M University trustee involved in a power struggle with the school’s president is resigning. Rufus Montgomery resigned from the historically-black state university’s board on Thursday. Montgomery, an alumnus and successful lobbyist in Georgia, had stepped down as the board chairman in October. Montgomery leaves the FAMU board several weeks after trustees held a chaotic […]

Guest AuthorNovember 6, 2015
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Talk about having a flighty state of emotions. When I first read Florida Board of Governors’ (FLBOG) member Alan Levine’s op-ed published in the Tallahassee Democrat, I went from “Hmm” to “Ugh” to “Hell nah!” Everyone likely believes that the battle for Middle Earth – err, FAMU (geek moment!) has been won. Those who attempted […]

Guest AuthorNovember 5, 2015

7min315
Talk about having a flighty state of emotions. When I first read Florida Board of Governors’ (FLBOG) member Alan Levine’s op-ed published in the Tallahassee Democrat, I went from “Hmm” to “Ugh” to “Hell nah!” Everyone likely believes that the battle for Middle Earth – err, FAMU (geek moment!) has been won. Those who attempted […]

Gary FineoutOctober 23, 2015
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4min257
Saying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday. Rufus Montgomery, an alumnus and a successful lobbyist in Georgia, notified other university trustees of his decision in a brief statement. Montgomery will remain on the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2015
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6min354
Finally, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has lost its credibility. Its credibility as a governing body. Its credibility as a professional organ. Its credibility as a guardian of the best interests of FAMU. Its credibility in its ongoing dispute with FAMU President Elmira Mangum, which reached a point of high camp at a […]

Guest AuthorOctober 22, 2015

6min192
Finally, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has lost its credibility. Its credibility as a governing body. Its credibility as a professional organ. Its credibility as a guardian of the best interests of FAMU. Its credibility in its ongoing dispute with FAMU President Elmira Mangum, which reached a point of high camp at a […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 9, 2015
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Veteran PR guru Lisa Brock soon will be applying her talents to a tough challenge: Florida A&M University. Brock, reached on vacation, told FloridaPolitics.com on Tuesday that she had signed an agreement last week to do public-relations consulting for the university’s Board of Trustees. Her goal: To hone the board’s understanding of “messaging,” as she put it. The contract is worth […]

Bob SparksAugust 20, 2015

7min166
Florida A & M University, unfortunately, is again in the news. President Elmira Mangum and the university’s Board of Trustees are in conflict and have been for some time. Public spats between Mangum and Board Chairman Rufus Montgomery have escalated. On Wednesday, four sitting legislators and the mayor of Tallahassee called a news conference to […]


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