The following is reposted from buffscoop.com with permission from gratefulbuff, who did a ton of work putting it together. The point is that if we want to change our fortunes with CU athletics, it's not simply a matter of finding a different coach. We need to fix the systematic issues that plague CU's AD due to political academics like Bruce Benson forcing our athletic programs to compete on unequal footing with other Big 12 members and also inserting himself into AD business.
I urge you to write you the Regents (often). Write to the editorial page of your newspaper. If you know donors or well-connected alums, make sure they're informed. Since political maneuvering is what is killing our athletic department, let's make the politicians get in gear with what we want or replace them.
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From gratefulbuff:
I am going to post the term limits of the regents as well as contact information and other tidbits. I encourage people to add to thread with any info they have. Let's get to know the regents. Do some digging, post what you find. As we get further into 2010 let's get to know the candidates for the 3 open seats. Let's make a commitment to electing regents who care about athletics and will fill the office of the president and chancellor with pro-athletics advocates.
The CU Board of Regents (listed by most time left on the board to least time left- 6 year term limits):
Elected in 2008- Joseph Neguse (D) 2nd District
Elected in 2008- James Geddes (R) 6th District
Elected in 2008- Monisha Merchant (D) 7th District
2007-2013- Stephen Ludwig (D) At large
2007-2013- Kyle Hybl (R) 5th District
2007-2013- Tillie Bishop (R) 3rd District (Vice Chair)
2005-2011- Steve Bosley (R) At large (Chair)
2005-2011- Tom Lucero (R) 4th District
2005-2011- Michael Carrigan (D) 2nd District
*Remember that when viewing a term, a position will be up for election the November before that position is vacated (for example all positions ending in January 2011 are up for election in November 2010).
The Board at the time of Benson being voted in as CU President:
The vote took place on February 20, 2008. The six regents who were not elected in November of 2008 were on the board as well as Patricia Hayes (Chair at the time), Cindy Carlisle, and Paul Schauer.
Before the vote, regents Carrigan and Carlisle motioned for the search to be re-opened in order to have 3-5 finalists including Benson. The motion was denied.
Bruce Benson was voted in 6-3.
For:
Hayes
Schauer
Lucero
Bosley
Bishop
Hybl
Against:
Carlisle
Carrigan
Ludwig
*2 of the regents voting against Benson are still on the board and 2 that voted for him are not on the board including Chair Patricia Hayes.
Though Steve Bosley was the chair of the search committee that nominated Bruce Benson as the lone finalist for the President of CU, it would seem Bosley is pro-athletics. Bosley was a referee for men's and women's marathons in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and also has been a youth soccer and YMCA basketball coach. He is involved with the Boulder Sports Medicine Center.
Regent Contact Information:
Rather than sending e-mails that are responded to with a form letter I suggest sending hard letters to the listed addresses.
****DISCLAIMER****
I am posting cell phone numbers for all regents, but please, if you are going to call one of them make sure you do it in a professional and respectable manner. Calling and leaving profanity laced rants or a reactionary call in response to some bad news will only hurt our cause, not help it. If you want to call one of them, sit down and write out some questions you would like to ask them and some concerns that you have. Make the phone call productive and to the point. These are busy people.
Kyle Hybl
PO BOX 60754
Colorado Springs, CO 80960-0754
Blackberry: 719-322-6226
Fax: 719-471-6273
Kyle.Hybl@CU.edu
Tillie Bishop
2255 Piazza Way
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Blackberry: 970-210-3820
Fax: 970-243-9676
Tillie.Bishop@CU.edu
Michael Carrigan
555 Seventeenth St. Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
Office: 303-295-8314
Cell: 303-601-7667
Fax: 303-975-5489
Michael.Carrigan@CU.edu
Stephen Ludwig
c/o Office of Board of Regents
1800 Grant St. Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
303-668-6084
Steve.Ludwig@CU.edu
Steve Bosley
4370 Nelson Dr.
Broomfield, CO 80023
Blackberry: 720-771-3140
Fax: 303-997-6664
Steve.Bosley@CU.edu
Tom Lucero
PO BOX 921
Johnstown, CO 80534
970-310-0017
Fax: 970-461-0140
Tom.Lucero@CU.edu
Joseph Neguse
1305 College Ave. #210
Boulder, CO 80302
Blackberry: 303-501-7102
Joe.Neguse@CU.edu
Monisha Merchant
PO BOX 150150
Lakewood, CO 80215-0150
Blackberry: 720-413-8110
Monisha.Merchant@CU.edu
James Geddes
6670 Lambert Ranch Crossing
Sedalia, CO 80135
Blackberry: 720-413-9469
Jim.Geddes@CU.edu
As you can see, some of these addresses are personal mail boxes/residences. If we start filling them with hard letters the pressure to take notice of CU athletics and take action will go up a notch or two.
I urge you to write you the Regents (often). Write to the editorial page of your newspaper. If you know donors or well-connected alums, make sure they're informed. Since political maneuvering is what is killing our athletic department, let's make the politicians get in gear with what we want or replace them.
****************
From gratefulbuff:
I am going to post the term limits of the regents as well as contact information and other tidbits. I encourage people to add to thread with any info they have. Let's get to know the regents. Do some digging, post what you find. As we get further into 2010 let's get to know the candidates for the 3 open seats. Let's make a commitment to electing regents who care about athletics and will fill the office of the president and chancellor with pro-athletics advocates.
The CU Board of Regents (listed by most time left on the board to least time left- 6 year term limits):
Elected in 2008- Joseph Neguse (D) 2nd District
Elected in 2008- James Geddes (R) 6th District
Elected in 2008- Monisha Merchant (D) 7th District
2007-2013- Stephen Ludwig (D) At large
2007-2013- Kyle Hybl (R) 5th District
2007-2013- Tillie Bishop (R) 3rd District (Vice Chair)
2005-2011- Steve Bosley (R) At large (Chair)
2005-2011- Tom Lucero (R) 4th District
2005-2011- Michael Carrigan (D) 2nd District
*Remember that when viewing a term, a position will be up for election the November before that position is vacated (for example all positions ending in January 2011 are up for election in November 2010).
The Board at the time of Benson being voted in as CU President:
The vote took place on February 20, 2008. The six regents who were not elected in November of 2008 were on the board as well as Patricia Hayes (Chair at the time), Cindy Carlisle, and Paul Schauer.
Before the vote, regents Carrigan and Carlisle motioned for the search to be re-opened in order to have 3-5 finalists including Benson. The motion was denied.
Bruce Benson was voted in 6-3.
For:
Hayes
Schauer
Lucero
Bosley
Bishop
Hybl
Against:
Carlisle
Carrigan
Ludwig
*2 of the regents voting against Benson are still on the board and 2 that voted for him are not on the board including Chair Patricia Hayes.
Though Steve Bosley was the chair of the search committee that nominated Bruce Benson as the lone finalist for the President of CU, it would seem Bosley is pro-athletics. Bosley was a referee for men's and women's marathons in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and also has been a youth soccer and YMCA basketball coach. He is involved with the Boulder Sports Medicine Center.
Regent Contact Information:
Rather than sending e-mails that are responded to with a form letter I suggest sending hard letters to the listed addresses.
****DISCLAIMER****
I am posting cell phone numbers for all regents, but please, if you are going to call one of them make sure you do it in a professional and respectable manner. Calling and leaving profanity laced rants or a reactionary call in response to some bad news will only hurt our cause, not help it. If you want to call one of them, sit down and write out some questions you would like to ask them and some concerns that you have. Make the phone call productive and to the point. These are busy people.
Kyle Hybl
PO BOX 60754
Colorado Springs, CO 80960-0754
Blackberry: 719-322-6226
Fax: 719-471-6273
Kyle.Hybl@CU.edu
Tillie Bishop
2255 Piazza Way
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Blackberry: 970-210-3820
Fax: 970-243-9676
Tillie.Bishop@CU.edu
Michael Carrigan
555 Seventeenth St. Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
Office: 303-295-8314
Cell: 303-601-7667
Fax: 303-975-5489
Michael.Carrigan@CU.edu
Stephen Ludwig
c/o Office of Board of Regents
1800 Grant St. Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
303-668-6084
Steve.Ludwig@CU.edu
Steve Bosley
4370 Nelson Dr.
Broomfield, CO 80023
Blackberry: 720-771-3140
Fax: 303-997-6664
Steve.Bosley@CU.edu
Tom Lucero
PO BOX 921
Johnstown, CO 80534
970-310-0017
Fax: 970-461-0140
Tom.Lucero@CU.edu
Joseph Neguse
1305 College Ave. #210
Boulder, CO 80302
Blackberry: 303-501-7102
Joe.Neguse@CU.edu
Monisha Merchant
PO BOX 150150
Lakewood, CO 80215-0150
Blackberry: 720-413-8110
Monisha.Merchant@CU.edu
James Geddes
6670 Lambert Ranch Crossing
Sedalia, CO 80135
Blackberry: 720-413-9469
Jim.Geddes@CU.edu
As you can see, some of these addresses are personal mail boxes/residences. If we start filling them with hard letters the pressure to take notice of CU athletics and take action will go up a notch or two.