Pres. Satterlee Admits Mistake

[votb]

In an email letter sent out to university employees today, ISU President Kevin Satterlee admitted he made a mistake recently. Here's an excerpt from his email:

Admitting a Mistake:

"A couple of months ago I think I made a mistake. Before I appointed Pauline Thiros as Interim Athletic Director, she and I had a discussion and came to an understanding that she would be a true interim only. She would neither apply for nor be considered for the Athletic Director position permanently. However, in making that decision, I did not realize how well she was going to do the job. So, recently, Pauline and I had a discussion and decided that she has done the job in such a fine manner that she deserves a chance to compete for the position permanently. When we announce the opening of a nationwide search, Pauline will be one of the candidates who applies. However, she and I still both agree on this point; Idaho State needs to hire the best person for the position. The person who will bring the right work ethic, the right moral compass, and a commitment to excellence in the athletic department—the commitment that Bengal Athletics needs to make us all proud. Pauline has earned the chance to apply for the position and be evaluated along with all the other applicants. I was wrong when I made the call to limit that, and I am willing to admit that now. More details on the search will be coming out soon."

 

[PBP]

She has certainly earned the right to be considered.

PBP

 

[Tacoma5]

That goes to show the character President Satterlee has and is definitely the right call.

Pauline has done an outstanding job as interim AD. She has great work ethic, engages and talks to people, knows how to make connections and has the ball rolling in the right direction for athletics. I'm pulling for her!

 

[Skippy]

I love the “we’re not accepting the limitations of our budget approach.”
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/satterlee-thiros-in-running-for-isu-s-permanent-athletic-director/article_12043eda-1f8a-505a-913c-1c8efd13b0c7.html

 

[sasquatch]

I'm glad there is still going to be a national search. And I'm glad that Pauline is able to apply. She is an amazing talent, and ISU is incredibly lucky to have her.

"...we commit to it and we have something that we have to focus on funding."

If you've listened to President Satterlee speak, he often mentions this theme as it pertains to fundraising. I believe it was his address to faculty and staff prior to this semester when he gave an example. He spoke of another university who approached a wealthy alumnus for a donation. She declined. Not long after, another university announced they had received a generous donation from that alumnus of the other school for a new medical wing, or something of that sort. When the donor's alma mater approached her and asked why she chose to give money to the other school, she said something like, "You just came and asked for money. They came and asked me to help beat cancer."

Finally, it seems like ISU has some leadership in Thiros and Satterlee who actually GET it!

 

[clawsout]

….Sasquatch....When I first heard that story you just mentioned that President Satterlee told at his fall address to the ISU faculty I thought "What a great vision the person we have leading ISU has"....if anyone is interested ….they can go to You Tube and type in "President Satterlee at Idaho State University"....his fall address will pop up....it is 47 minutes and 2 seconds....I was going to listen for about 10 minutes...BUT it drew me in and it is the quickest 47:02 a person will listen to....I believe we have a unique opportunity to really move ISU forward with President Satterlee at the helm......and in my opinion...IT'S ABOUT TIME ISU catches this kind of break....."Roar Bengals Roar !"...………...

 

[PBP]

The Sunday Idaho State Journal has an update on the ISU AD situation plus also provides more details on something both Phenecie and Thiros have addressed on the Coaches Radio Show the past two weeks.

Namely that the budget and the demands from the other side of campus will no longer be adhered to when it comes to what is best for the ISU student / athlete:

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/satterlee-thiros-in-running-to-be-isu-s-permanent-athletic/article_566b1933-9fec-578c-8488-220e8578499a.html

That gang is an absolutely HUGE development and reverses an agreement that I was told was reached when Jeff was named the permanent AD many years ago, that the athletic department would no longer have control of their own budget (because of the issues under then AD Paul Bubb...)

The new president absolutely gets it.

PBP

 

[B40]

The really important thing about allowing Pauline Thiros to apply for the permanent Ad position is that her new attitude, work rate, and effectiveness (all of which are great) is now the floor for the position that ISU will have going forward.

So the ceiling could turn out to be pretty high!