Controversial Auburn U. Trustee Won’t Seek Another Term

May 17, 2011, 10:17 am

Robert E. (Bobby) Lowder, whose 28 years as an Auburn University trustee have been fraught with controversy, has withdrawn his name from consideration for another term on the university’s board. Mr. Lowder was recently nominated by Auburn’s Trustee Selection Committee for a seven-year term, but a lawsuit filed by a former Auburn Alumni Association president challenged the process by which Mr. Lowder and other nominees had been selected.

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bjackerson

This is unequivocally good news fro Auburn. Lowder has cast a pall over the university, jeopardizing academic integrity in favor of sports….and rampant influence by sports donors.
disembedded

Bravo! This is good news for Auburn.
CU_Alum

The article should expand upon the statement that Lowder’s work on the board has been “fraught with controversy”. Readers — like me — who are unfamiliar with his history have no idea why he is controversial or whether his withdrawal is good for Auburn.
jffoster

He may have threatened sports too. There are those who think he was instrumental in the firing of Tommy Tuberville. Fortunately a good coach replaced him, but……
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Click on the link off the words “recently nominated.”
CU_Alum

That article is only available to subscribers.
jffoster

There’s an easy solution to that problem.