Andrew A. Sorensen, president of the University of South Carolina from 2002 to 2008, is Ohio State University’s next vice president for university development. It is rare, if not unprecedented, for a former president of a flagship public institution to take a job as fund raiser at another university. Mr. Sorensen, who was also previously president of the University of Alabama, will lead Ohio State’s forthcoming campaign after he arrives in October. He is currently a professor of medicine at South Carolina and leads the Institute for the Advancement of Health Care, a collaboration between the university and the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center.
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2 Responses to Ohio State Hires Former South Carolina President as Top Fund Raiser
ryantk - September 15, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Sorensen is leaving USC after embarassing the institution by pushing a deal for an expanded medical school without disclosing to members of the USC board he had received almost $210,000 from Greenville Hospital System who want a public medical school in a state that can barely support it’s two existing schools. Conflict of Interests, he may get projects started but finding funds, following through, having it be free of corruption is all whole different story.
ellis - September 16, 2010 at 11:54 am
But he’s the son of a minister, and he wears bow ties. He has to be a good guy.