Monroe Community College Board of Trustees

Monday, June 9, 2008 Meeting Commentary

Written by John Wadach, MCC Faculty Member

After going into executive summary twice, Chairman Richard Guon announced that
the board would appoint an interim president and thus begin a new presidential
search. It was very discouraging that no explanation was given as to why Mr. Dennis
Kessler or Dr. Laurence Spraggs were not qualified to be MCC's next president.
It is illogical to expect that a new search, with the same board in place, will yield
better results. Albert Einstein's definition of insanity (doing the same thing over and
over and expecting different results) appears to apply to the board's decision to start a
new search.

The honorable thing for the board to do now is to offer their resignations. They have
concluded a failed search and have thus failed our community. Highly qualified
presidential candidates will only have confidence that a new search will truly be merit
based if a new apolitical board is in place.

Finally, the incivility that Mr. John Perrinello showed toward Mr. David Ladwig, the
departing student trustee, was embarrassing to our college. During a vote on a
ceremonial resolution commending Mr. Ladwig for his year of service on the board,
Mr. Perrinello shouted out that he abstained from the vote. Mr. Perrinello's meanness
put a damper on what should have been a friendly farewell to one of our finest
students.