... six months.” Beyond inefficiency, Meadors said he questioned some strategic planning decisions of his predecessor, Lu Hardin. “I certainly can’t speak for Lu, but it seems to me that he was betting on the economy — that he was going to inflate the numbers until ...

... recent tradition and perhaps even hit a new low. UCA’s woes stem from the so-called root of all evil — money. Lu Hardin, former president, took from the school’s academic Peter to pay its growth Paul. Shuffling money here and there to ...

... says financial problems at the University of Central Arkansas are due to unfunded capital projects under former President Lu Hardin. The report by deputy director Stanley Williams says UCA paid cash for the projects rather than issuing bonds. UCA officials ...

... investigation at UCA.Prosecuting Attorney Marcus Vaden also declined comment.In the past year UCA has seen the resignation of Lu Hardin as president, midyear budget cuts and a legislative audit that found financial irregularities. Auditors have turned ...

... Darling under the interim presidency of UCA legal counsel Tom Courtway, who assumed the position after the resignation of Lu Hardin. The source would not elaborate on what other UCA matters may be of interest to FBI investigators, saying that they ...

... faculty senate during the period before former President Lu Hardin’s resignation last year. Some faculty members were ... to present the disapproval of the faculty, not only to Lu Hardin, but also to the trustees, to demonstrate why this was ...

... There were just different perspectives with no true read on how the shots were going to fall. Former school president Lu Hardin came from the background of a politician. As president, he operated UCA like a politician would a well-oiled machine ...

Lu Hardin has accepted a position as president of ... determined-to-do-things-the-right-way Lu Hardin and also a more relaxed, re-energized Lu Hardin." Harding went on to say that he believed ...

... But that's not good for your blood pressure. Laughter is good for the heart and soul and this latest business about Lu Hardin is funny. So let us regale ourselves in the comedic pleasure. Our story begins in 1996. Hardin was then a state senator ...

... application was that after UCA's turbulent year, he is "tired." Since the August 2008 resignation of former president Lu Hardin, Courtway has been handling a range of controversies at UCA, including financial shortfalls, problems with scholarship ...