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Legislature's auditing committee, a former university employee made allegations that
Gearhart had fostered a "culture of secrecy" and directed the destruction of relevant documents. A prosecutor then investigated allegations that the University had violated the Freedom of Information Act (which would be a criminal offense under Arkansas law), but the prosecutor found no evidence of criminal activity. The prosecutor’s review included conflicting testimony from several witnesses, some indicating that Gearhart had told them to "get rid of" a document. However, the prosecutor determined that the document in question was not responsive to any FOIA request and thus had no bearing on the matter at hand.
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campus-wide energy savings plan. He has also undertaken a renewed emphasis on the arts on campus, including the establishment of the “All
Steinway Campus.” Under his leadership campus enrollment increased by more than 10 percent in two years, record research awards were recorded, and the university was reclassified by the
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College of Education and Health Professions, holding the rank of professor. A nationally respected expert in capital campaigns, he is the author of two books, The Capital Campaign in Higher Education
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville Campus Foundation, is a member of the board of advisors for the Arkansas World Trade Center, is a member of the Northwest Arkansas Council, and is a member of the advisory board
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The centerpiece of this campaign was a $ 300 million gift from the Walton Family
Charitable Support Foundation, the largest gift ever made to a public university. The direct results of Gearhart’s leadership in this effort included the creation of 132 new endowed faculty positions, 1,738 new student
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, Gearhart is married to the former Jane Brockmann, whom he married in 1974. They have two children. Gearhart’s late father, George A. Gearhart, was publisher of the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville. His mother, Joan Gearhart Havens, lives in Fayetteville.
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regarding the budget shortfalls, the university determined that the requested record was exempt because it was an employee evaluation and job performance record involving Choate and another university employee. After receiving permission from both employees to release the record, the university
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While at Penn State, he launched a major capital campaign, which raised in excess of $ 352 million. Total private gifts to Penn State during his 11 years at the university surpassed $ 950 million. In 1995, Gearhart joined the international consulting firm of Grenzebach, Glier, and Associates as
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