STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State says former president Graham Spanier offered to resign last week to university trustees in the wake of the child sex abuse case that has enveloped the school.
The board announced after a meeting Nov. 9 that it decided Spanier was “no longer president.” Spanier said in a statement the same night “there is wisdom in a transition in leadership.”
Neither the board, nor Spanier, specified if he resigned.
School spokeswoman Lisa Powers said in an email Thursday that Spanier offered his resignation in the best interests of Penn State. School officials could not immediately confirm whether the resignation was accepted or whether Spanier was let go regardless.
Rod Erickson replaced Spanier. Powers confirmed a Patriot-News of Harrisburg report http://bit.ly/uL06iW that there were no plans to find a replacement.
