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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
27-year-old woman injured after 3 vehicle crash in Darke County
A 27-year-old woman was injured after a three-vehicle crash in Darke County Monday evening. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Around 5:31 p.m. on Monday, crews were dispatched to the intersection of State Route 49 and Grubbs-Rex Road on reports of an injury accident. TRENDING STORIES: Sheriff's office pays tribute after local dispatcher dies UPDATE: Busy road closed after semi hits utility pole, wires down in Greene County Suspected drunk driver accused of ramming into police cruisers during chase arrested The preliminary investigation revealed that a Hyundai Tucson driven by 42-year-old Miles Hartzell of Greenville was traveling northwest on State Route 49 and attempted to turn left onto Grubbs-Rex road. Hartzell failed to yield the right of way to a Toyota Rav-4 driven by 27-year-old Suzette Ferguson of Richwood that was traveling southeast of State Route 49. The two vehicles collided, and Hartzell's vehicle spun into a Peterbilt 337 truck driven by 41-year-old Stephen Lamb of West Milton, who was stopped on Grubbs-Rex Road. Ferguson was taken to Wayne Healthcare and treated for minor injuries. Hartzell was issued a citation for failure to yield the right of way when turning left. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
UT names James Davis, senior vice president and former deputy AG, as interim president
The University of Texas board of regents on Wednesday named James Davis, UT's senior vice president and chief operating officer who previously served as a deputy attorney general under Ken Paxton, as the flagship university's interim president effectively immediately. Jay Hartzell, who has served as UT's president since 2020, announced in January he was leaving this summer to become Southern Methodist University's leader. Hartzell announced his departure months after 600 UT faculty members signed a letter of no confidence in him over the institution's handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus and the termination of dozens of former diversity, equity and inclusion staff members after the state enacted a DEI-ban in higher education. Davis, who does not have experience teaching, according to his university biography, has a bachelor's degree from UT and a law degree from Harvard University. As senior vice president, Davis oversees the teams that oversee real estate, housing, university infrastructure and business services. Student housing projects have increased in recent year — a hallmark of both Davis and Hartzell's work to increase campus accessibility and affordability. He previously served as vice president of legal affairs and business strategies at UT until Hartzell promoted him in 2023. Before that, he worked as deputy attorney general for civil litigation under Attorney General Ken Paxton from 2015 to 2018. He also worked as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of a Texas and worked for 14 years in private practice. UT has not had a president selected without a teaching history in 126 years, when William Lambdin Prather, who previously chaired the UT System Board after serving as city attorney in Waco and president of the state bar association, was named acting president in 1899 and the institution's third president in 1900. Prather is the only president in the institution's history who had never taught prior to taking the chief position and is known for popularizing the "Eyes of Texas are upon you" saying and promoting that "the university should serve the state," according to the American-Statesman's review of the 30 past presidents. The interim appointment comes at a time the university is at its peak competitiveness, with its highest number of applicants this year, and has made enormous strides in research, athletics and school rankings, gaining national regents will form a national search committee with multiple university stakeholders, including faculty and students, to pick a permanent replacement, per system is a developing story and will be updated. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: University of Texas names James Davis as interim president
New York Times
07-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
SMU AD Rick Hart to step down after 13 years, transition to ACC
SMU athletic director Rick Hart will step down at the end of the academic year, he announced on Friday, opening what is expected to be a highly sought-after job. Hart, who has led the athletic department since 2012, leaves on top but also at a moment of change. The Mustangs just moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024, the football program reached the first 12-team College Football Playoff, the men's basketball program is 18-5 and on the NCAA Tournament bubble, and volleyball reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Hart was part of a four-pronged attack along with board chair David Miller, outgoing president Gerald R. Turner and consultant Oliver Luck that helped gain enough support for an ACC invitation in 2023 after a Pac-12 plan fell apart. But SMU has a new president coming in, as Texas president Jay Hartzell will replace the outgoing Gerald R. Turner on June 1, and it is believed Hartzell wants to make some changes. 'It is with tremendous pride, heartfelt love, and yes, mixed emotions, that I share I have made the decision that this academic year will be my last at SMU,' Hart said in a statement. 'After the honor of leading the Department of Athletics for thirteen years, it is time for a new challenge for me and for a new voice to lead the Mustangs, allowing President-Elect Hartzell to move forward with his own vision and leader as SMU moves forward in this new landscape of collegiate athletics.' Turner added in a statement, 'With my upcoming transition to President Emeritus and the arrival of President-elect Jay Hartzell, Rick believes that now is a good time for both him and SMU to move forward. His decision allows President-elect Hartzell to select his own Director of Athletics who aligns with his vision for the post-antitrust settlement world of intercollegiate athletics.' SMU and industry sources have long felt that SMU is primed to succeed in the new era of college sports where players can be paid. Hart was a third-generation college administrator, but the feeling around the school is that the Mustangs may look for more fundraising ability from the AD position, as not to rely so heavily on the pool of its largest donors. The Mustangs were among the Group of 5 leaders in name, image and likeness before the move to the ACC, and it was in part the backing from large boosters that convinced the ACC to give the invitation. SMU offered to forgo nine years of Tier 1 television revenue from the conference, an estimated $24 million per year. Within a week of the ACC announcement, SMU athletics raised $100 million from its largest donors. Advertisement Athletic and academic success has followed. The football program made the CFP, and applications to the school are up 40 percent, Miller told The Athletic in December. Miller played a key role in the decision to make a men's basketball coaching change last year and hire Andy Enfield from USC. 'It's no longer, 'If you make this investment, here's what could happen,'' said Miller, himself a billionaire. 'What we hoped could happen is happening right now. It's real. You can reach out and touch it, feel it.' All of that will make this a sought-after AD job. The school says it will begin the search for a new AD in the coming weeks.
