Changes in UT Leadership on the Horizon
Grass-Roots Organization Remains Watchful
As Dr. Sharon Gaber announces her resignation as President of The University of Toledo, the grass-roots coalition “Save UTMC” pauses momentarily to wish her the very best in her new role as Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
“We wish Dr. Gaber the very best. She was receptive to our outreach, and a fair person to communicate with,” says Carty Finkbeiner, former Mayor of Toledo and member of the Save UTMC Steering Committee.
“But make no mistake, we will continue to pursue our mission,” he continues. “This includes a forensic audit of UT finances dating back to the initial acquisition of the (former) Medical College of Ohio by UT, and the subsequent Academic Affiliation Agreement between UT and ProMedica, prior to which this was a profitable operation.”
Save UTMC has been joined recently by a chorus of public officials, including US Representative Marcy Kaptur, who are calling upon Governor Mike DeWine for a stay of the request for proposals made by the University of Toledo Board of Trustees that seek an operational partnership or sale of the University of Toledo Medical Center. The Medical Campus in South Toledo also includes the former Medical College of Ohio hospital.
Finkbeiner concludes “It is past time that the University Trustees and officials clearly understand that UTMC is owned by the taxpayers of the state of Ohio, including citizens of Toledo, and decision-making must include the men and women who have been loyal to that campus since its inception.”