As controversy continues to swirl around the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, a local lawmaker wants to make sure the university’s medical school in Springfield isn’t forgotten.
State Senator Andy Manar is proposing that at least one representative on the board be an alumnus of the med school.
Lawmakers are considering a revamp of the SIU Board after rejecting three of Governor Pat Quinn’s appointees to the board last week.
Critics accuse Quinn of trying to stack the board against SIU Carbondale president Glenn Poshard.
