Governor Ron DeSantis reappoints two to the University of Florida Board of Trustees
Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Morteza “Mori” Hosseini and Fred Ridley to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.
Morteza “Mori” Hosseini
Hosseini is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICI Homes. Active in his community, he currently serves as Chairman of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Board of Trustees, the Allstar Building Materials Board, and the Southern Title Family of Companies Board and previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State University System and the Halifax Health Board of Commissioners. Hosseini earned his bachelor’s degree, his master’s degree, and an honorary doctorate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Fred Ridley
Ridley is a Partner at Foley & Lardner, LLP. Active in his community, he currently serves as the Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament and previously served as the National Chair of Foley’s Real Estate Practice. Ridley earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his juris doctor from Stetson University.
These appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
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Perfect. Mori is the reason UF is so screwed. He caved to DeS’s takeover of UF and its state funding and brought in Sasse whose hire helped fund DeS’s presidential campaign.
The UF plight is Mori’s legacy. So, sure, let’s give him another term to bring UF to the brink of destruction.
Thank you, UF Staff Member for speaking truth.
I agree with you & know the behind the scenes mess too.
I hope Mori and DeSantis are paying Sasse’s $1 million a year “severance” payment for “quitting”.
The time to complain about that would have been when the contract was being negotiated.
Putting aside the fact that Mori didn’t ask me to review the Sasse contract, can you show us that contract and highlight where it promises Sasse $1 million a year for quitting.
You don’t get severance pay when you quit. This was pay off money for getting fired and keeping his mouth shut.
Actually it WAS in his contract, Jazz. He negotiated quite the contract, unheard of before that in higher ed. Including that his children and grandchildren get free tuition.
The scam was in from the beginning. However, as you said, UF didn’t crowdsource Sasse’s gross, grifty contract. Mori just did what DeS wanted done – get Sasse out of Nebraska so Ricketts could become senator and DeS could get millions from Ricketts’ daddy for his doomed presidential campaign.
Then Sasse came in with his corporate raider/carpet baggers who proceeded to raid UF’s coffers. The irony is that Sasse railed against do-nothing tenured professors at UF and now look who is the do-nothing tenured professor earning $1 million a year for teaching one class (not a full course).