bas been Cornell'sinterim leader cials to find ways to ,improve 'Qomellspokesman Simeon
womep.'s opportunities in the Moss would not confirm or deny
"since ~effre~S.Lebman s.tepped athletic department
[ down In June. , .
'
the speculation about Skotton.
Cornell officials would not Skorton grew up in, Los An- He said the University's board of
confinn Skorton's hiring, but geles, wherehe deVylO'pedan in- trustees will hold a closed meet-
sai~ the university~s 12$ presi- terest in. Latin music..an<!jazz. ing this morningleading up to'an
dent would be introduced at a fie plays saxophone and 'flute announcement and news confer-
campus news conference at noon and hosted a weeklytatin jazz e:nce at noon;
today. radiO'shQw on the campus fadio The AssociatedPresscontributedto this
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack,.in a station. He played in dubs report.
statement,confinned that Skor-
ton resigned his position at Iowa
Friday. Vilsack praised Skorton
for his efforts in expanding
Iowa's economic growth and
bealth care.
Skorton was a faculty member
at Iowa for 23 years before be
became its president in Marcb
2003. He taught in several de-
f partInents, including il!t~f11al
medicine, electrical and comput-
er. engineering and biomedical
engineering.
. With an M.D. and a bache~
lor's degree in psychology,
Skorton bas maintained his .role
as a physician specializing in ad-
olescents and adults with inborn
heart disease.He was co-founder
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