President Leath's Violation At The Iowa Board Of Regents

When the issue of President Leath’s misuse of school property was brought to the Regents attention, In a rare rebuke of an ally, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said during a meeting at the University of Northern Iowa that he was extremely disappointed in Leath’s potential misuse of the planes and that “additional action is warranted.”
Rastetter called Leath a successful president during his five-year tenure but said regents must “ensure that our universities are run in a manner that the people of Iowa expect and demand.”
The board’s audit committee voted to order its internal auditor to review flights that Leath had and that the report must be detailed and answer all questions the public has about Leath’s trips.
The audit found …show more content…
Leath reimbursed $19,000 for 56 flights that were for personal flight training, to medical appointments in Minnesota and to take relatives to an NCAA tournament game. Leath told the Iowa Board of Regents that he was “very sorry” for flying more than he had to and on some trips that were now seen as inappropriate and vowed to stop flying himself. Although Leath has expressed regret, he has denied violating policies or a law barring the use of state assets for private …show more content…
As a result it can possibly be seen as Leath falling through a loophole. It is the responsibility of the board to set policy and make sure they are clear and transparent. Having said that, it is the role of the President to bring suggestions for policy development and implementing those policies. In this case of misuse of university property, Leath was benefitting from using the university airplanes, and clearly as he originally stated, he did not see where he violated any university policy, only to say he recognized how it could be seen as inappropriate. In his eyes why fix what’s not