Sunday, August 13, 2023

Misrepresentation? Will the real president of IVC please stand up!

Screenshot from the Exchange Club of Irvine website 8/13

It's a long story, like most stories Rebel Girl tells, so she will spare you this one.   

Just know that the long story she isn't telling ended up with her perusing the website of the Exchange Club of Irvine. 

Through the years, she had heard of the charitable organization. According to its website, the club's "vision has been to build stronger families, stronger community, and stronger country and over the years we have seen the positive impact of our contributions."

Fine. 

Listed among its current leaders as "President Elect" is Glenn Roquemore who appears as the screenshot above identified as "President Irvine Valley College" despite the fact Glenn has not been president of the little college in the orange groves since Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Sigh.

As others have pointed out, Glenn has struggled with his relationship to the college since his suddden mid-week departure nearly four years ago.

For example, Glenn seems to have bestowed upon himself the title of President Emeritus even though that is traditionally given only by the instution that is the final one served; therefore Glenn should be President Emeritus of Cal Southern University, not IVC. Also, as others have suggested such titles are generally awarded by the institution, not by the individual. Is self-bestowment a real thing? Now it could be the board did just that in some ceremony Rebel Girl missed. If so, let her know. Send pictures!

But clearly, Glenn is no longer president of Irvine Valley College and has not been for some time. The Exchange Club needs to add "former" there at the very least, says the old grumpy English professor.  

Now enjoy your final day of summer before Professional Development Week starts tomorrow with the real IVC President's Opening Session, the Annual State of the College at 9AM in the PAC.  

See you there!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Obviously, being president of the college was a high water mark in his life. He will never again be as revered and admired—in his mind—as he was then, and he can't let go. He'd make a great tragic figure were it not for the fact that he was so epically bad as president and his clinging to it after all these years weren't so emotionally immature. At best, it's pathetic. At worst, he's defrauding the members of this organization by lying about his professional background.

Anonymous said...

I think he's been involved with that organization for some time. So they knew him AS president and AFTER. I can't imagine why they present him this way.

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