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RT @tuscaloosanews: Guy Bailey is stepping down. UA releases statements from Bailey, Witt and Paul Bryant Jr. http://t.co/dfJBKADU
[h=3][/h] [h=4]Statement from Guy Bailey[/h] "Today I have notified Chancellor Witt that I am stepping down as President of The University of Alabama. This is a decision my wife Jan and I made together after much discussion about how we can best address her health, which is the most important priority in our lives. By announcing this decision today, I hope the Board of Trustees will be in a position to take the next appropriate steps during its meeting in Tuscaloosa this week. We want to thank the faculty, staff, students, alumni and our many friends for your warm welcome. My family and I appreciate your understanding and your prayers."
Citing his wife's health, the two-time UA graduate turned in his resignation to Chancellor Robert. E. Witt on Wednesday.
"This is a decision my wife, Jan, and I made together after much discussion about how we can best address her health, which is the most important priority in our lives," Bailey said in a statement. "We want to thank the faculty, staff, students, alumni and our many friends for your warm welcome. My family and I appreciate your understanding and your prayers."
Bailey's wife was "critically ill this summer and the Baileys' priority for the foreseeable future is focused on her continued recovery," said Deborah M. Lane, assistant vice president for university relations.
The UA board of trustees will hold a special meeting today in Tuscaloosa to "address the issue of presidential succession," said Paul Bryant Jr., the board's president pro tempore. It is not yet known when Bailey's last day will be and who will serve in the interim, but UA system spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart anticipates the board will accept his resignation during the meeting.
The board will discuss the resignation request in a closed executive session at noon and then reconvene at 1 p.m. in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center to address the issue. That meeting will be open to the public.
[h=3][/h] [h=4]Statement from Guy Bailey[/h] "Today I have notified Chancellor Witt that I am stepping down as President of The University of Alabama. This is a decision my wife Jan and I made together after much discussion about how we can best address her health, which is the most important priority in our lives. By announcing this decision today, I hope the Board of Trustees will be in a position to take the next appropriate steps during its meeting in Tuscaloosa this week. We want to thank the faculty, staff, students, alumni and our many friends for your warm welcome. My family and I appreciate your understanding and your prayers."
Citing his wife's health, the two-time UA graduate turned in his resignation to Chancellor Robert. E. Witt on Wednesday.
"This is a decision my wife, Jan, and I made together after much discussion about how we can best address her health, which is the most important priority in our lives," Bailey said in a statement. "We want to thank the faculty, staff, students, alumni and our many friends for your warm welcome. My family and I appreciate your understanding and your prayers."
Bailey's wife was "critically ill this summer and the Baileys' priority for the foreseeable future is focused on her continued recovery," said Deborah M. Lane, assistant vice president for university relations.
The UA board of trustees will hold a special meeting today in Tuscaloosa to "address the issue of presidential succession," said Paul Bryant Jr., the board's president pro tempore. It is not yet known when Bailey's last day will be and who will serve in the interim, but UA system spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart anticipates the board will accept his resignation during the meeting.
The board will discuss the resignation request in a closed executive session at noon and then reconvene at 1 p.m. in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center to address the issue. That meeting will be open to the public.
