The Journal Record
TULSA
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Clancy resigns
Feb as TU president
03 Gerald Clancy has resigned
as president of the University of
Tulsa immediately on Thursday
2020 due to medical conditions.
Provost Janet Levit was
named interim president. Se-
Page nior Vice Provost for Academic
Initiatives Tracy Manly will be-
A004 come acting provost.
Clip “Given this unanticipated
resized development, I have agreed to
serve as interim president while
58% the board launches a search for
our permanent 21st president,”
Levit said. “My goals during this
interim appointment, as well
as the strategic vision for the
school, remain the same – to
continue our important work
on financial sustainability,
maintain the positive momen-
tum of our student success
initiative and make campus
a rewarding place to live and
work.”
Clancy had been TU presi-
dent for four years.
“Since I took this position, I
have promised my family that if
my health was affected, I would
step down as president,” Clancy
said in his resignation state-
ment. “That day has come.”
During his presidency, Clan-
cy was honored with the Heart
of Henry (Zarrow) Humanitar-
ian Award, the Brody National
Medical Education Scholars
Award, the OU-TU School of
Community Medicine Out-
standing Teacher Award, the
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness Public Service Award, the
National President of the Year
award from the Student Veter-
ans of America and recognition
from the National Academies of
Science, Engineering and Medi-
cine Study Group on College
Student Well-being.
“Since arriving in Tulsa
nearly 20 years ago, Dr. Clancy
has worked tirelessly to unite
people behind common goals,
particularly in health care and
education,” said Mike Neal,
president and CEO of the Tulsa
Regional Chamber. “He was
instrumental in the creation
of the OU-TU School of Com-
munity Medicine, TU’s Oxley
College of Health Sciences and
the Wayman Tisdale Clinic in
north Tulsa. During his ten-
ure as president of OU-Tulsa
and the University of Tulsa, as
well as Chamber chair, he was
celebrated for his ability to
strengthen old relationships,
form new partnerships, and
build consensus on a vision for
the future.” –Staff report
TULSA
1 Greystone earnings
increase for quarter
Greystone Logistics Inc.
reported net income for the
second fiscal quarter ended
Nov. 30 of $472,685, up from
$296,945 for the third quarter
Property of OPS News Tracker and members of the Oklahoma Press Association.
of the previous fiscal year.
Sales for the second fiscal
quarter totaled $19.5 million,
up 24% from $14.7 million for
the second quarter of the previ-
ous fiscal year.
The Tulsa-based manufactur-
er of recycled plastic pallets re-
ported net income for the first
six months of the fiscal year of
$1.09 million, up from $1.06
million for the first six months
of the previous fiscal year.
Sales for the first six months
of the fiscal year totaled $38.2
million, up 16% from $32.9 mil-
lion for the first six months of
the previous fiscal year.
“Sales surged the first six
months of our corporate year
with three large customers
driving the substantial increase”
said CEO Warren Kruger.
–Staff report
TULSA
1 Hilliard, a former server at
HomeServe to
offer PSO home
repair service
HomeServe USA, a provider
of home emergency repair
service plans, has expanded its
agreement with American Elec-
tric Power to Public Service Co.
of Oklahoma’s territory.
Tulsa-based PSO is a subsid-
iary of American Electric Power,
based in Columbus, Ohio.
The new warranty services
program will begin with an of-
fer for the Exterior Electric Line
service plan to PSO’s residential
customers in Oklahoma.
HomeServe’s Exterior Electric
Line service plan offers home-
owners protection against
the expense of repairs to the
home’s exterior electrical com-
ponents that connect to the
PSO electric system. This can
include repairs to the weath-
erhead, riser pipe, insulators,
meter base and service en-
trance cable. These repairs can
be costly and are not typically
covered by basic homeowners
insurance.
PSO homeowner customers
will also have access to other
HomeServe service plans, in-
cluding interior electrical lines,
heating and cooling systems,
water heaters and household
plumbing.
PSO customers will be re-
ceiving details about the new
program in the mail.
HomeServe USA Corp. has
4.2 million customers in the U.S.
and Canada.
PSO has 554,000 customers’
accounts across 30,000 square
miles in eastern and southwest-
ern Oklahoma. –Staff report
NORMAN
2 Judge denies plea
to dismiss OU sexual
harassment lawsuit
A judge has refused to dis-
miss a lawsuit accusing the
University of Oklahoma’s Board
of Regents of negligence in its
handling of a sexual harass-
ment case.
Cleveland County District
Judge Thad Balkman ruled
Thursday the case filed by
Levi Hilliard involves a “mixed
question of law and facts” that
should be decided in future
legal proceedings, The Norman
Transcript reported. Balkman,
however, did dismiss a por-
tion of the lawsuit that sought
punitive damages against the
university.
a university restaurant, says
former OU Vice President Jim
“Tripp” Hall III made sexual
advances toward him on mul-
tiple occasions. He says Hall
“patted him on the buttocks”
during the fall 2017 semester
and pinched his nipples at the
university club where Hilliard
worked.
In his lawsuit, Hilliard says
the regents’ officers or agents
breached their duty by fail-
ing to follow university policy
about sexual harassment
reporting and investigations.
He is seeking in excess of
$150,000 for alleged sexual
assault and battery, intentional
infliction of emotional duress
and negligence.
OU attorney Michael Bur-
rage argues the regents have
immunity in the case based on
the Oklahoma Governmental
Tort Claims Act, which allows
any board, college or univer-
sity and associated entities to
retain their sovereign immu-
nity from claims of negligent
supervision, retention and
training.
Burrage also said most of
Hilliard’s claims are untimely
and do not meet the statute of
limitations under the law.
Clark Brewster, Hall’s at-
torney, described Thursday’s
hearing as “an early round” in
the lawsuit.
Rand Eddy, Hilliard’s attor-
ney, says his client is “excited”
about the judge’s decision but
that he acknowledges univer-
sity lawyers may appeal.
–Associated Press