At face value with these brief descriptions Dr. Subbaswamy wouls clearly bring diversity to a top Univeristy position. He also appears to have more relevant leadership positions in university settings. I love his love of math and astronomy – relevant for all
students in 2012 and beyond.

I will also acknowledge a small prejudice against the
promotion of Dr. Pershing. Over the years of my
employment at the University as well as my
interactions with University staff on both lower and
upper campus I have become aware of Dr. Pershing’s
involvement in sorting out human relations issues such
as gender bias concerns, tenure conflicts, and employment disputes among senior level staff. Many of these issues seemed to be related to poor interpretation or inplementation of university policies.
I’m not saying that any of these concerns were Dr. Pershing’s fault, indeed I believe he stepped in and
took charge of resolving these problems. However, these systems problems have existed for some time at
the University, and In my opinion have been overlooked or pushed aside until a critical issue
occurs.

Thus, I support a change at the top – a new person with new ideas, time for change at the university.