Gerald Turner Quotations

She has never been afraid to assert herself in areas whether it was common or uncommon for women to be.

Steady funds will allow the museum to plan exhibitions several years out, and that's what draws the traffic. Many people will be introduced to the collection for the first time.

Jim and I have formed a great relationship. When the time is right for Jim to move on, then we'll have that discussion. Of course he's thought about retirement. That's something most people do when they get to a certain stage of their careers.

I've been a university president now for about 20 years and I have never found any relationship between alumni giving to academic programs and the success of the athletic program. Most senior fundraisers understand that raising money for the academic program is not going to be affected by that. They may be able to build a bigger stadium or put new seats in the gym, but it is not going to put more endowed chairs in their faculty.

I'm open, but at the same time, I think it's important to have experience so that the person that comes in is not in a training situation. I want the best person overall. So I would say my preference would be a sitting AD, but it's not a requirement.

The average age of our members is about 79. They expected them (leaders) to be taking care of everything, and in reality, they were taking care of nothing.

He's the AD. He's not a lame duck, and he will make all of the decisions necessary.

As a graduate of both our undergraduate program and our school of law, she brings honor to SMU through this nomination and through her distinguished legal career,

There's a real need for this here, ... Hopefully, we can send out people with the right tools in education to deal with the problems they find.

If he's ready to retire, then it's time for him to retire. Change in leadership is always an ongoing part of any institution.