20 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY,JUNE11,2003
Events leading to Perkins' hiring
April 26, 2001 Athletic director Bob Frederick resigns after 14 years.
June 28, 2001
June 28, 2001 Allen Bohl is officially announced as Kansas' 12th athletic director. "The appointment of Al Bohl signals the start of a new and exciting era in KU athletics," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said.
Nov.5, 2001
Former Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams said he was "disappointed and sad" after Bohl fired football coach Terry Allen. Allen had three games remaining in the season when he was fired.
April 11,2002
Bohl linked to improper transfer of funds
ranging from $200,000 to $400,000 at Fresno State University.
May 9, 2002 Bohl reportedly tells the KU Athletics Corporation Board he "did nothing inappropriately" while at Fresno State.
December 2002 NCAA letter of inquiry prompts Fresno State to announce self-imposed sanctions due to rule violations during Al Bohl's tenure as athletics director.
February 2003
The Fresno Bee publishes a story linking Bohl to detailed allegations of academic misconduct involving three student athletes.
Williams addresses the issue that he and
Feb.14,2003
Bohl are not getting along: "My relationship with my athletic director is a very professional relationship. He's the athletic director and I know that. If I need something, I go talk to him about it."
March 28,2003
Lawrence-Journal World publishes a story in which Dana Anderson, a prominent KU benefactor, said "if there are irreconcilable differences between coach and Al Bohl and I don't have animosity toward Al Bohl but if a choice needs to be made, it's not really much of a choice. Coach feels like he's being micromanaged, and if that's the case we need to eliminate the micromanagement. I don't want to negotiate or debate it. Let's just make the change."
April 9, 2003
Hemenway fires Bohl and names Drue Jennings as interim athletics director. "I believe the Kansas basketball coach had the power to hold his athletic director in his hand like a dove," Bohl said at a news conference held in his driveway. "He had a choice to either crush me with his power of influence or let me fly with my vision for a better, total program. He chose to crush me."
April 14,2003
Williams leaves Kansas to become the head coach at North Carolina.
June 10,2003
Lew Perkins officially announced as the University's 13th athletic director.
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nal selected Perkins as the National Athletic Director of the Year in 2000. The Connecticut Division of Athletics recognized him for his overall leadership skills during the 1990s.
But Perkins is not coming to Kansas quietly. He was criticized for leaving UConn just three months before the $90 million football stadium he fought for is scheduled to open. He is also leaving behind a Big
East that is in turmoil with three major schools Miami, Syracuse and Boston College threatening to leave.
Perkins said his decision to come to Kansas was not influenced by problems in the Big East it had everything to do with Kansas.
"You know how you have a feeling about something," Perkins said. "Well, KU had a great feeling to me."
After 13 years at UConn, Perkins said he was ready for a change. He said throughout his athletic career there were two or three schools where he would consider working. Perkins particularly appreciated the tradition and history Kansas had to offer.
Hemenway was Perkins' other reason for leaving UConn. Perkins said he admired Hemenway's commitment to
athletics at Kansas.
Details of Perkins' contract and salary were not available at the press conference.
According to the Associated Press, UConn paid Perkins a base salary of $273,870 along with $105,108 for the purchase of qualified annuity. Perkins also had a $200,000 buy-out clause in contract.
Former Kansas athletics director Al Bohl was earning $255,000 when he was fired.
—Edited by Maggie Newcomer