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Dear Brian,
Thank you for your thoughtful message.
"Doing things the right way" remains a very accurate way to describe our philosophy here, whether applied to athletics or to anything else for that matter. *By policy, Wake Forest does not comment on personnel matters. *But, I remain confident in Ron Wellman's vision and experience and his leadership.
I value your continued support and hope that you will find every reason to be proud of Wake Forest.
Again, many thanks for your message.
Sincerely,
nathan O. Hatch
PresidentWake Forest University
P. O. Box 7226
Winston-Salem, NC 27109----------
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Dr. Hatch,*
I am writing you again to voice the concerns that many Wake supporters share about the current actions of the athletic dept.*
As you know, Mr. Wellman listed “culture change” and “doing things the right way” as his reasons for retaining Jeff [Redacted].* Even though the athletic department’s overall performance has been dead last in the ACC the past 3 years (set a record low last year) and [Redacted] has the worst ACC winning percentage in the past 40 years, supporters could somewhat stomach the obvious “culture change” and “doing things the right way” spin.* This completely changed when we recently learned that Randy Casstevens has been the athletics department finance director for over a year now.* Casstevens alleged actions at Krispy Kreme have been well documented. *I don’t need to list them here.*
Many Wake alumni/supporters have been pro Ron Wellman in the past. For most of his time at Wake, he has done a lot of good.* Unfortunately, his actions over the past few years, in our opinion, demonstrate that he no longer shares the values/best interests of Wake Forest.*We once again request that you and the BOT take action in this matter.
I personally believe that you are a man of high character and will do what is right.*
Feel free to contact me to further discuss.*
Warmest Regards,
Brian Stratton
Honor System at Wake Forest
“The honesty, trustworthiness, and personal integrity of each student are integral to the life and purposes of the Wake Forest community. This statement is embodied in one of our oldest traditions, and that is the honor system (honor code). When a student signs an application for admission to Wake Forest, they agreed to live by the honor system at Wake Forest. In specific terms that means that you and every other student have agreed not to deceive (lie to) any member of the community, not to steal from one another, not to cheat on academic work, not to plagiarize academic work, and not to engage in any other forms of academic misconduct. It means that we can trust each other, and that we willingly accept responsibility for our own conduct and activities. This is a tradition that goes back to the founding of Wake Forest, and with your participation, it continues to be a cornerstone of our community and our interactions with one another.”**
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Thank you for your thoughtful message.
"Doing things the right way" remains a very accurate way to describe our philosophy here, whether applied to athletics or to anything else for that matter. *By policy, Wake Forest does not comment on personnel matters. *But, I remain confident in Ron Wellman's vision and experience and his leadership.
I value your continued support and hope that you will find every reason to be proud of Wake Forest.
Again, many thanks for your message.
Sincerely,
nathan O. Hatch
PresidentWake Forest University
P. O. Box 7226
Winston-Salem, NC 27109----------
Forwarded message ----------From:*Stratton, Brian<brian.stratton@bluecoat.com>Date:*Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:06 AMSubject: Wake Forest still values integrity. correct?To: "hatch@wfu.edu" <hatch@wfu.edu>Cc: "donna.boswell@hoganlovells.com" <donna.boswell@hoganlovells.com>, "bburchfield@mwe.com" <'bburchfield@mwe.com'>, "DLambert@jlco.com" <DLambert@jlco.com>, "jwilliams@brookspierce.com" <jwilliams@brookspierce.com>, "ddupree@thehalifaxgroup.com" <ddupree@thehalifaxgroup.com>, "groach@smithlaw.com" <groach@smithlaw.com>, "mitesh.shah@nobleinvestment.com" <mitesh.shah@nobleinvestment.com>, "dwahrhaftig@kelso.com" <dwahrhaftig@kelso.com>, "rbell@wcsr.com" <rbell@wcsr.com>, "pbrockway@brockwaymoran.com" <pbrockway@brockwaymoran.com>, "lahopkin@wakehealth.edu" <lahopkin@wakehealth.edu>, "jrlowden@newcastle-partners.com" <jrlowden@newcastle-partners.com>, "info@rossercapitalpartners.com" <info@rossercapitalpartners.com>, "lbissette@mwbavl.com" <lbissette@mwbavl.com>, "jburton@burtonemploymentlaw.com" <jburton@burtonemploymentlaw.com>, "dflow@flowauto.com" <dflow@flowauto.com>, "ahunt1@bloomberg.net" <ahunt1@bloomberg.net>, "oconjm9@wfu.edu" <oconjm9@wfu.edu>, "jbaker@baasearch.com" <jbaker@baasearch.com>
Dr. Hatch,*
I am writing you again to voice the concerns that many Wake supporters share about the current actions of the athletic dept.*
As you know, Mr. Wellman listed “culture change” and “doing things the right way” as his reasons for retaining Jeff [Redacted].* Even though the athletic department’s overall performance has been dead last in the ACC the past 3 years (set a record low last year) and [Redacted] has the worst ACC winning percentage in the past 40 years, supporters could somewhat stomach the obvious “culture change” and “doing things the right way” spin.* This completely changed when we recently learned that Randy Casstevens has been the athletics department finance director for over a year now.* Casstevens alleged actions at Krispy Kreme have been well documented. *I don’t need to list them here.*
Many Wake alumni/supporters have been pro Ron Wellman in the past. For most of his time at Wake, he has done a lot of good.* Unfortunately, his actions over the past few years, in our opinion, demonstrate that he no longer shares the values/best interests of Wake Forest.*We once again request that you and the BOT take action in this matter.
I personally believe that you are a man of high character and will do what is right.*
Feel free to contact me to further discuss.*
Warmest Regards,
Brian Stratton
Honor System at Wake Forest
“The honesty, trustworthiness, and personal integrity of each student are integral to the life and purposes of the Wake Forest community. This statement is embodied in one of our oldest traditions, and that is the honor system (honor code). When a student signs an application for admission to Wake Forest, they agreed to live by the honor system at Wake Forest. In specific terms that means that you and every other student have agreed not to deceive (lie to) any member of the community, not to steal from one another, not to cheat on academic work, not to plagiarize academic work, and not to engage in any other forms of academic misconduct. It means that we can trust each other, and that we willingly accept responsibility for our own conduct and activities. This is a tradition that goes back to the founding of Wake Forest, and with your participation, it continues to be a cornerstone of our community and our interactions with one another.”**
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