Frank Savage, a plugged-in alumnus of Howard University, offered two reactions to the sudden leadership transition at his alma mater this week.
The former chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees, a graduate of the class of 1962, had some brief words of gratitude for the retiring president, Sidney A. Ribeau, who announced his exit Tuesday evening after five years at the helm.
“I respect his decision,” Savage said Wednesday. “And we wish him well. We appreciate his many contributions to Howard University.”
[…] A Howard loyalist plugged into the university said he supports Ribeau’s decision to retire and new president, Wayne A.I. Frederick. “We are fortunate to have a very strong team of executives that are available to manage the school,” Frank Savage said. […]