The SIU Board of Trustees has appointed a new interim General Counsel.
Trustees held a brief meeting Tuesday afternoon on the SIU Carbondale campus to approve Associate General Counsel Luke Crater to serve as SIU’s interim chief legal officer.
SIU President Glenn Poshard recommended Crater for the position. He is a SIU Law School graduate and has worked for the university since 2006. Crater will continue his duties with the School of Medicine in Springfield in addition to his new temporary duties as General Counsel.
Crater will be paid at the rate of 145-thousand dollars a year during his tenure as interim general counsel.
Tuesday's special meeting lasted about 10-minutes. The board was unable to meet Thursday in Edwardsville because of the lack of a quorum. Board Chair pro tem Roger Herrin and SIU President Glenn Poshard were cordial during the meeting. Last week during a media briefing, fireworks erupted between the two following a discussion of the situation involving three open seats on the Board of Trustees.
