Investigates Hot Links: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Here are a few public-interest stories catching our eye in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. A sports development without public financing? Minor league baseball near downtown …...
View ArticleChairman of UTSW’s main charity says Wildenthal “being crucified”
Dr. Kern Wildenthal is “being crucified” over his use of UT Southwestern Medical Center funds on travel and entertainment expenses that were personal or had little proof of business, according to a...
View ArticleKern Wildenthal to step down as president of UTSW’s charity, chairman says
Told to pick one job or the other, Dr. Kern Wildenthal has decided to stay on faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center and step down as president and CEO of the school’s main fundraising charity....
View ArticleNobel winners, friends and ‘Positive Response Committee’ back Wildenthals
Dr. Kern Wildenthal’s supporters in Dallas continue to rally behind him — not simply with words, but with their dollars — after a UT System internal report found he used UT Southwestern funds on...
View ArticleH. Ross Perot calls Kern Wildenthal a “True American Hero” and “friend”
H. Ross Perot became Sunday the biggest name on the list of Dallasites publicly supporting Dr. Kern Wildenthal, as the former UT Southwestern Medical Center president and chief fund-raiser faces...
View ArticleUTSW says second review needed of Wildenthal’s spending
A second outside review will examine Dr. Kern Wildenthal’s spending of public funds on travel to determine how much he owes UT Southwestern Medical Center, the university’s spokesman says. Taxpayers...
View ArticleKern Wildenthal spending case at UT Southwestern to cost even more
As Kern Wildenthal faces potential repayment of personal expenses, he is named to a newly created director's post at a company owned by major UTSW donor Harold Simmons. (Michael Ainsworth/DMN)...
View ArticleWildenthal may be gone from UTSW, but questions remain
Former UT Southwestern president Kern Wildenthal, center, is flanked by his personal lawyer, George Bramblett Jr., and UTSW's top lawyer, Leah Hurley, during his 2008 induction into the Texas Business...
View ArticleThey won’t talk: UTSW details lacking on Wildenthal
UTSW president Daniel K. Podolsky said he would know by now how much his predecessor, Dr. Kern Wildenthal, should pay back for inappropriate spending. If he does, he's not sharing it publicly. (File...
View ArticleUT System once scrutinized Kern Wildenthal, gives him ‘well-deserved’ honor...
Kern Wildenthal UT System regents today appointed Dr. Kern Wildenthal as a new president and professor emeritus at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Before the vote, Chancellor Francisco...
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