So glad Engler is gone from MSU. Once a sleaze, always a sleaze. So glad Snyder nuked him.

Snyder ended up naming a Democrat to the Board. There's definitely no honor among thieves.

Perles resigned from MSU's board. Then a debt he owed was wiped out

David Jesse, Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 a.m. ET Jan. 20, 2019 | Updated 9:11 a.m. ET Jan. 20, 2019

Days after George Perles stunned members of the Michigan State University community by announcing that he was immediately stepping down from his board of trustees seat, MSU formally wiped out a nearly $200,000 debt the former football coach owed on a gift pledge.

The move zeroed the balance that Perles, also the school's former athletic director, owed on a $500,000 pledge to the school, according to confidential donation records obtained by the Free Press. The pledge was to cover half the cost of a $1-million plaza in front of the school’s football building. It is named for Perles and his wife.

The directive to zero out Perles’ balance came from the office of then-interim President John Engler, multiple sources employed inside Engler's administration told the Free Press. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the news media.

The move was highly unusual in an era where many universities have sued donors to recover amounts pledged to the institutions. Perles said in his resignation statement that his poor health — he has suffered from Parkinson's for years — played a major role in his decision to step down, but others say the debt was forgiven to encourage Perles to retire early so Engler's supporters could persuade then-Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint a pro-Engler board member to replace Perles. The move backfired when Snyder picked someone with no ties to either Engler or anyone else on the board. On Thursday, the board accepted the embattled Engler's resignation as interim president after threatening to fire him if he didn't resign.

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https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019/01/20/michigan-state-george-perles/2335168002/