C. Scott Green
{{short description|19th President of University of Idaho}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. Scott Green
| office = 19th President of the University of Idaho
| termstart = July 1, 2019
| predecessor = Chuck Staben
| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1962}}
| birth_name = Cumer Scott Green
| birth_place = Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
| education = University of Idaho (BS)
Harvard University (MBA)
| spouse = Gabriella Green
| children = 2
}}
Cumer Scott Green (born c. 1962) is an American businessman and academic administrator serving as the 19th president of the University of Idaho in Moscow. Green took office in July 2019, and has been characterized as a "non-traditional" choice for the role, as he has neither a doctorate nor a background in higher education.{{cite news |last1=Spacek |first1=Rachel |title=Moscow native Scott Green returns to unify UI |url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/moscow-native-scott-green-returns-to-unify-ui/article_3d74445c-735a-58a6-ad83-f9fedc818585.html |accessdate=December 27, 2019 |work=Idaho Press |location=(Nampa) |date=August 17, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://issuu.com/uidaho/docs/360949573_ucm_hwhi_f19_mag_40pgs_issuu/18|publisher=University of Idaho |magazine=Here We Have Idaho |agency=(Alumni magazine) |last=Keenan |first=Brian |title=Coming home |date=Fall 2019 |pages=16–18}}
Early life and education
Born in Moscow, Idaho, Green moved with his family to Boise in 1969,{{cite news |url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/cumer-leon-green-59-boise/article_afb1697d-e385-5cb3-9b6e-d29b1d60f4ae.html |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=(obituary) |title=Cumer Leon Green, 59, Boise |date=July 17, 2001 |accessdate=September 2, 2020}} and graduated from Boise High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1984 from the University of Idaho in Moscow; he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity,{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1983/150 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Kappa Sigma |year=1983 |page=147}} and served as student body president.{{cite news |last1=Katz |first1=Michael |title=The University of Idaho has named its 19th president. See who the State Board selected.|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article228541044.html |accessdate=December 27, 2019 |publisher=Idaho Statesman |date=April 11, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Harriman |first1=Peter |title=Scott Green picked as next president of University of Idaho |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/11/scott-green-picked-as-next-president-for-universit/ |accessdate=December 27, 2019 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |date=April 11, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1983/120 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Students serving students |year=1983 |pages=116–7}}{{cite news |url=https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/collection/argonaut/id/9337?_ga=2.250259716.302311233.1598891114-2084800458.1597247049 |work=Argonaut |agency=(University of Idaho) |location=(Moscow, Idaho) |last=Amidei |first=Kathy |title=ASUI President Margaret Nelson quits post |date=August 29, 1983 |page=1}} Green earned a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1989.
Career
Green began his career at Boise Cascade, a manufacturer of forest products headquartered in Boise. After completing his MBA at Harvard, he worked for Deloitte, Goldman Sachs and ING Barings. Green served as CAO of Wiel Gotshal and Manges, executive director of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and CEO of Pepper Hamilton. He served as global chief operating and financial officer of Hogan Lovells, a multinational law firm, in the New York City office.{{cite news |last1=Richert |first1=Kevin |title='I Don't Like What's Happened Over the Last Ten Years': C. Scott Green's Return to the U of I |url=https://www.idahoednews.org/news/i-dont-like-whats-happened-over-the-last-10-years-c-scott-greens-return-to-the-u-of-i/ |accessdate=December 27, 2019 |publisher=Idaho Ed News |date=July 31, 2019}}{{Cite web|title=Meet the President|url=https://www.uidaho.edu/president/biographies|website=www.uidaho.edu|language=en|access-date=May 14, 2020}}
In April 2019, the Idaho State Board of Education unanimously approved Green's appointment to the UI presidency, at an annual salary of $420,000.
In 2023, President Green initiated a deal with Apollo Global Management to create a non-profit in an effort to acquire the University of Phoenix.{{cite web |last1=Palermo |first1=Angela |last2=Ramirez |first2=Daniel |title='The whole thing just smells bad': University of Idaho faculty, taxpayers respond to University of Phoenix acquisition |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article276328591.html |website=www.idahostatesman.com |publisher=Idaho Statesman |access-date=August 11, 2023}} In October, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador subpoenaed Green, demanding a number of records related to the University of Phoenix acquisition.{{cite web |last1=Richert |first1=Kevin |title=U of I President Subpoenaed in University of Phoenix Lawsuit |url=https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/idaho/u-of-i-president-subpoenaed-in-university-of-phoenix-lawsuit/article_d130c7b8-69d8-11ee-8da8-1f4180ed5c45.html |website=www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com |publisher=Big Country News |access-date=October 13, 2023}}
He is the author of the book University President's Crisis Handbook (with Temple Kinyon) published by Wiley Publishing in 2023.{{Cite book |last=Green |first=C. Scott |title=University President's Crisis Handbook |publisher=Wiley |year=2023 |isbn=978-1394219957}}
In 2024, Green donated a total of $7,000 to 11 politicians, seven who lost their primary bids.{{cite web |last1=Richert |first1=Kevin |title=Phoenix says it is 'committed' to Idaho, and negotiating with lawmakers |url=https://www.idahoednews.org/features/university-of-phoenix/phoenix-says-it-is-committed-to-idaho-and-negotiating-with-lawmakers/ |website=www.idahoednews.org |publisher=Idaho Ed News |access-date=July 4, 2024}}
Personal life
Green and his wife Gabriella have two adult children, Nicholas and Christina.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Jodi |title=C. Scott Green Named 19th President of University of Idaho |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/2019-april/041119-president-cscottgreen |accessdate=December 27, 2019 |publisher=University of Idaho |date=April 11, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.uidaho.edu/president/biographies University of Idaho: Office of the President] – C. Scott Green
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