29 Facts About Glenn Poshard

Glendal William Poshard was born on October 30,1945 and is an American educator and former politician who served as an Illinois State Senator and US Congressman, serving five terms in Congress from 1989 to 1999.

Glenn Poshard was an Illinois gubernatorial candidate, and president of the Southern Illinois University system.

Glenn Poshard served in South Korea with the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army.

Glenn Poshard received a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1970, a master's degree in educational administration in 1974 and a Ph.

Glenn Poshard served in the Illinois State Senate from August 1984 to January 1989.

Glenn Poshard resigned from the Illinois Senate on January 2,1989 to take his seat in Congress.

Glenn Poshard ran for US Representative from Illinois' 22nd Congressional District and was elected in 1988.

Glenn Poshard was a strong proponent of campaign finance reform.

In 1998 Glenn Poshard ran for governor against Republican Secretary of State George Ryan.

Glenn Poshard was somewhat more conservative on social issues than Ryan, a moderate Republican.

In keeping with his views on campaign financing, Glenn Poshard severely curtailed contributions to his campaign.

Glenn Poshard refused to accept any corporate or special interest group donations and limited private donations to a small amount per individual.

Glenn Poshard thus faced a significant financial disadvantage in the campaign against Ryan and was outspent by a roughly 4 to 1 margin.

Glenn Poshard was first to alert the public about Ryan's connection to the "licenses for bribes" scandal and other corruption.

However, Glenn Poshard was vindicated to a considerable extent when Ryan was indicted in late 2003 on 22 counts of racketeering conspiracy, mail and tax fraud, and false statements charges alleging public corruption during his terms as Illinois Secretary of State and as governor.

Glenn Poshard was confirmed by the Illinois Senate on February 26,2004.

That same year, on November 16,2004, Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed Glenn Poshard to serve as the Chair of the Health Facilities Planning Board for a term ending July 1,2007.

Glenn Poshard resigned from the Health Facilities Planning Board after becoming the President of Southern Illinois University.

Glenn Poshard was later elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Glenn Poshard resigned his position on the board of trustees in 2005 when he announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Southern Illinois University system.

Glenn Poshard serves as one of the district's two representatives to the Democratic Party of Illinois alongside Central Committeewoman Vivian Robinson.

In 1999, Glenn Poshard was hired by Southern Illinois University Carbondale to serve as the Vice Chancellor of Administration.

Glenn Poshard would serve in the position until his appointment to the SIU Board of Trustees.

In 2005, Glenn Poshard put his name forward for consideration to become the President of the Southern Illinois University system.

Glenn Poshard was accused of plagiarism in 2007 after it was revealed that portions of his doctoral dissertation were lifted from another source without attribution.

Glenn Poshard was later acquitted of plagiarism charges after a university committee he appointed called it "inadvertent plagiarism".

In 2016, Poshard was appointed to the John A Logan College Board of Trustees following the death of Trustee Bill Alstat.

Glenn Poshard was elected to the position in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

An investigation by the United States Department of Education of financial mismanagement by the college, started in January 2017 prior to Glenn Poshard's hiring, resulted in its closure in 2018.