As to the latter, when every posting-house and ale-house could produce somebody in the Captain's pay, ranging from the landlord to the lowest stable non-descript, it was the likeliest thing upon the cards.
President Simon has served with distinction as MSUâs President for 13 years and has been a constant presence at the university for more than 40 years. She literally has devoted her entire professional life to this institution, and more than anyone else has helped make MSU a national and international leader in higher education.
In the end, the public pressure was too much, as victims, students, alumni, politicians, the state House of Representative and nearly every media organization in the state called for her to no longer be MSU's leader. Simon was named president in January 2005, the final stop in her long journey at MSU, which began in the 1970s. After getting her master's in student personnel and counseling from Indiana State University, she came to MSU, where she got her doctorate in higher education.