Dr. Spurgeon McWilliams Resigns from FAMU Board of Trustees

Dr. Spurgeon McWilliams
Courtesy: Florida A&M University

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Dr. Spurgeon McWilliams resigned from Florida A&M University’s board of trustees Wednesday evening, leaving the post three months before his term would have expired.

McWilliams, who chaired the facilities committee, was a strong critic of FAMU President Elmira Mangum’s performance. McWilliams voted twice last Thursday in an emergency board meeting to dismiss the president. Both votes failed.

The action led to an outcry from students and Mangum supporters. Trustee chairman Rufus Montgomery stepped down from the post the next morning, but remains on the board. The board now is led by vice chairman Kelvin Lawson.

In his letter to State University System Chancellor Marshall Criser III, McWilliams wrote:

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