Spring Break
Lubick back after 16-month hiatus
Aaron Hedge
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: News
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Interim Provost Rick Miranda read a statement from interim CSU President Tony Frank at a press conference lauding Lubick, who led the football team for 15 years, as an effective leader in bringing visibility to the university.
"Sonny Lubick is greatly loved at CSU and in the community," Miranda said, reading the statement. "… We believe this gives him a chance to do what he does best: work and inspire students."
During the conference, Lubick said he is confident in his ability to bring support to CSU.
"I feel I can be a great asset to students and those are the ones that the school is built for," he said.
Lubick was fired in November 2007 when, after his 15-year tenure once rich in wins began to slip, the football team started setting records for losses in the Mountain West Conference.
The Athletics Director Paul Kowalczyk, who asked Lubick to step down with two years still left on his contract, drew fire from the media in the aftermath of Lubick's departure and about a dozen donors withdrew their support.
At the time, the remaining salary left on his contract totaled nearly $1 million.
When asked whether he would have come back under former President Larry Penley's tenure, Lubick said there were no hard feelings on his end of the deal when he was fired and that now is just the right time to return.
Lubick declined a fundraising position the university offered him just after he was fired.
Lubick's salary with the College of Business will be paid by the Fort Collins Bohemian Foundation --Â a deal that has been in the works since Lubick left CSU 16 months ago, Bohemian Foundation officials confirmed Wednesday.
The amount he will be paid is still being worked out. Brad Bohlander, CSU's chief spokesperson, said a full-time position like Lubick's is worth $125,000, but Lubick is only expected to work 10 to 20 hours a week.
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