MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University's faculty demanded Wednesday embattled President Mike Garrison quit over a master's degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, the second call for his resignation in 10 days.

The nonbinding resolution, approved 563-35, came during a rare special meeting open to all faculty.

Last week, the 114-member Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly to demand Garrison resign. Garrison has refused, and Gov. Joe Manchin and the WVU Board of Governors that Manchin largely appointed have continued to support him.

While the latest vote is a louder cry of doubt about his leadership, organizers lacked numbers to put teeth to their recommendation. Organizers said the special meeting, known as the University Assembly, required 909 faculty members, or 51 percent of the total, for a quorum, said senator Judith Sedgeman.

"WVU cannot recover from this crisis under the leadership that created it. President Garrison must go,'' professor Boyd Edwards said during debate at the special assembly, which hasn't convened since 1977. "Effective leadership requires widespread credibility and respect. He enjoys neither.''

Also at the meeting, the faculty passed a resolution demanding a re-evaluation of the composition of the Board of Governors to increase its "transparency, representativeness and accountability.''

Another motion called for changes to the process of appointing department heads, while a resolution asking the legislature to investigate the scandal was referred to the Faculty Senate.

The scandal has riled tensions on campus, and last week a flier implicating Manchin in the scandal appeared in an academic building, saying "Kill the Candidacy'' of the incumbent who easily won in a gubernatorial primary Tuesday. In a vote today, the faculty denied a motion recommending the dismissal of any faculty member who threatens or intimidates a university employee, board member or other state executive.

Last month, an independent panel concluded WVU administrators gave Mylan Inc. executive Heather Bresch, Manchin's daughter, an executive master's of business administration degree she didn't earn.

The panel found that administrators added courses and grades to her incomplete transcript, retroactively awarding her the 1998 degree she'd been claiming on her resume.

Bresch is a longtime friend of Garrison, and Mylan chairman Milan "Mike'' Puskar, who has given tens of millions to WVU. While the panel found no evidence that Garrison directly interfered, it said the presence of his key staff at the decision-making meeting created "palpable'' pressure.

Provost Gerald Lang and business school Dean R. Stephen Sears have since resigned from their administrative posts to return to teaching, with minimal salary cuts. There have been no other disciplinary actions or reassignments.

Garrison today named E. Jane Martin, former dean of the School of Nursing for 15 years, to serve as interim provost, or the school's chief academic officer. Martin has most recently served as senior adviser to the vice president for health sciences.

Read more in Thursday's Charleston Gazette.

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University's faculty demanded Wednesday embattled President Mike Garrison quit over a master's degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, the second call for his resignation in 10 days.

The nonbinding resolution, approved 563-35, came during a rare special meeting open to all faculty.

Last week, the 114-member Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly to demand Garrison resign. Garrison has refused, and Gov. Joe Manchin and the WVU Board of Governors that Manchin largely appointed have continued to support him.

While the latest vote is a louder cry of doubt about his leadership, organizers lacked numbers to put teeth to their recommendation. Organizers said the special meeting, known as the University Assembly, required 909 faculty members, or 51 percent of the total, for a quorum, said senator Judith Sedgeman.

"WVU cannot recover from this crisis under the leadership that created it. President Garrison must go,'' professor Boyd Edwards said during debate at the special assembly, which hasn't convened since 1977. "Effective leadership requires widespread credibility and respect. He enjoys neither.''

Also at the meeting, the faculty passed a resolution demanding a re-evaluation of the composition of the Board of Governors to increase its "transparency, representativeness and accountability.''

Another motion called for changes to the process of appointing department heads, while a resolution asking the legislature to investigate the scandal was referred to the Faculty Senate.

The scandal has riled tensions on campus, and last week a flier implicating Manchin in the scandal appeared in an academic building, saying "Kill the Candidacy'' of the incumbent who easily won in a gubernatorial primary Tuesday. In a vote today, the faculty denied a motion recommending the dismissal of any faculty member who threatens or intimidates a university employee, board member or other state executive.

Last month, an independent panel concluded WVU administrators gave Mylan Inc. executive Heather Bresch, Manchin's daughter, an executive master's of business administration degree she didn't earn.

The panel found that administrators added courses and grades to her incomplete transcript, retroactively awarding her the 1998 degree she'd been claiming on her resume.

Bresch is a longtime friend of Garrison, and Mylan chairman Milan "Mike'' Puskar, who has given tens of millions to WVU. While the panel found no evidence that Garrison directly interfered, it said the presence of his key staff at the decision-making meeting created "palpable'' pressure.

Provost Gerald Lang and business school Dean R. Stephen Sears have since resigned from their administrative posts to return to teaching, with minimal salary cuts. There have been no other disciplinary actions or reassignments.

Garrison today named E. Jane Martin, former dean of the School of Nursing for 15 years, to serve as interim provost, or the school's chief academic officer. Martin has most recently served as senior adviser to the vice president for health sciences.

Read more in Thursday's Charleston Gazette.