ASU staff ordered to cooperate with audit

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Suspended Alabama State University President Joseph Silver, left, talks with his attorney Robert Ward prior to a meeting of the ASU Board of Trustees in Montgomery, Ala., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Silver was suspended by the board last Monday. Silver contends he was suspended after raising questions about financial matters at the school, including concerns about undisclosed contracts. The trustees postponed a decision Friday on the fate of Silver because his mother died Thursday night. The trustees and Gov. Robert Bentley, who heads the board, did agree Friday morning on conducting an independent audit of the school's financial matters, such as contracts. AP Photo/Dave Martin

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December 6, 2012

ASU staff ordered to cooperate with audit

Anonymous Associated Press Thu Dec 06, 2012, 12:27 PM CST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —

The interim president of Alabama State University is ordering senior staffers to cooperate with an audit at the school.

William Harris issued the directive during a meeting Wednesday. He wants staff members to provide any information that auditors request during a review of the school's contracts.

The audit follows the ouster of Alabama State President Joseph Silver. Silver contends he was suspended after raising questions about financial matters at the school, including concerns about certain contracts.

Amid the questions Silver tried to fire two top university officials, including executive vice president John Knight.

Knight is among the administrators who are being told to cooperate with the audit. Knight is a state legislator from Montgomery besides working for the school.

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