Mixed Signals

Praise for Jim Donovan as UH athletic director accompanies plans to shift him to another job

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 14, 2012

~~<p>Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple effusively praised Jim Donovan for his performance as University of Hawaii athletic director and said he could reapply for the position even as Apple started to outline a reassignment for him across campus from sports.</p>
<p>The bewildering crossover came during a press conference Monday in which Apple said a national search would be initiated for "someone that is going to take us to the next level — someone who is also going to help us think about the purpose and meaning of athletics at the University of Hawaii."</p>
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Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple effusively praised Jim Donovan for his performance as University of Hawaii athletic director and said he could reapply for the position even as Apple started to outline a reassignment for him across campus from sports.

The bewildering crossover came during a press conference Monday in which Apple said a national search would be initiated for "someone that is going to take us to the next level — someone who is also going to help us think about the purpose and meaning of athletics at the University of Hawaii." Login for more...