From: Purdue Office of the Trustees Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:42 AM To: Francis K. Fong Subject: Your message has been received Thank you for contacting the Office of the Board of Trustees at Purdue University. Your comments are very important and will be forwarded as appropriate. Sincerely, Janice Beard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Janice Beard Corporate Secretary, Board of Trustees -------------Original Message--------------From: Francis K. Fong Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:42 AM To: Rush, Emily ; Doug Klitzke Cc: Posner, Richard ; G. Robert Blakey ; Dennis Ryerson ; Michael Davis ; Michael Berghoff Subject: Re: Purdue trustees' short list Dear Ms. Rush, In partial response to your letter, Judge Posner has been the topic of our discussion at Purdue since 1986, when former Purdue president Steve Beering disclosed on the PX 45 tape “Posner’s simple plan” for keeping afloat the Calvin cycle. A review of that simple plan is given on the proposal Website, http://www.nsffunding.com. The opening Foreword of that proposal Website was published online at 7:15 a.m. EDT this morning. This letter is being sent at around 8:30 a.m. Shortly after you receive this email, Purdue trustees are scheduled to announce our next president to succeed France Cordova. My first choice has been Governor Mitch Deniels for some time for the reasons stated in the Foreword. In the event an interim president is announced, my first choice would be Dr. Beering, who knows well the issues pertaining to Judge Posner and his simple plan, which I hope will be resolved within the coming academic year. A more detailed letter will follow. Best, Francis K. Fong From: Rush, Emily Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:42 AM To: Francis K. Fong ; Doug Klitzke Cc: Posner, Richard ; G. Robert Blakey ; Dennis Ryerson ; Michael Davis Subject: RE: Purdue trustees' short list To Whom It May Concern, I am emailing to request that you stop including Judge Posner in these emails. If his name is on a list-host or mailing list associated with these emails, could you please remove him from it. Thank you for your time and consideration. Best, Emily Rush Chief Research Assistant Judge Posner and Professor Landes University of Chicago Law School From: Francis K. Fong [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:27 AM To: Michael Berghoff ; Cc: Posner, Richard ; G. Robert Blakey ; Dennis Ryerson ; Michael Davis Subject: Fw: Purdue trustees' short list Dear Mr. Berghoff, Given that none of the candidates on your short list appear to be interested in taking the job as Purdue’s successor president to Dr. France Cordova, for the reasons of Dr. Beering’s description on the PX 45 tape of Judge Posner’s “Simple Plan,” which developed into his economic model, aka Posner’s insiders circle, my recommendation is that you appoint Governor Daniels as our next President. For my record, showing that I gave approval of Mr. Daniels as our next president, please have Ms. Janice Beard send me an email prior to your appointment of Mr. Daniels. Frank