<p>AP Sources: FSU President Retiring
Wetherell To Tell Trustees Of Decision This Week, Sources Say</p>
<p>POSTED: Monday, June 15, 2009
UPDATED: 11:59 am EDT June 15, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell will tell the school's trustees this week that he wants to retire.</p>
<p>Two school officials close to Wetherell told The Associated Press on Monday that he will inform the school's Board of Trustees on Wednesday. They asked not to be named because they aren't authorized to make the announcement.</p>
<p>Florida State produced three Rhodes Scholars during Wetherell's tenure, but budget cuts in recent years have forced him to make him to make painful cuts at the school.</p>
<p>A former star football player at Florida State, Wetherell became president at his alma mater in January 2003.</p>
<p>Wetherell, 63, was treated for prostate cancer in recent years but has received a clean bill of health from doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.</p>
<p>These next few years are going to be tough, and having to close programs, and deal with the budget cuts… Can’t say it is comes as a total surprise. There are also the issues with deciding between Bowden and Fisher, etc etc. Now a bad time to bow out. Hope he gives plenty of notice. </p>
<p>Do you think officials are releasing the info with his knowledge, to gain feedback before he announces? Or behind his back as a stab? Curious.</p>
<p>“What did Mark Twain say? My demise is premature,” Wetherell said. “I might die from envy of beating the Gators. Frustration of not being able to beat Tebow.”</p>
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<p>Time for TK to retire. FSU needs a research-oriented national university president. He’s certainly passionate about FSU, but that is not enough for the university.</p>