Ousted engineering dean sues University of Wyoming, seeks job back

Demoted Dean Who Fought With UW President Sues To Get Job Back

A University of Wyoming dean who fought with the UW president and was demoted after refusing to move state money earmarked for engineering education filed a lawsuit Thursday to get his position reinstated. He claims the demotion was illegal retaliation.

Ousted engineering dean sues University of Wyoming, seeks job back

Ousted University of Wyoming engineering dean Cameron Wright sued the school this week over his demotion, alleging retaliation by university President Ed Seidel.  Wright’s large group of vocal supporters on and off campus has maintained Seidel maneuvered for the then-dean’s ouster after he protested the transfer of a portion of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences’ funding to a new school of computing. That new school is run by Seide…