Donor cancels $100,000 gift to Westfield State amid growing controversy over president’s ‘lavish spending’

The Boston Globe reports:

A major donor has withdrawn a $100,000 gift to Westfield State University, saying he was “appalled at the lavish spending” by President Evan Dobelle, joining a growing backlash against the school after reports that Dobelle ran up big charges to the school’s private fundraising arm for luxury hotels, limousine rides, and other high-end purchases, including a trip to Asia.

John P. Walsh’s decision to revoke his donation is part of a larger reaction to Dobelle’s spending that is roiling the public university near Springfield just days before students return for the fall semester—a local radio station held a mock fundraiser to send Dobelle to Bangkok where he once spent more than $8,000 of Westfield State College Foundation money for a four-night hotel stay.

A long-awaited review of Dobelle’s spending habits, part of which was obtained by the Globe this week, shows that Dobelle freely mixed personal spending with official business in more than $180,209 in credit card charges billed to the Westfield State College Foundation over a 30-month period. Even after months of analysis, however, the accountant said it was impossible to tell which expenses were legitimate.

Their tax- empt lifestyle sure is greedy. You'll not hear much about this from Barack Obama because he really likes the 1%.