Fernando M. Treviño

His bio is still available at the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Or here.

Missing from the bio is the fact that he is a member of PepsiCo's Health and Wellness Advisory Board. According to this looney sounding person, that board consists of "corrupt health fascist scum". I don't buy it, but I wonder why he left it out.

And I've got to say, some of the bibliography is not completed, which looks sloppy. It's got several articles dated 1905. Worse, it lists him as the author of The Health of Aging Hispanics, even though he's not even the editor, but just the co-author of "Disparities and Access Barriers to Health Care among Mexican American Elders", which is an article in the book. It looks like the mistake was copied from the bibliography of Alberto Coustasse, his co-author, who also seems to think an article published in a book is the equivalent of a book.

On behalf of the American Public Health Association he wrote in opposition to the repeal of the national speed limits of 55 and 65 M.P.H., on the basis that it would "increase the number of traffic fatalities by 4,750 deaths per year at a cost of $15 billion", and also in opposition to the Regulatory Transition Act of 1995, which he claimed would create "a moratorium on the development or implementation of any new federal regulation until the end of 1995", because "this legislation and other cost benefit and risk assessment proposals (as currently drafted) present a threat to human health and safety". Clearly he belongs to the party of regulation.

And now he's in Illinois, because he has “a nice balance of values” and he appears to be “someone who could bring the campus together [and who has] rapport with the faculty and staff on campus.” Not to mention a “realist” leadership approach. There's an interview with him here. I'm guessing the “balance of values” refers to his ethnic background (his research is also by and large limited to the health concerns of Hispanics). According to the Southern Illinoisan, he grew up in Mexico. I'm tempted to label this "immigration". Hey, I think immigration is good.

Of course he's only going to make a $290,000 annual salary so he's going to need $27,500 housing allowance. That'll buy him a nice trailer, or whatever they live in over to Carbondale.

But the burning question is, does he favor his tilde or not?

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