Melinda Grier, attorney at center of Mike Bellotti scandal, on the way out
By Jeff Manning, The Oregonian
April 21, 2010, 11:00PM
Melinda Grier, left, hugs Mike Bellotti after the longtime football coach announced his decision last year to step down from coaching to become athletic director. Bellotti's compensation package would later become controversial, when he announced plans to leave the university altogether after less than a year on the job.Melinda Grier, the attorney at the center of a controversy surrounding the University of Oregon athletic department, appears to be on her way out.University President Richard Lariviere and Oregon Attorney General John Kroger have reached out to a handful of potential replacements as UO's general counsel in recent days. Officially, the university's general counsel is part of Kroger's staff.
Neither Lariviere nor Kroger would comment, but four sources confirmed that the university president is searching for a successor. Paul Kelly Jr., a Portland attorney and president of the State Board of Higher Education, said he learned Wednesday that Lariviere had made the decision. The other sources asked to remain anonymous.
Lariviere initially hoped to name Grier's successor Friday. But it appears that
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