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Genesee County prosecutor from was dealing with society's fail-
t's been a long time since Bob
1979 until 1993, when he lost in ures," Mr. Weiss said of his work
Weiss, 57, carried a backpack
across the campus of Michi- the primary race. He originally as a prosecuting attorney for
sought and obtained the ap- Genesee County. "I felt there was
gan State University.
Still, this MSU alumnus, who pointment after the Genesee no hope for the future. My in-
county prosecutor was convicted volvement with MSU has proven
is legal counsel for an automotive
consulting firm in his hometown of embezzlement. From 1974 un- we do have a bright future and
of Grand Blanc, travels to East til 1979, Mr. Weiss was in private that brings me a great deal of sat-
isfaction."
Lansing three times a week, at- practice.
Mr. Weiss has advocated for
In 1973-74, Mr. Weiss was in
tends basketball and football
games religiously and attributes Washington where he handled and is proud the university com-
his success to the Big Ten school. the civil case on Watergate for mitted to keeping tuition in-
In return for what Mr. Weiss the Democratic National Com- creases at the rate of inflation
feels MSU has given him — the mittee (DNC). He had met Bob over a four-year period.
His goals for the university in-
educational skills and tools he Strauss, chairman of the DNC,
needed, to succeed — the Grand during Mr. Strauss' campaign for clude elevating the availability
of classes for students, creating
Blanc resident began giving back that position.
"We sued the Committee to an academic center for athletes,
to the university when he was
Reelect the President and vari- and a law school (the Detroit Col-
elected to its board in 1988.
Mr. Weiss, a Democrat who is ous officials for the Watergate lege of Law recently affiliated
in the midst of his eighth year on break-in. The matter was settled with MSU).
'We're trying to provide class-
the MSU Board of Trustees, be- for just over $700,000 the day
came chairman of the board last President Nixon resigned," he es at different times and adding
classes when they need to be
month. As far as Mr. Weiss said.
"It was a lawyer's dream," Mr.
knows, he is the first Jewish
member and the first Jewish Weiss said. "It was full-time
preparation on the cutting edge
chair of the board.
"I'm a huge fan of MSU and I of what was happening in Wash-
love this institution," he said. ington then. I was reading about
"The university has given me an what we were doing in the pa-
added so it doesn't take as long
opportunity to be somewhat suc- pers."
It's hard not to notice an MSU for students to graduate," he said.
cessful and I like to be able to
As for student athletes, Mr.
give something back in return." presence in Mr. Weiss' Grand
Mr. Weiss says he works hard Blanc office. His walls are filled Weiss is a proponent of the uni-
to represent Jewish students on with MSU mementos, including versity's proposed academic cen-
a photograph of Mr. Weiss and ter for those who play on MSU
campus.
"I try to sensitize the univer- former MSU football coach teams. Some campus critics be-
sity about the concerns of Jew- George Perles. Centered behind lieve such a center should be
his desk is a large aerial shot of open to all students.
ish students," he said.
"It's a support system for ath-
Dr. Kenneth Waltzer, an MSU Spartan Stadium. The photo is
professor and the president of the signed by Mr. Perles, who thanks letes," he said. "This is our way
Jewish Faculty and Staff Asso- Mr. Weiss for all his help and of giving back to those students
who give so much of their time
ciation, believes Mr. Weiss brings support.
a Jewish presence to the board.
Mr. Weiss devotes time and and effort to MSU. It's a way to
"He is someone who shares the energy to his alma mater because prepare them for the real world
concerns of the Jewish students "I see these bright young people when they leave, because the fact
and staff on campus, but in a who are a product of our institu- of the matter is a majority of
broad way," Dr. Waltzer said. tion and I find it very gratifying. these students will not have a ca-
"When I was first elected, I reer in professional sports." ❑
"He is someone who is active on
behalf of a pluralist campus."
When Nation of Islam
leader Louis Farrakhan ap-
peared on campus last year,
Mr. Weiss was a leading force
in demanding that universi-
ty money should not support
him.
Mr. Weiss' biggest criticism
of MSU is that he feels the
school has not done a good job
hiring Jews in areas of im-
portance. While there is a
Jewish presence among fac-
ulty, Jews are absent from ad-
ministrative jobs.
Because of his minority sta-
tus as a Jew, Mr. Weiss was
always taught he had to be
better than the next person
and for him, education was
the way to get there.
Mr. Weiss served as the Bob Weiss: A Jewish presence on the MSU board
I
He handled the civil
case for Watergate.
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