With another sad chapter apparently over, I am left to wonder just how many other false credentials have elevate others in professional positions in our town.
What has happened in Eagle Pass also occurred in San Antonio and involved city firemen that received sizeable increases in pay if they had a "degree". Auditors found that degrees not recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board abounded. So now they found themselves dealing with a mammoth problem of returning those with such degrees to a level commensurate with their scholastic attainment. They also had to decide whether to demand the return of money that was wrongfully paid.
Management experts admit that the use of questionable credentials has increased dramatically and attribute this to the growing cost of higher education. They also recognized a personality trait of some that have a proclivity to excel no matter what it takes.
But the perplexing question has to be whether we have other such degrees in any of the other public agencies in Maverick County. Perhaps this would be a good Monday assignment for all public administrators to task someone to check.
