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John W. Sidgmore
John W. Sidgmore (April 9, 1951 – December 11, 2003) was a corporate executive. He became the Chief Executive Officer of UUNET Technologies in June 1994. UUNET was purchased by Metropolitan Fiber Systems, MFS, later taken over by WorldCom, which eventually bought MCI Communications, MCI. He later became WorldCom's Chief Operations Officer. Sidgmore worked to revive WorldCom after disgraced CEO Bernard Ebbers left. Sidgmore was instrumental in beginning to turn around the failed company, revealing to federal investigators an $11 billion accounting fraud, left over from Ebbers' management of the company. John Sidgmore died suddenly on December 11, 2003 at the age of 52 from kidney failure. He is survived by his wife Randi, and their son, Michael. Early life A native of Spring Valley, New York, he attended the State University of New York at Oneonta, majoring in economics. References External links * American technology chief executives 2003 deaths Deaths from kidney f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State University Of New York At Oneonta
The State University of New York College at Oneonta, also known as SUNY Oneonta, is a public college in Oneonta, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. History SUNY Oneonta was established in 1889 as the Oneonta Normal School, as part of founding normal schools across the state to train teachers and expand public education. It was located in a building nicknamed "Old Main" at the top of Maple Street in the city of Oneonta. The school's first principal was James M. Milne, for whom the college's current library is named. For nearly 40 years, Old Main was the only building on campus, until 1933 when Bugbee School was built. Named after Percy I. Bugbee, the second principal of the Oneonta Normal School, Bugbee School provided an on-campus training facility for the student teachers attending the normal school. In 1948, the college became a founding member of the State University of New York system, and the Oneonta Normal School was officially rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
