Mr. Carroll D. Wiley

Carroll D. Wiley, who worked at the university for 28 years in positions including associate vice president of university advancement, said he was demoted and later fired for raising questions about the transfer of $560,000 from an endowment established by a prominent San Marcos benefactor.
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While executive director of the Texas State University Foundation, Wiley said administrators pressured him to get the foundation's board to move the money from the foundation's to the university's books.The transfer was then recorded as a direct gift to the university to meet matching requirements for a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for its Southwestern Studies program, the lawsuit claims.

After being removed from the vice president's job in September 2004 and the foundation director's job in April 2005, Wiley reported the transfer to the Travis County District Attorney's office.He was fired from the last of his positions, director of planned giving, in November 2005 after his superiors found out he had been talking to law enforcement officials.Within weeks of his termination, Wiley sued the university in a Travis County district court, claiming his dismissal was a violation of the Whistleblowers Act that prohibits retaliation against government employees who report misconduct or crime.

"They are paying Mr. Wiley a substantial amount to settle his claims and he hopes, as a result of his lawsuit, the university will never again violate the trust of a donor.He hopes they will never again mishandle an endowment," said Austin attorney Gregory D. Jordan, who represented Wiley.
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Now a San Marcos-based real estate and mortgage broker, Wiley could not be reached for comment.
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When Wiley arranged a $1.4 million donation, the suit says, his supervisor intercepted his mail and confiscated the check.He was reprimanded for using large type in e-mail of which a high-ranking administrator disapproved; on another occasion, he was reproached for using blue type in his e-mail.

At one point, the lawsuit says, he was relocated to a smaller office where his supervisor then decided to store years worth of the foundation's files in stacks of cardboard boxes.

"The boxes remained there from early fall of 2004 and were not removed until the university became aware that Mr. Wiley had reported unlawful conduct by the university to law enforcement agencies," the lawsuit states."The university must have been afraid Mr. Wiley would provide information contained in the boxes to law enforcement."

Carroll Wiley Texas Real Estate Broker
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Carroll, a native of Gonzales, has been a Texas Real Estate Broker for 35 years plus. During his career, he coached in the San Marcos Independent School District, served Southwest Texas State University as Director of Admissions and School Relations for 10 years and again as Executive Director of the Texas State University Development Foundation for 15 years. From 1979 to 1989, Carroll was president of Carroll Wiley and Associates, a real estate firm specializing in Wimberley and the Texas Hill Country. He is past president of the Rotary Club of San Marcos.

Carroll Wiley

Texas Real Estate Broker

When Robbie is not selling real estate or finding her clients money for that new home, you might find her singing in the Choir at Riverbend Church in Austin, Texas or fishing with her husband Carroll on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Carroll D. Wiley -is a 4th generation Texan. Carroll has 28 years of experience in Texas real estate and is currently serving Central Texas as a Texas Real Estate Broker and also as Texas Mortgage Broker: giving him the ability to help a lot of people. He is currently a broker associate with the Century 21, the Excell Team Real Estate Company of San Marcos and is serving Central Texas as mortgage broker associate with Peden Mortgage Group of Houston. You can contact Carroll by phone 512-618-8173 or email: carrollwiley@yahoo.com.

Carroll and Robbie have five children, Kelsey, Robin, Trevor, Heather, and Chandler.

"This is a huge step for Texas State's nationally recognized Geography Depart-ment," said Carroll Wiley, executive director of the Texas State Development Foundation.

Carroll D. Wiley, who filed suit against the university in mid-December of last year, believes that Texas State violated the Whistleblower's Act, which protects a public employee from retaliation by his employer when the employee reports a violation of law in good faith.

Wiley was formerly the executive director of the University Development Foundation.The university terminated his employment on Nov. 16, 2005.Wiley claims that Texas State retaliated against him for reporting an unlawful lack of integrity with Parr's donation by demoting him and eventually terminating his employment.

Texas State employed Wiley for approximately 28 years, according to documents from Gregory D. Jordan, Wiley's attorney.Texas State employed Wiley for approximately 28 years, according to documents from Gregory D. Jordan, Wiley's attorney.
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The documents report that during these years, Wiley received good evaluations and never received any significant warnings or reprimands until the reputed retaliatory actions.

"Mrs. Parr was a good lady," Wiley said.
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"Basically, it denies everything that Wiley says," Fly said."It indicates that we had independent reasons for terminating his employment.His reporting a violation of law had nothing to do with his termination."

Fly also said that Wiley had worked in the development office, but was transferred to academic affairs, and then to information technology, positions in which Fly said Wiley showed insubordination and job abandonment. Fly also said that Wiley had worked in the development office, but was transferred to academic affairs, and then to information technology, positions in which Fly said Wiley showed insubordination and job abandonment.
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Gregory Jordan, Wiley's attorney who was only available for limited comment, echoed Wiley's disappointment with Texas State's alleged mishandling of the Parr donation.
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"The university, instead of cleaning up the house, ultimately terminated Wiley's employment," Jordan said.
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Upon discovering that the NEH would not recognize this bequest as part of the match, the documents state that the president and the cabinet decided they would cause the foundation to transfer Parr's funds from the foundation's books to the university's books, call it a gift and then be able to receive the NEH matching funds, a move that Wiley strongly opposed.
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From what I hear, they had valid reasons for getting rid of Wiley, but it seems, that once again, those brilliant thinkers up on the Hill f'd it all up.
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From what I hear, they had valid reasons for getting rid of Wiley, but it seems, that once again, those brilliant thinkers up on the Hill f'd it all up.
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The main point of the article is in fact about this misappropriation of funds, not the dismissal of Mr. Wiley.

Carrol D. WileySouthwest Texas State University

Darrell W. Copeland of Victoria, executor of Nelson's estate, recently presented the second and final check to Carroll D. Wiley, associate vice-president for university advancement and executive director of the SWT Development Foundation, on the San Marcos campus.
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Wiley said the first scholarships will likely be awarded for the fall semester 2000.Criteria will be developed by the university's scholarship committee, Wiley said, with recipients restricted to Miss Ruby's designated geographical area.