Bob's reach exceeds his grasp

With the Commonwealth contributing seven percent of the University's budget, why is any governor making any appointments to the Board of Visitors? ["Bob's mess: 'Please stop,' Governor McDonnell urges alumni, faculty, legislators"]
The University must be run with business acumen, but not as a business.
 
Seward Anderson
Danville

The author is a member of the UVA College class of 1969.