University of Missouri
After resigning from Sprint Nextel under fire, but before his last day on the job with Sprint Nextel, Forsee accepted a position as the 22nd President of the four-campus University of Missouri System on December 20, 2007. He succeeded Gordon H. Lamb, who had served in the position since April 2007. Mr. Forsee began his duties Feb. 18, 2008. His term has not been without controversy, however. Shortly after being named one of the "Worst CEOs," Forsee was again on the hot seat over alleged insider dealing in a transaction between the University of Missouri and Cerner Corporation, under which Cerner would provide healthcare information services to the University and assimilate members of the University's I.T. department in the process. Forsee's son worked at Cerner for several years prior, and Forsee served on corporate boards with Cerner's CEO, Neal Patterson. The matter quickly fell to back pages of the news and the uproar died down, but mistrust of Forsee was evident within UM's ranks, according to news reports published at the time. After taking an extended leave since December, 2010 to care for his wife, Sherry, who was diagnosed with cancer, Forsee announced his immediate resignation to the UM Board of Curators on January 7, 2011.
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