Berry, David < 1. Professor of English at USM, and product of a national job search; 2. conducted the one man demonstration in front of the LAB on morning of 5/7/2004, where he smashed 3 teaching awards and a 30-year service pin, all awarded over his career at USM (in front of crowd of about 100).

Doofus the Clown < an IHL Board member who does nothing about the Thames administration (term coined by David Berry).

Goofus the Clown < an IHL Board member who does something about the Thames administration, but only after waiting near the brink of total annihilation (term coined by David Berry).

help Shelby find his talent < what USM professor David Berry hopes the new IHL Board will do (statement made by Berry to WDAM following his one man demonstration on 5/7/04).

Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association < 1. A dedicated group of volunteer citizens consisting of local residents, professionals and officials who are putting the "wheels into motion" for the historic development of downtown Hattiesburg (see downtownhattiesburg.com); 2.another local civic/business organization becoming uncomfortably close/attached to the Thames administration at USM.

nose-shaped plaques < what David Perry is going to carve out of the shattered teaching award plaques from his one man demonstration (plaques will be mailed to each IHL Board member as desk-top paper weights and reminders to each IHL yahoo that he/she is a "clown" (Berry’s interview with WDAM).

one man demonstration < 1. anti-Thames demonstration on USM’s campus (5/7/04) conducted by David Berry where he smashed 3 teaching awards and a 30-year service pin, all awarded over his career at USM (in front of crowd of about 100); 2. see also nose-shaped plaques; 3. see also help Shelby find his talent; 4. see also Doofus the Clown and Goofus the Clown.

Quinlivan, Rebecca Hollingsworth < USM graduate (1968) and mother of Rachel Quinlivan; 2. wrote a letter to Shelby Thames and the IHL Board on 5/2/2004 stating that Thames personally attacked the integrity of her daughter, accessed her daughter’s personal e-mail, attempted to draw her daughter into the middle of the Glamser-Stringer hearings, and brought shame and disgrace to both USM and himself.

39-1-1 < vote of USM’s Faculty Senate (yes-no-abstain) on 5/7/04 asking the IHL Board to request the resignation of Shelby Thames.