Ohio State President To Join Bob Evans Farm Board

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee will fill a newly created seat on the board of directors at Bob Evans Farms Inc., the company said Thursday.

The homestyle restaurant operator and pork sausage producer said Gee will take the post effective July 1. The term will expire in 2010. Compensation and other details were not disclosed.

Gee recently resigned from a nine-year post on the board of Richmond, Va.-based coal mining giant Massey Energy under pressure from environmental groups. Gee is an open supporter of green energy jobs, but critics said his presence on the board was a show of support for some practices that have come under fire, such as mountaintop mining. ...