Lack of bylaws causes tension in MU math department

COLUMBIA — In 2000, Elias Saab was asked to step down a year early as chairman of the MU Department of Mathematics after allegations that an election for a seat on the department’s personnel committee had been tampered with. A short time later, a committee was organized and given one year to revise the department’s bylaws. Carmen Chicone, a professor of math, was part of the committee, which eventually disbanded after its members couldn’t come to a consensus.