Sloan-Korenman

chrisfalter 12754009 · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 340

George,

You should also be aware that Sam Sloan has given us other scoops on Korenman:

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So I typed "Mikhail Korenman " into google. At the top of the list was the link to this page. http://batgirl.atspace.com/lindsborg.html
On that page was this bit of info.

...Dr. Mikhail Korenman was born March 29, 1962 in Nizhniy Novgorod (Gorky), Russia. He is married to Dr. Tamara Korenman and they have two daughters. After a successful career in education in Russia, he moved his family to the U. S. in 1994, went back to school and received his PhD from the Kansas State University in 1999. He was hired to teach chemistry at Bethany College in Lindsborg....

So then from the Bethany College site
http://www.bethanylb.edu/contentm/gen/bethany_college_generated_pages/Faculty_p634.html

is this bit of info
Korenman, Dr. Mikhail - Part-Time instructor of Chemistry
Which may not be true anymore but is still there indicating that he was an instructor at Betheny.

I didn't go to the Kansas State University site but at this point in time I find myself believing Mikhail Korenman is as educated as he claims to be.

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Yeah Chris not Randy said Mikhail is an Assistant Professor, then that he was an Assistant Professor.

Sam's right that there's a big difference between a full-time faculty member (tenure track in a school that grants tenure, which I don't know if Bethany is or not) and a part-time instructor.

It's possible that he was an Assistant Professor, then changed to part-time status with his move to Chicago and goes back occasionally to teach, teaches over the internet, etc. This could all be checked with a phone call to Bethany.

Mikhail should lay out the details of how he raised and spent money. Getting the State of Kansas to fund him to do his work in Lindsborg seems like a very good thing and we want to know the whole story.

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chrisfalter 12754009 · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 340

In response to Sloan's slur on my character, I shall mention that I was relying on the following page:

http://www.intecsus.org/staff.html

Here is the text from that page (I have highlighted one crucial word):

Dr. Mikhail Korenman has a Master's Degree in Chemistry from the Voronezh (Russia) State University and Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Mikhail Korenman is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas.

Note that his position as assistant professor is presented in the present tense. The page is possibly a bit out of date, but I had no way of knowing that just by looking at it.
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chrisfalter 12754009 · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 340

chrisfalter 12754009 · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 340

Not to be overlooked is the fact that Sam Sloan also took an unwarranted swipe at a fine educational institution.

According to http://www.college-profiles.com/university_directory/bethany_college.html, Bethany College admittees have an average SAT of 1110 and an average GPA of 3.4. This is not Ivy League, of course, but it's certainly above average.

And it is a 4-year institution, not a 2-year community college.

The idea of Sam Sloan being accepted to the faculty of Bethany College is quite humorous--just as the idea of Chris Falter's teaching at Bethany College would be humorous. Neither of us possess a postgraduate degree.

Again I ask: does Sam Sloan manifest the type of leadership that would help the USCF build viable relationships with other organizations and people? Or would potential partners tend to get pushed away by Sam Sloan's rhetoric?
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mkorenman 12803377 · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

Mr. Sloan,

I am honored that the USCF EB member spent time to check out my background. I am really appreciating it. Especially if it took some time from your busy schedule to do non-stop attacks to the chess in the US. I would be very happy if you can spend more time investigating my activities with chess and it would save more chess programs around the country from your personal involvement.

Now, I would like to help you a little and save some of your personal time. I am happy that you searched the Bethany College web site. Looks like the College got a very valuable reader. You could simply visit www.yahoo.com and type my name. Sometimes it helps to save some time. Here is one of many links proved that I was Bethany College Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Director of International Programs - http://cars.acck.edu/news/Letter/2002/02.pdf

You posted the following on the Forum:

mnibb 12818435 · Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 716 Location: Illinois

Mr. Sloan, here would be a proper place to attempt to rebut Mr. Korenman. I personally thought his thoughtful response to your attacks was enjoyable to read. Are you capable of eaqually thoughtful comments.

I would think this would be a great skill for future EB members to exhibit.

No tantrums. No unsubstantiated comments. Just thoughtful commentary please. Oh, apologies would be a good touch and a mature response.
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samsloan 11115292 · Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 1445 Location: Bronx, New York

Mr. Korenman, I would like to respond to your remarks.

You have demonstrated to my satisfaction that my remarks were to some extent inaccurate or incomplete.

However, the real problem here is that it seems that you are very good at raising and then spending Other People's Money.

However, we at the USCF already have our own experts at spending Other People's Money on the board. I dare say that our own experts are in the world class and are even better at spending more of Other People's Money than you are (not to denigrate your proven abilities in this regard).

However, what the USCF needs right now is somebody interested in saving money, and that is obviously not your forte.

Sorry,

Sam Sloan

mkorenman 12803377 · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 3

Mr. Sloan,

I think you have some problems to understand what grant money are supposed to be used for. I am sure that this is not your area of expertise. I was somehow successfull on raising funds through the grants. You may check some records from Kansas State University where our program received over $750,000 in Federal and State grants. (This might be another good puzzle for you to check! Hope it will take some time from your busy schedule). Just for your information, the grant money are given to the organizations that can prove that they will spend the money exactly as they proposed. And today I am very proud that the grant from the State of Kansas I "spent" for chess. Exactly as it was proposed. And, yes, it generated national and international positive (!!!) media coverage for chess. There are not too many programs (unfortunately) that were covered by NBC, PBS, NPR, National Geographic, New York Times, LA Times, and hundreds of state and local newspapers around the country.

To save the money you should first generate them. And I am not sure that I am familiar with any programs you personally was involved that generated (!!!) both funds and positive (!!!) publicity for chess in the US. Oh, yes, I forgot, your name is almost at all publications covering any problems with the chess. Or, maybe you are personally involved somehow to generate such problems?

I am not going to start any dialog on this topic and will not respond to any new posts you may publish related to this topic. I have not found anything in your last post with words "sorry, I was wrong accusing you with ...". It will be good for the EB member to learn some of these words. I think ...

Mikhail Korenman

samsloan 11115292 · Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 1445 Location: Bronx, New York

I must agree that Mikhail Korenman has given a very good answer to my questions.

Sam Sloan

JGoins 13492105 · Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Tennessee