Here was a young woman who had known severe adversity in her life which she had battled and continued to battle. Few knew the particulars because she was a very private person. She didn't feel that anything was accomplished by bleeding all over other people about her own troubles. It was much better for her and others to be positive and upbeat.
When she identified herself and was sworn, she told the panel that she was a full-time student in the College of Agriculture and worked part-time at the Belmont print shop.
A petite woman in her late twenties, she sat back in her chair, larger than life and twinkled merrily at the panel. Her good humor was so contagious that the panel, as one, smiled back at her.
She readily confirmed the testimony of Jennifer, announcing clearly that she was present when the conversation with Lyle took place. "He said many times that no student evaluations had ever been sent to the document examiners. When we asked him how he knew beforehand that none of the ones he was sending were student's, he replied that he knew who had written them before they were sent away to be analyzed."
Diana asked her to think carefully, "Are you sure that he meant that he knew this before the documents were sent and not as a result of the report of the document examiners?"
Roz's reply was good natured but firm. "Yes, I am certain. We asked him the question several times because we found his answer a little odd, I mean, why would he bother to have them analyzed if he knew who wrote them?
"He said clearly, more than once, that no student evaluations had been sent because he knew beforehand who had written the ones sent."
"Did he have any opinion on why I would do such a thing?" prompted Diana.
"He said you had a psychological problem. He inferred that you were sick but he was not a psychologist so he couldn't define it."
"How did he conduct himself during your conversation?"