Wheeling Jesuit University Says McAteer Will Retire June 30

By Vicki Smith
State Journal
May 7, 2012

http://www.statejournal.com/story/18166304/wheeling-jesuit-university-says-mcateer-will-retire-june-30

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A vice president of Wheeling Jesuit University who is under investigation for his handling of federal money is retiring.

Wheeling Jesuit President Rick Beyer sent an email to alumni May 7 informing them that J. Davitt McAteer is leaving the school June 30 when his contract expires. The Associated Press obtained a copy.

Spokeswoman Michelle Rejonis couldn't comment on whether it's related to the probe.

Wheeling Jesuit says a 2008 independent investigation of its billing practices under federal grants and programs found no violations of laws or regulations.

But federal investigators are looking into whether the school and McAteer conspired to use millions of federal dollars from NASA and other federal agencies for personal gain.

McAteer is a former director of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and an international mine safety expert.