Mark Jackson Didnt Get A Degree

[Scott Greczkowski]

EchoStar’s Jackson Didn’t Get Degree, Texas Tech Says

By Julie Ziegler

March 6 (Bloomberg) -- EchoStar Corp. technology unit chief Mark Jackson didn’t receive a degree from Texas Tech University, the school’s registrar said, contrary to the satellite company’s Web site. EchoStar said it was a clerical error.

Markus Wayne Jackson attended Texas Tech from September 1979 through May 1982 and majored in engineering, though there was “no degree awarded,” according to a statement faxed to Bloomberg News from the university registrar’s office.

EchoStar’s Web site said Jackson, president of EchoStar Technologies LLC, “earned his degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University,” without being more specific. The company, which sells satellite-television services and equipment, was spun off last year from Dish Network Corp., the second-largest U.S. satellite-TV provider.

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[Scott Greczkowski]

I think overall Jackson does a good job, so who really cares if he has a degree or not. I do wish however that Jackson would work with us in opening up to public beta testing.

Can you imagine if the 922 comes out and it has bugs in it and I get my hands on it and report them? Howmany sales of 922's will they have just because people see me having issues.

 

[scottbakertemp]

Can you imagine if the 922 comes out and it has bugs in it and I get my hands on it and report them? Howmany sales of 922's will they have just because people see me having issues.

I'm already considering holding off on the 922 after hearing your issues with the 722k OTA module.

 

[navychop]

Big whoop. This is a story that has no legs, regardless of what Minkow may think.

 

[jerryez]

Falsifying your resume is cause for firing at most companies. It might be a minor point to some, but it is still a LIE.

 

[Juan]

Falsifying your resume is cause for firing at most companies. It might be a minor point to some, but it is still a LIE.

Jackson “has never claimed to graduate from Texas Tech,” Marc Lumpkin, a spokesman for Englewood, Colorado-based EchoStar said in an interview. “This is an error on our part.” EchoStar corrected the error after a query from Bloomberg News, he said.

The degree assertion also appeared in a 1997 press release announcing a promotion. It is “not on his application that he has a degree,” Lumpkin said

 

[dfergie]

Falsifying your resume is cause for firing at most companies. It might be a minor point to some, but it is still a LIE.

The CEO of the company I work for had to step down as he didn't have the degree he was supposed to have had...

 

[sampatterson]

We have had some people lying on their resume's saying they "don't have degrees" to get hired to jobs they are "overqualified" for...

 

[goaliebob99]

I think overall Jackson does a good job, so who really cares if he has a degree or not. I do wish however that Jackson would work with us in opening up to public beta testing.

Can you imagine if the 922 comes out and it has bugs in it and I get my hands on it and report them? Howmany sales of 922's will they have just because people see me having issues.

Im holding off on the 922 untill dish gets some real HD sports programming. After all we were suppose to have full time HD RSN's 3 months ago.

 

[Poke]

Yeah as long as you know the job and do good work who cares if you have a degree. Sometimes that can be overrated and when it's all said done there are many people who are Billionaires who own big company's who dont have degree. It comes to to hard work and really knowing what your doing in your field of work. Heck there are folks out there who have degrees come to find out later someone else did allot of their school work for them. Either way it always comes down to who can do the work and do it well.

 

[kstuart]

Bill Gates does not have a degree, btw.

 

[Poke]

Bill Gates does not have a degree, btw.

Yeah well if you goal is to make allot of money like Bill so forth you don't have to have a degree to do so thats for sure.

 

[riffjim4069]

Jackson “has never claimed to graduate from Texas Tech,” Marc Lumpkin, a spokesman for Englewood, Colorado-based EchoStar said in an interview. “This is an error on our part.” EchoStar corrected the error after a query from Bloomberg News, he said.

The degree assertion also appeared in a 1997 press release announcing a promotion. It is “not on his application that he has a degree,” Lumpkin said

Not a big deal, but it would appear that someone isn't telling the truth.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Mark Jackson can't be a bad guy if this is all the dirt they can find on him.

I might not agree with everything he does or how he does them, but overall he is good at what he does and makes some damn good equipment and always seems to be looking way down the road so that Dish can offer the next big thing way before anyone else.

 

[gadgtfreek]

The friggin article stated that E* said it was their mistake, not his. File this under: "who gives a frack"

 

[navychop]

:up:up

 

[KE4EST]

The CEO of the company I work for had to step down as he didn't have the degree he was supposed to have had...

That would suck....did he do a good job and know how to run a company?

 

[vurbano]

so? As long as he didnt lie to get the job it doesnt matter.

 

[dfergie]

That would suck....did he do a good job and know how to run a company?

Seemed to do ok... but the company went public so...

 

[Grandpa J]

First rule of business... "Can he do the job that will make money for us?"

Other big names without a degree and jobs they held
Barry Diller - CEO Paramount, Fox, IAC/InterActiveCorp (current)
Ted Turner - Founder Turner Broadcasting, Owner of Braves etc.
Lew Wasserman - CEO MCA Universal
Lewis B. Mayer - Founder MGM
Warner Bros (4 of them) founders of Warner Bros.