Judge Hubert L. Grimes: Who Is He... Really?
Voice of The Wildcats Editor-In-Chief Augustinas
Navickas sat down with the college's interim
president, Judge Hubert
L. Grimes, to find out what
makes him tick.

Occupation:
Interim president
of Bethune-Cookman
University.
Most recently he worked as the
university's legal counsel.
His biggest challenges now:
Restoring the integrity and
reputation of the university, as
well as better control spending
which will restore and maintain
fiscal and financial integrity.
So how much is he paid?
"Substantially lower than what the previous president was making,"
he says.
Would he consider taking the job full
time?
Would "strongly consider that."
Motivation in life:
Judge Grimes has always been focused
on "helping young people and doing
the right thing at the right time."
Accomplishments:
Author of two
books including, "How to Keep Your
Child from Going to Jail: Restoring
Parental Authority and Developing
Successful Youth."
Hobbies:
Working out at least three
times per week; reading, writing,
hanging out with the family, traveling,
driving on the open road.
If invisible for 24 hours:
I would
move across campus and listen to
what people have to say.
Favorite sports:
"Football is something
I have always enjoyed. I think
that basketball, on the other hand, has
the greater career longevity as opposed
to football, but I probably love
football more."
Private pleasure:
Jamaican beer on a
hot summer day.
If he had to spend a billion dollars in
seven days:
Grimes would donate $100
million to B-CU and set up another
$100 million scholarship fund for
kids. He would figure out the rest later,
but it would involve giving back to the
community.
If he had to choose between speaking
any language or playing an instrument:
"Language, because I love people.
I would love to communicate, to
find out their life stories, to be able to interact," Grimes said.
By Augustinas Navickas