(UPDATED, 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, with additional details on the settlement from Boise State University.)
Boise State University has settled a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former administrator.
The settlement with Lisa Gardner comes to at least $250,000.
Idaho’s Office of Risk Management “contributed” $225,000 to settle Gardner’s lawsuit against Boise State and its foundation, State Department of Administration Executive Assistant Jenni Stoy told EdNews in an email Tuesday afternoon. Boise State paid a $25,000 deductible toward the settlement, university spokeswoman Stephany Galbreaith said Wednesday afternoon. Because the foundation is a private entity, any money it paid in a settlement would not be subject to public disclosure, Galbreaith said.
Gardner, the university’s former executive director for alumni relations, filed a lawsuit in April 2025. She said she was fired from her $128,107-a-year job after advocating for female co-workers who she said were victims of age discrimination. In a 2025 tort claim, a precursor to the civil suit, Gardner claimed damages of more than $2.5 million.
The case began winding down in February.
On February 20, attorneys for Gardner and Boise State co-signed a notice of a settlement. “The parties participated in a successful mediation during which all parties reached an agreement to settle all pending claims in this action,” the notice read.
The brief document provided no details on the settlement.
On March 27, the parties signed a...
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