[1] He has two children and is married to his second wife, Mary Davenport, a university professor and formerly the President of Rochester Community and Technical College.
[12] The reputation of Minnesota State University was marred by Davenport's administration highly publicized job terminations of well-known employees.
The popular aviation department almost imploded after the firing of John Roberts, the head faculty of this program, in 2003, and the subsequent lawsuits against the university for wrongful termination and lost.
CAP was a bridge program that identified high school students who did not qualify for admission to MNSU, but recognized that, given the proper counseling and tools, they could succeed in college.
After union intervention, President Davenport and Athletic Director Kevin Buisman reinstated Hoffner as head coach of the university football team.