So, what prompted his major downgrade from Ohio State to LeMoyne-Owen College in 2018?
LeMoyne-Owen College is not even ranked and has a 98% acceptance rate for undergrads.
Of course, there are always idiosyncratic preferences and family reasons for moving to lower schools, but in general, no rational tenured professor would voluntarily accept such a major downgrade in status and salary.
The answer is that Strayhorn was ‘’ousted’’ from Ohio State in 2017 over financial misconduct.