What is documented?
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced Nassar in January 2018. MSU announced a $500 million settlement in May and a fund transfer in December.
Limits of this record
Settlement terms concern the specified civil claims. The settlement is not a criminal judgment against every university employee or other organization.
The dated record
Compare institutions →Public allegation precedes the sentencing record
Michigan Public’s later sentencing report identifies 2016 as the year Rachael Denhollander publicly accused Nassar.
Nassar sentencing — Michigan Public ↗Nassar sentenced in Ingham County
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina imposed a 40–175-year sentence following criminal proceedings.
Nassar sentencing — Michigan Public ↗MSU president announces resignation
MSU published President Lou Anna K. Simon’s resignation statement on the sentencing date.
MSU: President Simon announces resignation ↗John Engler appointed interim president
MSU’s trustees announced the appointment after Simon’s resignation and a brief acting presidency by Bill Beekman.
MSU appoints John Engler interim president ↗MSU announces $500 million settlement in principle
The announced allocation was $425 million for current claimants and $75 million reserved for future claims. The agreement had no nondisclosure terms.
MSU announces settlement in principle ↗MSU announces transfer to survivor fund
The university said it completed the financial transfer into the court-created settlement fund.
MSU announces transfer to survivor fund ↗Leadership & court roles
Lou Anna K. Simon
President, 2005–24 January 2018
The archival biography records her term; MSU published her resignation statement on the sentencing date.
Source for this role ↗Source date: Publication date not confirmed · Checked 1 Oct 2026
John Engler
Interim president appointed 31 January 2018
MSU identifies Engler as interim president in the settlement and payment record.
Source for this role ↗Source date: 31 Jan 2018 · Checked 1 Oct 2026
Rosemarie Aquilina
Ingham County sentencing · 24 January 2018
Imposed a 40–175-year sentence. This was a sentencing proceeding, not dismissal of the survivors’ allegations.
Source for this role ↗Source date: 24 Jan 2018 · Checked 1 Oct 2026
Sourcebook
Nassar sentencing — Michigan Public ↗
MSU: President Simon announces resignation ↗
MSU archives: President Lou Anna K. Simon ↗
Undated archival biography; checked 1 October 2026.