Two people with insight into the situation said that Tomjanovich had decided to step down, primarily because of stress.

He stepped down in December 1995 because of declining health.

Last month, he announced that he would step down in January because of the furor surrounding the gift.

Already this year, Woods has been forced to step away from his ball several times because of people taking his picture.

He said he stepped down because of the lack of Federal funds for his research.

"We'd like them to step to the plate because of the imminent threat of layoffs," she said.

He stepped down this year because of controversy about his $139.5 million compensation package.

However, she again had to step down because of illness in 1938.

But he wasn't about to step away from the edge of the roof just because of one passing meritorious comment.

In August 2010 he stepped down from his position because of issues with Apple's internal politics and corporate culture.