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The Chronicle of Higher Education
From the issue dated November 24, 2000


Presidents Who Earned the Most in 1998-99, by Category

Research Universities I and II
Judith Rodin, University of Pennsylvania
$655,557
L. Jay Oliva, New York University
$649,633
William R. Brody, Johns Hopkins University
$645,710
Joe B. Wyatt, Vanderbilt University*
$532,461
Richard C. Levin, Yale University
$525,687
George Rupp, Columbia University
$500,204
Malcolm Gillis, Rice University
$497,691
Stephen J. Trachtenberg, George Washington University
$473,233
Harold T. Shapiro, Princeton University
$456,170
Edward T. Foote II, University of Miami
$442,519
Median:
$393,288


Doctoral Universities I and II
Thomas K. Hearn Jr., Wake Forest University
$451,102
John E. Murray Jr., Duquesne University
$442,645
James M. Shuart, Hofstra University
$442,220
Constantine N. Papadakis, Drexel University
$435,738
Jonathan F. Fanton, New School University*
$378,000
James E. Wright, Dartmouth College
$363,532
Harold J. Raveche, Stevens Institute of Technology
$362,458
R. Gerald Turner, Southern Methodist University
$359,744
Benjamin Ladner, American University
$348,132
Michael R. Ferrari, Texas Christian University
$335,567
Median:
$218,703


Master's Universities and Colleges I and II
Victor P. Meskill, Dowling College*
$451,779
Jerry C. Lee, National University (Calif.)
$403,750
John B. Duff, Columbia College (Ill.)*
$400,896
Rebecca Stafford, Monmouth University (N.J.)1
$390,816
William E. Cooper, University of Richmond
$382,932
Anthony J. Cernera, Sacred Heart University (Conn.)
$376,832
Audrey K. Doberstein, Wilmington College (Del.)
$373,022
John L. Lahey, Quinnipiac University
$370,000
David J. Steinberg, Long Island University
$366,100
John R. Brazil, Bradley University*
$357,081
Median:
$160,396


Baccalaureate Colleges I
Harry C. Payne, Williams College*
$878,222
Russell K. Osgood, Grinnell College
$381,188
James H. Daughdrill Jr., Rhodes College*
$367,372
A. Lee Fritschler, Dickinson College*2
$358,273
Ruth Simmons, Smith College
$354,489
Frances D. Fergusson, Vassar College
$319,224
Roy B. Shilling Jr., Southwestern University (Tex.)*3
$316,621
Esther L. Barazzone, Chatham College
$308,440
Tom Gerety, Amherst College
$299,803
Claire Gaudiani, Connecticut College
$299,387
Median:
$194,640

* No longer at the institution.
Note: Figures include total compensation (pay and benefits).
1Compensation includes base salary, tenure redemption, and other incentive payments.
2Pay includes base compensation of $210,000 and $100,541 in long-term incentive compensation and executive leave.
3Compensation includes a performance award of $80,000, the second in a series of five annual payments that will total $400,000.
Source: Chronicle reporting



ALSO SEE:

Database: Pay and Benefits, 1993-99

74 Private-College Presidents Earned More Than $300,000 in 1998-99

For Some Presidents, Large Salaries Don't End With Retirement

Colleges Are Evasive About Presidents' Benefits Packages

Chart: Presidents in Top Pay Brackets

Table: Presidents Receiving Largest Benefits Packages in 1998-99

Colloquy: Join a debate on whether private-college presidents are receiving compensation packages that are too high.


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