For a third straight year, the average pay increase for University faculty remained higher than administration and staff increases.
The University released its 1998-99 salary report yesterday revealing this year's pay rates for University faculty, administration, deans and staff.
On average, faculty salary changes reflected an increase of 4.7 percent. The University deans received average increases of 3.96 percent. University staff pay increases averaged 3.8 percent and University executive officers received average salary increases of 2.89 percent.
Since July, the Office of the Provost has been working to generate appropriate salary increases.
"We are very proud of what we've been able to do over the past six months," University President Lee Bollinger said at yesterday's Board of Regents meeting.
Bollinger said the University works to make sure its employees are "fairly" and "meritoriously" compensated.
Before the regents proposed and approved Bollinger's merit salary increase of three percent, he asked that they not increase it more than three percent to keep in step with the average executive officer and dean's increase.
"We are well pleased, on behalf of the University, with the performance of the President," said Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor), reading from a statement issued by the regents. "But strictly in the spirit of - and with great respect for - President Bollinger's desire to emphasize improving the competitiveness of our faculty's salaries, the board has agreed to hold the President's increase to a percentage below that of the average faculty increases."
Bollinger's new salary of $295,996 places him ahead of of former University President and Engineering Prof. James Duderstadt, whose salary rose from $282,214 to $292,797.
Duderstadt has fallen from his top position on the 1995-96 list of the University's highest paid employees with a salary of $260,709 to his current ranking of No. 6.
The 1996-1997 year report marked the first year the administration received percentages of salary increases lower than the faculty. In 1996-97 the faculty received a 4.4 percent increase while the administration received a 4 percent increase.
The gap widened until 1998-1999, when the average salary increase for the executive officers did not change and the faculty's average percent dropped from 4.9 percent to 4.7 percent.
"We built the budget in part around emphasizing, putting a priority on, faculty salaries," University Provost Nancy Cantor said.
Cantor said her office has made a conscience effort to increase faculty pay increases. Cantor ranked 21 on this year's list, one of two females to make the top 25.
The University's highest paid employee continues to be Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Gilbert Omenn. His salary reflected an increase of three percent, bringing his salary to rest at $515,000.
The salaries are effective for the entire 1998-99 school year.
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The University's Top 10 Highest Paid Employees
Gilbert Omenn Executive VP for Medical Affairs 515,000
Larry Warren Executive Director of University Hospitals and Health Centers 360,5000
Mark Orringer Department Head of Thoracic Surgery and Prof. Thoracic Surgery 348,045
Lazar Greenfield Chair of Department of Surgery and Surgery Professor 340,113
Lee Bollinger President of the University and Law Prof. 295,996
James Duderstadt Engineering Prof. and former President of the University 292,797
Lloyd Carr Head Football Coach 280,000
Tom Goss Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 275,000
Arnold Coran Head of Pediatric Surgery Prof. 273,212
Paul Lichter Department Chair Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology Prof. 269,948
n Larry Warren, executive director of University Hospitals and Health Centers: $360,500
n Mark Orringer, department head of Thoracic Surgery and prof. Thoracic Surgery: $348,045
n Lazar Greenfield, chair of department of Surgery and Surgery prof.: $340,113
n Lee Bollinger, President of the University and Law Prof.: $295,996
n James Duderstadt, Engineering prof. and former president of the University: $292,797
n Lloyd Carr, Michigan football coach: $280,000
n Tom Goss, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics: $275,000
n Arnold Coran, head of Pediatric Surgery: $273,212
n Paul Lichter, department chair Ophthalmology: $269,948
01-22-99
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