tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post2467158227079333456..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Prez Mason & Now What? - Life Goes OnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-40574243500970875302007-07-03T15:20:00.000-05:002007-07-03T15:20:00.000-05:00For what it is worth, the fringe benefit rate for ...For what it is worth, the fringe benefit rate for non-clinical faculty members, which in normally the rate applied to academic administrators, is 27% (<A HREF="http://www.uiowa.edu/~fusas/fringe/index.html" REL="nofollow"> UI Accounting Services </A>, so you can estimate the President's compensation as 1.27 times salary. I'm not sure, but I think the way the longevity bonus is structured, fringe won't be paid on it. So, 1.27 times 450K equals 527.5K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-81519012364716827802007-06-23T23:15:00.000-05:002007-06-23T23:15:00.000-05:00Professor Johnson: I have not participated in, no...Professor Johnson: I have not participated in, nor read, your blog before this search, that is now behind us...and it's possible that I won't in the future...but before "signing off" I just want to say again, for what it's worth, that I think you provided an invaluable service to the campus and the community with your blog...THANK YOU!!!!! Your blog was not only an invaluable resource for information, but also an important "repository" for the release of relevant information, anonymously...(some might say, also, that engaging with this blog was cathartic)...The outcome of the search, and the process by which it was arrived upon, despite the information that was available to all through your blog, has served as an important illustration of the politicized processes that now run this university and our state. Regardless of the merits of our new president, (and there may be many), the process by which this selection occurred should be a lasting lesson to us all...something we should not forget as we endeavor to move ahead, positively. But the primary point of this entry is this: thank you, Professor Johnson, for providing this avenue for exchange of information and ideas!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-38615063242596067572007-06-23T13:10:00.000-05:002007-06-23T13:10:00.000-05:00The pool for quality administration be it college ...The pool for quality administration be it college presidents, school superintendents or city managers is more narrow than it has been in the past. That is what is driving the salaries. Not only that, you have a culture since 1980 that basically denegrates people in those positions. This makes for a difficult paradox for society. You pose the question (to paraphrase) that "certainly an institution such as the UI could get someone for less". My answer would be that you could certainly get <I>someone</I>, but not the best person. This is nothing more than the market reaction for the cost of administrative talent. If you try to cap salaries, you will remove incentive (altruism is nice, but it wont feed my kids or send them to institutions such as the UI) and get a pool of inferior candidates ultimately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com