Something unconvincing in this PR response
(in PSU on 2010/01/20)http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/01/20/president_ranks_within_top_10.aspx
Penn State President Graham Spanier is one of the highest paid public university presidents, according to a recent report — but rankings can be deceiving, officials said.
The ranking, published by The Chronicle of Higher Educa-tion, lists Spanier as receiving the sixth-highest base salary at $620,000 for the 2008-09 academic year. Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee was ranked first, with a base salary of $802,125.
But Spanier’s name did not appear on the list of the top 10 public university presidents in terms of total compensation, as he does not receive many of the benefits included in extra incentive packages offered at other universities, Penn State spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said.
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“Look at all of the perks and incentives included in other peoples’ salaries,” Mountz said. “None of that is applicable to President Spanier. He has his salary, and then beyond that, he lives in a university house. He doesn’t get a housing allowance, and he drives a university-owned car.”


