Postsecondary Education Administrators' Compensation
Legislative Research Commission Program Review And Investigations
*From 2015 to 2017, there was an EVP Stu Success & Uni Counsel (Carter). Has the university counsel responsibilities been moved elsewhere?
*From 2015 to 2017, there was an Exec Dir, Stu Life & Auxiliary (Martin). Has the responsibilities been moved elsewhere?
*From 2015 to 2016, there was an Exec Direc, Uni Acctg & Fin (Compton). Has anyone else taken over those responsibilities?
*The following positions had salaries at least 25 percent above the CUPA-HR median for Master's universities. Do Eastern staff have any comments about why these positions would receive a higher than average salary?
Chief Executive Officer, Single Institution (President Benson)
Chief Athletics Administrator (Athletic Director Roan)
Chief Library officer (Dean George)
*In 2015, there was a Vice President, Univ Devlpmnt (Eastman) and a VP, Devlpmnt & Alumni Relation (Perlick). Did Eastman leave the Vice President position and Perlick took over a similar role or were these two different positions?
Eastern Kentucky UniversityCompensationCUPA MedianKY at % of Median
Top Executive and Senior Institutional Officers
CEO, Single Inst/Campus in Syst$400,000$300,000133%
Chief Athletics Admr 1184,500104,860176
Chief Athletics Admr 2185,000104,860176
Chief Audit Officer95,72197,41098
Chief Library Officer138,68392,549150
Heads of Divisions, Departments & Centers
Dep Chief Advance/Dev Officer112,331107,420105
*Basic pay is being compared against median salary here.
In 2019, Morehead had Chief Athletics Administrators because there was an Interim Director of Athletics as well as a Director of Athletics.
*The Chief Development/Advancement Officer (VP, Univ. Advancement Shaw) had a salary that 29 percent below the median for a Master’s university. Do Morehead staff have any comments about why this position would be paid below the average? We noticed the position was changed from a 12 month appointment to a 9 month appointment in 2018.
*In 2015, Morehead’s Chief Human Resources Officer (Dir, Human Resources Nally) was paid a total compensation of 115,828. Nally’s pay was higher in later years. Was 2015 a partial year for Nally?
Morehead University Compensation CUPA Median KY at % of Median
Top Executive and Senior Institutional Officers
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