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University $alaries
National market driving force for wages
Top 10 UW-W
do with the number of people, but it may
also have to do with the options that peo-
By Sarah Kloepping

salaries
ple have to go to other places.
EDITOR IN CHIEF

Business rules at UW-Whitewa-

“So, for example, if you’re in a de-
ter. The university’s largest depart-
partment that has a relatively high salary
ment also receives the largest salaries. Richard Telfer
expectation, then the other schools in the $199,500
Chancellor Richard Telfer says chancellor
country are also aware of that. And so if
the disparity is caused by external Christine Clements
they want this professor, they know they’re $140,624
forces: the demand for business pro- dean of business college
going to have to pay more.” Randy Marnocha
fessors across the country. $137,943
Other factors that determine a person’s vice chancellor
“Almost all
salary include how long a person has been Mary Pinkerton
of these have a $134,956
at the institution or his or her level of edu- dean of L&S
national market John Stone
cation.
we are comparing dean of graduate studies $132,143
Public Information Director Sara Kuhl
it to,” he said. “So
said people who have chosen to become Richard Haven
it renders less $123,219
teachers make a choice to leave positions interim dean of arts & comm.
what a communi- Meifang Ziang
in the private sector, which pay a lot of $123,000
cation professor assistant professor
money.
is getting com- Jonathan Enslin
“These professors’ salaries have to be $118,776
pared to anybody assistant chancellor
Telfer

very competitive in order to attract the best Hong Qiu

else here than it is what the commu- $114,133
that we can,” she said. “And not to dimin- associate professor
nication professor is getting next to
ish anyone else’s work that they do, but Barbara Monfils
someone at another institution.” $110,772
there are probably more English professors associate vice chancellor

Chancellor
Dean of Letters and Sciences
than there are accounting or economics
Mary Pinkerton said she has heard the
[professors].”
arguement but isn’t convinced others

comparisons
UW-Whitewater’s average professor
should be making less.
salary is $74,500, according to the Chron-
“That’s the argument that’s been
icle of Higher Education. It ranks 11th out
presented, is that for people in busi-
of 25 Wisconsin schools surveyed. School Salary Students
ness it’s a market-driven situation
“So is it more important that so and so UW-Madison $377,000 41,654
where they could make more on the
has a higher or lower salary than another UW-Milwaukee $280,550 30,418
outside,” she said. “Is that ideal? Is that $221,750 13,192
person or is it more important that in our UW-Oshkosh
fair? Those are good questions. I think UW-Green Bay $216,000 6,638
campus the average salary is pitifully low
salaries in Letters and Sciences should UW-Stout $214,084 9,017
[compared to other similar schools?]”
be higher. UW-Platteville $211,986 7,803
Telfer said. UW-Stevens Pt. $207,144 9,209
Pinkerton said she has had com-
Kuhl said as a whole the UW System UW-Superior $205,759 2,794
plaints about salaries and would like to
is below what other universities are paying UW-River Falls $200,000 6,728
pay faculty in the college more. UW-Whitewater $199,500 11,139
faculty and staff nationally.
“People feel their work isn’t valued,” UW-Parkside $199,477 5,303
“If you’re just looking at [UW-White-
she said. “They just don’t feel they are UW-Eau Claire $197,949 11,216
water salaries] it’s like, ‘wow, some of
being compensated in proportion to UW-La Crosse $197,808 10,009
these people make what appears to be a lot

University
their productivity in terms of teaching
of money,’” she said. “But … we’re losing
or research or grant getting and those
people to other institutions because of [low

salaries by
kinds of things in relation to their col-
numbers].”
leagues [within their college and other
Kuhl said a benefit is that faculty at
colleges].”

division
UW-Whitewater is highly committed to
Telfer said when trying to find a pro-
teaching its students.
fessor for a particular role, the university
“A lot them know that they could be
has to offer a salary in the range that
elsewhere making more money,” she said.
other people in that specialty are getting.
“It’s a real benefit to students that we have For more UW-Whitewater
“There are certain departments where
those kinds of committed people here.” salaries go to page 2 of the
that average is higher than other depart- Royal Purple.
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salaries by category
The Royal Purple compiled a list of top salaries at UW-Whitewater according to
the UW System Redbook. Salary numbers, position titles and category seperation are
according to the Redbook’s 2009-10 budget. Salaries listed do not include benefits.
To see the complete list or to search for a faculty member go to http://sys-

College of Arts and Communication

temwide.uwsa.edu/budplan/redbook from a UW System computer.
Starred names denote a person’s salary is cumulative with at least one other job title
in a different department. interim dean acting
Richard Haven $123,219
Limited term implies an employee holds one position, tenure means lifetime em- Kenneth Kohberger director of Young Auditorium* $88,507 limited
ployment, fixed term entails said position ends on a particular date or after a certain Peter Conover professor* $76,991 tenure
task is completed, probationary means said employee is on a probationary status and Charles Olsen professor $74,350 tenure
Frank Hanson professor $70,465 tenure
indefinete implies an appointment with a permanent status.
George Ferencz professor $70,256 tenure

General education administration

Denis Dale professor $68,947 tenure
David Ness assc. director of Young Auditorium $68,479 fixed term
Susan Messer professor $67,435 tenure
NAME POSITION SALARY STATUS Marshall Anderson professor $66,638 tenure
Robin Fellows professor $65,804 tenure
Richard Telfer chancellor $199,500 limited Myung Hee Chung professor $63,933 tenure
Paul Plinske athletics director $95,218 limited Sally Vogl-Bauer professor $62,171 tenure
Lance Leipold coach/assc. lecturer $72,114 fixed term Charles Grover associate professor $61,995 tenure
Thomas Fick sr. university relations specialist $66,247 indef. Daniel McGuire professor $58,935 tenure
Frank Barnes coach $63,032 fixed term Xiaohong Zhang associate professor $58,154 tenure
Patrick Miller coach $62,247 fixed term Barbara Penington associate professor $57,566 tenure
Robert Lanza admin. program manager $61,536 fixed term Daniel Kim associate professor $57,237 tenure
Keri Carollo coach $54,222 fixed term Christian Ellenwood professor $57,565 tenure
Rebecca Reichert sr. admin specialist $51,558 fixed term Jeffrey Herriott associate professor $57,021 tenure

College of Business and Economics

Amy Edmonds asst. athletic director* $51,493 fixed term

Administrative Affairs Christine Clements dean/associate professor $140,624 limited

Randy Marnocha vice chancellor* $137,943 limited Meifang Xiang assistant professor $123,000 tenure
Kenneth Kramer craftsworker supervisor $109,530 n/a Hong Qiu associate professor $114,133 limited
Raymond Korpela elevator constructor $98,861 n/a Donald Zahn associate dean/professor $110,730 limited
William Widen personnel director $96,900 limited Rashiqa Kamal assistant professor $105,000 prob
Gregory Swanson Facilities Planning & Mgt. director $93,237 limited Choton Basu associate professor* $104,440 tenure
Matthew Kiederlen police chief $91,086 limited Jianzhou Zhu associate professor $103,540 tenure
Vonnie Buske financial services controller* $90,964 limited James Peltier professor $102,586 tenure
Adrian Hahn steamfitter $84,577 n/a Roy Weatherwax professor $101,856 tenure
Aimee McCann budget director $83,800 fixed term Yuan Yuan assistant professor $101,000 prob.
Robert Decker steamfitter $83,228 n/a Maxwell Hsu associate professor $97,736 tenure

Student Affairs
Robert Gruber professor* $96,689 tenure
Yezdi Godiwalla professor $95,819 tenure
Robert Horton professor* $95,731 tenure
Thomas Rios asst. chancellor $135,000 limited Amanda Helm assistant professor $94,673 prob.
Jane Fischer nurse clinician $92,297 n/a Robert Schramm professor $94,397 tenure
Frank Santoni plumber $84,577 n/a David Porter professor $94,262 tenure
Carol Miller director of financial aid $82,570 limited Richard Cummings associate professor $93,983 tenure
Judith Lembrich nurse clinician $82,553 n/a Carol Normand associate professor $93,711 tenure
Richard Jazdzewski director of health center* $82,188 fixed term Marilyn Lavin professor $93,674 tenure

College of Education
Ruth Swisher asc. director of health center* $81,330 indef.
Gary Harms recreation sports director* $81,209 fixed term
Ronald Buchholz leadership development director $79,384 fixed term
Marsha McKinnon nurse clinician $77,799 n/a Katharina Heyning associate dean $91,474 limited
Thomas Ganser associate professor $86,472 tenure

Academic Affairs
Alvaro Taveira professor $82,798 tenure
Patricia Casey professor/department chair $81,735 tenure
Edward Kapp associate professor $76,937 tenure
Barbara Monfils Sang Choi associate professor $73,904 tenure
assoc. vice chancellor $110,772 limited
Myrna McCallister Roxanne Depaul professor $72,410 tenure
university library director $101,000 fixed term
Jodi Hare-Paynter Ann Curry Ruff professor $70,501 tenure
interim admissions director $90,000 limited
Daniel Edlebeck Hongxia Wang assistant professor $70,221 prob.
registrar* $88,383 limited
Bruce Bukowski Richard Mason assistant professor $70,000 tenure
director of academic advising $83,789 limited
Richard McGregory William Skelly associate professor $69,709 tenure
director of educ. support services $80,000 limited
Chunju Chen Diana Rogers-Adkinson professor $69,116 tenure
policy planning and analyst* $72,759 fix. term
Harlan Smith Steven Albrechtsen professor $66,903 tenure
international education director* $71,968 limited
Marsha Hare Elizabeth Zarinnia associate professor $64,588 tenure
associate registrar* $71,355 limited
Lamont Weaver Glenn Hayes professor $61,728 tenure
student service program manager $65,144 limited
Scott Bradley professor $64,242 tenure

University Relations
Penelope Portman professor $60,460 tenure
Ruiying Ding associate professor $60,442 tenure
Denise Schultz lecturer $59,775 fixed term

College of Letters and Sciences

Jonathan Enslin assistant chancellor $118,776 limited Anne Stinson associate professor $58,126 tenure
Kathleen Loftus director of development $85,000 fixed term
Sara Kuhl public information director $76,476 fixed term
Gregg Theune admin. Program manager $66,204 indef. Mary Pinkerton $134,956 limited
dean/associate professor
Linda Appleby senior develop specialist $65,000 fixed term Robert Horton $95,731 tenure
assistant professor
Eric Leaf develop specialist $60,789 fixed term David Travis $91,688 limited
associate professor
Mary Fischer artist $55,244 indef. Elizabeth Hachten $87,567 limited
assistant professor
Sarah Listug associate develop specialist $50,000 fixed term Jonathan Kane $83,103 tenure
associate professor
Youa Yang senior artist $48,526 fixed term Malvina Baica $78,971 tenure
professor
Anita Clark publications editor $45,339 n/a Ronald Berger $78,721 tenure
professor

Technology and Information Resources

Bennette Harris assistant professor $77,394 tenure
Robert Siemann associate professor $77,008 tenure
David Cartwright professor $76,940 tenure
Elena Pokot asst. vice chancellor $110,033 limited Richard Salem professor $76,086 tenure
Mary Jo deMeza director of iCIT $81,051 limited Douglas Eamon professor $75,392 tenure
Thomas Jordan IS supervisor 2 $80,778 n/a William Neuman assistant professor $75,330 tenure
Nicholas Ciesinski IS Net serv cons/adm $80,597 n/a Eugene Grigsby associate professor $73,382 tenure
Richard Buerger IS data srv specialist $76,809 n/a Margaret Waraczynski professor $74,260 tenure
Barry Henrichs IS system dev srv specialist $73,514 n/a James Larson professor $73,166 tenure
Andrew Peterson IS net serv specialist $73,287 n/a James Winship associate professor $71,840 tenure
Kent Steinike IS tech srv specialist $72,506 n/a William Powell associate professor $71, 573 tenure
Carl Peterson IS tech srv specialist $72,120 n/a Zhengnan Shi assistant professor $71,000 prob.
Theresa Parker IS system dev srv specialist $71,510 n/a Lopamudra Mukherjee associate professor $70,000 prob.