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by Jacquelyn Ryberg
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved Thursday Cornell University Provost Biddy Martin as UW-Madison’s next chancellor.
Martin will receive an annual salary of $437,000, which is $110,000 more than what current chancellor John Wiley earns.
In a statement, Board of Regents President Mark Bradley and UW System President Kevin Reilly said the change in salary is the result of extreme competition to keep faculty, academic staff and senior academic leaders from choosing more lucrative jobs in other institutions across the nation.
“We compete in a national and global market for top-shelf talent, and the best available data show that salaries in the UW System are generally not keeping pace with those offered by similar institutions elsewhere,” Bradley said.
About $100,000 of Martin’s pay will come from the John D. Wiley Chancellor’s Chair Endowment, funded by both the UW Foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Martin is the second female to lead UW-Madison and the first openly gay chancellor of the state’s flagship university.
“I look forward to the opportunity to work with Wisconsin citizens and their representatives to ensure that their families benefit from the preparation and the innovation that UW-Madison provides for this changing world,” Martin said in a statement. “Our work will not be easy, but I believe we will be equal to the task if we work together and focus on the things that matter.”
In addition to Martin’s approval, the regents also appointed Robert Felner as the UW-Parkside chancellor and Richard Telfer as the UW-Whitewater chancellor. Felner will earn an annual salary of $205,000 and Telfer will receive $199,500.
Reilly will also receive a salary adjustment due to the increase in competition for CEOs of large public universities across the nation. As of July 1, Reilly’s salary will increase to $414, 593, which is $72,729 more than his current annual earnings.
