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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
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.
ments,” he said. “In part, it may have to
KLOEPPINSE05@UWW.EDU
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-
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