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Off icials disagree about
administrator continuity
1975-76" 3tate Appropriations
Continued from p. 1
However, Regent Schwartzkopf said he
believes that when administrators leave
NU, the continuity of the university is dis
rupted, so that administrators' colleagues
and NU students are affected.
Some said that administrators leaving
has a favorable effect on the quality of
education. !
The exchange of administrators has a
healthy effect on the quality of education
because new ideas and perspectives are
needed, according to Hoppner, Exon's
press secretary.
Schwartzkopf expressed dissatisfaction
with Hoppner's views. He said that NU hasj
some quality administrators it cannot,
afford to lose. -Token
few
"And we need more than a token few
scattered around the university," he said.
"I'm proud that they receive offers, but I
am upset about the exodus.'
Yet, what k being done to preyent this
exodus of top administrators?
According to Regent Raun, the regents
continually look at ways to keep top ad
ministrators. He said they consider salaries,
fringe benefits and general working
conditions.
According to Regent Koefoot, although
there are ways of keeping administrators at
NU, state funds are needed from the
Legislature.
However, nothing can be done in the
Unicameral, Sen. George said, because the
responsibility lies with the regents.
Administrator responsibility
Others, including Sen.. Marvel, Sen..
Clark and Regent Kerrr.it Hansen, said re
sponsibility lies with the administrators;
themselves.
"Administrators should go through each
area with a fine toothed comb and cut out
the outmoded programs," Marvel said.
"That way we can support the new and ex
isting programs."
Sen. Savage said, "I don't know the
answer for keeping administrators at NU. I
suppose the solution is to pay them more."
All state employes, including those at
the university, received a $468 plus five per
cent raise for the 1975-76 fiscal year under
LB588.
"This response by the lawmakers
resulted from frustration over the subjec
tive judgment evaluations of employes,".
said Eldin Ehrlich, legislative fiscal analyst.
Ehrlich said that evaluations were based
on more than hard facts and therefore, the
merit pay plan could be used as an excuse
to give employes more money.
According to Marvel, regents complain
to the Legislature about the budget, but
the senators have to "take the heat" for:
money that is raised.
"It's a little easier for them to ask for'
a raise than it is for us to give it to them," i
he continued. "As far as expenses go, we're
on the firing line all the time."
Hoppner said that administrators leave
for promotions as well as for higher salaries
and that salaries are not valid reasons for
administrators leaving.
Sen. Burrows expressed similar views.
"If those people are only interested in
getting a pay check, I wish tney would
move but," Burrows said. "There are
plenty of people to fill their shoes."
Sen. Marsh said she is certain salaries are
valid excuses for leaving NU, but added
administrators should remember that Ne
braska has clean air, safe streets and favor
able conditions for raising a family.
Sen. Goodrich said that salaries are not
valid reasons for leaving NU.
"If administrators want to leave, so be
it. Let them go," Goodrich said. "But if
they want to stay in a progressive universi
ty and community, then we're happy to
hae them."
Goodrich said there are some admin
istrators he would like to see taking jobs
elsewhere.
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Gov. J. James Exon (left) and Regent Robert Prokop (right). The two
men said that NU has never had problems replacing administrators
and that the quality of education does not depend heavily on
administrators.
8 administrators' salaries
The following table compares administrative salaries of Big 8 schools for the 1974-75 fiscal year. The table
was prepared by the NU Office of Business and Finance from 1974-75 Big 8 budget books. AH salaries listed are
for comparable positions according to Miles Tommeraasen, vice chancellor for business and finance.
Univ. of Univ. of Iowa Univ. of Kansas Univ. of
Nebraska Colorado State Kansas State Missouri
Chancellor 39,990 50,000 45,500 42,030 42,000 40,500
Assistant to the Chancellor 21,500 20,400 19,800 26,600 28,620 37,100
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 37,500 42,000 41,700 35,500 37,500 35,500
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 25,000 33,000 24,469 30,840 20,880 25,800
Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance 32,500 32,500 37,300 29,000 28,620 37,100
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 32,000 36,000 33,800 28,900 31,860 32,000
Business Manager 25,500 25,600 24,500 22,500 27,600
Comptroller ' 22,500 33,500 23,000 20,300 24,000 25,000
Director of Accounting 17,200 17,208 18,300 22,639 19,719 1700
Bursar 13,600 20,369 17,000 17,850
Budget Officer 18,500 32,500 22,400 2200 24,540 19,000
Director of Personnel 2000 24,000 26,000 15,500 16,260 23,400
Director of the Physical Plant 25,000 25,000 28,200 28,000 2220 23,000
Chief of Campus Security 18,000 19,560 13,630 1353 1444 2100
Director of University Information 23,000 40,000 3400 19,500 16,640 20,100
Director of Academic Services 21.400 25,400 28,000 21,000 28,020 27,000
Director of Registration 19,090 20664 2400 19,500 16,920 1800
Director of Admissions 19.300 18,540 18,800 15,600 17,400 1800
Dean of Student Development 23,920 25,535 24,700 20,200 21,816 20,000
Director of Financial Aids 17,500 19,008 17,300 16,600 15,480 2U0O
Director of the Student Union 21,610 21,800 27,000 22,200 20,800
DSrofllousjng 23,552 24,000 2800 2800 20,100 2400
Univ. of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
47,000
29,500
40,000
23,500
38,000
31,000
30,000
20,000
15,000
19,600
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24,200
2200
1900
3200
24,000
16,800
16,200
18,000
20300
18,000
24,700
47,000
23,700
39,600
24,000
36,900
32,100
22,200
25,500
1620
15,840
24300
23390
24300
14,880
24,000
25,680
25300
25300
24340
13,980
20,736
15,600
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Comparisons
questioned
One way to rate NU administrative sal
aries is to compare them with those at
other Big 8 schools. However, some NU
Board of Regents members and state sena
tors said they doubt the validity of such
comparisons.
The Big 8 is an artificial standard," ac
cording to Regent Robert Simmons of
Scottsbluff. "There is no common denom
inator except the athletic aspect."
.Lincoln Sen. Harold Simpson, an Ap
propriations Committee member, said that
figures and surveys can be used any way a
person wants, and added that he questions
figures when used to someone's advantage.
We're being compared with Big 8
schools just as if we were competing with
the Joneses," said Sen. John Savage of
Omaha, who is- also on the Appropriations
Committee,
However, some regents and state sena
tors expressed concern about the uni
versity' salaries when compared with other
Big 8 schools.
"Salaries at NU are not comparable to
those at other schools and they should be,"
according to Grand Island Regent Robert
Koefoot.
Sen. Douglas Bereuter of Utica, Appro
priations Committee member, said that Ne
braska's position in the Big 8 does not
surprise him.
"I've felt we are not keeping up with
other schools for quite a while," he said.
"It's not that the state hasn't tried though.
NU has cent a long way, according to
North Platte Sen. Myron Rumery, an
cation Committee member. But he added
that in comparing NU with other schools
"we haven't come along as quickly as we
would like to."
