July 2003

July 2003

July 29, 2003

The UM Board of Curators on Friday, July 25, 2003 approved in executive session the following items: a resolution in support of UM President Elson S. Floyd's decision to hire Thomas F. George as chancellor of the UM-St. Louis Campus; a 2 percent salary increase for Vice President for Human Resources Ken Hutchinson, Vice President for Academic Affairs Steve Lehmkuhle, Vice President for Finance and Administration Nikki Krawitz, UM General Counsel Marvin Wright, and UM Board Secretary Kathy Miller; two complimentary season football and basketball tickets for UM General Counsel Marvin Wright; authorization for the president of the University of Missouri to establish a new position of UM System Vice President for Governmental Affairs; and using in part private gift funding to increase the base compensation of chancellors at UM-St. Louis, UM-Kansas, and the UM-Rolla to $250,000 annually. UM-Columbia Chancellor Richard Wallace's compensation also will be increased to $250,000 annually using gift funds in part. Wallace's compensation includes continuation of a $25,000 annual housing allowance.