Behind the Scenes: Dave Frohnmayer's Salary

http://blog.oregonlive.com/steveduin/2008/12/behind_the_scenes_dave_frohnma.html

"In the essay -- titled "Misplaced priorities? Follow the money" -- Harbaugh hit on some familiar themes, noting that while many things are in decline at UO, the compensation package of university President Dave Frohnmayer is not.

If money is tight in the Oregon University System, Harbaugh wrote, the OUS Board "has somehow found the cash to increase UO President Frohnmayer's pay by 325 percent." He pegged Frohnmayer's total compensation at $717,000 ...

...And that prompted a revealing response from Ryan Hagemann, secretary of the State Board of Higher Ed.

Hagemann wrote to The Oregonian, arguing that Harbaugh's numbers were wrong. He argued that Frohnmayer received a state salary of $245,700 and additional compensation from the UO Foundation of $199,260, putting his annual pay at$444,960.

"As such," Hagemann's letter states, "Mr. Frohnmayer's total state and privately funded annual pre-tax salary combined is $444,960, not the inflated number of $700,000 as cited by Mr. Harbaugh. lf Oregonians are interested in comparing university presidents nationwide, The Chronicle of Higher Education completes an annual survey which is available on their website."