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Daniels' Purdue pay 10th among Big 10 presidents

Associated Press
December 16, 2012
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Colleges and Universities, Education & Workforce Development, Mitch Daniels, Purdue University
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Outgoing Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' salary in his new job as president of Purdue University will rank no better than 10th among Big Ten peers, the school said Saturday.

The Purdue Board of Trustees on Saturday approved a contract that pays Daniels a base annual salary of $420,000 plus incentives that could increase his pay as high as $546,000, the school said.

April 2012 data shows Daniels' potential salary would rank 10th among the 12 Big Ten university presidents, Purdue said.

Compensation for previous Purdue President France Cordova, including deferred compensation, was $555,000.

The five incentive areas are: student affordability, graduation and student achievement, philanthropic support, faculty excellence and recognition, and strategic program development with demonstrated student outcomes in knowledge and understanding, Purdue said. The goals and metrics for Daniels' first year will be set in June.

"Gov. Daniels proposed a salary plan that offers incentives for reaching Purdue goals that are important to all of us — students, families, taxpayers, faculty and staff," trustees Chairman Keith Krach said in a news release. "The board enthusiastically embraced the concept and it underlines our commitment to growing the value of a Purdue degree. This contract goes further on performance goals than any we know about."

Goals and weights will be revised each year and mutually agreed upon by Daniels and the board, Purdue said.

Daniels did not attend the trustees meeting — he was giving the winter commencement address at archrival Indiana University — but said in a statement released by the university that Purdue "is committed to ever-higher standards of teaching and valuable research, provided at a cost accessible to all qualified students."

"As an institution we must embrace these goals and accountability for results in approaching them," Daniels said. "This contract is designed to underscore the university's commitments by aligning my priorities as its employee with the objectives of student success, student affordability, and institutional excellence and reputation."

The contract covers five years and five months, and his start date will be Jan. 15, one day after his second term as governor ends.

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  • Oh, come on
    BDecember 19, 2012 3:49 PM
    This is in reply to Tom McGinnis (who didn't capitalize his own name), and should have been displayed as such.
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  • Oh, come on
    BDecember 19, 2012 3:46 PM
    You obviously have no comment regarding this article. You don't have to be a grammar/spelling snob on here. Maybe he's no English major, and maybe you're no physicist or heart surgeon. English may be a second language for him, and maybe he will be the one to save your life someday. You just came across as a bully.
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    • Well Qualified
      PeteDecember 18, 2012 9:17 AM
      If Mitch can run a state effectively he can certainly run Purdue University. If you did not attend college, and specifically Purdue University, please don't make comments.
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    • Too Much
      RighthandedDecember 18, 2012 7:31 AM
      Mitch has no experience at a creditable institution of higher education. In fact he is responsible for lowering the quality of the state’s education system (e.g. Western Governors & the Charter Schools). Additionally, he was given a job from a board of trustees that he appointed! I voted for Mitch for governor but this it too much!
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    • Tough Crowd
      CKDecember 17, 2012 4:48 PM
      Sorry,who cares about a mistake someone made 40+ years ago. If Purdue wants Mitch and he wants to be the president - good for them. $420K is not a lot of money for that position and he doesn't need the job and he doesn't need the headaches, but maybe he is trying make a great university better. And I am pretty sure he will.
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    • I should have said it!
      mikalosDecember 17, 2012 3:04 PM
      You're right DC Indy. I don't like Daniels and feel that his pay should be one of the lowest in the Big Ten. He build his reputation on Republican rhetoric and building up the state savings account while education, unemployment insurance and services suffered. I have more faith in someone like Pence who at least appears to be open to some degree of bi-partisanship.
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    • Time To Think, People!
      DC IndyDecember 17, 2012 2:50 PM
      If you don't like Mitch, just say so! After that, maybe you can grasp a bit of reality. Purdue is a political subdivision of the state of Indiana. It holds title to billions of dollars in real estate, employs many thousands of people, and produces well equipped graduates, many of whom are sought after by the world's leading edge employers. A doctorate in education is not a requirement to be successful at the job, and could in fact be a hindrance if academics trumps vision and real world experience. Daniels has global connections and did not need to take the job, nor does he require "political pay back" from anyone. I credit the Trustees, because Daniels was one of the most popular, well-regarded governors in the US, which should be very helpful with: 1). Raising money like Dr. Jischke did, and 2). Raising Purdue's visibility. I notice none of you Daniels naysayers voiced approval of the fact that his contract pays him the l0th out of 12th lowest salary in the Big Ten. One only wonders what your rant would have been had he negotiated the highest salary in the Big Ten. And what of the past drug use? Since you made no reference to Obama's drug use, you really don't care about that, you're just name calling because you don't like the guy. Try to think objectively -- it's way more enlightening than relying on Democratic/Union propaganda.
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      • He's the UIltimate Politician
        mikalosDecember 17, 2012 2:01 PM
        This is just a 'keep the money rolling in' stopover for him until it comes time to run for another office [presidency?]. The people he setup at Purdue are just paying him back. The man is politically one of the best.
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      • Who cares?
        HoosierDecember 17, 2012 1:35 PM
        Who cares? It's Purdue! (Please no comments about the Hoosier's game against Butler Saturday.)
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      • Purdue's Shame
        Viktor KuprinDecember 16, 2012 8:44 PM
        Credence said it best, in song: Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don't they help themselves, oh. But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,
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      • Lol...
        MarshallDecember 16, 2012 5:33 PM
        ... The man has had a hand in running a Fortune 500 company, the State of Indiana, and was highly touted as a potential candidate for the presidency of the United States of America. I'm pretty confident he can handle his new post, lol.
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      • Ehhhhh, "Fail."
        tom mcginnisDecember 16, 2012 4:56 PM
        1) too not to 2) background not back round 3) [is] 3rd-person singular English "to be" 4) governor not govenor 5) commas do not induce capitalization 6) [nouns] are a wonderful way to start a sentence. 7) make-believe not make believe Buddy, you're no English major. (Suddenly, I'm thinkin' we have a shortage. Hmmmm.)
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        • Our Man Mitch
          Nick HlavatyDecember 16, 2012 1:14 PM
          Well, Mitch, if your finances get really tight, you can always deal drugs again. Check out Mitch Daniel's Drug Dealing Career from the past: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0211/Daniels_drug_arrest.html -- Why Would Purdue, one of America's Premier Universities, want an old, out of work, political hack to occupy their office of President? Maybe because His appointees to the Board Of Trustees - made while he was governor - wanted to return the favor? Fellow Purdue Alumni, SHOW YOUR OUTRAGE! Or is this just more Business As Usual - and nobody cares?
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        • Daniels pay
          ralphDecember 16, 2012 11:18 AM
          This is great money and to much for someone that has no back round and not qualified to run a school before. Not just because he was a govenor. No teacher back round. Wake up and put one in there to run the school correctly. Not someone with a government back round. Only know how to spend money. Students need leader not make believe.
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          1. liek the rest of America

          2. These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.

          3. It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.

          4. No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.

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