$200,004 PAY URGED.Byline: Robert Monroe Staff Writer A California State University Enrollment  committee of trustees recommended Tuesday that incoming Jolene Koester, incoming president at the Northridge campus, receive an annual salary of $200,004. The salary exceeds only slightly the $199,752 a year that Louanne Kennedy has been paid as interim president since the trustees increased the salaries of top campus executives in September. The average salary of presidents at the 23 campuses is $195,773. Koester's predecessor at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge , Blenda Wilson, received an annual salary of $175,008 until she left in June. Koester, serving as provost at California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. , until she takes over at CSUN on July 1, will live in the home near campus that the system provided for Wilson. ``I remain very excited about the opportunity and living near the campus.'' Koester said. Ralph Pesqueira, chairman of the trustees serving on personnel committee, s Chancellor Charles Reed negotiated the salary based on salaries of other state university presidents in California and nationwide. The entire board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve the salary. Koester said she has visited the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. several times since being selected as president in November. On a weekend visit, she saw the CSUN men's basketball team beat visiting Montana on Saturday. |
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