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UC’s highest paid administrator, by contrast, was Beverly Davenport, who served as interim university president from July 2016 to February 2017 and was paid $686,740 last year. The 10 highest-paid non-sports administrators — including Davenport — made $4.5 million, barely more than the combined pay for Cronin and Tuberville alone.
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Former UC president Santa Ono, who left mid-year to become president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, was paid $427,517 last year, including seperation payments he cashed out upon leaving.
An I-Team investigation found public employees’ ability to cash out unused sick and vacation leave is a rare perk in the private sector, and collectively costs state and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars.
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UC was one of several Ohio public universities to see a decline in fiscal health last year, according to a rating the state uses that calculates factors such as debt and reserves.
This score is used to determine whether a school will be placed on "fiscal watch," a designation Central State University is climbing out of and Wright State University may be headed toward.
The 10 highest paid UC employees last year were:
1. Mick Cronin, head men’s basketball coach: $2,253,331
2. Tommy Tuberville, head football coach: $2,185,479
3. Beverly Davenport, interim president: $686,740
4. Michael Bohn, athletics director: $577,339
5. David Szymanski, College of Business dean: $548,764
6. Ronald Sacher, professor in college of medicine: $540,059
7. William Ball, professor – emeritus, college of medicine: $505,469
8. Shuk-Mei Ho, director in college of medicine: $497,186
9. Karl Scheer, chief investment officer: $495,804
10. Zachary Taylor, assitant football coach: $485,249
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