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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Despite tough times, FGCU president gets raise, News-Press (Ft. Myers)

By Dave Breitenstein
June 18, 2008

Mired in budget cutbacks, enrollment restrictions and a partial hiring freeze, FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw left Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting in need of a bigger wallet.

Trustees awarded Bradshaw a 5 percent pay increase, or $15,500, raising his base salary from $310,000 to $325,500. Minutes later, trustees agreed to pay seven-twelfths of Bradshaw’s annual performance bonus for the seven months he’s been in office; that equals $35,000.

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