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By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer 12:19 AM Thursday, November 5, 2009

DAYTON — Daniel J. Curran, president of the University of Dayton, is the second highest-paid private university president in Ohio, according to a survey of university leaders by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Curran received $495,570 in compensation in fiscal year 2008, according to data published Monday, Nov. 2, by the Chronicle.

Curran’s pay in 2007-2008 was $365,720, with an additional $129,850 in benefits and deferred compensation, the Chronicle reported.

Curran ranked second to Barbara R. Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who received $548,919 in total compensation.

Toni Murdock, chancellor of Antioch University, which operates Antioch University McGregor in Yellow Springs, ranked 12th among Ohio’s 18 private college and university leaders. Murdock received total compensation of $298,436, according to the Chronicle.

The Chronicle looked at 419 U.S. private, nonprofit colleges with $50 million or more in annual expenditures.

The salary data comes from IRS 990 tax forms filed for the 2007-2008 academic year, the most recent available.

A record 23 presidents received more than $1 million in compensation in fiscal 2008, according to the data.

A total of 110 presidents reported total compensation of more than $500,000.

The median pay for the colleges included in the analysis was $358,746, an increase of 6.5 percent from the 2006-07 fiscal year.

Presidents at private research universities had a median pay of $627,750, an increase of 15.5 percent.

“Dr. Curran’s compensation package is competitive in the marketplace when compared to the salaries and benefits offered at other national research universities,” said Teri Rizvi, UD spokeswoman.

UD is the largest private research university in Ohio, with a total enrollment of 10,908 undergraduate and graduate students.

Case Western, also a private research university, has a total enrollment of 9,738 students.

According to the National Science Foundation, UD ranks second among private universities in Ohio in science and engineering research behind Case Western.

A companion survey of public-college presidents will be published in January.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2419 or dlarsen@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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He's forced the university to use a marketing company, made up of his former students from Phily. Yet this company doesn't follow any basic marketing fundemental disciplines, misses deadline dates grossly, bills outrageous charges for unnecessary work (someone needs to follow the money), and then they subcontract out their work to other firms who know nothing about UD or higher ed, to complete simplistic tasks
This has caused great de-moralization of many in the university.

dayton native
11:28 AM, 11/9/2009

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Sure glad they don't publish my salary!

Dr. Dan Curran is worth every penny - and quite a few more pennies too, frankly. He could probably go to another university and substantially increase his salary and benefits. As it is, he has decided to be in Dayton and continue the tradition of core Marianist values even though he is now a vowed religious himself. Bravo, Dr. Dan!

Gregory T Hyland, II
1:10 PM, 11/5/2009

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Dan Curran is standing on the shoulders of Bro. Raymond Fitz!

broadandstrong
10:47 AM, 11/5/2009

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I think it's all well and good for executives to make decent money when the rest of the employees are being treated fairly. However, when people are being laid off, as was the case in the advancement division, and others are having their hours significantly reduced as a money-saving tactic, then there is an inequality. And in an institution whose primary objective is education, you also have non-tenure track and adjunct faculty paid wages that would be embarrassing if they were known.

Grad
10:24 AM, 11/5/2009

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Compare UD now vs. 10 years ago:

Academics: Better
Athletics: Better
Presence in Community: Better
Finding ways to expand a land-locked campus: We thought it was impossible...

Everyone that has criticized him has yet to provide a single negative he has done at HIS job. He has done a great job for UD. If you're the best at what you do, you deserve the money that comes with it. If the only thing lost is 8-16 jobs in THIS city during THESE times, then I'd say that's pretty **** good.

UD Grad_08
10:09 AM, 11/5/2009

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