The full Board of Trustees met on Friday and discussed a variety of matters including appointing a new chancellor for UT Chattanooga, changing the names of several UT Knoxville’s buildings and approving potential bonuses for six UT executive officers.
The Board approved the finalized version of their “Performance and Retention Plan,” which is designed to motivate and reward several UT executive officers for completing a specific set of goals. Two of the six officers include Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and UT System President Joe DiPietro.
Should the officers accomplish their goals, they will be granted a bonus that could be up to but no more than 15 percent of their base salary.
Cheek, whose base annual salary as of July 1, 2012, was $394,956, could receive a bonus of up to $59,243.
DiPietro’s base annual salary as of July 1, 2012, was $445,567.50, leading to a potential bonus of up to $66,835.13.
One of the goals for DiPietro is demonstrating improvement in employee satisfaction on the Employee Engagement Survey in order to recruit and retain a diverse group of employees. Another goal is to bring the faculty and staff salaries closer to the median of their peer group.
Some of Cheek’s goals include building positive relationships with students, faculty, staff and alumni; implementing a plan to become a nationally competitive athletic program (that emphasizes both academics and athletics); and increasing the amount of funding to support renovation and construction needs.
Should any of the executive officers not meet their stated goals, they would not receive the bonus.
Funding for all of the bonuses within the plan will be the responsibility of the individual campuses or the system budgetary unit.
New chancellor for UT Chattanooga
One of the other major orders of business was to approve Steven Angle as the new chancellor of UT Chattanooga. DiPietro spoke highly of Angle before the trustees cast their votes.
“I recommend the election of Dr. Angle with utmost support and confidence in his ability to lead our precious institution here at Chattanooga to new outstanding heights,” DiPietro said.
The Board then voted unanimously in support of Angle.
The new chancellor’s most recent position was as senior vice president at Wright State University in Ohio, which he had been working as since August 2012. Prior to that, Angle had been the provost at Wright State.
After the vote, Angle spoke briefly to thank the board and to express his optimism for UTC’s future.
“It’s a great honor and a huge responsibility,” Angle said. “We’re just tickled pink to be here … I should say blue and gold. … We’re delighted to be able to look forward to the future and to stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.”
Angle will have a base annual salary of $291,000, an expense allowance of $583.33 per month, a housing allowance of $1,666.67 a month, and a moving allowance of $20,000. His post as chancellor will be effective on July 1.
New names and renames for UTK
Earlier in the day, several name changes for buildings around UT Knoxville were approved.
The new residence hall that is currently under construction on Andy Holt Avenue has been named the Fred D. Brown Jr. Residence Hall. Brown has been a long time staff member and created the Office of Diversity Programs in the College of Engineering.
The buildings that are being renamed include the Frank H. McClung Museum, which will be called the Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. The middle initial “D.” will be added to the John Tickle Engineering Building.
The former Student Health Center will be renamed Temple Hall in honor of Oliver P. Temple and his daughter, Mary Boyce Temple, for their work in agriculture. The new football practice facility will be named the Anderson Training Center.
