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Shepherd approves salary increase, temporary salary enhancement ISSUED: 23 September 2011 Shepherdstown, WV--The Shepherd University Board of Governors approved a resolution presented by Dr. Suzanne Shipley, president of Shepherd, to provide a 2 percent aggregate salary increase effective October 17 and a 1.5 percent temporary salary enhancement. The salary increase will be allocated for faculty employed as of June 30, 2011 and classified employees before October 15, 2010. The 1.5 percent temporary salary enhancement will be administered from reserve funds, paid out to employees in five payments beginning October 31 and ending December 31, reverting to affected employees' base salaries effective January 1, 2012. Shipley commended the faculty and staff at Thursday's meeting for successful accreditation for nursing and education as well as updating the curriculum. "It's been a daunting year with lots of hard work. I just want everyone to know that the board appreciates the type of effort that it took to create the results that we are now tracking this year," Shipley said. Two new members were sworn in at Thursday's meeting. Elizabeth Greer, the board's student representative, is a junior political science major from Martinsburg. She is the vice president of the Student Government Association, a member of the Student Ambassador Association, and vice president of Sistaz. Holly McCall, a Jefferson County native, is the co-founder and chief executive officer of KRM Associates, Inc., a health information technology consulting firm located in Shepherdstown. In January 2003, KRM founded their Student Intern Program (SIP) helping to place Shepherd University information technology students in intern positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. McCall graduated from Shepherd in 2004 as a non-traditional student, studying visual communications, graphic design. She currently serves on the board of the Shepherd University Alumni Association. The board also approved the West Virginia Route 480 underpass, a $4.1 million project to connect east and west campuses, which is set to begin in February 2012. The project has received a $400,000 appropriation from the United States Department of Transportation, which was facilitated by Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito. The next meeting of the Board of Governors will be held November 17. -30- |
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