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June21,2007Dr.SallyK.Mason41AshcroftPlaceWestLaFayette,IN
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Re:UniversityofIowaPresidentDearDr.Mason:ItisapleasuretoconfirmwithyoutheconditionsofyouremploymentasPresidentoftheUniversityofIowa.TheBoardofRegents,StateofIowa,willprovideyouwithanannualsalaryof
$450,000,
effectiveAugust1,2007.IncludedwithtilesalarywillbetheusualbenefitsavailabletoallUniversityofIowafacultyandadministration.YouwillalsobeprovidedwithanIRSsection
457(f)
deferredcompensationplanandtrust.ThePlanwillcommenceAugust.1,2007.Themonthlycontributiontothetrustwillbe$5,000or$60,000annually.AccruedcompensationandearningswiflvestandbedistributedprovidedyouremaincontinuouslyemployedasPresidentoftheUnIversityofIowathroughJuly31,2012.AccruedcompensationandearningswillalsovestandbedistributedifyoubecomedisabledoraredismissedbytheBoardofRegentsforotherthangoodcause.IfyoudonotremaininthecontinuousemploymentoftheBoardofRegentsthroughJuly31,2012foranyreasonotherthandeath,disability,ordlsrnlssalwithoutcause,allsumsheld
underthe
Plan,togetherwillallaccruedeamlngs,areforfeited.Additionally,youwillbeprovided
$!?O,OOO
inannualsupplementalcompensationcontingentuponyouachievingperformancegoalsasidentifiedbytheBoardofRegents.Thissupplementalcompensationisguaranteedonlyforthefirstyearofyouremployment.Also,theBoardwillprovidetheadditionalbenetltsuniquetothePresidentoftheUniversity,includingspecialallowancesfortheOfficeofthePresident.andh~:)Uslngoryouandyourfamilyat102ChurchStreet.It;saconditionofyouremploymentasPresidentandforthebenefitandconvenienceoftheUniversityInhavingthefunctionsofyourofficemostefflciemtlydischarged,thatyouresideat102ChurchStreet.Asiscustomary,thebuilding
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beavailableandwillbeusedforUniversity-relatedbusinessandentertainmentonaregularandcontinuingbasis,withprivatelivingquartersprovidedtoyouandyourfamilywithinaportionofthestructure.Althoughunlikely,
if
ItshouldhappenthattheIRSortheStateofIowaweretodeemtheuseofthisstructureataxablebenefittoyou,theUniversitywillreimburseyouforthetaxesyoupayonthis·account.BecauseyouwillberequiredtotravelfrequentlyonUniversitybusiness,anautomobilewill
be
providedforyouruse.TheUniversitywillalsocoveryourpersonalmovingexpensesto102ChurchStreet.
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Page.TwoLetterto:Dr.SallyKMasonJune21,2007Initially,thebasisforyourevaluationwillbe:
1.
Achieveprogressincommitment
to
andimplementationofthecurrentUniversitymission
andvisionand
each
ofthe
majorobjectivescontainedintheUniversityofIowaStrategicPlan.Itiswithinyourprerogative.however.consistentwiththeBoard'splanandplanningschedule,foryoutopresentproposedadjustments/changesintheUniversity'sStrategicPlanandyourpersonalgoats,inthecOmingyear.2.DemonstrateacooperativeattitudeandmeaningfulcoordinationwiththeotherRegentinstitutions,theBoardofRegents,theBoardPresldent,andtheBoardOfficeinimplementingthePlanandintheoveralJadministrationoftheUniversityofIowa.
3.
DemonstrategenuinecommitmentandresponsivenesstotheBoardofRegentsStrategicPlan.Boardinitiatives,Boardgovernanceauthority,Boardpolicies,andBoarddlrectlves.WithyourappointmentasPresident,you
will
beeligiblefortenureasaProfessorintheDepartmentofBiology.Thereafter,atalltimes,yourfacultytenureandstatus
wili
besubjecrto.thesameUn·iversityrulesandprotectionasavailabletoothertenuredfacultyattheUniversity.InthepositionofPresident,youserveatthepleasureoftheBoardofRegents,StateofIowa,andyourperformancewillbeformallyevaluatedonayearlybasis.4.DemonstrateacommitmenttoasststlnqtheStateofIowaineconomicandworkforcedevelopment.·...WhenyourserviceasPresidentends,youmaycontinueyourappointmentasatenuredProfessor,atyouroption,withtheusualfringebenefitsaccordedtofacultyandwithasalaryequalto60%ofyourpresidentialsalaryatthetime
of
transition.You
will
beprovidedwithasuitableofficeandsecretarialsupport,andyouwill
be.
giVenoneyearfreecfteachlnqandserviceobligations,inordertoreinvigorateyourteachingandresearchprogram.TheBoardisverypleasedthatyouacceptedthis
position,
andwelook.forWardtoyourassumingthePresident'sposition.
If
youhave
any
questions,pleasefeel
free
tocontactme.Sincereiy,
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MichaelG.Gartner
cc:
GarySteinke,ExecutiveDirectorRegents
 
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ThisistoclarifyanymisunderstandingsthatmightexistaboutyouremploymentaspresidentoftheUniversityofIowa:asoutlinedtoyouintheletterofJune2L2007.Theinitialemploymentcontractisforafive-yearperiod,beginningAug.1,2007.Ifyouareremovedfromofficewithoutcause-at-aay.timeduringthefiveyears,youwillbepaidinfullyourbasesalaryatthetimeofthedismissalforallremainingmonthsofthefive-yearperiod.
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