SUNY trustees hire interim chancellor

MICHAEL GORMLEY
The Associated Press

ALBANY -- The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday hired a former U.S. Navy admiral to serve as interim chancellor at a salary of $340,000 a year while giving the current chancellor a $206,000-a-year teaching job.
Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, a former U.S. Naval Academy superintendent, will begin as interim chancellor June 1, when current Chancellor Robert King said he will resign.
Ryan won't receive the chancellor's $90,000-a-year housing allowance. Instead, he'll receive $90,000 more than the base salary paid to King.
Board members said the changes will ensure SUNY's growth at a time of record enrollment, minority enrollment, endowments and college board scores of freshman.
As chancellor, King, 58, has received the $90,000 annual housing allowance in addition to his $250,000 salary while remaining in his home in the Albany suburbs. He also has free use of a SUNY car and driver during his five years on the job.

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