 | Board of Visitors minutes April 10, 1953 |  |
LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mr. Stuart Campbell, Chairman, Mr. Thomas Michie, Mr. O'Conor Goolrick, and Mr. George
Cochrane of the Law Alumni Association, appeared before the Board to request an increase in the
salary scale of the Law Faculty. Mr. Campbell spoke for the Law Alumni. Specifically, they
requested the following
| 3 Professors at | $12,500 |
| 4 Professors at | 10,000 |
| 1 Professor at | 8,500 |
| 4 Professors at | 8,000 |
| 2 Assoc. Professors at | 6,000 |
They estimate that this will cost the University $9,700 per year if the present bonus
is continued, or $14,000 per year if the bonus is discontinued.
In support of their request, Mr. Campbell stated that the University Law School is
classified by the American Bar Association among the top 13 schools, but that its salary scale
placed it 12, as shown in the table below. The increases proposed would make us rank 8
| Name of University |
Professors | Assoc. Professors | ||
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| Columbia | (Not given) | Start at $8,000 | ||
| Objective $15,000 for all full professors, but average is about $14,000 |
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| Duke | $11,000 | $ 9,100 | $8,500 | $7,500 |
| Harvard | 15,000 | 10,000 | -- | -- |
| Illinois | 12,900 | 9,000 | 7,900 | 7,900 |
| Indiana (Bloomington) |
11,750 | 10,500 | 8,500 | 7,000 |
| Iowa | 11,500 | 8,000 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 15,160 | 10,500 | 12,700 | 10,000 |
| Northwestern | 13,000 | 9,750 | 9,000 | 7,500 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,000 | 11,700 | 10,000 | 9,200 |
| Texas | 9,600 | 9,600 | ||
| (Distinguished Profs.) | ||||
| 7,900 | 5,900 | 5,700 | 4,800 | |
| (Professors) | ||||
| Wisconsin | 11,150 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 5,750 |
| Yale | 15,00 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,500 |
Messrs. Michie, Goolrick, and Cochrane spoke briefly in support of Mr. Campbell's proposal.
Mr. Black, on behalf of the Board, stated that the Board was in a dilemma as there was
now a sizeable disparity between the salary scale in the Law and Medical Schools and the other
schools of the University. He thought it would be most difficult for the President and the Board
to request an increase for the Law School without a comparable increase for the other schools.
He suggested that efforts be made through the recently established Law School Foundation
to raise the $9,700 necessary to make this scale possible. He said he believed that enough funds
could be raised to increase the scale to $15,000
Mr. Campbell stated that the Committee hoped that the State would provide the scale
requested and that the Law Alumni would raise the additional amount necessary to make possible a
top pay of $15,000 for the faculty
The Rector thanked the members of the Law Alumni Association for appearing, whereupon,
they left the meeting.
After further discussion of the matter, the President was asked to meet with the Law
Alumni and discuss (1) the raising of funds necessary through private gifts, and (2) the presentation
to the Legislature of a request for a general increase in faculty salaries in the University
| Board of Visitors minutes April 10, 1953 | |