University presidential contracts

Ontario universities this month began releasing their presidents’ contracts. Maclean’s has requested a copy from each of the province’s publicly-funded universities. As we receive contracts, we will make them available here. We’re also following local media and will link to news stories as they are published. Check back as we will update often.

President

2007 Compensation

Maclean’s Coverage

Other Media Coverage

Algoma

Celia Ross

$143,085.41

Contract

McMaster

Peter George

$504,792.05

Contract

Maclean’s On Campus

Local media:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Trent

Bonnie Patterson

$326,534.00

Contract

Local media:
1

Brock

Jack Lightstone

$311,217.86

Contract

Local media:
1, 2, 3

Carleton

Roseann Runte

N/A¹

Contract

Guelph

Alastair Summerlee

$446,573.23

Contract

Local media:
1, 2

Lakehead

Frederick Gilbert

$249,267.10

Contract

Maclean’s On Campus

Laurentian

Judith Woodsworth

$291,811.10

Contract

Laurier

Max Blouw

$214,486.24⁵

Contract

Local media:
1, 2

Nipissing

Dennis R. Mock

$259,721.98

Contract³

OCAD

Sara Diamond

$240,145.55

Contract

UOIT

Ron Bordessa

$282,117.34

Contract³

Ottawa

Allan Rock

N/A¹ ($395,000)⁶

Contract

Maclean’s On Campus

Local media:
1

Queen’s

Thomas R. Williams⁴

N/A¹

Contract

Ryerson

Sheldon Levy

$349,093.10

Contract³

Toronto

David Naylor

$429,681.60

Contract

Waterloo

David Johnston

$491,551.50

Contract³

Local media:
1

Western

Paul Davenport

$376,703.16

Contract

Maclean’s On Campus

Windsor

Alan Wildeman

N/A¹

Contract

Maclean’s On Campus

Local media:
1

York

Mamdouh Shoukri

$179,287.00⁵

Contract

Chart Notes:

1. 2007 salary data not available as these presidents were not in office at that time
2. Awaiting response from university on our request for public disclosure of the contract
3. Link to The Hamilton Spectator
4. Interim Executive Head
5. Took office in 2007.
6. Salary listed in contract

Former Presidents

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President

Final Full Year
Compensation

Retirement
Year

Contracts

Notes

Ottawa

Patry Gilles

$345,466.68

2008

Contract + Addendum

Maclean’s coverage:
1

Updates:

10 July 2008: Added link to local media story at Guelph.

12 July 2008: Added contracts at Ottawa, Algoma, Brock.
Linked to Spectator file for UOIT contract.
Added local media for McMaster

15 July 2008: Created former presidents section.
Added Patry Gilles to section with new contract addendum.
Added Allan Rock, UOttawa president to main chart with link to contract.
Added local media for Brock (1, 2, and 3), Laurier (2), and Ottawa (1)

27 July 2008: Added contracts for OCAD and Queens. Changed links for contracts Maclean’s has received.