Published October 19, 2006 in issue 0542 of the HooK.

By LINDSAY BARNES [email protected]

Each year the Chronicle of Higher Education publishes a list of the highest-paid college presidents in the country, based on annual salaries plus benefits. According to the 2005-2006 survey, UVA's John Casteen isn't in the highest pay band, but among public university chiefs, he made the top five.

HIGHEST PAID COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

1. Donald Ross, Lynn University (FL)-- $5,042,315

2. Audrey Doberstein, Wilmington College (DE)-- $1,370,973

3. E. Gordon Gee, Vanderbilt University (TN)-- $1,326,786

4. John Silber, Boston University-- $1,253,352

5. John McCardell, Middlebury College (VT)-- $1,213,141

HIGHEST PAID PUBLIC UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS

1. Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan-- $724,604

2. David Roselle, University of Delaware-- $720,522

3. Mark Yudof, University of Texas System-- $693,677

4. Carl Patton, Georgia State University-- $688,406

5. John Casteen, University of Virginia-- $659,670

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