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Made the cut The women’s golf team needs to rebound after two poor days if it wants to repeat as NCAA champs See page 9
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Krzyzewski nets SI.3M, highest pay Mezzatesta � Duke released its latest tax forms last week, revealing the compensation for the highest paid employees at the University and Health System. By CINDY YEE The Chronicle
After a one-year stint away from the top ofthe payroll, men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reclaimed the fattest University paycheck in the 2001-02 fiscal year. According to the University’s Internal Revenue Service 990 tax forms, Krzyzewski received a total compensation of $1,326,933—m0re than twice what he received in 2000-01. Krzyzewski replaced Dr. Ralph Snyderman, Health System CEO, as the highest paid Duke employee. In the previous year, Snyderman received the greatest total compensation package with $1,156,277, followed by Sallie Shupping-Russell, a former investment manager at Duke University Management Co., and Krzyzewski. While Snyderman’s salary increased from $448,456 to $456,228 in the fiscal year ending in 2002, Krzyzewski’s made an even greater leap from $589,300 to $742,683. In addition to his base salary, Krzyzewski received $519,218 for his expense account and other allowances and $65,032 in his employee benefit plan. John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, declined to go into details regarding increases in Krzyzewski’s salary and total
ten highest paid university employees total compensation*
Rflks Krzyzewski
$1,326,933
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Dr. Ralph Snyderman Ihruston Morton &IISM President
Dr. Sandy Williams Wiliam Donelan Eugene McDonald Biai&C Vice President for Asset Management
Gordon Williams DIMS Vice Dean el Administration and Finance
Nan Keohane
Work has started at the site for the new Nasher Museum of Art, for which Mezzatesta has prepared for over a decade. See page 3
510,674
502,118 491,606 488,043 387,207
University President
Robert Winkler
James B. Duke professor at Fuqua
Tallman "(task Vice President
base salary
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Emcwive Vice President & 000 of OUHS
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The Chronicle
Despite 16 years experience as director of the University’s art museum and the development of a $23 million home for the University’s art collections to his credit, Michael Mezzatesta will not be in charge when the new Nasher Museum of Art opens its doors in 2004.
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By CINDY YEE
956,057 734,738
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benefit plan
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ousted from DUMA spot
other allowances
President Nan Keohane and Provost Peter Lange announced Friday that Mezzatesta will not be rehired when his current five-year term ends at the end of August. Sarah Schroth, the curator of DUMA, will serve as interim director while the University conducts an international search for a permanent replacement for Mezzatesta during the coming year. The decision not to renew Mezzatesta’s contract caught many off guard, both within and outside of the University. “We were somewhat taken by surprise because we didn’t expect there to be a
See HIGHEST PAID on page 6
See MEZZATESTA on page 7
Humphries abandons Duke hoops By MIKE COREY The Chronicle
Kris Humphries, a 6-foot-8 McDonald’s All-American from Minnesota, was granted his release from his National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Duke Monday afternoon. As of Wednesday evening, the reasons behind Humphries’ requested release were still unclear. “I really don’t know why Kris has asked for his release,” Humphries’ high school head coach Ken Novak wrote in an e-mail Wednesday. “He seemed to love everything about Duke.... I’m sure Kris will clarify things at a later date.” For now, however, the Hopkins High School star has left the world of college basketball guessing. Speculation has abounded regarding where Humphries will attend school in the fall, with the top three schools predicted as the University See HUMPHRIES on page 12
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This old warehouse Duke arts moves into a tobacco landmark
When
Durham sought to transform many of its dilapidated old factories into centers for culture and commerce, Duke was among the first to jump on
the bandwagon. Now, one of the University’s major invei East Campus obtained in 2001—is finally o begins construction this summer for a possi Included in the first phase ofrelocation w: dios, artists’ workshops, classrooms, a gallery
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the Eddy Collection of Musical Instruments
and visual arts—the centerpiece of the new i Associate professor Scott Lindroth, who music, said the new lab will allow him incr bility. As it stands, he said, students cannot during class time because of inadequate equ. The digital lab will integrate art and te' as visual arts and music. “Contemporary electronic media so muci digital and the aural that arts shouldn’t be s< ed anymore,” said Vice Provost for Interdi nary Studies Cathy Davidson. Tobacco company Liggett and Myers has used the location for many years as a carton See WAREHOUSE on page 7
Vice Pres ’d en l f° r student Affairs Larry Moneta hired a new deve| o p ment offj cer to help his office raise funds for the planned student village. See page 4
Members of the Presidential Search Committee began their work this month to find a replacement for President Nan Keohane. See page 4
The Financial Times placed Duke Corporate Education No. 1 and the Fuqua School of Business No. Bin its latest rankings. See page 5