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Travel and Hospitality Expense Information
Expenses for hospitality, travel and reimbursements related to the duties of the president and those of the presidential spouse are posted below. Expense information is updated quarterly approximately 10 days after the close of the period. We strive to post final numbers, however, in an effort to present timely information, some entries are estimated/pending charges. Entries will be noted as Final with the payment reference number and expense figures updated accordingly.
- Presidential Expense Report Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF)
- Presidential Expense Report Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)
- Presidential Expense Report Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)
- Presidential Expense Report Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)
- President Freeman's Investiture Expenses (PDF)
- School of Music Maintenance and Repair Expenses - associated with investiture (PDF)
- Foundation Event - associated with investiture (PDF)
- Presidential Spouse Expense Report Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)
- Presidential Spouse Expense Report Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)
- Presidential Spouse Expense Report Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF)
Senior Employment Contracts
| Name | Department | Term of Appointment | Current Base Salary | Guaranteed Additional Compensation | Maximum Incentive-Based Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazey, Gerald | VP Research and Innv Partnership | 5/16/17 - 6/30/23 |
$254,616 |
None | None |
| Burns, Eric | Intercollegiate Athletics | 8/26/19 - 6/30/23 | $52,000.08 | None |
$18,500 plus $500 per NCAA championship individual athlete |
| Carlsen, Lisa | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/15 - 6/30/24 with performance-based extensions | $185,659.68 |
$6,000 FY21:$0 |
$231,500 FY20 earned payout reduced and FY21 maximum reduced per amendment |
| Carlson, John | Intercollegiate Athletics | 8/12/19 - 8/11/21 | $80,000.16 | None |
$29,000 |
| Chinniah, Sarah | Administration and Finance | 1/1/18 - 12/31/23 |
$267,800.16 FY21: $241,020.24 |
None | None |
| Colhoff, Julie | Intercollegiate Athletics | 3/16/18 - 3/15/22 | $70,000.08 | None | $53,000 |
| Cotsones, Rena | OERD Division Administration | 7/1/20 - 6/30/25 |
$202,000 FY21: $181,800 |
None | None |
| Edghill-Walden, Vernese | Exec VP and Provost | Annual | $212,980.08 | FY21 for Chief HR Officer interim role $40,000.08 | None |
| Fisher, Patrick | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/20 - 6/30/24 | $63,357.24 | None |
$23,000 plus $500 for each individual qualifier FY21 maximum reduced per amendment |
| Frazier, Sean | Intercollegiate Athletics | 8/1/13 - 6/30/23 |
$308,999.04 FY21: $298,159.14 |
$27,440 FY21: $20,000 |
$164,500 FY20 payout reduced per amendment |
| Freeman, Lisa | Presidents Office | 9/20/18 - 9/19/22 |
$450,000 FY21: $396,000 |
$25,000 deferred compensation 457(f) plan |
$25,000 FY20 $0 (normally paid in FY21 per amendment) |
| Gooden, Raymond | Intercollegiate Athletics | 12/1/18 - 6/30/23 | $106,092 | None |
$76,000 |
| Hammock, Thomas | Intercollegiate Athletics | 1/17/19 - 6/30/24 with potential one-year extension |
$520,204.32 FY21: $518,183.92 |
None |
$625,000 plus 15% of all ticket sales revenues as stated in agreement FY21 maximum reduced per amendment |
| Ingram, Beth | Exec VP and Provost | 5/16/19 – 5/15/25 |
310,000.08 FY21: $272,800.08 |
None |
$15,000 |
| Jensen, Sol | VP Marketing and Communications | 6/19/17 - 6/30/23 |
$211,150.08 FY21: $190,035.12 |
None | None |
| Kester, Kimberly Jarvis | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/14 - 6/30/22 | $53,049.36 | None |
$20,000 |
| Kunigonis, Michael | Intercollegiate Athletics | 1/7/15 - 6/30/21 | $82,404.24 | $6,000 |
$22,500 |
| Ludwig, Ryan | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/19 - 6/30/22 | $61,006.08 | None | $21,500 plus incentives per event/individual qualifiers/team qualifiers as described in contract |
| Montgomery, Mark | Intercollegiate Athletics | 4/1/11 - 6/30/21 |
$339,137.76 FY21: $318,991 |
$7,440 | $105,000 |
| Morreale Jr, Salvatore | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/19 - 6/30/23 | $68.351.52 | None |
$43,600 plus $400 per regional and/or national qualifier and $300 per All-American |
| Myers, Adrian | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/2018 - 6/30/21 | $46,350 | None |
$44,000 |
| Parks, Matthew | DoIT-Admin-Business-Finance | Annual | $231,750 | None | None |
| Perry, Bryan | General Counsel | 7/1/19 - 6/30/23 |
$260,000.16 FY21: $234,000 |
None | None |
| Phillips Sr., Thomas | Public Safety | 9/16/13 - 6/30/15 with two-year renewals | $169,752.48 | None | None |
| Squires, Catherine | Univ Adv and NIU Fdn CEO | 5/1/15 - 6/30/25 | $290,000 |
$8,400 FY21 $0 |
$25,000 |
| Streb, Matthew | Presidents Office | 6/1/17 - 6/30/22 | $163,909.20 | None | None |
| Sutcliffe, Christina | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/20 - 6/30/23 | $90,178.56 | None |
$53,500 |
| Swan, Ryan | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/20 - 1/31/24 | $80,004 | None |
$32,500 |
| Teaberry, Condinitha | Intercollegiate Athletics | 7/1/20 - 6/30/25 | $72,102 | None | $68,750 plus incentives per event/individual qualifiers/team qualifiers as described in contract |
| Wesener Michael, Kelly | Student Affairs | Annual | $154,500 | None | None |
