{"id":44334,"date":"2024-04-17T17:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=44334"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:34:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:34:28","slug":"the-new-president-of-florida-poly-could-make-up-to-1-2-million-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/04\/17\/the-new-president-of-florida-poly-could-make-up-to-1-2-million-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The new president of Florida Poly could make up to $1.2 million a year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By The News Service of Florida<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"479\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-50-29.png?resize=861%2C479&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-50-29.png?w=861&amp;ssl=1 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-50-29.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-50-29.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devin Stephenson, who is in line to become president of Florida Polytechnic University, could make up to $1.224 million a year in the new role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Poly Board of Trustees on Monday selected Stephenson to succeed outgoing President Randy Avent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephenson is president of Northwest Florida State College, where he earned a salary of $280,000 as of last school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Poly trustees in February approved a total compensation range for the new president of $782,000 to $1.224 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That range will be used in contract negotiations with Stephenson, and a proposed employment agreement is slated to come before the trustees for consideration on April 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephenson was selected Monday over four other finalists for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His appointment also would need approval from the state university system\u2019s Board of Governors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Poly, which had 1,544 students at the beginning of the academic year, is the second-smallest school by enrollment in the state\u2019s network of 12 universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By The News Service of Florida Devin Stephenson, who is in line to become president of Florida Polytechnic University, could make up to $1.224 million a year in the new&hellip; 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