Raymond Burse

Not to be confused with Ray Burse.

Raymond Burse, as of 2014, is the President of Kentucky State University. He is known for taking a $90,000 a year pay cut from his $350,000 salary so that his fellow employees could be paid a living wage.[1][2][3] He had previously been the institution's president between 1982 and 1989, and later spent a decade as a senior executive at General Electric.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Davis, Merlene (August 1, 2014). "KSU president gives up over $90,000 of his salary to boost lowest-paid campus employees". Kentucky Herald-Leader.
  2. ↑ Hannon, Elliot (August 4, 2014). "University President Takes $90,000 Pay Cut to Give a Raise to His Minimum Wage Workers". Slate.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Libby (August 4, 2014). "A university president gave up $90,000 to give his minimum wage workers a raise". Vox.


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