Michigan: 42% raise convinces college pres to stay on board

by E Wayne Ross on January 28, 2009

Jackson Citizen: JCC chief to stay at college

After being offered a 42 percent increase in compensation plus a bump in health-care benefits, Jackson Community College President Daniel Phelan announced Monday night he will remain in Jackson.

Phelan, 49, told about 30 supporters at a special board meeting that he would stay after the board approved a $70,000 pay hike to $236,600 annually. The decisions came two days before he was to be interviewed for the presidency of Grand Rapids Community College.