Eight of the University of Cincinnati’s 20 highest-paid employees last year were sports administrators or coaches, led by the head football and basketball coaches, who pulled in more than $2 million each.
UC's overall financial health has stayed flat in recent years as most of Ohio's public four-year universities have declined, according to an I-Team analysis of state data.
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An investigation by this newspaper last year found UC — and almost all other Ohio schools — lose money on sports, thought university officials say it serves as a recruiting tool.
UC paid 88 people more than $200,000 last year, a slight increase from 84 in 2014, according to the I-Team Payroll Project.
The highest-paid UC employees in 2015:
1. Tommy Tuberville, Head Football Coach: $2,341,022
2. Mick Cronin, Head Men’s Basketball Coach: $2,000,421
3. Santa Ono, President: $631,263
4. Shuk Ho, Medical Center Director: $504,516
5. David Szymanski, Dean of College of Business: $491,618
6. William Ball, Professor: $490,067
7. Ronald Sacher, Professor: $489,686
8. Beverly Davenport, Sr. VP Academic Affairs & Provost: $476,538
9. Michael Bohn, Dir. of Athletics: $470,268
10. Karl Scheer, Chief Investment Officer: $437,149
Go here for the searchable I-Team Payroll Project database of employees a the University of Cincinnati and other local government agencies who were paid $50,000 or more in 2014 and 2015.
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