Despite a year of controversy, budget over-runs and legal battles Trent gave President Bonnie Patterson a 3.3% salary increase and praised her performance.

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Salary disclosures for 2004 show Trent president Bonnie Patterson's base salary increased another $7,350, or 3.3%. In the local area there are only two people paid more than Patterson, as revealed by the public sector disclosures. Those individuals are health care professionals at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC): lead hospitalist Dr. Susan Sudbury at $253,454 and hospitalist Dr. Bill Shannon at $234,846. At $245,087 when combined with her taxable benefits, Bonnie Patterson is the second highest paid in the local area (Dr. Shannon had no taxable benefits). Patterson's salary exceeds that of Paul Darby, the President & CEO of the PRHC, who's salary is $218,000 yet Mr. Darby runs an operation that literally deals with life and death situations and whose budget and building projects exceed those of Trent University.

Year	President &  Vice–Chancellor	Base Salary	Increase	Taxable Benefits	Total
1997 [1]	Leonard W. Conolly	$152,500		$7,103	$159,603
1998 [2]
1999 [3]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$170,000	11.5%	$5,983	$175,983
2000 [4]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$170,000	0.0%	$11,852	$181,852
2001 [5]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$182,500	6.8%	$19,697	$202,197
2002 [6]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$202,500	9.9%	$22,675	$225,175
2003 [7]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$217,350	6.8%	$23,031	$240,381
2004 [8]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$224,700	3.3%	$20,387	$245,087

It is well known that Bonnie Patterson has commitments that take away from the time she has available to conduct her Trent duties and responsibilities. These commitments are listed on her website and include:

• Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC), 2004-2007
• Member, Executive Committee, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), 2002 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, AUCC, 2000 – present
• Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), 2003 - present
• Chair-Elect, Board of Directors, PRHC, in June 2005
• Member, Board of Directors, PRHC, 1999 - present
• Member, Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Executive Committee, 2003 - present
• Member, COU, 1998 – present
• Member, Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), 2002 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, Greater Peterborough Region DNA Cluster, 2004 - present
• Trustee, Lakefield College School , Lakefield , Ontario , 1999 - 2004

Also see:
- Trent President Bonnie Patterson's pay tops $240,350 in 2003.
- Grade Report for Bonnie Patterson - by TrentAction (January 2003)

Last year was a year full of rather public issues, controversies and budget overages. The Gzowski College SuperBuild project was at least $3.2-million over budget (the figure is not audited and a forensic audit might well reveal a larger number). The legal battles with building contractors resulted in $9.2-million in contractor's liens. Issues of accountability and transparency continue to fester, particularly surrounding the DNA cluster project including the absence of a business plan and questionable funding sources. Trent has had to put off hiring new staff to shave $1.75 million from budget because the administration overestimated enrollment. Still, the board gave Bonnie Patterson a raise because, according to board chair Reid Morden, "The board felt she performed extremely well" (Peterborough Examiner, March 11, 2005, page B1). If your organization's president had a record like this would you give her a raise and praise her performance?

And just for interest's sake, here's the salary disclosure for the President of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) for the salary years 1996 & 1997.

Year	President of COU	Salary Paid	Taxable Benefits	Total
1996[9]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$150,000	$1,011	$151,011
1997[10]	Bonnie M. Patterson	$153,000	$941	$153,941

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Peterborough Regional Health Center
Public Sector Salary Disclosure for 2004 Calendar Year
(source: PRHC website)

In early 1996, the Ontario Legislature passed the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, which requires organizations that receive public funding to disclose annually the names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more.

Following the Public Salary Disclosure Act guidelines, the Peterborough Regional Health Centre forwards the following salary information for employees who were paid more than $100,000 during the 2004 calendar year:

Dr. Susan Sudbury - Lead Hospitalist $252, 454 ($1,387 taxable benefits)
Dr. Bill Shannon - Hospitalist $234, 846
Dr. David Newport - Hospitalist $206, 510
Dr. Susan Courtney - Hospitalist $200, 826
Wendy Fucile - as Interim CEO/
Vice-President & CNO $183, 884 ($2,961 taxable benefits)
Dr. Ron Milne - Hospitalist $173,401
Dr. Bob Morrison - Hospitalist $165,524
Dr. Lucie Blouin - $155,596
Dr. Patrick Kilmartin - Hospitalist $143,670
Brad Hilker - Vice President & CFO $140,110 ($2,320 taxable benefits)
Dr. Brian Lindsay - Hospitalist $139,717
Tom Holden - Vice President $129,041 ($2,194 taxable benefits)
Dr. Kevin Gibson - Hospitalist $126,148
Jane Parr - Vice President $123,377 ($2,099 taxable benefits)
Dr. Stephan Ragaz - Hospitalist $111,064
Cyndi Gilmer - as Interim Vice President & $108,609 ($1,396 taxable benefits) CNO/Director
Chris Penhall, former Director $106,525 ($579 taxable benefits) **Note: As of the date of this release, this position no longer exists**

Although it does not fall under the disclosure rules for last year, PRHC is also making available the following annual salary for its new President & CEO. Mr. Paul Darby has not been in the position a full year, however the position's salary does exceed $100,000.

Paul Darby - President & CEO $218,000

For further comment, please contact: Tanya Stewart, Communications 876-5151

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[1] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 1998 (Disclosure for 1997)
[2] The gap in the data are due either to the administrator in question earning less than $100,000 in the given year or to the job changing hands, with each person earning less than $100,000 in the given position in that calendar year.
[3] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2000 (Disclosure for 1999)
[4] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2001 (Disclosure for 2000)
[5] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2002 (Disclosure for 2001)
[6] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2003 (Disclosure for 2002)
[7] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2004 (Disclosure for 2003)
[8] Trent University Record of Employees' 2004 Salaries and Benefits
[9] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 1997 (Disclosure for 1996)
[10] Ontario Ministry of Finance Public Sector Salary Disclosure 1998 (Disclosure for 1997)

If any of the above links are broken navigate around the Ontario government's website to the Ministry of Finance and look for Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure.