UNI AD, head coaches and some staff take pay cuts
Dargan Southard
Des Moines Register USA TODAY NETWORK
CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa athletics director David Harris, as well as all Panthers head coaches, senior staff members and select staff members, will take upcoming pay cuts as part of ongoing financial tightening during the coronavirus pandemic. Harris and the head coaches of UNI’s five ticketed sports — Mark Farley (football), Ben Jacobson (men’s basketball), Tanya Warren (women’s basketball), Bobbi Petersen (volleyball) and Doug Schwab (wrestling) — will all take 10% salary reductions for May and June. UNI announced the decision Thursday.
“I am proud to do my part and proud of our head coaches and staff members that have stepped up to help our department address these unprecedented circumstances,” Harris said in a school release. “Our priority is the welfare and success of our student-athletes, and these temporary and voluntary cuts help us align our fiscal reality with our departmental goals.”
UNI is one of more than two dozen schools to announce some form of pay cut for athletics staffers, as universities nationwide look to mitigate financial damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dargan Southard
Des Moines Register USA TODAY NETWORK
CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa athletics director David Harris, as well as all Panthers head coaches, senior staff members and select staff members, will take upcoming pay cuts as part of ongoing financial tightening during the coronavirus pandemic. Harris and the head coaches of UNI’s five ticketed sports — Mark Farley (football), Ben Jacobson (men’s basketball), Tanya Warren (women’s basketball), Bobbi Petersen (volleyball) and Doug Schwab (wrestling) — will all take 10% salary reductions for May and June. UNI announced the decision Thursday.
“I am proud to do my part and proud of our head coaches and staff members that have stepped up to help our department address these unprecedented circumstances,” Harris said in a school release. “Our priority is the welfare and success of our student-athletes, and these temporary and voluntary cuts help us align our fiscal reality with our departmental goals.”
UNI is one of more than two dozen schools to announce some form of pay cut for athletics staffers, as universities nationwide look to mitigate financial damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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