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Kansas Board of Regents approves fiscal 2026 CEO compensation table after policy update
Summary
The Kansas Board of Regents voted to approve fiscal 2026 CEO compensation levels after adopting a new compensation philosophy and policy in June 2025; the board said up to 49% of total pay may be funded by private sources such as university foundations.
The Kansas Board of Regents voted to approve CEO compensation levels for fiscal year 2026 after adopting a new CEO compensation philosophy and policy in June 2025, board members said.
Becky Patterbaum, a Board of Regents staff member who presented the item, told the board that “as outlined in statute and board policy, the Kansas Board of Regents is responsible for setting and reviewing compensation for the CEOs of the six state universities and the CEO of the board office.” She noted that “under existing board policy, up to 49% of a CEO's total compensation may be funded through private sources such as university foundations.”
The presentation said the board engaged an external consulting firm in 2025 to review the board’s compensation policies, validate peer group benchmarking, analyze national and regional market data, and recommend a compensation philosophy aligned with the board’s long-term goals. The board approved a revised CEO compensation philosophy and policy at its June 2025 meeting that, according to Patterbaum, moves the board to evaluate total CEO compensation on an annual basis rather than reviewing components only at specific events.
Following the presentation, the chair moved “to accept the table as presented.” A board member seconded the motion. The chair called the vote; those present answered “aye” and no opposition was stated on the record. The motion was approved.
Board members publicly thanked the governance committee, staff and the outside consultant for the work on the policy and implementation. The chair characterized the action as part of a broader effort to ensure institutional leaders’ pay is competitive and performance-based and to support institutional strategic goals.
The item was presented as informational and acted on during open session; the board’s presentation materials and the June 2025 policy approval were cited in the discussion. The chair closed the meeting by noting, unless an unforeseen matter arose, it was the final meeting of the academic year.
