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Committee approves renewable faculty contracts and three UAB personnel compensation items
Summary
The Compensation Committee approved nine UA renewable faculty contracts and three UAB compensation items: a merit increase for Dr. Francis E. Lund, renewed and increased compensation for Dean Jeffrey W. Holmes and appointment of Robert Howard as UAB CIO.
The University of Alabama System Compensation Committee approved nine renewable faculty compensation items for the University of Alabama and three UAB personnel compensation items during the same meeting.
UA President Dr. Peter Moeller presented nine renewable contract faculty items across the colleges of engineering, honors, law, business and nursing that require board approval under Board Rule 302; the committee approved the package by voice vote with no recorded dissent.
UAB presented three separate personnel items that were considered collectively. UAB Chief Human Resources Officer Janet May requested approval of a merit increase for Dr. Francis E. Lund, director of the Immunology Institute at the Heersink School of Medicine, raising her annual salary from $443,817 to $457,132 effective Jan. 1, 2026; because the new salary exceeds $450,000, board approval was requested.
UAB Provost Dr. Janet Woodruff Borden presented compensation for Dr. Jeffrey W. Holmes, dean of the UAB School of Engineering: a five‑year renewal effective July 1, 2025, and a merit increase effective Jan. 1, 2026 raising base pay from $448,697 to $462,158 plus a one‑time $20,000 performance incentive, for total FY2026 compensation of $482,158. The committee was asked to approve the total compensation because it exceeds the $450,000 threshold.
UAB Vice President for Finance Stephanie Mullins presented the appointment of Robert Howard as Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer effective Jan. 1, 2026, with a base salary of $400,000 and supplemental retirement payments of $25,000 over five years (first payment Dec. 31, 2026). Trustee Sexton asked whether Howard would replace Dr. Curtis Carver; Mullins confirmed Dr. Carver retired effective Dec. 31.
The committee moved, seconded and approved the three UAB compensation items by voice vote. Trustees offered congratulatory remarks for the appointees and expressed appreciation for the academic leaders.
