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Regents ratify $1,000 one-time stipend to East Central University full-time employees

Board of Regents, Regional University System of Oklahoma · April 9, 2026
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Summary

The board ratified an emergency approval, originally granted by Chair Jane McDermott, authorizing East Central University to provide a one-time $1,000 stipend to all full-time employees (total not to exceed $500,000), funded entirely by ECU Foundation funds.

The Regional University System of Oklahoma Board on April 9 ratified an emergency approval for East Central University to provide a one-time $1,000 stipend to all full-time employees, with total cost not to exceed $500,000 and funded entirely by ECU Foundation funds.

The ratification was presented by the Personnel Committee and moved by Regent Lake Carpenter and seconded by Regent Susan Winchester. The minutes state the payment used no university operating funds; the motion to ratify the Chair's prior emergency authorization passed unanimously.

The board record notes the emergency approval was originally granted by Chair Jane McDermott on November 18, 2025. The university will implement the stipend through ECU payroll and report costs as funded by Foundation resources per the minutes.