Chancellor Emeritus Benefits 2.81

Effective Date:  September 9, 2011

Subject:  Chancellor Emeritus Benefits

Category: Emeritus Benefits 2.81

1. Purpose

In recognition of exceptional service to the Arkansas State University System (ASU System) System, the Board of Trustees may bestow emeritus status upon a retiring chancellor.  Individuals eligible for emeritus status include those who have served as chancellor of an ASU System campus for ten (10) or more years.  However, those deemed by the Board of Trustees to have provided extraordinary service and leadership to a campus of the ASU System may also be considered for emeritus recognition.  Any university stakeholder may nominate an individual to be considered for Chancellor Emeritus status, but final approval rests with the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the ASU System President.  The Board of Trustees will reward persons designated by the as Chancellor Emeritus with certain specified lifetime benefits.  These benefits shall continue for the lifetime of the spouse of the Chancellor Emeritus should the spouse survive the Chancellor Emeritus.

2. Chancellor Emeritus Benefits

Persons designated by the Board of Trustees as Chancellor Emeritus shall receive the following benefits:

A. Two tickets to all strike specific name ticketed events including, but not limited to, plays, concerts, banquets, home intercollegiate athletics competitions, presentations, and performances at all venues on the campus in which the individual served as chancellor.

B. One designated preferred parking space for all events on the campus in which the individual served as chancellor.

C. Office space and secretarial assistance, including stationery, note cards, postage, telephone, and computer usage, on the campus in which the individual served as chancellor.

3. Process

The Office of the Chancellor on each campus is responsible for coordinating the provision of benefits in accordance with this policy.  In order to plan for reserved tickets and parking to strike specific name events, the Chancellor Emeritus should promptly notify the appropriate chancellor’s office of those events for which tickets will be requested.

(Adopted by the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees on September 9, 2011, Resolution 11-36)