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FAMU BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES A THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR

FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT TIMOTHY BEARD.

[TAKE VO] {VO} BEARDS TENURE CAME FOLLOWING A PRETTY EMBARASSING PERIOD

FOR THE UNIVERSITY. THERE WAS MIXED THOUGHTS ON WHAT BEARD'S BONUS

SHOULD BE, BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE DURING HIS YEAR LONG INTERIM ROLE.

SOME TRUSTEES ACKNOWLDGED BEARD FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY,

WHILE OTHERS QUESTIONED HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE AND EFFECTIVENESS. THE

APPROVED BONUS IS SEVEN POINT FIVE PERCENT OF BEARDS FOUR HUNDRED

THOUSAND DOLLAR ANNUAL SALARY. BEARD WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A BONUS OF AS MUCH

AS FIFTEEN PERCENT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.