A CLOSER LOOK AT BLINN CHANCELLOR’S CONTRACT, SALARY
(Blinn College)
The compensation package of Blinn Chancellor Dr. Mary Hensley is among the highest when compared to other junior colleges in Texas.
A Higher Education Administrative Accountability Report from the Legislative Budget Board details the salaries and total compensation packages of leadership positions at junior colleges across the state.
Out of the 50 junior colleges listed in the report, the presidents or chancellors of 10 other institutions had total compensation packages higher than Dr. Hensley’s, as of September 1, 2020.
According to the report, Dr. Hensley’s salary for the 2020-21 Fiscal Year, prior to her recent raise, was $367,319. In addition, her contract granted $14,400 for automobile expenses, $10,000 in business-related expenses and a $2,400 communication allowance. This brought her total compensation package to $394,119.
In June, Blinn’s Board of Trustees approved a 3 percent pay raise for Dr. Hensley, bringing her base salary to $378,338. The board also approved an additional $10,000 in compensation in accordance with a section of her contract titled “Annual Priorities – Additional Compensation.”
According to Dr. Hensley’s contract, the board determines whether to provide additional compensation to the chancellor if certain annual goals have been satisfied. Annual goals, according to the contract, can include “increasing enrollment, improving graduation rates, promoting sound fiscal management of the College’s budget, and managing the administration.”
Dr. Hensley’s contract runs through June 30, 2024.
KWHI submitted an open records request last week for further details on Dr. Hensley’s contract, and received documents related to the request on Wednesday.
You can read the accountability report, along with Dr. Hensley’s contract documents, below.
Click here to read Dr. Hensley's original employment contract.
Click here to read an amendment to Dr. Hensley's contract dated June 19, 2018.
Click here to read an amendment to Dr. Hensley's contract dated June 15, 2021.