With Salaries Like This Who Needs Enemies

The story behind the Faculty of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine becomes more and more interesting with each new day. As this blog has laid-out, the qualifications of a majority of the faculty members on the School of Medicine Admissions Committee are simply NOT qualified to sit and decide on the applicants to the School of Medicine. Many of the applicants to the MD program have far superior academic qualifications than the Faculty. We have taken a fresh look at the Faculty and are exposing for the first time to the general public the salaries each of these individuals are receiving from the Citizens of the State of South Dakota. We think you will be shocked!

According to the State of South Dakota (http://www.state.sd.us/factpage.htm) the estimated annual salary in South Dakota is approximately $28,444 (c.2005). The average K-12 teacher has an annual salary of ~ $34,040. However, the average PhD faculty member within the BioSciences Department at the University of South Dakota makes an ALARMING salary of ~ $102,247 (+/- SD = $39,123.66) and the average salary of a faculty member with a Masters of Science degree rakes in ~ $66,958 (+/- SD = $1,675.21). In comparison to South Dakota State University, the average PhD salary for the BioSciences Department is ~ $84,863.61 (+/- SD = $19,339.03) and for the Masters of Science the average annual salary is ~ $43,472.71 (+/- SD = $4,591.27).

At first glance you might believe that these salaries are in-line with national averages ... but they are not. The US National average for a PhD in the "biosciences" is ~ $77,000 annually (http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Doctorate_(PhD)/Salary). What is more amazing, a MAJORITY of the University of South Dakota "biosciences" faculty DO NOT have research funding and MOST have not published a single peer-reviewed (novel) research manuscript in 5+ years. I guess the old academic addage of "publish or perish" is not adhered to at the USD.

Below is a listing of the "biosciences" faculty of the University of South Dakota, the institutes that granted their PhDs (or MS), their individual appointment classificiations at the USD, and their salaries. You can view each individial at the USD website:

http://www.usd.edu/med/biomed/faculty/home.cfm

University of South Dakota "BioSciences"

Stephen Armstrong PhD University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor
Daniel Bird PhD Instructor $61,000
Brian Burrell PhD Ohio State University Assistant Professor $67,704
Maureen Burton PhD Instructor
Gudiseva Chandrasekher PhD University of Mysore, India Associate Professor $88,000
Subhash Chauhan PhD Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India Assistant Professor
Michael Chaussee PhD University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor $86,940
Kristi England PhD University of Iowa Assistant Professor
Adhar C. Manna PhD Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Assistant Professor $80,050.00
Pasquale Manzerra PhD University of Toronto Assistant Professor $67,567
Douglas Martin PhD University of Saskatchewan Professor $110,545
Robin Miskimins PhD University of Arizona Professor $129,661
W. Keith Miskimins PhD University of Arizona Professor
Robert Morecraft PhD University of Iowa Professor $107,748
Daniel Neufeld PhD Tulane University Professor $98,885
Timoth O'Connell PhD University of Michigan Assistant Professor
William Percy PhD University of Aberdeen, Scotland Associate Professor $76,788
Alexander Erkins PhD St. Petersburg State University, Russia Assistant Professor
Kathleen Eyster PhD University of Arizona Professor $118,416
Gina Forster PhD Macquarie University, Australia Assistant Professor $76,270
A. Martin Gerdes PhD University of Texas Professor
Barbara Goodman PhD University of Minnesota Professor $92,234
Victor Huber PhD Medical College of Ohio Assistant Professor $72,500
Meena Jaggi PhD Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India Assistant Professor
Joyce Keifer PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor $114,307
Curtis Kost Jr PhD Vanderbilt University Associate Professor $75,685
Yi-Fan Li PhD Beijing Medical University, China Assistant Professor $69,935
Qiangrong Liang PhD University of North Dakota Assistant Professor
Ronald Lindahl PhD Wayne State University Professor $220,379
Patrick Ronan PhD University of South Dakota Assistant Professor
Evelyn Schlenker PhD SUNY Buffalo Professor $117,701
Carlos Telleria PhD University of San Luis, Argentina Associate Professor $82,548
John Thomas PhD University of Illinois Professor
Barry Timms PhD University of Wales, U.K Professor $106,149
Steven Waller PhD University of Maryland Associate Professor $149,008
Xuejun Wang PhD The University of South Dakota Professor $201,768
Michael Watt PhD Macquarie University, Australia Assistant Professor $52,199
Keith Weaver PhD University of Texas Professor $116,040
Da-Qing Yang PhD Kansas State University Assistant Professor
Gerald Yutrzenka PhD University of North Dakota Associate Professor $92,828
Paul Bunger PhD University of Nebraska Associate Professor/Dean of SOM Admissions $130,053

Masters Faculty
Scott Druecker Instructor $65,558
Jane Gavin Instructor $66,502
Ann Settles MS Instructor $68,814


For comparison the salaries of the SDSU "biosciences" faculty are also listed:

South Dakota State University "BioSciences"

PhD Faculty
Auger, Donald PhD University of North Dakota Assistant Professor $78,483.00
Bleakley, Bruce H. PhD University of Florida Associate Professor $80,482.00
Brözel, Volker PhD Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa $85,548.00
Bucking, Heike PhD Professor $72,923.00
Cheesbrough, Thomas PhD Purdue University Professor/Chairperson/Dept Head $110,484.00
Cochrane, Mark PhD $110,258.00
Dieter, Chuck PhD South Dakota State University Assistant Professor $76,492.00
Erickson, Alan K. PhD North Dakota State University Associate Professor $83,010.00
Gibbons, Bill PhD South Dakota State University, Brookings Professor $106,982.00
Gibson, Susan A. PhD University of Oklahoma Associate Professor $68,791.00
Gilmanov, Tagir PhD Moscow State University Assistant Professor $56,413.00
Granholm, Nels H. PhD Iowa State University Professor $98,879.00
Hardwidge, Philip PhD Mayo Clinic
Henebry, Geoffrey PhD Professor $110,455.00
Hildreth, Michael B. PhD Tulane Professor $100,476.00
Johnston, Carol A. PhD University of Wisconsin Professor $115,029.00
Kaushik, Radhey PhD University of Saskatchewan, Ca Assistant Professor $76,405.00
Kayongo-Male, Henry PhD Michigan State University Professor $80,000.00
Krueger, Jerome PhD U. of Minnesota Professor $60,080.00
Larson, Gary E. PhD North Dakota State University. Professor $82,653.00
Li, Feng PhD Associate Professor $99,082.00
Pedersen, Scott PhD University of Nebraska Assistant Professor $67,656.00
Reese, Neil R. PhD University of Idaho Professor
Ruffolo, John J. University of Iowa Associate Dean/Professor $122,686.00
Sutton, Fedora PhD Howard University College of Medicine Professor $76,567.00
Troelstrup, Nels H., JR. PhD University of Minnesota Associate Professor $99,210.00
Wake, Carol PhD SDSU Assistant Professor $67,525.00
Wang, Xiuqing PhD University of Connecticut $79,910.00
Warren, Randall PhD Indiana University $40,394.00
West,Thomas P PhD Texas A&M Professor $93,775.00
Xu, Lan PhD NDSU Assistant Professor $57,739.00
Yen, Yang PhD University of Missouri-Colombia Associate Professor $81,666.00
Young, Alan PhD University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario Canada Assistant Professor $90,719.00
Zhou, Ruanbao


Masters Faculty
Braun, Lyle MS M.S. - South Dakota State University Instructor $45,150.00
Ellis, Andy MS M.S.- Biology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. Instructor $37,642.00
Heiberger, Greg MS SDSU Coordinator and Advisor for Pre-Health Professionals $41,484.00
Hill, Kendra M. MS Johns Hopkins University Instructor $49,263.00
Ladonski, James MS Southern Illinois University $37,900.00
Lenertz, Kristen MS Auburn University
McCutcheon, Terry MS Murray State University Instructor $47,773.00
Willgohs, Joann A. MS SDSU Instructor $45,097.00


For emphasis it is important to note that the

Dean/VP of Health Affairs at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine receives an annual salary of $379,600.00 plus his clinical salary.

The President of the USD has an annual salary of $321,360.00

The Governor of South Dakota has an annual salary of $115,331.00

All salaries can be verified at: http://www.open.sd.gov/

An important note, (2) of the USD faculty claim to have MD degrees, however, neither individual is licensed as an MD in the State of South Dakota and neither individual has ever had a license to practice medicine in the USA. Both individuals earned an MD from China. Claiming an MD in South Dakota without a medical license is a Violation of the State of South Dakota Constitution.

South Dakota it is time to stand up and demand a higher level of excellence from the USD School of Medicine. We are paying for it!