Raymond Burse

Raymond M. Burse is a college administrator, Harvard educated lawyer, and businessman who served two terms as the ninth and fourteenth President of Kentucky State University. His first tenure took place from 1982 to 1989, and his second tenure took place from 2014 until his resignation on May 23, 2016. [1] He is known for taking a $90,000 a year pay cut from his $350,000 salary so that his fellow employees could be paid a living wage.[2][3][4] Burse spent a decade as a senior executive at General Electric.[2] He is from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and resides in Louisville. Burse is currently serving on the board of trustees of the University of Louisville, after being appointed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin.[5]

This article is about the college administrator. For his son, see Ray Burse.

He was the first African American to compete in an Oxford vs. Cambridge rugby match. He played wing for Oxford which lost 16–15. His achievement earned him a mention in Faces in the Crowd in the January 27, 1975 issue of Sports Illustrated.[6] He is the father of three sons, the oldest of whom is Ray Burse.[7]

References
  1. "Raymond M. Burse resigns - Kentucky State University".
  2. Davis, Merlene (August 1, 2014). "KSU president gives up over $90,000 of his salary to boost lowest-paid campus employees". Kentucky Herald-Leader.
  3. Hannon, Elliot (August 4, 2014). "University President Takes $90,000 Pay Cut to Give a Raise to His Minimum Wage Workers". Slate.
  4. Nelson, Libby (August 4, 2014). "A university president gave up $90,000 to give his minimum wage workers a raise". Vox.
  5. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/07/13/bevin-appoints-raymond-burse-former-kentucky-state-president-u-l-board/477750001/
  6. "Faces in the Crowd," Sports Illustrated, January 27, 1975. Retrieved December 8, 2020
  7. Brandon, Steve. "Academics came first for Timber goalie," Portland Tribune, April 14 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2020


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