Personal PR

The goal of UNC Health Care’s $29,500-a-month (plus expenses) contract with Raleigh-based public relations firm Capstrat Inc. signed in February 2005 was to create “a national campaign to elevate the standing and reputation of UNC Health Care.” The first item in its “Scope of Services” says:

“Capstrat will recommend and assist in implementing a national program to capitalize on the reputation of UNC Health Care CEO Bill Roper. The plan will include, but not necessarily be limited to, a proposed strategy document, timeline, draft news releases, op-ed columns, speeches, public appearances, media relations, congressional testimony and other activities.”

Download the entire contract between UNC Health Care and Capstrat Inc. (PDF, 2 MB).

Healthy bonuses

UNC Health Care gave out 197 bonuses totaling $2,531,256 in 2006, including 38 that were more than $10,000. Download the complete list of UNC Health Care administrative bonuses (PDF, 148 KB).NameBonusAgency William L. Roper $110,010 Gary L. Park $103,632 Marschall Runge $101,246 UNC Bob Golden $79,584 UNC Todd L. Peterson $71,344 Charles Ayscue $68,292 John P. Kichak $57,922 Keith Gran $57,750 UNC Brian Goldstein $54,450 UNC Ernest Schoenfeld $53,385 UNC/Rex Mary C. Tonges $52,010 Allan Daugird $51,975 UNC John P. Lewis $51,924 Benjamin I. Gilbert $48,694 Dianne M. Stimson $47,837 Mary A. Beck $42,949 Sharon C. James $42,735 Marlene Rifkin $39,386 Melvin S. Hurston $35,805 Susan S. Phillips $35,112 Kathleen C. Guyette $34,188 Karen A. McCall $33,097 Katharine M. Dyda $32,340 P&A Patricia Moore-Boyette $32,340 John B. Hart $24,195 Sabert S. Trott $24,140 P&A Norman N. Klase $21,468 Dana E. Kile $16,517 P&A James C. McAlliser III $14,632 Edith H. Holloman $10,987 Michael A. Degennaro $10,747 Catherine Madigan $10,555 Charles Mauro $10,459 Raj Gopalan $10,353 Roberta A. Marks $10,105 Tammie T. Stanton $10,075 Carolyn Viall $10,057 Benjamin R. Daniels $10,025

UNC PAC money for legislators

Citizens for Higher Education, the PAC formed by UNC supporters, made 91 campaign contributions of $1,000 or more to state legislators in the two years preceding the 2006 election cycle. Download the complete list of contributors to UNC’s PAC (PDF, 92 KB).PAC RecipientAmount Rep. Danny McComas $8,000 Sen. John Kerr $8,000 Rep. Julia C. Howard $8,000 Sen. A.B. Swindell $8,000 Rep. Wilma Sherrill $8,000 Sen. David Hoyle $6,000 Sen. Fletcher Hartsell $6,000 Rep. James W. Crawford, Jr. $6,000 Sen. Kay R. Hagan $6,000 Rep. Margaret Dickson $6,000 Rep. Martha Alexander $6,000 Rep. Thomas E. Wright $6,000 Rep. Joe Kiser $5,000 Rep. John Sauls $5,000 Rep. Berverly Earle $4,000 Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue $4,000 Rep. Bill Culpepper $4,000 Sen. Clark Jenkins $4,000 Sen. Walter Dalton $4,000 Rep. Bill Daughtridge $4,000 Rep. Debbie Clary $4,000 Rep. Deborah Ross $4,000 Rep. Douglas Y. Yongue $4,000 Sen. Robert Garwood $4,000 Rep. Joe Hackney $4,000 Rep. Harold J. Brubaker $4,000 Rep. Jeff Barnhart $4,000 Rep. Jennifer Weiss $4,000 Rep. Jim Black $4,000 Rep. Joe P. Tolson $4,000 Sen. Linda Garrou $4,000 Sen. Marc Basnight $4,000 Governor Mike Easley $4,000 Rep. Bill Owens $4,000 Rep. Phil Haire $4,000 Sen. Philip E. Berger $4,000 Rep. Richard Morgan $4,000 Sen. Richard Stevens $4,000 Rep. Robert Grady $4,000 Sen. Scott Thomas $4,000 Rep. Stephen Laroque $4,000 Sen. Tony Rand $4,000 Rep. Verla Insko $4,000 Sen. Walter H. Dalton $4,000 Rep. Alice G. Underhill $2,000 Sen. Tom Apodaca $2,000 Rep. Beckey Carney $2,000 Sen. Bob Atwater $2,000 Rep. Bonner Stller $2,000 Sen. Janet Cowell $2,000 Sen. Charlie Dannelly $2,000 Sen. David F. Weinstein $2,000 Rep. Edd Nye $2,000 Sen. Fred Smith $2,000 Rep. Grier Martin $2,000 Sen. Harry Brown $2,000 Sen. Jim Forrester $2,000 Sen. Julia Boseman $2,000 Sen. Keith Presnell $2,000 Sen. Jeanne Lucas $2,000 Rep. Lucy T. Allen $2,000 Rep. Marian McLawhorn $2,000 Rep. Mark Hlton $2,000 Rep. Mitch Gillespie $2,000 Rep. Mitchell Setzer $2,000 Sen. Neal Hunt $2,000 Rep. Nelson Cole $2,000 Rep. Pryor Gibson $2,000 Sen. Bill Purcell $2,000 Rep. Rick Glazier $2,000 Sen. R.C. Soles, Jr. $2,000 Rep. Rick Eddins $2,000 Rep. Ronnie Sutton $2,000 Sen. Vernon Malone $2,000 Rep. William Wainwright $2,000 Sen. Charlie Albertson $1,000 Rep. Alice L. Bordsen $1,000 Rep. Bruce Goforth $1,000 Sen. Dan Clodfelter $1,000 Rep. Dewey L. Hill $1,000 Sen. Eddie Goodall $1,000 Rep. Melanie Goodwin $1,000 Sen. Jerry W. Tillman $1,000 Sen. Katie Dorsett $1,000 Sen. Ellie Kinnaird $1,000 Sen. Malcolm Graham $1,000 Sen. Martin Nesbitt $1,000 Sen. Robert L. Holloman $1,000 Sen. John Snow $1,000 Rep. Russell Tucker $1,000 Rep. Winkie Wilkins $1,000