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).
| Name | Bonus | Agency |
| 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 Recipient | Amount |
| 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 |
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