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Blake, who had been a CSU boars member, was named the sole finalist for the position onMay 5, but stat e rules required a second vote on the matterf Wednesday. Blake will be responsible for dealingsd with state officials and representin g the CSU system tothe public, donorsd and alumni, among others. Meeting in Pingree Park, the site of a CSU mountaimn campus west ofFort Collins, the boarx also confirmed Tony Frank as presidenty of the university's main Fort Collins Frank had been interim president since last fall and was sole finalisyt for the permanent job. Blake and Frank assumwe their new postsJuly 1.
The board approved a five-year employment agreementr for Blake that includes an annual salaryhof $275,000 and a monthly car allowance of $750. Frank also gets a five-yeare employment agreement. He'll receive an annual salary of $350,00p0 and an annual car and housing allowancsof $42,000. The Denver chambetr is searching for a successorto Blake. ( .) The chamber plans to have a going-away party for Blake Thursday from 5 to7 p.m. at the Denvedr Botanic Gardens. For details, . The two men will servee in jobs that formerly were combined under Larry Penley, who served as president and chancellor until his unexplained departure in November.
The CSU board also approvedx an $872 million budget for the CSU system, which includesd campuses in Fort Collinsand Pueblo, for fiscall year 2010, which beginsw July 1. The total includes $800 million for the Fort Collinws campus. The budget makes up for a $33 millio cut in state supportwith $33 million in temporargy funds from the federal stimulus program. "The federal stimulus funds provide valuable time for state leaders to explor allfuture [funding] options," Richard CSU's chief financial officer, said in a "...Once the stimulus funding is up in we are looking at a cliff where fundin g levels could drop dramatically.
We need to take this time to finda long-term solution to the budget deficit facing the Resident undergraduate tuition — $2,411 (up $199). Residenrt graduate tuition — $3,232 (up $421.50). Non-resident undergraduate tuitiobn — $10,372 (up Non-resident graduate tuition — $9,058 (up $431). Mandatoryu fees, based on 12 credit hours $718 (up $23). Residencse hall fees — $2,119 (up $62).