Pitzer College

The newest of the undergraduate colleges in Claremont, but now some 45 years old, Pitzer College began as an all-woman's college emphasizing psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It long, long ago went co-ed, and numbers as its graduates Fabian Núñez, former speaker of the California State Assembly, David Bloom, an NBC newsman and former co-anchor of Weekend Today, and of course Pomona College Dean of Faculty in 2005, Gary R. Kates (compensation $181,628). We think the image, above left, of David Bloom reporting from Iraq is so typical of the Pitzer student or graduate: flak jacket, surrounded by military vehicles, in the midst of lots and lots of shooting.

Let's see how Pitzer stacks up against the other undergraduate institutions in Claremont. We will present certain numbers from the Pitzer IRS form 990 for 2004-2005 (the latest available to us). This earlier post gives some general information and warnings about the interpretation of these data. You may compare with the other colleges by clicking on these links: Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, and Harvey Mudd College. Remember, all data shown is as of June 30, 2005 unless otherwise noted.

Tuition and Fees: $27,566,023

Room and Board: $7,228,556

Total Revenue: $47,800,688

Total Expenses: $40,932,412

Excess for the year: $6,868,276

Net assets on July 1, 2004: $78,891,037

Net assets on June 30, 2005: $87,615,880

Corporate Officers

Laura Skandera Trombley, President
Compensation: $236,309
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $26,063
Expense account and other allowances: $27,200

Alan Jones, VP and Dean of Faculty
Compensation: $137,700
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $22,815

Arnaldo Rodriguez, VP, Admission and Financial Aid
Compensation: $134,556
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $19,801
Expense Account: $541

Vicke Selk: VP, Treasurer
Compensation: $183,162
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $29,528
Expense Account: $1,036

James Marchant, VP, Dean of Students
Compensation: $108,979
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $20,509

Anne Moran, VP, Advancement
Compensation: $136,578
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $22,384

Lori M. Yoshino, Budget Director, Associate Treasurer
Compensation: $93,584
Contributions to employee benefit plans: $11,971

Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees other than Officers, Directors, and Trustees

Carol Brandt, VP International Programs
Compensation: $127,234
Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation: $18,823

Barry Sanders, Faculty
Compensation: $123,513
Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation: $15,636

Stephen L. Glass, Faculty
Compensation: $115,698
Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation: $19,710

Ann Helton Stromberg, Faculty Emerita
Compensation: $118,348
Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation: $13,797

Albert Wachtel, Faculty
Compensation: $110,991
Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation: $19,071

Wachtel ran for Congress many years ago against David Dreier. It would have been Congress's gain and Claremont's loss. By accounts one of the best teachers in Claremont. Sometime try to get him to discuss Shakespeare, Sonnet 73:

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Compensation of the five Highest Paid Independent Contractors

Agape Employment, Rancho Cucamonga, Employment
Compensation $215,071

Papillon Tours and Travel, Los Angeles, Travel
Compensation: $111,400

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Los Angeles, Audit and Tax
Compensation: $107,011

MJS Professional Cleaning Service, Upland, Janitorial
Compensation: $86,913

Primary Cableworks, Inc., Riverside, Rewire Building
Compensation: $60,600