Eli Capilouto

Eli Capilouto (born August 22, 1949, in Montgomery, Alabama)[1] is the twelfth president of the University of Kentucky.[1][2] He previously had been the provost of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).[3]

Eli Capilouto
12th President of the University of Kentucky
Assumed office
2011
Preceded byLee T. Todd Jr.
Personal details
Born (1949-08-22) August 22, 1949
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham (BS, DMD, MS)
Harvard University (DPH)
Academic background
ThesisResearch on Dimensions of Access to Health Care (1991)
Academic work
DisciplineDentistry
Public health
InstitutionsUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
University of Kentucky

Early life

Capilouto is a native of Alabama, and is Jewish.[3][4] He received most of his education in Alabama, and has spent much of his career within the state. Capilouto obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). His Doctor of Dental Medicine and master's degrees in epidemiology came from UAB. He joined the UAB faculty in 1975. In 1991, he received a doctorate in health policy and management from Harvard School of Public Health.[5] He is married to Mary Lynne Capilouto, who is also a dentist and former dean of the School of Dentistry at UAB. The couple has one daughter.[6]

Academic and administrative career

Capilouto served as Dean of the UAB School of Public Health from 1994 to 2001 before he returned to his research and faculty appointment as professor. He was named Acting Provost in 2002, and assumed the post permanently in 2005.[7] On May 4, 2011, Capilouto was selected to succeed Lee Todd, Jr., the eleventh president of the University of Kentucky. He was hired under a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $500,000 plus $125,000 in benefits and a possible bonus of up to $50,000.[6] In a letter to the Board of Trustees, Capilouto proposed giving 10 percent of his salary for the 2020-21 academic year to the employee assistance fund set up by UK's Department of Human Resources.[8] The fund was established to help the 1,700 UK employees furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Under his administration, the University of Kentucky sued the university's student newspaper to appeal an open records dispute with the Kentucky Attorney General regarding a sexual harassment case involving students and a faculty member. The judge upheld the appeal, stating that the student records in the case are protected under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The newspaper plans to appeal the decision. The situation has created substantial controversy.[9]

Controversy

Although his 2018 salary and compensation totaled over $1,500,000,[10] Capilouto refused to take a pay cut[11] despite the University of Kentucky furloughing 1500 healthcare workers[12] during the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Curriculum Vitae". 1 July 2011. University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. "Dr. Eli Capilouto Becomes the 12th President of the University of Kentucky". 1 July 2011. University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. "Provost's Biography: Eli Capilouto". The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Office of the Provost. 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  4. "UK President Talks about His Jewish Roots Dr. Capilouto Tells Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity about Changes in Education and Health Care Later in the Evening". October 25, 2014.
  5. Capilouto, Eli I. (1991). Research on dimensions of access to health care (Ph.D.). Harvard University. OCLC 230859014 – via ProQuest.
  6. Blanton, Jay (May 4, 2011). "Eli Capiluoto Named 12th University of Kentucky President". University of Kentucky. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  7. "Eli Capilouto, DMD, ScD, MPH". The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  8. "UK President Eli Capilouto Agrees to 10 Percent Pay Cut". KSR. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  9. Blackford, Linda (January 24, 2017). "Judge rules against UK student newspaper in sexual harassment document dispute". Lexington Herald Leader.
  10. "Executive Compensation at Public and Private Colleges". The Chronicle of Higher Education. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. Shugerman, Emily (May 2, 2020). "Frontline Workers Are Going Without Pay as Hospital CEOs Keep Their Seven-Figure Salaries". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. Musgrave, Beth (April 23, 2020). "University of Kentucky furloughs 1,700 staff; 1,500 work in healthcare". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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