Box Takes Over Leadership as KCTCS President

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published January 16, 2015 at 4:04 PM CST

Jay Box officially began his duties today as Kentucky Community and Technical College System president.

The former KCTCS chancellor is the statewide system’s second president. Box’s predecessor Michael McCall was the highest paid president among community and technical colleges nationwide with a total compensation of nearly $670,000.

KCTCS Board of Regents approved Box’s contract today totaling $369,000 without deferred compensation, housing allowance or a performance bonus.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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