TERRY SUTTON is professor of economics at Southeast Missouri State University. His research and teaching interests include microeconomics, regional economics, and higher education. He was involved in developing the initial faculty merit pay plan at Southeast in the late 1980s and served as chair of the Faculty Senate at Southeast from 1993 to 1996 and again in 2000-01. Through his service on the Faculty Senate, he became interested in faculty compensation systems. He has more than thirty years of experience as a university professor. Sutton received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University.

PETER J. BERGERSON is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Southeast Missouri State University. His research and teaching interests include public policy, public administration, and American government. His research has resulted in books and articles on ethics and public policy, pedagogical skills, and public administration. Recent research includes work on administrative discretion as a significant element in decision making. He has more than thirty years of experience as a university professor, including sixteen as a department chair. Bergerson received his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University.