Robert G. Bottoms was President of DePauw University from 1986 to June 30, 2008;[1] he retired with $1.2 million in compensation, with total compensation in retirement totaling $2.3 million.
[2] He became president emeritus of the university and head of the new Janet Prindle Center for Ethics, serving until January 1, 2010.
[3] During Bottoms' presidency, enrollment at DePauw increased, as did its standing in national college and university rankings.
Bottoms earned a bachelor's degree at Birmingham-Southern College, a bachelor of divinity degree at Emory University, and a PhD at Vanderbilt University.
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