(May 24, 2011) . . . breaking news . . . Cannon’s Salary Pushed to $145,000 HATTIESBURG – New USM associate
vice president for research, Gordon Cannon, experienced a “Christmas in May” of sorts when, at is May-2011
meeting, the Mississippi IHL raised his salary from $95,319 to $145,000 to go along with his move from
rank-and-file faculty to central administration.