Over 30 years of retirement, Hawkins would collect as much as $251,044, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes East Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Hawkins received $5,276 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Hawkins will have already received $16,307 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.