If for illness or some other reason a member of the faculty is incapacitated, his/her department shall, if possible, carry his/her work and he/she shall continue on full salary. If his/her absence is prolonged, the university will reassign or discontinue his/her courses, or select a substitute and determine and pay the substitute’s salary. During the time a faculty member is out on sick leave, the university will pay the faculty member one month’s salary for each year of denominational service credit to date up to a maximum of six months. Additional consideration shall be at the discretion of the Board.