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Paying Tribute

NACUBO salutes the generations of leaders and mentors who have nurtured its growth.

From regional associations that arose in the early 20th century, to a loose national federation formed in 1950, and finally to a formal association officially created on June 23, 1962, NACUBO has benefited from the wisdom and vision of hundreds of men and women. Those listed here are representative of countless others who have held office, served on boards, worked on committees, and received recognition for their efforts. Building on the foundation these individuals have prepared, the National Association of College and University Business Officers continues its tradition of vital leadership into its next half-century.

Organizational Leaders

Presidents of the federation

1951–53
Jamie R. Anthony, Georgia Institute of Technology

1953–55
Irwin K. French, Middlebury College

1955-57
Nelson A. Wahlstrom, University of Washington

1957-59
C.O. Emmerich, Emory University

1959-61
Charles H. Wheeler III, University of Richmond

1961-62
Wilbur K. Pierpont, University of Michigan

Leaders of the association–presidents

1962-63
Wilbur K. Pierpont, University of Michigan

1963-65
Kenneth A. Dick, University of Idaho

1965-68
Clarence Scheps, Tulane University

1968-69
James J. Ritterskamp Jr., Vassar University

1969-71
Kenneth D. Creighton, Stanford University

1971-72
Thomas A. McGoey, Columbia University, president June-July 1971;

Harold M. Myers, Drexel University, president July 1971-July 1972

1972-73
William T. Haywood, Mercer University

1973-74
Harold M. Myers, Drexel University

1974-75
Robert B. Gilmore, California Institute of Technology

1975-76
Merrill A. Ewing, Mount Holyoke College

1976-77
Jesse B. Morgan, Tulane University

1977-78
Reuben H. Lorenz, University of Wisconsin System

1978-79
Anthony D. Lazzaro, University of Southern California

1979-80
Mary M. Lai, Long Island University

1980-81
Orie E. Myers Jr., Emory University

1981-82
Roger D. Lowe, Wichita State University

1982-83
Herman D. Johnson, University of California-‒San Diego

1983-84
Caspa L. Harris Jr., Howard University

1984-85
Fred S. Vorsanger, University of Arkansas

1985-86
Joe F. Evans, Washington University

1986-87
R.R. Reid, Whitman College

1987-88
John A. Falcone, Lafayette College

1988-89
R. Eugene Smith, Memphis State University

Leaders of the association–chairs of the Board of Directors

1989-90
John D. Mulholland, Indiana University

1990-91
Edward C. Del Biaggio, Humboldt State University

1991-92
Carl E. Hanes Jr., State University of New York- Stony Brook

1992-93
C. Joseph Carter, Western Carolina University

1993-94
Carol N. Campbell, Carleton College

1994-95
Mernoy Harrison, California State University‒Sacramento

1995-96
John Palmucci, Loyola College in Maryland

1996-97
Jerry B. Farley, University of Oklahoma

1997-98
Janet Hamilton, University of California-Davis

1998-99
Edward R. MacKay, University System of New Hampshire

1999-2000
Gina Kranitz, Paradise Valley Community College

2000-01
Albert C. "Bert" Hartley, University of South Florida

2001-02
Craig Bazzani, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2002-03
Mary Jo Maydew, Mount Holyoke College

2003-04
Patricia L. Farris, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

2004-05
Richard R. Spies, Brown University

2005-06
Joseph P. Mullinix, University of California, Office of the President

2006-07
Morgan R. Olsen, Purdue University

2007-08
Gaye Manning, Southern Arkansas University Tech

2008-09
Stan Nosek, University of California-Davis

2009-10
Kevan Buck, University of Tulsa

2010-11
Cynthia Teniente-Matson, California State University‒Fresno

2011-12
Ruth H. Constantine, Smith College

2012-13
Charles A. Tegen, Clemson University

Executive Leaders

1967-69 Kenneth A. Dick

1969-84 D. Francis "Mickey" Finn

1984-86 Robert L. Carr

1987-95 Caspa L. Harris Jr.

1995-2006
James E. "Jay" Morley Jr.

2006-present John Walda

Career Achievement: Distinguished Business Officer Award Recipients

1984

Burnett A. Little, director of management for the Robert R. Moton Institute, former chief business officer of Southern University, and last president of the American Association of College and University Business Officers
Wilbur K. Pierpont, professor emeritus of accounting and vice president emeritus of the University of Michigan, and last president of the National Federation of College and University Business Officers Associations
Clarence Scheps, secretary of the university and executive vice president emeritus of Tulane University, also NACUBO's third president

1985

James B. Clarke, vice president emeritus of Howard University
Daniel D. Robinson, former partner at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
R.B. Stewart, retired chief business officer at Purdue University

1986

Ernest M. Conrad, retired vice president for business and finance at the University of Washington
Anthony D. Lazzaro, senior vice president for business affairs at the University of Southern California
James J. Ritterskamp Jr., former vice president for administration and treasurer at Vassar College

1987

Mary M. Lai, vice president and treasurer at Long Island University
Robert W. Meyer, retired vice president for finance at Ohio Wesleyan University
Harold K. Logan, retired vice president for business affairs at Tuskegee University

1988

James W. Bryant, member of the first board of directors of NACUBO and former executive vice president of the United Negro College Fund
Kenneth A. Dick, former vice president for business and finance at the University of Idaho, former president of NACUBO, first executive vice president of the association
Roger D. Lowe, vice president for business affairs at Wichita State University

1989

Frederick R. Ford, executive vice president and treasurer at Purdue University
Harold M. Myers, retired from Drexel University, where he had held many positions, including interim president

1990

Ray C. Hunt Jr., F.S. Cornell professor of free enterprise and former vice president for business and finance at the University of Virginia
W. Harold Read, vice president emeritus for business and finance at the University of Tennessee

1991

H.S. "Sedge" Thomson, former director of facilities planning and construction at the University of Washington
Fred S. Vorsanger, vice president for finance and administration emeritus at the University of Arkansas

1992

James E. Brinkerhoff, emeritus vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Michigan

1993

Warren R. Madden, vice president for business and finance at Iowa State University
James E. "Jay" Morley Jr., senior vice president of Cornell University

1994

Dennis Dougherty, senior vice president for administration at the University of Southern California
R. Eugene Smith, vice president for business and finance at the University of Memphis

1995

Margaret M. "Peg" Healy, treasurer, Bryn Mawr College, and interim president of Rosemont College
John A. Falcone, vice president for administration, State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

1996

Caspa L. Harris Jr., NACUBO president from 1987 to 1995; formerly at Howard University for 25 years, where his positions included vice president for business and fiscal affairs

1997

Robert D. "Danny" Flanigan, vice president of business and financial affairs, Spelman College
David J. Lyons, senior advisor to the president, The Rockefeller University

1998

Weldon E. Ihrig, executive vice president, University of Washington
John D. "Jack" Mulholland, retired treasurer, Indiana University

1999

David Lieberman, senior vice president for business and finance, University of Miami
James Sullivan, interim vice president for administration and finance, California State University-Northridge

2000

C. Joseph "Joe" Carter, vice chancellor for business affairs, Western Carolina University
Jack C. Blanton, vice chancellor for administration, University of Kentucky-Lexington

2001

Emerson H. "Eli" Fly, interim president, University of Tennessee
Minnis E. Ridenour, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

2002

Wendell C. Brase, vice chancellor for administrative and business services, University of California-Irvine
George Worsley, vice chancellor and chief financial officer, North Carolina State University

2003

Joseph P. Mullinix, senior vice president for business and finance, University of California
John A. Palmucci, vice president for administration and finance and treasurer, Loyola College, Maryland

2004

Ralph H. Beaudoin, vice president for finance and treasurer, Catholic University of America
Steven W. Relyea, vice chancellor for business affairs and chief financial officer, University of California-San Diego

2005

Mernoy E. Harrison Jr., vice president and provost for Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer, California State University-Northridge

2006

Carol N. Campbell, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Arizona State University
Thomas R. Hawk, vice president of planning and finance and treasurer, Community College of Philadelphia

2007

Robert K. Thompson, executive vice president for administration and finance, Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard P. West, executive vice chancellor and chief financial officer, California State University System

2008

David C. Bosserman, vice president for administration and finance, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater
Richard R. Spies, executive vice president for planning and senior advisor to the president, Brown University

2009

Edward R. "Ed" MacKay, chancellor, the University System of New Hampshire
Yoke San Reynolds, vice president for finance, University of Virginia

2010

Natalie "Nikki" Krawitz, vice president of finance and administration, University of Missouri System

2011

Richard K. Smith, vice president for financial affairs, Earlham College

Karen VanDerhoof, vice president for business and finance, County College of Morris