I write this morning to
inform you of changes forthcoming in the Division of Finance and
Administration. Since my arrival in 2015, Cary Sawyer has loyally served
as Vice President for Finance and Administration. He has over 23 years
of service in the business and finance area of the College. Cary
recently shared with me his desire to transition out of the position,
upon the selection of a successor.
A valued, longtime member of
the President's Cabinet, Cary has led the finances of the College
admirably through the last two years of campus transformation, major new
construction, and continuing economic recovery from the recession and
sequestration. We thank him for his service.
I am pleased to
report that Jim Cooper, Associate Vice President for Finance at Arcadia
University, will join us as Vice President for Finance and
Administration starting in May. Arcadia is a comprehensive private
university with an enrollment of 2,800 in suburban Philadelphia and over
3,000 students at branch campuses and centers around the world. Jim
previously served 16 years as Associate Vice President for Finance at
Ursinus College, a highly selective liberal arts college with an
enrollment of 1,650 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He holds a Master of
Business Administration from La Salle University, Philadelphia, with a
concentration in finance. His undergraduate degree in business
administration is from Temple University.
We welcome Jim's
expertise and perspective at this critical time of long-range planning
and program growth as Virginia Wesleyan transitions to university
status, completes next phases of the capital campaign, expands the
endowment, and navigates the increasing regulatory climate in higher
education.
