The Ypsilanti Courier
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EMU names new VP for business, finance
PUBLISHED: January 4, 2007
Eastern Michigan University has named Janice Stroh as its vice president for business and finance, pending approval of the Board of Regents.
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Stroh, 55, has more than 30 years' experience in higher education administration, most recently as vice chancellor for finance and administrative services at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., since 2003.
"Janice Stroh's pattern of extensive experience in higher education financial management will be key to Eastern Michigan University's growth and development in the years ahead. She represents more than 30 years of progressively responsible assignments in both public and private colleges and universities," said Dr. John Fallon, president of Eastern Michigan University. "The university is poised to embrace more entrepreneurial approaches to its work and strong financial leadership is an important prerequisite for success. My colleagues and I are eager to have Janice join the leadership team at the University."
"I am anticipating, with great expectations, being a part of the opportunities and exciting future at Eastern Michigan University. My family and I are looking forward to living in and exploring the Ypsilanti area and the state of Michigan," said Stroh.
Stroh's appointment is effective Jan. 8, 2007. She also will serve as the treasurer for the Board of Regents.
Along the way, she has met some unique challenges, including funding redevelopment and reconstruction of campus buildings at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., after a major earthquake in San Francisco in 1989; was responsible for the resettlement of a town on the campus of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, after massive flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993; and managed to continue daily business operations at another campus where students struck for two weeks.
Stroh said her reason for wanting to come to EMU was, in part, to physically be back on a campus. At Pima, a community college of approximately 76,000 students and six satellite campuses, Stroh said she worked in an off-campus office.
"I really did not realize when I got there (Pima), how much I missed the feel of a campus environment," Stroh said during her campus forum Oct. 31. "The office had more of a corporate feel. It's just not the same as being on campus and feeling the energy of students, faculty and staff."
Stroh previously was vice president for finance at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.; vice president for business and finance at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y.; vice president for administration and finance at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo.; and was in numerous positions at Washington State University.
Some of her major accomplishments include: she restructured and refunded a $23 million bond offering; developed and implemented models used in budget development, planning and strategizing of budgets in excess of $187 million; created efficiencies and used best practices within major organizations, which resulted in major cost savings; managed construction of a library, residence halls, academic buildings and a student center; worked with unions in collective bargaining; and helped develop a campus master plan.
Stroh received both her MBA and her bachelor's degree in business administration from Washington State University.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their careers and lives, and to be better citizens.
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