MURFREESBORO — Veteran MTSU
executive Alan R. Thomas has been named the university's interim
vice president for business and finance, President Sidney A. McPhee
announced recently.
Thomas, who
was associate vice president for business and finance, succeeds John
Cothern, who retired Dec. 23 as MTSU’s senior vice
president after four decades of service to Tennessee higher education.
“During his more than 20
years at MTSU, Alan has led or assisted with several major initiatives and improvements
at the university,” McPhee said.
Thomas is
now responsible for the management of the university’s budget
and financial planning; the Office of Business and Finance; Campus
Planning; Facilities Services; Human Resource Services; University
Police; and the Administrative and Business Services Department,
which includes the MTSU Post Office, Phillips Bookstore, Vending,
Procurement and Logistic Services, Contract Office, Distribution Services, and
Receiving and Moving Services.
He also oversees other
administrative offices, including Event Coordination; Production Services; Parking
and Transportation Services; Murphy Center Complex; Tennessee
Livestock Center; and the Tennessee Miller Coliseum.
Thomas is a 1987
graduate of MTSU with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in
accounting. He received his Master of Education in Administration and
Supervision degree from MTSU in 1998.
Thomas and his wife,
Kandi, have lived in the Rutherford County or Murfreesboro area since 1990.
They have one daughter, Briana, who is attending MTSU and is also a member of
the MT Cheer team.
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