Dawn M. Rhodes

Vice President for Finance and Planning

Dawn.Rhodes@utoledo.edu

Mrs. Rhodes has over twenty years of financial experience including her current position as Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning. She has held past positions in budget, accounting, payroll, financial analysis, and auditing, in either the private sector or higher education. Her primary responsibility currently includes overseeing the operations of the Controller area, Budget and Planning, Bursar operation and Institutional Research at The University of Toledo; as well as a special project team for an ERP installation (Enterprise Resource Planning system or otherwise known as an Administrative Computing System). This area is collectively referred to as Finance and Planning. The primary responsibilities of the entire Finance and Planning Group include being an analytical resource that supports academic and administrative decision-making by providing accurate, timely, well organized, and thoughtful analysis and to facilitate open communication among campus constituents. Operational responsibilities include developing and monitoring the annual operating budget; day to day accounting functions, inclusive of financial reporting, general accounting and grants accounting; servicing student accounts through the functions of billing, loans and collections and cashiering; and providing institutional information and analysis internally and externally on various subject matters. Mrs. Rhodes joined UT initially in 1992, leaving the University in 1998 to accept a position at Savannah State University. She returned to The University of Toledo in 2000. During her first tenure at The University of Toledo she was the Director of Budget Planning and directed all of the activities of the staff required to develop, implement, and monitor the annual operating budget.

In her previous position as Vice President for Business and Finance at Savannah State University (SSU), she had nine primary areas of responsibility that included Financial Services, Business Services, Budgeting, Plant Operations, Facilities Planning, Auxiliary Services, Computer Services, Public Safety, and Human Resources. The highlight of her tenure at SSU was the development of University Village, a 660-bed apartment style student housing project developed through a public/private partnership. The housing project has contributed significantly to the enrollment growth at SSU.

Education:

Master of Business Administration from The University of Toledo in 1995.

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from The University of Michigan in 1984.

Beta Gamma Sigma Inductee 1995

Phi Kappa Phi Inductee 1995