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About The Vice-Chancellor

David Wesse’s first professional position after graduation from college was with the Rueben H. Donnelley Corporation as an administrative manager. He progressed through increasingly responsible administrative management positions at Loyola University of Chicago, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, Northwestern University and the University of North Florida before joining Louisiana State University Alexandria as its Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services.

As an administrator and as a consultant David Wesse has served more than a dozen higher education institutions. Included in this are management positions at Louisiana State University Alexandria, the University of North Florida, Northwestern University and Loyola University of Chicago. He served as a consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick, and he was also an administrative manager with the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation and the Joint Commission on Healthcare Organizations.

As the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services at Louisiana State University Alexandria the following areas report to him:

• Budget planning, preparation and control
• Accounting Services and Bursar Operations
• Information and Educational Technology Services
• Procurement Services and Property Management
• Human Resource Management
• Facility Services
• University Police
• Auxiliary Enterprises
• Campus Safety and Risk Management

Prior to joining Louisiana State University Alexandria Wesse held the Assistant Vice President of Finance and Administration position at the University of North Florida. At the University of North Florida Wesse was responsible for budgeting, reserves, overhead determination and assessment, and business planning. He provided leadership and fiscal oversight of a number of entities, as well as a special emphasis on budget planning and control of resources – including salaried positions, rate, cash and space. He served as the primary resource concerning fiscal, operational, programmatic and administrative issues and worked collaboratively to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for the benefit of the University of North Florida campus community. He had direct operational responsibility for many areas.

Prior to joining the University of North Florida Wesse served as a manager and consultant in KPMG Peat Marwick’s Higher Education Consulting practice. In this capacity, he specialized in operations management, assessment and redesign – particularly in revenue producing and service centers.

Previously, at Northwestern University, Wesse was the Director of General Services Administration. At Northwestern he had responsibility for a $30 million annual budget and 20 financial, support and auxiliary units.

Higher Education units led by Wesse have won six national awards. The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) presented each of these awards. These award-winning cost reduction initiatives saved more than $2 million annually.

Wesse has actively participated in professional organizations, having held several positions of leadership with the Administrative Management Society, including president of the Chicago Chapter and member of the Certified Administrative Manager (C.A.M.) National Board of Regents. He also served on Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO) committees and is a member of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) and the Association of College Administration Professionals (ACAP). He also founded the Chicago Area Business and Support Service Administrators (CABSSA) and served on the board of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB).

A native of Chicago, Wesse received his Master’s degree from Loyola University, his Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University, and his Associate degree from South Suburban (formerly Thornton) College. He is a member of Lambda Epsilon Honor Society, the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and has received his Certified Administrative Manager (C.A.M.) designation.

Wesse was elected President of the Riverdale (Illinois) Public Library District and also served as President of the Riverdale Youth Commission. He has given a number of higher education-related presentations and seminars. He has also written a number of articles related to higher education administrative management, and in 1989 won the Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Association of College Auxiliary Services. Wesse is listed in Who’s Who in America. He has two grown children, Eric and Jason. He and his wife, Deborah, currently live in Alexandria, Louisiana.