NEWS

Kathy Worster has been appointed the vice president of administrative affairs and chief financial officer at Newberry College. She joins Newberry after serving ten years as vice president for administration and finance at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

Worster has 16 years of experience in higher education, including vice president of administration and finance at Longwood University, after serving as director of cashiering and student accounts, budget director and assistant vice president of financial operations.

During her time serving as vice president for administration and finance, Worster managed eighty employees through ten direct reports including the administrative offices of material management (purchasing), human resources, printing services, post office, conferences and scheduling, lancer card and environmental health, occupational safety and emergency management. She also managed an operating budget of $101 million, $26.9 million in federal financial aid grants and loans and state capital funds of $111.7 million.