SCUP Planning Institute

Step I:
Foundations of Planning Within the Context of Higher Education

November 8, 2008
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal St
New Orleans, LA 70130
[In conjunction with the Southern Regional Conference November 5–7, 2008]

Faculty

Margaret F. Plympton
Vice President for Finance and Administration

Margaret (Peggy) joined Lehigh as the Vice President for Finance and Administration in February 2001. In this role, she has responsibility for the financial systems of this $350 million operating budget, as well as facilities operations and planning, auxiliary services, etc. Prior to coming to Lehigh, Peggy held the same position at Bucknell University with many of the same areas of oversight. Her previous position was Executive Director for Student Support Services in the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration at Yale University, with responsibility for Dining Services and the facilities aspects of the residential colleges there, as well as a variety of systems implementation assignments and other special projects.

Her earlier positions have included serving as Vice President for Information Technology and Associate Treasurer at Wellesley College, and Assistant Dean for Financial Operations in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.

Peggy currently serves as Past President of the Eastern Association of College & University Business Officers, and on the Board of the National Association of College & University Business Officers, EDUCAUSE, the Manufacturers Resource Center, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Lehigh Valley Industrial Park, Centennial School, ArtsQuest, and the Allentown Art Museum, and on the Steering Committee of InCommon.

Peggy received her BA from Wellesley in Latin and her MBA from Boston University with a concentration in Public Management and Finance.