UMaine Senior Vice President to Become Vice Chancellor in the University of North Texas System

University of Maine Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Janet Waldron will resign to join the University of North Texas (UNT) System as vice chancellor of finance, effective April 28.

Waldron has led UMaine’s Office of Administration and Finance for 11 years.

“I look forward to this new opportunity and challenge working in a larger, more diverse system with Chancellor Lee Jackson and the University of North Texas System leadership. The senior leadership team in North Texas is highly experienced and committed to increasing educational opportunities for the citizens of Texas,” Waldron said.

“This decision has come with deeply mixed emotions as I care for and respect President Ferguson, his vision and our successful partnership at UMaine. I will deeply miss the wonderful faculty, staff, alums, my cabinet colleagues, directors, students and the campus community. One of the proudest days for me was becoming an honorary member of the UMaine Class of ’44.

“I leave with a sincere hope that the remarkable legacy and detailed strategic planning that we have done at the University of Maine will be fully supported in the future by the state and University of Maine System,” Waldron said.

In a letter to the UMaine community April 8, UMaine President Paul Ferguson noted that Waldron played a vital role in UMaine’s leadership and sustainability for more than a decade. “Through her deep experience, wisdom and insightful pragmatism, she has been instrumental in the growth and development of Maine’s flagship university,” President Ferguson said.

As vice chancellor for finance, Waldron will oversee system-wide financial planning and analysis, according to a UNT System news release. She will be responsible for the system offices of Budget, Business Services, Controller, Treasurer and Information Technology, which provide centralized, shared services to all UNT System institutions.

Waldron has spent more than three decades leading strategic business administration and operations in complex organizations. She has had key involvement in financial management and budgeting, information technology, human resource management and employee relations, and capital facilities management. She came to UMaine in 2003 after more than 15 years in Maine government offices, the last eight of which were as the state’s chief financial officer.

An interim UMaine vice president for administration and finance is expected to be named this month.