Pappas Consulting Group Inc.
WELDON E. IHRIG 
Senior Consulting Associate, Pappas Consulting Group Inc.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE 
Weldon Ihrig is the Executive Vice President Emeritus of the University of Washington where he
was responsible for the management of all financial and administrative services of the
University. He was one of the primary policy-makers for the University as a whole and
represented the University in political, business and civic affairs. Mr. Ihrig is recognized
nationally for his innovative business solutions and is a recipient of NACUBO's Distinguished
Business Officer Award.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE 
Accounting, Budgeting and Investing of Fiscal Resources
Internal Auditing
Human Resources Functions
Risk Management
Real Estate and Property Management
Contracting and Acquisitions
Support Services
Capital Projects Management
Physical Facilities Operations
University-Community Relations
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 
Mr. Ihrig served as the Executive Vice President of the University of Washington, where he was
responsible for the financial and business functions of the University. Responsibilities included
accounting for and investing fiscal resources, internal auditing, human resources functions, risk
management, acquisitions, contracting, support services, capital projects management and
physical facilities operations.  In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. Ihrig oversaw the
University's extensive real estate holdings, including ten acres in downtown Seattle. 
Major accomplishments included:
Setting new directions for change, including the development of University staff recognition
programs and approaches to significantly improve labor-management relations.
Initiating a new approach to modernizing administrative support systems using web

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technology, as well as the modernization of the University's administrative services.
An innovative approach to University-community relations has resulted in a new City-
University agreement accomplished through joint efforts with neighborhood community
groups.
Development of a new approach to campus master planning for the Seattle campus providing
a comprehensive approach to future development of new and outdated facilities.

As Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration of the Oregon State System of Higher
Education(now the Oregon University System), Mr. Ihrig was responsible for planning,
administering, and monitoring the higher education System's annual budget. Responsibilities
also included investments, the computer information system, telecommunications, facilities
planning and construction, legal services, internal auditing, as well as payroll, personnel, and
benefits management for the System's seven colleges and universities.
Major accomplishments included:
The development of a strategic investment focus and incentives to enhance alternative
revenue sources during periods of declining state resources.
The successful installation of a new Systemwide financial information system on time and
within budget.
Garnering legislative approval for State System authority to manage personnel, purchasing,
contracting and travel independent of state policies; developed new System policies to reduce
bureaucracy and distribute decision making to the departments.
As Vice President for Finance (previously titled University Fiscal Officer) at The Ohio State
University, Mr. Ihrig had reporting responsibility for the following university offices: Treasurer;
Controller; Budget Planning; Campus Planning; and Management Studies. He was responsible
for the University's budget, financial, investment, planning, and space management functions.
Mr. Ihrig served as: Treasurer of the University Development Fund Board; Treasurer of the Ohio
State University Research Foundation Board; member of the University Hospitals Board Finance
Committee; member and chair of the Finance Committee of The Ohio State University
Foundation; member of the Transportation Research Center Board; and liaison with State and
Federal agencies on issues related to university resources.
Significant accomplishments included: 
Developing new strategies for fiscal management that created new resources in support of the
University's academic goals, by capturing full overhead recoveries from auxiliary enterprises,
research incentive funding from the state, and a return on investment focus for the successful
fundraising campaign.

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Modernizing the fiscal and facilities planning processes, providing increased information to
the campuses regarding the University's financial situation, and distributing decision making
to appropriate offices. 
Prior to becoming the Vice President of The Ohio State University, Mr. Ihrig held a series of
positions at the University: 
As Assistant Vice President, Business and Administration,  Mr.Ihrig was responsible for
providing general management, budgeting, and planning support for the University's business
functions. Areas of management responsibility included financial services, computing support,
campus transportation and bus services, contracting and purchasing, public safety, and physical
plant.  Functioned as liaison in dealing with problems and issues that involved the areas of
Business and Administration with other university departments as well as external organizations. 
Significant accomplishments included: 
The development of the university's management improvement program; 
An equipment and vehicle replacement reserve program which received a national Cost
Reduction Award for 1978 
Quarterly management reviews to evaluate Business and Administration units with regard to
performance achieved as well as budget status. 
Concurrent assignments included Chairman of the Computer Coordinating Committee, Acting
Assistant Vice President for Registration Services with responsibility for the university's
admission, registration, and scheduling activities; and member of the Council on Admissions and
Registration. 
As Executive Director, Administrative Systems, Mr. Ihrig was responsible for directing the
University's administrative data processing services, which employed over 40 systems analysts, 
programmers, and support personnel. 
Major accomplishments included: 
Setting a new direction for administrative computing to enable this area to provide support
for university management priorities using a five-year data base management oriented effort 
Created a project development approach involving the users in the design and operation
of their support systems. 
Concurrent assignments included membership on the University's Computer Coordinating
Committee and chair of a task force to recommended changes to the university's fee
structure

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As Director of Special Projects, Office of Executive Vice President, Mr. Ihrig was responsible
for directing special university-wide projects related to planning, budgeting, and systems support
with regard to academic and nonacademic issues as a basis for executive level decisions.
Projects included assisting in the development of new university program budgeting and
planning procedures contributing to organizational changes within the university; participated in
the development of a team approach to top administration. 
As Special Assistant and Budget Director, Office of Student Affairs, he was responsible for
budget planning and control involving the areas of residence halls, admissions, registration,
student health clinic, student unions, and athletics; coordination of the development of student
services support systems; responsible for special projects crossing departmental lines of
authority. 
Major accomplishments included: 
Establishing a new budgeting control system 
Coordinating the establishment of service improvements to be more responsive to the needs
of students and faculty; 
Providing direct assistance to the members of student government in managing their
university funding allocations. 
As Assistant Registrar for Scheduling and Systems, Office of the Registrar, he was responsible
for the classroom and student scheduling functions for the university and coordinating these
activities with the college deans and faculty. Mr. Ihrig initiated a new approach to quarterly
development of the university master schedule of classes which reduced the workload on the
colleges and Scheduling Office while improving the utilization of classroom facilities; designed
a total student information system; led a project to implement a new admissions support system;
coordinated a redesign of the university's academic calendar. 
At the Battelle Memorial Institute, where he served as Principal Engineer, Systems Group, Mr.
Ihrig was responsible for performing contract research and developing proposals in the areas of
management information, transportation, and weapon systems. As an Engineer in the Reliability
Engineering Group, he was responsible for the design and analysis of reliability features in
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EDUCATION 
Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E.), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) 
Distinguished Business Officer Award, 1998 
Board of Directors, and Secretary of the Board 
Chair, Professional Development and Member Relations Committee 
Faculty for Intermediate Fund Accounting Workshop 
Faculty for Senior Financial Manager Seminar 
Executive Leadership Institute Committee 
Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO) 
Past President and Member, Executive Committee 
Faculty, CACUBO Management Institute 
Faculty, CIC Academic Leadership Program
Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) 
Board of Directors, Business Management Institute 
Faculty, WACUBO 
Faculty, Stanford Forum for Higher Education Futures 
Board, Seattle Chamber Music Festival 
Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee 
Board member and Chair of Finance Committee, Oregon Bach Festival 
Serve on evaluation teams for the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States
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Management consulting assignments with several colleges/universities 
Financial Executives Institute; Member of Board of Directors, Central Ohio Chapter 
American Management Association 
Registered Professional Engineer (Ohio) 
The Institute of Management Sciences 
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 

Served as a Member of the Board of Directors of County Savings Bank, Columbus, Ohio 
Served as a Member, Ohio Governor's Advisory Council for Travel and Tourism and Chair of
the Council's Grant Committee 

PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS 
"Recasting the Oregon State System" paper in the Executive Strategies, jointly published by
the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Stanford
Forum for Higher Education Futures, 1996. 
Co-author of "Revenue Opportunities" chapter, Reinventing the University, Wiley & Sons,
1995. 
Presenter and author of "Exploration of Downsizing With Multiple Institutions," at National
Association of College and University Business Officer's Forum on Rightsizing, 1992 (Audio
Cassette). 
Author of Chapter One for the manual "Contracting for Services," National Association of
College and University Business Officers, 1983. 
"Resource Reallocation at the Ohio State University," Survival in the 1980's: Quality 
Mission, and Financing Options, Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of
Arizona, May, 1983. 
"The Computer's Role in Higher Education: Computers in Administration," The
International Encyclopedia of Higher Education, Jossey-Bass, 1977. 

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"Administrative Systems - The Management Challenge," unpublished paper used in a
series of management presentations as a consultant for IBM Corporation. 
"Comprehensive Information Systems Planning," 20th Annual College and University
Machine Records Conference Proceedings, May, 1975. 
"Systems Planning + Data Management + Management Results," 19th Annual Machine
Records Conference Proceedings, May, 1974. 
"Reliability Tradeoff: Circuit Redundancy vs. Circuit Design," Electronic Design Magazine,
May, 1973. 
Author and Instructor for MODS-2, a training program related to the development and
management of student information systems, American Association of Collegiate Registrars
and Admissions Officers, August, 1970. 
"The Ohio State University Approach to Admissions - System Design and Implementation,"
53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers, April, 1967. 










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