University of Texas at San Antonio. Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs

The Vice President for Business Affairs is the chief business officer of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs was established in 1974, formerly titled the Office of the Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. The first Vice President for Business Affairs was Everitt M. Mahon. According to the UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures, the VPBA provides the President with advice and counsel on fiscal affairs and has direct responsibility for the business operations of the university including facilities maintenance, operations, and capital construction, accounting, disbursements, bursar operations, budgeting, payroll, human resource management and development, security and emergency preparedness, environmental health and safety, business contracts processing, procurement, and business auxiliary services.

From the description of University of Texas at San Antonio Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs records, 1990-1999. (University of Texas at San Antonio). WorldCat record id: 416504968

The Vice President for Business Affairs (VPBA) is the chief business officer of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The VPBA provides the President with advice and counsel on fiscal affairs and has direct responsibility for the business operations of the university including facilities maintenance, operations, and capital construction, accounting, disbursements, bursar operations, budgeting, payroll, human resource management and development, security and emergency preparedness, environmental health and safety, business contracts processing, procurement, and business auxiliary services.

The first chief business officer of UTSA was G. Charles Franklin, serving from 1971-1972. Subsequent chief business officers included Everitt M. Mahon, 1973-1979 (Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, 1973-1974, Vice President for Business Affairs, 1974-1979); Gary L. Hammon (1979-1984), E. Jere Pederson (1984-1986), M. Dan Williams (1986-1995), David R. Larson (1995-2004), and Kerry Kennedy (2004-present, as of November 2008).

From the guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio: Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records UA 04. 02., 1990-2008, (University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections)