Dawson Named VP For Financial Affairs

With the retirement of long-time Limestone College administrator Dave Rilling, Wayde Dawson was promoted recently to Vice President for Financial Affairs at Limestone College.

Dawson has been a certified public accountant for the past 27 years. During the last six years as Limestone’s Controller, Dawson has worked closely with the administration to improve the financial reporting of the College.

Rilling retired in December of 2015, and Dawson was named as the interim Vice President at that time.

Earning a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dawson received his master’s in Accountancy from Gardner-Webb University. During his 16-year career in higher education, he has engaged in audits for 14 different colleges and universities.

Dawson was involved in the interpretation and development of the Strategic Initiative model at Limestone which led to the College adding intercollegiate football, marching band, dance squad, competitive cheerleading, and the McMillan Scholars program for young women. He has also worked closely on various projects with Limestone’s Athletics, Financial Aid, Information Technology, and Online & Evening departments. 

Dawson’s duties will include providing financial analysis, planning and management of the College's resources to facilitate and support its mission and strategic plan; developing operating and capital budgets and guiding College investments and endowment; leading the managers responsible for the business and human resources offices, and overseeing campus security, the bookstore, food service, and the physical plant; serving as an administrative liaison to the finance, investment, and audit committees of the Board of Trustees, as well as the buildings and grounds committee; and communicating with the College community on financial and business affairs.