Four New VPs

Deborah Bushway was named vice president for academic innovation at Capella University in Minneapolis. Since March 2011, she has been serving as interim president of the university. Previously, she was vice president of academic affairs and provost. Before coming to Capella University, she was a full professor of psychology at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Bushway holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in psychology from Iowa State University.

Gretchen E. Buhlig was named vice president for leadership giving at the Arizona State University Foundation. She was associate vice president of institutional advancement at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona.

Buhlig is a graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. She earned a master’s degree in nonprofit management and leadership from Walden University.

Laura E. Hubbard has been appointed vice president for finance and administration at the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York System. Her appointment is effective February 27. She has been serving as associate vice president for budget and finance at the University of Oregon. She has previously held finance posts at the University of Idaho and Washington State University.

Hubbard holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and an MBA from the University of Idaho.

Angela Throneberry is the new senior vice president for administration and finance at New Mexico State University. She has been serving in the post on an interim basis.

Throneberry is a certified public accountant and an alumna of the university. She has been on the administrative staff since 1991.