Kathryn K. Lowery
Vice President for Finance and Business
Office: University Hall
Room 212Phone: 518-956-8120 Kathryn K. Lowery was appointed to the position of Vice President for Finance and Business in July 2003. Prior to serving as Interim Vice President, Lowery served as associate vice president for Financial Management and Budget and has been the key management officer of the University's $200 million budget. A 1997 Chancellor's Excellence Award Winner in Professional Service, Ms. Lowery joined the University in 1978 after leaving the world of corporate investment. After four years of service in the Computing Center, she joined the Office of Financial Management and Budget. Largely through her efforts, the office took on the traits of a business and program-analysis unit, focusing first on the needs of the client, and then working to identify fiscally sound solutions that make things happen for the University in the most positive ways. In the mid-1990s, she became an essential part of the campus's financial plan, modeling and forecasting budget scenarios that she then discussed in consultation with the president and vice presidents.
Lowery also participated in discussions to revamp the residence halls to achieve additional revenue and much-needed physical improvements and serves on the Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Board, the Chapel House Board, and the NCAA Certification Committee.
Ms. Lowery holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Library Science from the University at Albany. She met her husband, Michael, while they were both students at the University at Albany. They reside in Delmar with their sons Kurt and Erik.
