A financial expert who has held various jobs within state government has been hired as the chief financial officer for Indiana State University.
Seth Hinshaw will begin at the university Aug. 1 and also will serve as vice president for finance, the school said in a news release. He currently the chief financial officer in the Office of the Indiana Secretary of Education.
“His proven leadership in education, finance and policy, combined with his deep knowledge of Indiana’s higher education landscape, makes him uniquely qualified to lead our financial and administrative operations,” Indiana State University President Mike Godard said in the release.
Prior to his current role, Hinshaw held several leadership positions at the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and elsewhere in state government, including the Indiana State Senate, the Indiana State Budget Agency, and the Indiana House of Representatives.
“As a former 21st Century Scholar, I am eager to work alongside my fellow Sycamores to champion the institution’s mission of transforming the lives of the students we serve,” Hinshaw said in the news release.
Hinshaw succeeds Diann McKee, who is retiring after decades of service to the university.
Hinshaw earned a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from Ball State University and a master’s in public affairs-financial management administration from Indiana University.
He will begin his new role amid financial challenges for higher education in Indiana. Earlier this year state lawmakers passed a budget that cut 5% from public colleges. And the Indiana Commission for Higher Education is urging colleges not to raise tuition.