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NOT-FOR-PROFIT: REVENUE ABOVE $100 MILLION
Bruce Arick
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Butler University
HONOREE
Shortly after he took the job as controller at Butler University, the Bulldogs were playing Indiana University, Bruce Arick's alma mater.
"It was kind of interesting," said Arick, who has since gone on to become Butler's vice president for finance and administration. "I wore red."
There's no doubting Arick's loyalty to Butler, though. For 24 years in a variety of positions, Arick and his team have erased historic deficits and, since 2002-2003, generated annual surpluses. In addition to managing the budget, they have enabled the university to invest in the future, including a batch of high-profile projects.
Butler's move to the Big East helped spur a $36 million fix-up for Hinkle Fieldhouse, a project that combined fundraising, historic tax credits...