Jeb Spaulding

Jeb Spaulding
5th Chancellor
Assumed office
January 2015
Governor Peter Shumlin
Preceded by Timothy Donovan
Treasurer of Vermont
In office
2003–2011
Preceded by James H. Douglas
Succeeded by Beth Pearce
Personal details
Born (1952-12-28) December 28, 1952
Massachusetts, United States
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susan Morse Spaulding
Residence Montpelier, Vermont
Alma mater Antioch College (B.A. 1975), University of Vermont (M.Ed. 1993)

George B. "Jeb" Spaulding (born December 28, 1952 in Manchester, Massachusetts) is the current Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. He previously served as Vermont State Treasurer and as Governor Peter Shumlin's Secretary of Administration.

Biography

Spaulding was the founder of radio station WNCS FM 104.7 in Montpelier and was a general partner in Precision Media, Inc. He also served as the Director of Career and Workforce Development at the Vermont Department of Education, and as Director of the Vermont Academy of Science and Technology at Vermont Technical College. He has been an adjunct professor of communications at Norwich University.

Previously, Spaulding represented Washington County for eight terms (1985–2001) in the Vermont State Senate, where he chaired the Appropriations Committee, the Education Committee, the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

Spaulding served four terms as State Treasurer (2003–2011) and, in 2009, also served as President of the National Association of State Treasurers.[1]

Spaulding considered running for Governor of Vermont in 2010,[2][3] but opted instead to seek re-election to a fifth term as State Treasurer. Spaulding faced token opposition and won re-election with 90% of the vote.[4]

On November 15, 2010, Gov.-Elect Peter Shumlin nominated Spaulding to be the incoming Secretary of Administration, the senior Cabinet position in the Executive Branch.[5] He resigned as Treasurer in January, 2011.

In January of 2015 Spaulding left the Administration Secretary's post to become Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges.

Notes

  1. "Spaulding elected president of NAST". WCAX Channel 3. August 21, 2008.
  2. Susan Allen (November 27, 2008). "Spaulding Considers Run for Governor". Barre-Montpelier (Vt.) Times-Argus.
  3. "Spaulding Out". Rutland (Vt.) Herald. February 9, 2009.
  4. "2010 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State.
  5. Nancy Remsen (November 16, 2010). "Shumlin Names Top Aides". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Douglas
Treasurer of Vermont
2003–2011
Succeeded by
Beth Pearce
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