Atlanta, June 17, 2009 – Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today announced that Donnetta S. Butler will assume the post of chief financial officer and senior vice president for administration July 1, 2009.

“Ms. Butler comes to MSM with the experience and acumen necessary to successfully lead the finance and administrative support functions of the institution,” said MSM President Dr. John E. Maupin Jr. “She has made a career commitment to higher education financial and administrative management.”

Butler spent more than 20 years at Meharry Medical College, where she began her career in 1981 as an accounting supervisor and at the end of her tenure, in June 2004, was senior vice president for Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Meharry, she was assistant bursar at Tennessee State University. Most recently she was a Series 7 and Series 66 registered financial advisor with Merrill Lynch in Hilton Head, SC. At Merrill Lynch, she provided wealth management, investment advisory and brokerage services for individual clients, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Throughout her career she has been actively involved in various professional organizations specific to higher education such as the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO), and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Butler earned her Bachelor of Science degree (with high distinction) in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting from Tennessee State University and earned the Master of Business Administration degree from the Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University.

In her role as CFO and SVP of Administration, Butler’s primary responsibilities will be to manage the Department of Finance to include the formulation and control of budgets, cash flow, investments, financial modeling, institutional purchasing, contract administration, reimbursement, and risk management. Additionally, she will provide executive oversight of the departments of Human Resources, Informational Technology, Facilities Management, Administrative Services, and Campus Security.