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George A. Shoenberger

George A. Shoenberger


George A. Shoenberger is Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration for University of Maryland University College (UMUC). He has been with the university since February 2004.

Mr. Shoenberger insures the financial health and integrity of the University and oversees most of its administrative functions. His responsibilities include Information Technology, Budget and Financial Analysis, Finance/Controller, Bursar, Human Resources, Financial Aid, Facilities Management, Procurement, Business Affairs, Employee and Organizational Development, Strategic Project Management and the Inn and Conference Center by Marriott.

Mr. Shoenberger’s experience in higher education administration is substantial and diverse. He began his professional career at Towson University, where he managed student union, parking, procurement, and administrative services operations.

The majority of Mr. Shoenberger’s time in higher education was spent at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). There, Mr. Shoenberger was responsible for UMB’s procurement and contract management functions. He oversaw logistics management functions and the auxiliary enterprise business units including the bookstore, food services, student union, and housing operations, as well as the Donaldson Brown Executive Conference Center. Mr. Shoenberger also oversaw the professional staff of the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, the world’s only comprehensive dental museum and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Shoenberger spearheaded a student loan program at UMB that is generating millions of dollars for funding scholarships and reducing the costs that students pay for their loans. He also headed the contracting effort to bring the first new housing to UMB in decades through a public/private partnership.

For nearly 15 years Mr. Shoenberger represented the University System of Maryland before the Maryland Board of Public Works.

Mr. Shoenberger has experience in international contracting through his work with the Westinghouse Defense Center and in local government, having served as the senior advisor to the county executive of Baltimore County. There he was the executive’s liaison with government and business leaders and handled special projects and initiatives.

Mr. Shoenberger has a degree in business administration from Frostburg State College and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.