Yoke San Reynolds, Cornell University controller since 1991, has been appointed associate vice president and university controller.

The promotion and title change, announced by Senior Vice President Frederick A. Rogers, reflect the restructuring taking place in the office of the senior vice president. In July 1995, Rogers eliminated the position of vice president for finance and treasurer. Under the new structure, Rogers said, he relies more heavily on Reynolds and others for leadership in the areas of policy development and operational support.

"Yoke San has shown strong leadership in resolving Cornell's outstanding indirect cost issues; in reorganizing the statutory and endowed accounting offices to accommodate budget reductions and a goal of more coordinated services; in the development of well-documented policies and procedures; and in the new systems initiatives where reengineering efforts are now under way," Rogers said.

"I am pleased to recognize her leadership with this title and look forward to her active involvement in the critical issues facing Cornell in the future," he added.

"This is an environment that supports management innovation and creativity. Cornell is an exciting place to be," Reynolds said.

Reynolds continues to be responsible for the areas of accounting, bursar, purchasing, payroll, cost analysis and financial systems. She also chairs the university's Policy Advisory Group, which is supported by the university policy department. In addition, she is serving as the executive sponsor in charge of two of the university's five current computer systems implementation projects. These projects are under the umbrella of Project 2000, which is designed to streamline the university's administrative processes. Its goal is to make them more efficient and effective, thereby allowing the university to focus more fully on its core mission of teaching, research and public service.

Reynolds' Project 2000 responsibilities include the human resources and payroll system and the group of financial systems.

Reynolds received her B.A. degree from the University of Singapore. She received an M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany. She became a licensed certified public accountant in 1985.

She was a research fellow at the Ford Foundation Economic Research Center and won the Horace Rackham Prize at Michigan. Before coming to Cornell in December 1991, she was assistant vice president for financial management at SUNY Albany. She also was deputy comptroller of a Naval Reserve command and an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand, a "Big Six" international public accounting and consulting firm.