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Robert Mendenhall

Former President · Wgu Corporation

Former President at Wgu Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$899K
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Former President of Wgu Corporation, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT.
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Received $899K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Robert Winton Mendenhall is President Emeritus of Western Governors University, serving as president from 1999 to 2016.

He is a pioneering educational technologist who built WGU from its inaugural year into a major competency-based online university offering degrees in Business, Teacher Education, Information Technology, and Health Professions.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1999-2016 at WGU (17 years); President Emeritus thereafter
Education
  • 1977) · Brigham Young University (B.S., University Studies1977
  • 2003) · Brigham Young University (Ph.D., Instructional Psychology and Technology2003

Affiliations

Organizations

Wgu Corporation Former President · $1.0B revenue · Salt Lake Cty, UTTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF WESTERN…pay $953K → $899KFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$899Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Robert Mendenhall

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Robert Mendenhall 1 organization · Hayward, CACalifornia State University Hayward Alumni Association Incorporated
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Robert Mendenhall 1 organization · Aurora, ILNational Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Robert Mendenhall 1 organization · Austin, TXTexas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association INC
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Robert Mendenhall 1 organization · Humboldt, NEHumboldt Community Foundation INC

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Serves alongside

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S
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$2.1M
S
President & Trustee · FY2021
$1.8M
D
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$955K
N
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$796K
M
Chief Academic Officer · FY2021
$737K
D
Sr VP, Technology & CIO · FY2024
$680K
P
Former Chief Marketing Officer · FY2019
$656K
C
Chief Academic Officer & Provost · FY2024
$640K
B
Sr VP, People & Talent · FY2024
$584K
A
Sr VP, It College (thru 12/22) · FY2022
$521K
J
Executive Director, Labs · FY2024
$512K
C
President, Wgu Academy · FY2024
$492K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org