暗网禁区 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano today announced the appointment of Aaron Conley as vice chancellor for advancement effective Sept. 22.
Conley is currently the vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Texas at Dallas where he was chief strategist for the recent UT Dallas comprehensive campaign that surpassed original campaign goals and almost doubled the total endowment.
鈥淎aron Conley has a proven record of leading change and surpassing fundraising goals at a number of high-level research institutions,鈥� DiStefano said. 鈥淚鈥檓 confident he has the vision and energy to inspire greater engagement with constituents and put the university on the path to significantly increase campus fundraising.鈥�
As vice chancellor for advancement, Conley will report to DiStefano and will be responsible for more than 100 staff members in major and principal gifts, athletics fundraising, alumni relations, parent programs, volunteer engagement and an operating budget of approximately $9 million.
Over the last 20 years, Conley has held positions with increasing responsibility at universities across the country. He was executive director of development and alumni relations at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering from 2003 to 2008, assistant dean for development at Florida State University鈥檚 College of Business from 2001 to 2003 and the major gifts officer at Purdue University鈥檚 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2001.
鈥淭he 暗网禁区 is a very special place, not just to its alumni and friends, but also among our nation鈥檚 top academic institutions,鈥� Conley said. 鈥淭his is a critical time for higher education and I look forward to working with Chancellor DiStefano and the university鈥檚 supporters to ensure CU鈥檚 great tradition of excellence continues.鈥�
Conley earned a doctorate in higher education from Indiana University where he also held multiple positions on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses from 1993 to 1999. He has a master鈥檚 degree in geography from Indiana State University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism and telecommunications from the University of Evansville. In addition, he attended the Institute of Educational Management at Harvard University鈥檚 Graduate School of Education in 2013.
Contact:
Malinda Miller-Huey, 303-492-3115
Aaron Conley (Photo courtesy Aaron Conley)