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Two Vice President Candidates Visit
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JULY 29, 2004 -- Michigan Tech will be hosting visits by two candidates for the position of vice president of development and executive director of the Michigan Tech Fund.
Siegfried E. Herrmann, vice chancellor for university advancement and president of the Appalachian State University Foundation, in North Carolina, will be on campus July 28-30 and will give a talk on Friday, July 30.
Trent Shea McGrew, vice president for university relations at Capital University, in Ohio, will be on campus Aug. 1-3. He will address the MTU community on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Both talks will be held 9:15-10:15 a.m. in Memorial Union Ballroom B. All members of the university community are welcome.
While at Appalachian State, Herrmann was responsible for executing a capital campaign that raised $83.2 million, exceeding its $50 million goal. He was previously chief development officer for all five campuses of Miami-Dade College, in Florida. During his tenure, the college ranked first in fundraising among more than 1,200 U.S. community colleges.
At Capital University, McGrew has been responsible for marketing, development, alumni relations, public relations, publications and more since joining the institution in 1998. Among his accomplishments, he led a successful, $11 million campaign for a new athletic and recreation facility, raising $12.7 million. Previously, he was director of development and director of major gifts at the University of Cincinnati Foundation, where he had extensive involvement with $50 million in gifts. During his tenure, the institution received the 1996 CASE Circle of Excellence Award for Fundraising Improvement. |
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