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LAWRENCE -- The Kansas University Endowment Association has announced changes in key leadership positions. Immediately after being named the president of KU Endowment, Dale Seuferling promoted two executives to top association spots.
Kevin Corbett has been named senior vice president for development at KU Endowment. The KU Endowment Executive Committee also has selected Corbett as a trustee and secretary of the association. Corbett fills the position Seuferling recently vacated.
In his new role, Corbett will serve as the chief development and fund-raising administrator, overseeing all private fund-raising programs at KU Endowment.
"We are fortunate to have an associate with Kevin's expertise and abilities on staff for these duties," Seuferling said.
Seuferling also named Jerome Davies as vice president for development at KU Endowment. Davies most recently served as assistant vice president, major gifts, Lawrence campus.
Corbett first joined the KU Endowment staff in 1988 as a development officer. He went on to serve as the assistant director of corporate and foundation giving at the University of Georgia and the associate director of development for the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. He also served as the executive director of the Western State College Foundation.
Corbett rejoined the KU Endowment staff in 1997. He has held the positions of director of constituent development and, most recently, vice president for development. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from KU.
In his new position, Davies will develop and implement fund-raising programs to encourage major-gift support of the University of Kansas.
"Jerome has demonstrated strong skills in major-gift fund-raising and staff development and mentorship," Seuferling said. "He has achieved a strong and respected reputation among university deans and administrators."
Before joining the KU Endowment staff in 2000, Davies was director of development for the College of Science at Utah State University. He holds a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary humanities, arts and social sciences from Utah State University and a master's degree in nonprofit organizations and management from Case Western Reserve University.
Seuferling assumed KU Endowment's top spot on July 10, succeeding former President James B. Martin, who will retire from KU Endowment later this year.
"I could not be more enthusiastic about this special opportunity to lead KU Endowment's mission to support and advance the University of Kansas," Seuferling said.
In addition to his new duties as president, Seuferling will continue his role as primary administrator for KU First: Invest in Excellence, the largest fund-raising campaign in KU history.
Seuferling, who joined the KU Endowment staff in 1981, most recently served as the executive vice president for development and secretary. He also has held positions in public relations, constituent development, and major gifts and fund-raising management.
Before coming to KU Endowment, Seuferling worked as a broadcast media coordinator for University Relations at the University of Kansas. He graduated from KU in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
KU Endowment is an independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fund-raising foundation for the University of Kansas. Founded in 1891 to encourage, receive and administer private gifts for KU, KU Endowment is the oldest organization of its kind at a state-assisted university. The association is conducting the largest fund-raising campaign in KU's history. KU First: Invest in Excellence seeks to raise $500 million for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, capital projects and program support.
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