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Director of Development
College of Veterinary Medicine
TIME IN CURRENT POSITION: Three months.
OTHER UGA EXPERIENCE: Central Development Office, Gift Planning, 1992-1998. Director of Staff Development, Development Office, 1998-July 1999.
JOB DESCRIPTION: “I’m in charge of securing private gifts to support the College of Veterinary Medicine. I schedule appointments to visit with alumni and friends of the college, and ask them to consider supporting us. My job requires a lot of paperwork, so when I’m not on the phone, I’m preparing to call, doing follow-up work or preparing information for Dean Keith Prasse. I handle gifts ranging from annual fund donations of $35 to those who contribute $1 million. We ask alumni to help us identify their clients who are interested in animal welfare; some of our biggest donors are not graduates. Let me say, though, that we have very loyal graduates, as well.
MOST CHALLENGING PART OF MY JOB: “The amount of time it takes to identify a prospect, call the prospect and keep the cycle going. It’s a year-round, never-ending process to keep people in the pipeline; there’s no downtime. You don’t just pick up a check from these people; you get to know them and do your part to keep in touch.”
MOST REWARDING PART OF MY JOB: “I like what I do. My husband, Jeff, is a veterinarian, so I understand people’s love for animals, and I love getting to know people who love UGA, the College of Veterinary Medicine or animals.”
THE PEOPLE I MOST ADMIRE: “My parents, Paul and Kathleen. They provided me with the best childhood I could possibly imagine and were extremely inspiring and supportive. My parents had a wonderful outlook on life; they were patient and encouraging, and had a balance of discipline and fun. I used to ask my parents, ‘Are we the richest people in Madison [Ga.]?’ And they’d say, ‘Of course, we have each other.’ ”
OFF-THE-JOB INTERESTS: “I like to exercise at the Ramsey Student Center at about 6 in the morning.
FAVORITE MUSIC: “I listen to everything. Star 94 gets me going in the morning, and I go to sleep to the sounds of classical music on WUGA. I like country music, as well.”
A BOOK I’D RECOMMEND TO OTHERS: “Death in Bloodhound Red by Virginia Lanier. It’s about a woman in southeast Georgia who raises and trains bloodhounds to track criminals and rescue people.”
THE ISSUE THAT CONCERNS ME MOST ABOUT TODAY’S SOCIETY: “I feel that people don’t appreciate all of the opportunities we have in life. We take for granted our education, that we can eat.
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