Susie Stalcup, the chief fundraising officer for Columbia University Medical Center, has been appointed vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos announced Tuesday<!--break-->.
"Given Vanderbilt's momentum and stature, this position commanded extraordinary interest, and Susie distinguished herself from the most sought-after candidates in the country," Zeppos said. Stalcup's appointment, which followed a national search, is effective Jan. 1, 2009.
At Vanderbilt she will work to complete the $1.75 billion Shape the Future Campaign, which is scheduled to conclude in 2010. She will oversee development and alumni activities throughout Vanderbilt, including the medical center and all schools and programs in the university.
As vice president for development at Columbia University's Medical Center in New York City since 2004, Stalcup has led all aspects of CUMC's $1 billion capital campaign, which met its goal two and a half years before the scheduled December 2011 conclusion.
As vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, Stalcup assumes responsibility for one of several positions held by Zeppos before he was named Vanderbilt chancellor in March 2008.
"I am very impressed with Vanderbilt's bold vision and the collegial, dynamic, new leadership team," Stalcup said. "I look forward to partnering with the administration, faculty, development team, Board of Trust, alumni and students in the furtherance of Vanderbilt's ambitious, strategic initiatives. This is a wonderful opportunity and an endeavor that I am eager to undertake."
Jeffrey Balser, chair of the search committee and associate vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine said, "It is clear that Susie Stalcup is the extraordinary person we've been searching for - she has all the right qualities to lead development and alumni affairs at Vanderbilt.
As a person she reflects our culture, and as a professional she will creatively project our impact as a leading research university across the globe."
Stalcup joined CUMC in 2002 as deputy vice president for development after directing a successful campaign at Baylor College of Medicine. From 1991 to 1996 she was senior director of planned giving at Rice University.
Before entering higher education advancement, Stalcup worked for more than 15 years in finance and estate planning, first at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith in Oklahoma City and New York City and later as senior vice president for trusts and bank investments at First Financial Bank Holdings in Abilene, Texas.
She became a certified financial planner after attending Wheaton College in Illinois and graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma.
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