News from the University of Alumni Association (URAA)

Annual Alumni Employees Luncheon
May 3, 2010

URAA President Tracey Holgren Ivey, B’82, joined current alumni employees of Richmond for the Annual Alumni Employees Luncheon on May 3.

Meeting Summary
University of Richmond Alumni Association (URAA) Board of Directors
April 9, 2010

The University of Richmond (URAA) Board of Directors met on April 9, 2010, Reunion Weekend. Several University administrators meet with the URAA Board.

Proposed Cell Phone Tower Project
Kathy Monday, Vice President for Information Services
Shannon Sinclair, General Counsel
Doug West, Director of Telecomm Support Services

President’s Welcome
Dr. Edward L. Ayers, President

Alumni Communications
Jan Hatchette, G’04, Senior Director, Marketing Strategy and Services
Cheryl Spain, Manager, Internal Communications Services

The URAA Board heard updates from each of its three councils – membership, planning and operations, and outreach.

The Planning and Operations Council reviewed the FY10 and FY11 budgets.
The Outreach Council reviewed the upcoming regional networking events.
The Membership Council announced the slates for elections and conducted the elections.

The election results from the meeting include the following.

URAA Executive Committee 2010-11

President Tracey Holgren Ivey, B’82
VP for Outreach Rebecca Hancock Powers, B’76
VP for Membership Wendy Haynes Eastman, B’76
VP for Planning and Operations Sam Kaufman, ‘99
Secretary and Historian Betty Ann Dillon, W’48, G’49
Treasurer Hunter Allen, ‘06
Member-at-large Matt Marrone, ‘95
Member-at-large Brandt Portugal, ‘02
Member-at-large John Brecker,’02

New Board Members

Dr. Camille Cade Hammond, ‘97
Maurice Henderson, ‘97
Dr. William Mallon, R’91, G’96
Frederick (Rick) Naschold, B’75

Board Members Re-elected to a Second Term

Hunter Allen, ‘06
John Brecker,’02
Wayne Dementi, B‘66
Ryan FitzSimons, ‘01
Ben Sabloff, ‘95

Finally, the names of the 2010 Alumni of the University of Richmond Awards for Distinguished Service were announced.

Terry Heilman Sylvester, B’77
Sean Casey, ’99
Michael Walrath,’97 
 

 
University of Richmond Alumni Association (URAA) Networking Events
April 30, 2010

The University of Richmond Alumni Association and the New York City Alumni Chapter recently sponsored two networking receptions in New York City. On Tuesday, April 27, Spiders in Communications, Marketing, and Journalism gathered to network with one another and hear comments from Rick Klau, L'96, Business Product Manager and Blogger at Google. On Thursday, April 29, Spiders in Finance gathered to network with one another. These networking receptions will be held each spring and fall in New York City, and similar industry-specific networking receptions will be held in various cities throughout the country.  The Spiders in Communications, Marketing and Journalism Networking Reception is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2010 and Spiders in Finance for Oct. 28, 2010. 

Spiders in Communications, Marketing, and Journalism Networking Reception
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Photo Gallery

Spiders in Finance Networking Reception
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Photo Gallery

Learn about the Spiders in Finance Networking Reception set for May 13 in Philadelphia.

 Meeting Summary
University of Richmond Alumni Association (URAA) Board of Directors
November 6, 2009

The University of Richmond (URAA) Board of Directors met on 6 November 2009, Homecoming Weekend. We had the pleasure of hearing from various University leaders as they shared information in their areas of responsibility:

• Head Football Coach Mike London, R’83, inspired us with his approach to coaching, which includes knowing the ‘whole’ athlete.
• Tom Gutenberger, B’87, Vice President for Advancement, introduced Bonnie Devlin from Washburn & McGoldrick, to discuss why and how a university plans for a capital  campaign.
• Michelle Wamsley, Assistant Vice President for Corporation, Foundation and Government Relations, shared information regarding public funding the University receives from these sources.
• Gil Villanueva, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Admission, and Michael Kabbaz, Director of Admission, each shared some facts about the admission process and the Class of 2013 specifically.

URAA President, Tracey Holgren Ivey, B’82, reminded us that UR has new construction going on, while other schools have halted expansions and renovations, or have put planning efforts on hold. The URAA Board took a hardhat tour of the Carole Weinstein International Center and Robins Stadium. The URAA Board will work to encourage alumni to come back for Homecoming2010 which will include the first football season in Robins Stadium.

Under President Ivey’s leadership, the URAA Board’s main focus this year is connecting with our alumni more often and more meaningfully through ‘topic specific’ alumni programming at the regional level. The board has targeted six cities this year: Boston, Chicago, NYC, Washington DC, Richmond and Miami. Stay tuned….

URAA Board members sit on one of three internal councils that have a specific focus and functionality within the Board. The Outreach Council is currently working on the implementation of the ‘topic specific’ regional programs in the targeted cities listed above.

• The Planning and Operations Council is monitoring our budget, guiding the allocation of funding, and making sure our policies and procedures are up to date and in compliance with the relevant regulations.
• The Membership Council is collecting information regarding possible candidates for the Distinguished Alumni Award and continues to think about and record names of potential board candidates.

The URAA Board is also conducting conference calls with regional/chapter leaders on a quarterly basis to share information about the University and to connect these leaders so they can share ideas and program successes with each other.