October 31, 2003 Announcements
New
Associate Vice President Named
Joyce Albrecht has been named the new associate vice president
of
University Advancement. Vice President for University Advancement
Randy Talbot said Albrecht is setting the structure for Utah
State to move ahead with further development goals and was the
most qualified person to lead this effort.
"She understands the mission of the university,"
Talbot said. "She was instrumental in setting up our gift
processing and records unit."
For the past several years Albrecht has managed the day-to-day
operations of the development office. She said she is excited
about her new managementresponsibilities as the university gears
up for a future campaign.
"I look forward to working more closely with the college
deans,
development directors and unit directors to advance their development
priorities,"
she said.
Albrecht has spent her entire career in higher education. She
worked for
her alma mater, Brigham Young University, for nearly 25 years.
Before coming
to Utah State University five years ago, Albrecht was the major
gifts prospect manager and research analyst for the University
of Florida Foundation in Gainesville.
Utah
State Extension Names Director and Regional Department Head
Utah State University Extension recently named
Kathleen Robinson as Tooele Campus director and regional department
head.
Robinson has been employed with Utah State since 1990. She
has been director of Continuing Education Innovative Programs
and Assessment since 2002 and co-director of the Distance Doctorate,
the first doctorate degree ever delivered through distance technologies
in Utah. Prior to that, she was director of the Southeast Center,
which includes centers in Price, Moab, Castle Dale and Blanding,
and she also served as dean of Continuing Education at the College
of Eastern Utah.(read
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Local
Winds Quintet Offers Free Concert in November
Logan Canyon Winds, a local winds quintet, is opening its concert
season Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. at Utah State University.
The concert is in the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium with
a varied program for woodwinds. The concert is free, thanks
to a generous grant from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation.
The quintet consists of Leslie Timmons, flute, Nicholas Morrison,
clarinet, Craig Knutson, horn, Carolyn Bodily, bassoon, and
guests joining the performance Kathryn Rafalowki on the oboe
and Dennis Griffin on percussion.
The Logan Canyon Winds is in its 12th year of performances and
has traveled throughout the intermountain region and the United
States, including numerous outreach performances in schools.
All performers except Bodily also teach in the music department
at Utah State. (read
full story)
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