January 29, 2016
On Monday, February 1, we welcome our new Vice
President for Advancement, Dr. Mort Gamble,
a veteran college and university fundraiser and former vice president
at three institutions.
A colleague whom I’ve known for many years, Mort has most recently served on the senior
staff at Bethany College. At VWC, he will lead the
College’s Center for Advancement including fundraising, alumni and
parent relations, government relations, church relations, business and
corporations and planned giving. Because Mort has spent most of his career
at small, residential, liberal arts colleges, I’m sure he will be
extremely helpful to us as we continue to strengthen our resource
base through annual giving and as we look ahead to our next
major-gift campaign.
A native of Maryland, Mort grew
up in Moorefield, West Virginia, near the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia. He is a graduate of West Virginia University where he earned his
doctorate in higher education leadership. He began his career as a faculty
member in English, humanities, and communication at West Virginia Wesleyan
College, later joining the admissions and institutional advancement team before
being appointed Director of College Relations.
At Fairmont State University, he served as Director
of Development, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive
Director of the Fairmont State Foundation, Inc., over a nine year period.
Mort’s career has included vice
presidencies in advancement at Waynesburg University and Hood College, as well
as donor and gift stewardship at The George Washington
University, before joining Bethany College as Executive Assistant to the
President and major-gifts officer.
His experience includes capital and annual fund
campaigns; funding for buildings, scholarships, endowment, service learning,
and faculty development; foundation and corporate relations; church relations;
and legislative and community-development outreach, among other institutional
priorities. A freelance author, he writes frequently for various national
publications and journals.
Thanks to Dr. David R. Black for serving as our
interim Vice President for Advancement for the past three months. David
has been extremely active with the campus community -- particularly in our dual
credit and China programs -- and has completed a feasibility study for a
comprehensive capital campaign. I am appreciative of his service.
I hope you will join me in welcoming Dr. Mort Gamble to Virginia Wesleyan.
