Oct. 16, 2001
GW Makes a Bond Acquisition
University Names Beverly K. Bond Vice President For
Advancement Effective Jan. 1
By Thomas
Kohout
The University recently announced that Beverly K. Bond will become the
new vice president for advancement, effective Jan. 1, 2002.
Bond comes to GW from Vanderbilt University where she served as vice
chancellor for alumni and development. She was among the first women
to hold a position that high at the Tennessee university. Bond brings
more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit marketing, managing, and
fundraising. At Vanderbilt she was responsible for development, alumni
relations, and alumni publications for the universitys 10 schools,
the medical center, and the hospital.
The graduate of the University of Michigan and Vanderbilts Owen
Graduate School of Management considers her role in the Campaign
for Vanderbilt to be among her most valuable experiences. The
six-year comprehensive campaign ran from 199095 and resulted in
$560 million for the 323-acre Nashville school. For academic year 19992000
Vanderbilt ranked 19th in the nation in terms of endowment dollars with
$2.3 billion.
Those skills will be helpful as GWs own Centuries Campaign nears
completion. The campaign, which reached 80 percent of the $500 million
goal in its fifth year, is the impetus for much of the campus improvements
such as the Media and Public Affairs building and the Health and Wellness
Center.
I find The George Washington University to be a truly distinctive
institution and community, Bond says. Not only that, but
its ongoing, remarkable progress is well-known. It will be an exciting
privilege for me to help capitalize on the many opportunities to continue
toward fullfilling GWs great potential.
Bond succeeds Michael Worth who stepped down as vice president for development
on Aug. 31 to become a professor of non-profit management in the public
affairs department. Worth joined the University in 1983, and has directed
two comprehensive campaigns the Campaign for George Washington
which raised $85 million between 198590, and the ongoing Centuries
Campaign.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu