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KEVIN HEALY,director ofadvancement services,manages ourdatabase and giftacknowledgementsystems and staff. Hejoined the Augsburg team in May 2004.Kevin comes from CommunitySolutions Fund, St. Paul. His experiencein processing and disbursement of charitabledonations makes him an asset inthe area of donor financial reportingand technical support for the Office ofInstitutional Advancement.DICK WEILAND,interim director ofdevelopment, joinedAugsburg in April, tofill the shoes of JohnKnight, until Augsburgselects a new directorof development. Weiland owns WeilandConsulting Group and brings 22 years ofdevelopment experience and a 47-yearcareer in education to the position.Augsburg is benefiting from Weiland’sleadership in meeting goals for major gifts,planned giving, and The Annual Fund.Weiland has successfully led developmentteams at both the University of St. Thomasand Carleton College.DEVELOPMENT OFFICERSJENNIFER(ABELN)KAHLOW ’78,director ofprincipal gifts andplanned giving,since 1997, Kahlowhas helped donors and alumni interestedin making a significant difference inthe lives of students at AugsburgCollege. As an alumna, parent, and volunteershe has maintained a close relationshipwith Augsburg since graduatingin 1978. Her focus is on capitalcampaign gifts, with considerable experiencein scholarship giving, estate giving,and gifts of appreciated assets.SHERRYJENNINGS-KINGis the director ofcorporate, foundation,and governmentrelations andhas been withAugsburg College for 20 months. Inaddition to developing institutionalrelationships between Augsburg andcorporations and foundations inMinnesota and the United States atlarge, Jennings-King is also responsiblefor securing federal appropriationsthrough her work with Tracy Beckman.DONNAMCLEAN, directorof principal gifts,has served AugsburgCollege for 19 yearsin several rolesincluding director ofalumni and parent relations, director ofThe Augsburg Fund and Maroon &Silver Society, and most recently in thearea of leadership gift planning. Herdeep knowledge of institutional historyand long-standing relationships withinthe Augsburg community are strengthsto the College. McLean’s passion for themission of Augsburg continues to beinspired by the many outstanding anddiverse accomplishments of theCollege’s alumni and friends.STEPHANIEMALONE, directorof The AugsburgFund and Maroon& Silver Society,joined Augsburg inJanuary 2004.Malone came to us from the Girl Scoutsof Greater Minneapolis. She overseesthe Maroon and Silver Society membership,student phonathons, direct mailings,class challenge appeals, and thefaculty and staff campaign.PATRICK SHEEHY,senior director ofprincipal gifts, hasbeen on Augsburg’sDevelopment teamsince 2000 andbrings with him 20years of experience in the field. Sheehyis also the parent of an AugsburgCollege student. As such, he not onlyprovides expertise in gift planning butalso is well versed in the amenities ofeach dorm.DAVID BENSON,consultant in thearea of plannedgiving, came onboard in spring of2004 to work withnew members of theHeritage Society at Augsburg College.Benson is a specialist in the area ofestate planning and philanthropy. Hisapproach includes the creative uses ofcharitable gift options in financial andestate planning that result in win-winstrategies for all parities involved.Development staffnot picturedKAY AHLSTROMMELISSA BAWEK ’03JEROY CARLSON ’48RON MAIN ’56PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50STEPHANIE STEWARTGEORGE SVERDRUP ’46SHERILYN YOUNG17
Thanks, John KnightCalled to speak outabout disabilities andthe churchCONTACT USTo learn more about Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College, pleasecall Institutional Advancement at 612-330-1462 or 1-800-273-0617, or e-mail us atgiving@augsburg.edu. For a complete list of Institutional Advancement personnelvisit www.augsburg.edu/campaign.INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTAugsburg College2211 Riverside Ave. S.Minneapolis, MN 55454SUE KLASEUSVice President of Institutional Advancementand Community Relations612-330-1177klaseus@augsburg.eduDevelopmentJohn Knight receives farewell gift.Development director John Knight leftAugsburg in May to answer God’s callto better understand disability throughresearch and writing. During Knight’sfive years at Augsburg, he held variouspositions before taking the helm asdevelopment director two years ago. Inrecent years he has been deeplyinvolved in the management and successof the current campaign. Anotherof his achievements is the advancementof donor relations efforts at the College.In particular, he improved the systemfor managing and accounting for gifts.Knight’s current goals with ThePauley Project, named in honor of hiseldest son, are to research what theBible says about disability, write on thesubject, and determine ways to includeindividuals with disabilities in hischurch. Initially, John’s first two writingswill be based on the biblical text ofJohn 9.If you are interested in learningmore about The Pauley Project, visitwww.thepauleyproject.org. ■DICK WEILANDInterim Director, Development612-330-1580weiland@augsburg.eduSTEPHANIE MALONEDirector, The Augsburg Fund612-330-1179malone@augsburg.eduSHERRY JENNINGS-KINGDirector, Corporate, Foundation,and Government Relations612-330-1386jenningk@augsburg.eduPATRICK SHEEHYSenior Director, Principal Gifts612-330-1329sheehy@augsburg.eduSTEPHANIE STUARTProspect Researcher612-330-1512stuart@augsburg.eduJENNIFER KAHLOW ’78Director, Principal Gifts andPlanned Giving612-330-1185kahlow@augsburg.eduDONNA MCLEANDirector, Principal Gifts612-330-1556mclean@augsburg.eduDAVE BENSONPlanned Giving Specialist612-330-1616dbenson@augsburg.eduRON MAIN ’56612-330-1113main@augsburg.eduMELISSA BAWEK ’03Assistant Director,The Augsburg Fund612-330-1652bawek@augsburg.eduJEROY CARLSON ’48Senior Development Officer612-330-1175PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50quanbeck1@augsburg.eduGEORGE SVERDRUP ’46sverdrup@augsburg.eduAlumni and ParentRelationsAMY SUTTONDirector, Alumni/Parent Relations612-330-1525suttona@augsburg.eduGovernment andCommunity RelationsTRACY BECKMANDirector, Government andCommunity Relations612-330-1575beckman@augsburg.eduAdvancement ServicesKEVIN HEALYDirector, Advancement Services612-330-1619healyk@augsburg.edu18
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