V
ice President for Development Alex Smith ’65 announced on June 3, 2011 that Michael Brost ’85 would fill the position of Director of Development starting July 1. Michael, a longtime Middle and Upper School history teacher and coach, served as a Development Assistant this past year. He was one of more than 100 candidates yielded by a nationwide search and was chosen unanimously by the search committee. “I am very excited to take on this important responsibility,” said Michael. “Working with Alex and the rest of the fine development and alumni team will continue to be enlightening and rewarding as I bring my lifelong passion for Collegiate with me down this new path.” Michael will continue to work with Alex and the rest of the Development, Alumni and Communications Office staff in the coming year. Starting July 1, 2012, Alex will take on a part-time role, working on major gifts, and Amanda Surgner ’83, currently Director of Admission, will become Vice President for Institutional Advancement with responsibility for the Admission, Development, Alumni and Communications components of our administration. A new Director of Admission will be named at that time.
New Roles for Two Alums “Michael has already proven himself over the past year as an successful leader for our development efforts,” said Head of School Keith Evans, “and the Search Committee (Alex Smith, Amanda Surgner, Trustee Tracey Ragsdale, Alumni Board President Duncan Owen and I) could not have been more impressed with his vision for the future of the office. Michael will clearly enable the new team we are developing to keep Collegiate moving forward.”
ABOVE: Michael Brost ’85 and Amanda Little Surgner ’83 are taking on new roles.
A recent aerial photo of Collegiate’s Robins Campus shows its completion with the most recent addition, a new soccer field “to be named upon retirement” in honor of Charlie Blair, in place.
Summer 2011
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