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Get to Know the Alumni Board You’re probably aware that there is an Alumni Board of Directors, but do you know who serves on it and what they do? Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement Cameron Marshall ’12 says, “I want our alumni to understand how important our Alumni Board members are in developing our alumni engagement strategy, the incredible amount of work they put in, and that these dedicated alumni representatives are an accessible resource.” The Hampden-Sydney Alumni Board of Directors is one of the highest levels of service for an alumni volunteer. Members are appointed by the Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement and serve a three consecutive year term. Currently consisting of 19 members, the Alumni Board represents the alumni interest in bi-annual meetings with the Office of College Advancement. The Alumni Board president leads the board and serves as the chief liaison between the Alumni Board and the College. The Board has evolved over the years, once the Alumni Council—consisting of regional alumni club presidents—and most recently as the appointed Alumni Board of Directors. “This committed group of top alumni volunteers is essential in advancing alumni engagement initiatives and shaping the overall alumni experience,” Marshall says. “As we grow our alumni network to the top in the country—currently number two—we recognize that this important group must be characteristic of the entire alumni base. We have been very intentional with our recent appointments, and we have an unprecedented variety of class years, geographic representation, multicultural backgrounds, and professional expertise.” With the leadership and vision of Marshall and current Alumni Board President Will Shumadine ’94, the Alumni Board has been more active than ever. Board members are asked to participate in areas where their experience and passion
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can have the most positive impact, focusing on engagement, philanthropy, mentorship, and recruitment. Alumni Board members have fielded hundreds of calls to promote occasions like Giving Day and Reunion Weekend and the recently launched Tigers in Touch initiative. They have delivered welcome gifts to the doorsteps of incoming freshmen and volunteered countless hours to helping students find jobs and internship opportunities using the Hire a Tiger resume directory. In addition to promoting the various initiatives of the College, the Alumni Board helps govern the Alumni Association by establishing new alumni clubs, recognizing alumni with annual awards, and identifying new opportunities for the Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement to connect alumni with the College.
Changing of the Guard “Will Shumadine has been a stalwart for the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association since he graduated in 1994,” Marshall says. Serving as president of the Richmond Alumni Club from 2014 to 2016, Shumadine joined the Alumni Board when it was formally reorganized in 2013, but he served on the “Alumni Council” for many years before that. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed leading the Alumni Board for the last three years,” says Shumadine. “We’ve done our best to strengthen the bonds between the College and our loyal alumni base. So many alumni have re-engaged in recent years and volunteered with prospective student recruiting, job seeking, and fundraising efforts. And we will be ready to resume our traditional schedule of alumni events with full force once the pandemic is behind us! I feel fortunate to turn over the leadership role to a very capable successor, Scott Anderson ’10. Scott has impressed us from his first year on the Alumni Board, and he will bring new energy to ensure we maintain our high levels of alumni engagement.” Anderson, who resides in Durham, will begin his three-year term at the helm on July 1, 2021. “I’m very excited to be able to serve as the next H-SC Alumni Board president,” he says. “Any chance to serve our alma mater is an absolute privilege. I’ve been fortunate to be able to learn so much from Will Shumadine over the past few years, and I’m very grateful for his leadership.”
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