“The University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved. The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss.” -Frank E. Everett Jr.
The University of Mississippi has opened the position for Executive Director of Alumni Affairs and is seeking candidates who can provide visionary leadership for this historic institution’s engagement with its graduates and other key, external constituencies.
Reporting to the university’s chancellor and serving on his senior administrative team, the executive director is the institution’s chief alumni relations officer. The executive director also works in concert with and support of the board of directors of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, an independent, 501(c)(3) organization, whose mission is to support the university’s external engagement efforts. In fulfilling this role, the executive director will partner with the deans, athletics director, foundation and development leaders, chief marketing officer, their staffs and other university leaders to build on the considerable momentum that Ole Miss has generated over recent years. That momentum has translated into increased enrollments and rising recognition for the excellence of its teaching and research.
Nominations, applications and letters of interest (including a cover letter and resume) should be submitted via email to OleMissAA@wittkieffer.com.
Material that cannot be emailed may be sent to:
Executive Director
The University of Mississippi
Office of Alumni Affairs
c/o WITT/KIEFFER
Attention: Dennis M. Barden and Robert W. Luke
2015 Spring Road, Suite 510
Oak Brook IL 60523
Confidential inquiries and questions concerning
this search may be directed to the consultants
supporting this search at 630-575-6152.
To download a Position Specification Brochure, please click here.
MISSION
The Alumni Association’s mission is to strengthen the University of Mississippi through quality programs and services that enhance communications and build mutually beneficial relationships among our alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students.
