Arkansas Tech University has selected Patrick D. Hundley to serve as its interim vice president for development.
Hundley will provide leadership for private fund-raising efforts and alumni outreach programs while the university conducts a search to fill the role on a permanent basis.
“Mr. Hundley has considerable experience developing relationships for the benefit of higher education,” said Dr. Robin E. Bowen, Arkansas Tech president. “We look forward to welcoming him to our administrative team and applying his knowledge in a manner that will yield increased opportunities and resources for our students.”
Hundley has overseen development and alumni operations at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was vice chancellor for university relations from 2008-14; Minnesota State University-Moorhead, where he was executive vice president from 2004-08; and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he was assistant chancellor for university advancement from 1995-2004.
He succeeds Jayne Jones, who served as vice president for development at Arkansas Tech for 14 years and has accepted a new role as coordinator of special projects for the institution.
Hundley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Tennessee Wesleyan College and a Master of Arts degree in English from Middle Tennessee State University.
After beginning his career as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock from 1978-80, Hundley worked in development at Phillips University (Okla.), Washington State University, Southeastern Massachusetts University (now University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth), St. Andrews Presbyterian College (N.C.) and Oregon State University prior to his appointment at UW-Platteville.
Susie Nicholson, vice president for student services and university relations at Arkansas Tech, will chair the search committee charged with helping the university identify a permanent vice president for development.
