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Staff and Contact Information
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| D. Michael (Mike) Richey | Jennifer L. Combs |
| Associate Vice President for Development and Chief Development Officer |
Administrative Coordinator |
| (859) 257–3912 | (859) 257–3912 |
Mike Richey is responsible for planning and administering all efforts to raise funds from private sources to meet the strategic goals of the University. He also manages the fund–raising strategies for University colleges and units.
Institutional Programs
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| Susannah Denomme | Bill Nims |
| Director, Institutional Programs |
Administrative Associate |
| (859) 257–3913 | (859) 257–3913 |
Institutional Programs oversees regional gift, estate and gift planning, annual giving, scholarships, corporation relations, foundation relations, special projects, and special program fundraising efforts as well as assisting with Medical Center advancement programs.
Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations
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| Vacant | Jan Swauger | Denise Bledsoe |
| Foundation Relations Officer |
Director of Corporate Giving and Special Gifts |
Staff Support Associate |
| (859) 257–1308 | (859) 323–6570 | (859) 257–1308 |
Corporate Relations and Foundation Relations work closely with alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations to identify specific areas in need of major funding and match those with donors’ giving priorities. This office also helps UK students achieve their dreams by generating scholarship opportunities that attract students with outstanding academic, extracurricular, and civic achievements. It also creates funding for need–based first generation Kentucky students.
Regional Gifts
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| Doug Thomas | Bobbi Burns | Jeff Francisco |
| Director, Regional Gifts | Regional Gifts Officer | Regional Gifts Officer |
| (859) 257–7894 | (859) 257–7885 | (859) 257–7891 |
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| Andrew Isaacs | Leigh A. Perry | Anna Kelly |
| Regional Gifts Officer | Regional Gifts Officer | Staff Support Associate |
| (859) 257–7825 | (502) 370–5991 Louisville office |
(859) 323–6066 |
This team meets with alumni and friends across the nation to encourage significant support to the University. They work to match donor interests with the many gift opportunities that exist at UK. They can facilitate creating or supporting existing endowments, scholarship and fellowship funds, or giving for specific programs within a college. Regional gift officers most often represent specific colleges, but also can assist donors interested in supporting University–wide initiatives.
Estate and Gift Planning
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| Dion Guest | Ford Stanley | Carrie Truitt |
| Director of Gift & Estate Planning |
Associate Director of Gift & Estate Planning |
Staff Support Associate |
| (859) 257–7886 | (859) 257–7886 | (859) 257–7886 |
This office helps donors include UK in their estate plans and through establishing deferred gifts. These types of gifts include cash, life insurance policies, wills, remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, and non–cash property such as antiques, real estate, art, stock, bonds and certificates of deposit. The office also drafts endowment and scholarship agreements between a donor and the University. The Bequest Society is administered through this office.
Annual Giving
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| G. Wayne Rogers | Greg S. Casey |
| Director of Annual Giving | Associate Director of Annual Giving |
| (859) 323–6573 | (859) 257–1345 |
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| Anne Vanderhorst | Amber Mahnken |
| Phonathon Coordinator | Support Staff Associate |
| (859) 257–6392 | (859) 257–5488 |
This team secures requests gifts from alumni and friends to support specific colleges and units as well as undesignated gifts. This office is also responsible for corporate matching gifts, direct mail and Phonathon programs.
Donor Relations
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| Paula Leach Pope | Susan Harper | Remona Edenfield |
| Director, Campaign Services and Donor Relations |
Associate Director, UK Fellows Society and Donor Relations |
Special Programs Officer |
| (859) 257–3187 | (859) 257–8123 | (859) 257–7893 |
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| Kristin Cruser | Rachel Hensley | |
| Development Communications Manager |
Staff Support Associate | |
| (859) 257–1384 | (859) 257–3322 |
Campaign Services is responsible for administration of the Campaign for the University of Kentucky including communications, volunteer leadership, special events and recognition. They develop print and online publications for the Development Office and its programs. This department is also responsible for Donor Relations and for administering the UK Fellows Society, the University's oldest donor recognition society.
Development Administration
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| Kathryn C. Farah | Maria Lykins |
| Director, Development Administration |
Budget Officer |
| (859) 257–6615 | (859) 257–7302 |
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| Valerie Brown | Deborah Hazard |
| Administrative Associate | Administrative Associate |
| (859) 257–2277 | (859) 257–6439 |
Development Administration manages development services including the Research Challenge Trust Fund, Board of Trustees, Information Services, Gift Receiving and Prospect Research.
Gift Receiving Office
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| Nikki Russell | Debbie Caudill | Marlene Luoma |
| Director, Gifts Receiving | Account Clerk | Staff Support Associate |
| (859) 257–3914 | (859) 257–7306 | (859) 257–7305 |
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| Elaine Maurer | Leslie Mulligan | Kim Robinson |
| Staff Support Associate | Staff Support Associate | Account Clerk |
| (859) 257–7320 | (859) 257–7329 | (859) 257–5869 |
This team receives, processes and acknowledges all gifts made to the University.
Information Services
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| William Brewer | Eric Crowden | Daniel Pierre |
| Director, Informational Services |
Training Specialist | Tech Support Specialist |
| (859) 257–5184 | (859) 257–6284 | (859) 257–5613 |
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| Michael Mayfield | Janet Robertson | Renée Siegel |
| Tech Support Specialist | Database Administrator | Campaign Support Specialist/Web Pages |
| (859) 323–3396 | (859) 257–5567 | (859) 257–5846 |
The information technology team supports fund–raising programs by maintaining the alumni/development database that contains all official alumni and development records for the University. Information Services is responsible for training users, maintaining systems, and providing reports to the colleges and other units of the University.
Prospect Research
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| Lou Noel | Susan Bowman |
| Director, Prospect Research | Research Specialist |
| (859) 257–6277 | (859) 257–5918 |
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| Debbie A. Brown | Charlotte Rice |
| Research Specialist | Research Specialist |
| (859) 257–8127 | (859) 257–5569 |
This team identifies major donors and provides pertinent information to development officers on prospective individual, corporate and foundation donors.
Chandler Medical Center Office of Development
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| Beverly Birdwhistell |
| Director, Donor Relations |
| (859) 323–1434 |
This department manages the fund–raising program for the Chandler Medical Center by working with its colleges, donor prospects, and private gifts.
UK HealthCare Office of Development
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| Vicky Myers | Richard Holland McKenzie | Pradnya Haldipur |
| Chief Development Officer, UK HealthCare |
Director of Development/ Assoc. Chief Development Officer, UK HealthCare |
Major Gifts Officer |
| (859) 323–0012 | (859) 323–6415 | (859) 323–7901 |
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| Bradley Smetanko | Linda Simms | |
| Budget and Financial Reporting Officer |
Administrative Coordinator | |
| (859) 323–3935 | (859) 323–6306 |
This department manages the fund–raising program for UK HealthCare by working with its colleges, donor prospects, and private gifts.