FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gwen O’Brien
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Ind.
(574) 284-4579
September 25, 2009 (Notre Dame, Ind.)—Saint Mary's College is pleased to welcome Jan Druyvesteyn as assistant vice president for development and Elizabeth “Libby” Gray ’93 as director of development. Both started in their positions in the development department last month.
As the assistant vice president for development, Druyvesteyn is responsible for all development and works in partnership with Vice President of College Relations Shari Rodriguez to provide strategic direction and leadership to the development department, one of four departments in the College Relations Division. Gray, as director of development, works in partnership with Druyvesteyn to strategically lead the major gift, planned giving, corporate and foundation relations and donor relations staff.
"Jan and Libby truly understand the College's mission to prepare our students to make a difference in the world and they value a liberal arts education, having benefited from liberal arts degrees themselves. This makes them uniquely suited to work with our generous donors,” Rodriguez said.
Druyvesteyn has 28 years of professional experience in higher education, much of it as a fundraiser. Most recently she served as the director of development at Calvin College in Grand Rapids where from 2000-2009 she directed Calvin's $150 million fundraising campaign that successfully concluded on June 30. Previously she worked at Washington University in St. Louis (1985-1999) as associate director of development and executive director of the National Councils and as assistant dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. From 1981-1985 she worked at the University of Chicago as director of corporate relations in the graduate school of business and as university convocation coordinator and special events assistant. Druyvesteyn is a graduate of Calvin College with a bachelor of arts in fine arts and education.
Gray is a 1993 graduate of Saint Mary’s, Magna Cum Laude, with a bachelor of arts in psychology and religious studies. She comes to the College from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois where she worked as director of sustaining gifts (2007-2009). Between 1999-2007 she worked for Project Reality, a national adolescent health education organization, in Glenview, Illinois as executive Director (2003-2007) and public relations director (1999-2003). She served as director of the Women’s Care Center in Elkhart, Indiana from 1996-1999.
About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, women’s institution offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study. Saint Mary’s College has six nationally accredited academic programs: social work, art, music, teacher education, chemistry and nursing. Saint Mary's College ranks among the nation's top 100 liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 annual survey. Founded in 1844, Saint Mary’s is a pioneer in the education of women, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
