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Vice President Rickey N. McCurry Helping Lead Conference of Great Lakes Advancement Professionals
December 10, 2012
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Rickey N. McCurry
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Rickey N. McCurry, vice president for institutional
advancement at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is
board chair of the Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education's (CASE) Great Lakes District. The group of education
advancement professionals is having its annual conference through
Tuesday, December 11, in Chicago.
CASE V includes more than 2,500 alumni administrators, fund
raisers, public and media relations managers, publications editors,
communications and marketing professionals, and government
relations officers at more than 400 institutions in Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
More than 1,500 professionals from CASE V and VI (eight other
Midwestern states) have gathered for this week's conference.
Sessions cover topics in alumni relations, development,
communications, advancement services, and professional
development.
McCurry, completing his first year in a two-year term as CASE V
chair, received CASE's Commonfund Institutionally Related
Foundation CEO of the Year Award in 2009. He has been a featured
presenter for several CASE national and district conferences, a
former member of CASE's Institutionally Related Foundations Board,
a member of CASE's Circle of Excellence Award Committee and a
member of CASE's Philanthropy Commission.
"I have found CASE to be an excellent resource for professional
and personal development throughout my career, and it is my hope
that CASE V provides those same qualities for new, mid-career, and
veteran higher-education advancement professionals," said
McCurry.
With a diverse background in higher-education administration and
teaching, McCurry has been consistently successful in resource
generation and financial management. Since 2011 he has set the
strategies for fundraising and alumni affairs that support
Rose-Hulman's long-range educational objectives. He also serves as
a member of the president's administrative cabinet.
Before joining Rose-Hulman, McCurry spent 11 years as vice
chancellor for institutional advancement and chief executive
officer of the Southern Illinois University Foundation. His
advancement career also included positions at University of
Tennessee, the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Penn State
University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Lane College in
Jackson, Tennessee.
McCurry earned a law degree from North Carolina Central
University's School of Law after graduating summa cum laude with a
bachelor's degree in history from Lane College. He is a former
member of the American Bar Association, National Bar Association,
and Tennessee Bar Association. Besides CASE, he is a member of the
National Association of College and Universities Attorneys.
Learn more about CASE V at http://www.casefive.org/.
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McCurry earned a law degree from North Carolina Central
University's School of Law after graduating summa cum laude with a
bachelor's degree in history from Lane College. He is a former
member of the American Bar Association, National Bar Association,
and Tennessee Bar Association. Besides his association with CASE,
he is a member of the National Association of College and
Universities Attorneys and member of Terre Haute Regional
Hospital's Board of Trustees.