DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" 2/28/2007
CONTACT:
- Jennifer Crooks, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, 360/546-9604, crooks@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Sheri Byrd, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360/546-9602, byrds@vancouver.wsu.edu
Vancouver, Wash. - Washington State University Vancouver has appointed Jennifer Crooks as Director of Campus and Regional Development.
As the director, Crooks' primary job responsibilities will involve fundraising and related activities both for the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus and for the regional major gifts program of the WSU Foundation.
Crooks served as assistant director for Campus and Regional Development for three years, and as development coordinator before that. A 1996 graduate of the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at WSU Pullman, she has been with Â鶹´«Ã½ since 1998.
"I am excited and privileged to be advancing WSU's mission," said Crooks. "This is an opportunity to work with a terrific team as we raise awareness in the community that will lead to increased funding for the University. Â鶹´«Ã½ is a true asset to Southwest Washington with such strong ties and support from the community."
Â鶹´«Ã½ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. Â鶹´«Ã½ offers 14 Bachelor's degrees, nine Master's degrees and one Doctorate degree and more than 35 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at
Photo: Jennifer Crooks, courtesy Â鶹´«Ã½. Click thumbnail for high resolution image.