Advancement

Dr. Joshua Jacobs, a dynamic and experienced fundraiser, will become Marietta College’s Vice President for Advancement starting Jan. 2, President Bill Ruud announced today. Jacobs was selected following a highly competitive national search.

Marietta College alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends have sent a clear and distinct message about their passion and endorsement of the institution through their level of monetary support over the past 12 months.

During Marietta College’s third annual Day of Giving, 712 Pioneers showed their love for MC by making a gift and raising $104,376 in support of today’s students and Marietta College programs. “This was a wonderful way to celebrate the love we all have for MC, and it was so exciting to see The Long Blue Line quadruple their results over last...

After spending a few weeks away, Marietta College students have returned to their second home.

Marietta College President Joseph W. Bruno announced today The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations’ Board of Trustees have awarded the College a $200,000 grant in support of the Appalachian Center for Global Entrepreneurship.

Emeritus Trustee Bob Showalter ’59 appreciates the efforts that Marietta College has made when it comes to preserving historic documents and has taken steps to ensure the College continues to fill that role. Marietta College President Jean Scott will formally recognize the Kenneth E. Showalter ’50 Special Collections Endowment at 5:30 p.m.,...

Throughout their teaching careers at Marietta College, physics professors Les Anderson and Whit Hancock wanted to inspire their students to reach for the stars. Now one of their former students - David Rickey '78 - and his wife Brenda are passing on that message to future generations at Marietta, announcing a $2.7 million gift to the College...

Gone are the days when students with special needs are separated from the general education classroom on a full-time basis. Educators at Marietta College say that’s a good thing and they are training the next generation of teachers to educate children of all abilities in the same classroom.

Marietta College’s Douglas M. Evans has been named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International. Evans, Associate Director of Major Gifts for Marietta College, joins more than 6,300 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation.

When Ben Wilton visited Marietta College’s Legacy Library in 2013 to donate a manuscript by Northwest Territory pioneer Samuel Prescott Hildreth, he was impressed with everything he saw that day. “Marietta College has a wonderful library,” said Ben, who lives in Buffalo, New York. “It’s why I knew this was the right place to donate these...

A familiar face at Marietta College is settling into a new role in the Office of Advancement. Kelli Lewis has been selected to serve as the Associate Director of Advancement and Stewardship. She previously was an Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement in charge of mailings. “Kelli will work with major and planned gift officers on mailings...

A veteran fundraiser with more than 35 years of development experience in higher education has been announced as the next Vice President for Advancement at Marietta College. President Joseph W. Bruno has named Dr. Joseph G. Sandman to the post earlier today. Sandman will start in June.

Robert E. Evans was remembered as valued confidant and mentor, as well as a loving husband and father during a dedication ceremony Friday, Oct. 2, for the new Case Study Room at Marietta College’s McDonough Center for Leadership and Business that is named in his honor.

Vice President for Advancement Dr. Josh Jacobs is proud to announce that Marietta College has been awarded a grant of $15,545 by the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) — the U.S. federal agency for volunteering and service — for the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Project.

Marietta College announced today that it has received $55,923.30 from ExxonMobil and its subsidiary XTO Energy through the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program. Karen Matusic, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for XTO Energy, presented the check to Marietta College President Bill Ruud, along with Dr. Ben...

Marietta College’s Jarrett Stull, Executive Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving, has recertified as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) according to CFRE International. Stull joins more than 6,300 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation.

Marietta College today announced it has received a bequest for $1,506,465.07 from the estate of Joseph C. and Mary Moore Adams Rieffenberger ’39, which establishes an endowment to support “academic programs for the Legacy Library.” The gift creates an endowed fund named the “Joseph C. & Mary Moore Adams Rieffenberger Fund.”

Nate Knobel, who developed his skills in online communications as an undergraduate and in the professional world, recently joined Marietta College as the Coordinator of Digital Communications. Knobel, who started on Nov. 30, is part of the Office of Strategic Communications & Marketing, which is Marietta College marketing and public...

More than a year ago, when Brandee Norris and Angela Anderson began preparing a strategy on how to reach Marietta College’s ambitious $1.65 million Marietta Fund goal, there was something that put their minds at ease—Marietta College donors like a challenge. Call it Pioneer Pride.

Kristin Garrison '84, who has spent the past 4 1/2 years in advancement and alumni positions at Ohio University, has been hired as the Assistant Director for Advancement at Marietta College. Recently Garrison has worked as the executive assistant for the vice president for University Advancement at Ohio and before that as the executive...