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Rizzo Named Vice President
Posted 7/20/2005
Don Rizzo has been named vice president for institutional advancement at the University of Hartford, having served as acting vice president since October 2004.
Rizzo joined the university in May 2004 as senior director of development, and he was named acting vice president for institutional advancement five months later. In his role as acting vice president, Rizzo “has earned the respect of the University’s officers and deans, and has established an easy and comfortable working relationship with countless colleagues throughout the University,” President Walter Harrison said in a letter to the Board of Regents announcing Rizzo’s new appointment.
In addition, “Don has implemented a dramatic and important reorganization of our institutional advancement office,” Harrison said. “This thorough reorganization will help us markedly improve our fundraising efforts. Don has attracted a new group of development officers . . . who bring energy, enthusiasm, and experience to blend with those of our staff who continue to serve the university in this office.”
Rizzo earned a master’s degree in educational administration from Bradley University in Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tarkio College in Missouri. He has more than 30 years of fund raising experience at well-known and successful institutions of higher education, including The Claremont Graduate School and the Claremont University Center, Bradley University, the University of Massachusetts–Lowell, University of Denver, Butler University, Loyola University of New Orleans, and Endicott College.
Rizzo joined the university in May 2004 as senior director of development, and he was named acting vice president for institutional advancement five months later. In his role as acting vice president, Rizzo “has earned the respect of the University’s officers and deans, and has established an easy and comfortable working relationship with countless colleagues throughout the University,” President Walter Harrison said in a letter to the Board of Regents announcing Rizzo’s new appointment.
In addition, “Don has implemented a dramatic and important reorganization of our institutional advancement office,” Harrison said. “This thorough reorganization will help us markedly improve our fundraising efforts. Don has attracted a new group of development officers . . . who bring energy, enthusiasm, and experience to blend with those of our staff who continue to serve the university in this office.”
Rizzo earned a master’s degree in educational administration from Bradley University in Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tarkio College in Missouri. He has more than 30 years of fund raising experience at well-known and successful institutions of higher education, including The Claremont Graduate School and the Claremont University Center, Bradley University, the University of Massachusetts–Lowell, University of Denver, Butler University, Loyola University of New Orleans, and Endicott College.
