{"id":28195,"date":"2014-01-24T04:46:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T08:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=28195"},"modified":"2020-10-21T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T19:12:42","slug":"vice-president-for-institutional-advancement-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/01_24_2014\/vice-president-for-institutional-advancement-to-retire","title":{"rendered":"Vice president for institutional advancement to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"

For more than a decade, Vern Snyder has led The University of Toledo\u2019s friend-raising and fundraising efforts. It has been 12 years of major gifts, many frequent-flyer miles, and witnessing of scholarships awarded, faculty hired and facilities built.<\/p>\n

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Snyder<\/p><\/div>Come June 30, Snyder plans to step away from fundraising and UT, retiring after more than $160 million was raised by him and his team for UT students, staff, faculty and fans.<\/P><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the great things about any fundraising position is people you meet and the generosity of spirit you see every day,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cLarge gifts can do transformative things for a department or a college, but some of the most powerful memories I have come from people of modest means who sacrifice to fund something important to them that will live on long after they are gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snyder arrived at UT in 2001 and led the planning and execution of \u201cThe Time is Now\u201d capital campaign from 2002 through 2008, raising $106 million for the University. Part of that amount was the largest gift in UT\u2019s history: $15 million from University graduates Judith and Marvin Herb, and their sons, Thomas and Jon, to fund scholarships as well as educational assessment support and research initiatives in the \u2014 now named \u2014 Judith Herb College of Education.<\/p>\n

UT is in the midst of a $200 million capital campaign, \u201cA University Rising,\u201d and Snyder is leaving the person ultimately chosen as his successor a strong team and a record of outstanding philanthropic success, said UT President Lloyd Jacobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cVern\u2019s leadership was on full display in 2006 when midway through UT\u2019s capital campaign he was asked to embrace alumni and donors of the former Medical College of Ohio,\u201d Jacobs said. \u201cHis will be as lasting an impact on this institution as anyone. It is through his work and donors\u2019 generosity that higher education is made more affordable to thousands of students in perpetuity.\u201d<\/p>\n

With numerous facilities to point to, Snyder singled out his involvement in the development and construction of the Veterans\u2019 Plaza located on the northwest corner of Centennial Mall.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a special place for a lot of people, myself included. I was honored to be part of a team of UT and community members to help make it happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Snyder also pointed to the transition over time of development officers and employees to the UT Foundation. The result is a savings of $4 million to the University.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou won\u2019t find a better return on investment rate anywhere on campus,\u201d Snyder said with a smile.<\/p>\n

While Snyder insists he won\u2019t be lured back to development in the future, it\u2019s likely his telephone will be ringing. With that Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive credential behind his name \u2014 one of only 96 nationwide and three in the state of Ohio \u2014 it\u2019s a safe bet fundraising executives and organizations will be calling for guidance and advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cUT has been wonderful to my wife, Sue, and me for these last 12 years, and this community will remain our home,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cThis is a good time for me to step back, and I\u2019m excited for this University\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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