ATHENS — Following a nationwide search, Jill Stephens Walton has been named vice president for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the University of Georgia Foundation for the University of Georgia. Walton, who was leading the university’s development division on an interim basis and had formerly served as the senior executive director of development, will officially assume the role Dec. 1.
“Jill’s extensive experience across a variety of development areas, as well as her deep commitment to the University of Georgia, made her the top choice to lead the Development and Alumni Relations Division in a permanent capacity,” UGA President Jere W. Morehead said. “Jill well knows the culture of philanthropy we’ve built at UGA over the last decade and has the right vision, personality and tenacity to continue those efforts in new and greater ways.”
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