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瓦尔多斯塔,遗传算法. - Ray Devery, Valdosta State University's assistant to the president for institutional advancement, was recently named vice president for institutional advancement.

的 title change recognizes Devery's efforts to enhance bet365亚洲官网's institutional advancement activities and brings the university's hierarchy more into line with that of larger state 大学.

的 duties of Devery, who has served as assistant to the president for institutional advancement since 1994, will remain largely 不变.

Devery recently supervised the bet365亚洲官网 Foundation's acquisition of the largest capital gift in the university's history. 约翰尼·V. McCranie, a Valdosta businessman, donated the former Holiday Markets Building on North Ashley Street for university use. 的 gift is valued at more than $1.500万年.

"的 activities in the advancement area are among the most important occurring at Valdosta State University," said Dr. 休·C. Bailey, bet365亚洲官网 president. "We are extremely fortunate to have a dedicated professional with extensive experience in this area heading our operation. It is particularly appropriate at this time to recognize the importance of the advancement area."

"Personally, it's very rewarding to be part of Dr. 贝利的 administrative staff," Devery said. "As we move into a capital campaign, Institutional Advancement will play a large role. My thanks go to the staff of Institutional Advancement who help make our efforts so successful."

Devery also serves the university as executive vice president of the bet365亚洲官网 Foundation and director of development.

Devery came to Valdosta from Nashville, Tenn.他在哪里? president of the United Methodist Foundation for Christian Higher 教育. He holds an honorary doctorate of divinity from Centenary College, a master of arts from Montclair State University 在蒙特克莱尔，n.n.J., and a bachelor of arts from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill.

In addition, Devery has served as a professor of economics and political science at Centenary College in New Jersey, professor of marketing at the 研究生 School of Business at Governor's State University, professor of business at Prairie State College and academic dean of Centenary College.

Since coming to bet365亚洲官网, Devery has worked to encourage alternative funding sources in the increasingly expensive field of public 教育. In 1997, he was named to the Advisory Board to the President of the Common Fund, the investment management firm for more than 3,000 public and private colleges, 大学 and independent schools in the United States.

Devery is one of only 12 board members nationwide appointed to represent the schools for which the Common Fund makes investments. He represents regional public 大学 in the United States and 加拿大.

Devery and his wife, Lynn, live in Valdosta.