Pamella Henson promoted to associate vice chancellor for alumni & development programs

July 7, 2006 -- Pamella A. Henson has been promoted to associate vice chancellor for alumni & development programs, it was announced by David T. Blasingame, executive vice chancellor for alumni & development programs.

Last summer, she was promoted to assistant vice chancellor for alumni and development programs, charged with supervising the alumni and development programs for the Danforth Campus schools and serving as chief deputy to Richard J. Luze, interim associate vice chancellor and director of the national councils. In her new role, Henson continues to direct the Danforth Campus schools' development programs, as well as assumes responsibility for the offices of alumni relations, annual giving, parents programs, international programs, and development communications.

"Pam's excellent work has earned her the opportunity to undertake this new role," Blasingame noted. "She is an exceptional administrator who has made, over her 13 years with Washington University, outstanding contributions in each of her assignments. She is held in high regard by her colleaues, volunteers and donors with whom she has worked. I am thankful Pam has agreed to assume these additional responsibilities."

Luze, who has served as interim chief for these departments since September 2004, has returned to his role as assistant vice chancellor and executive director for the national councils. He also continues to supervise the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, and the Alumni and Parents Admission Programs.

"I am extraordinarily grateful for Rich's leadership as interim associate vice chancellor," Blasingame said. "He has done a truly outstanding job in this important position, providing steady leadership and moving our programs forward during the transition period."

Henson graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in communications. She began her development career at the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Mich., and worked in other development-related positions before joining the Washington University staff in 1993 as regional director of development and associate director of major gifts. Three years later, she was named director of capital projects. When the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center opened in 2000, she was appointed its executive director of development.