Dear Colleagues,
After an incredibly successful career with Notre Dame, Melody Weiss has decided this is the time for her to retire from the University. As all of you likely know, Melody has been an integral part of the planned giving team for almost 10 years. Her entire career at Notre Dame has been with the Office of Gift Planning and she’s not only seen significant growth and success in the office—she’s caused much of it.
Though the exact timing has not been finalized for her departure, Melody looks forward to spending more time with her husband, Rick, their children, grandchildren and friends. Knowing Rick and her, I’m sure they already have trips planned given their love of travel!
While her positive traits are many, her incredible work ethic, follow through, focus and determination helped lead our group to new levels of success in our marketing efforts and stewardship of our Badin Guild members. She has always been the consummate team player, filling any role asked of her to her best ability. The team has come to rely on her in many ways but it’s not only our team that will miss her dearly—our donors will miss her too. Over the last several years, Melody has become the face at Badin Guild weekend to many of our donors and the voice over the phone at other times that has so professionally and personally represented the University to our donors. Personally, I will miss Melody’s friendship, our day-to-day interactions and the positive influence and smile she brought to our team each and every day.
On behalf of Notre Dame, we are grateful for Melody’s selfless and dedicated service to our mission. As a Notre Dame grad, Notre Dame parent and Badin Guild member, Melody will forever be part of this place and her impact on this University will be felt for generations. Please join me in congratulating Melody in an outstanding career at Notre Dame and wishing her the best in retirement with her husband Rick!
In Notre Dame,
Greg.
Gregory G. Dugard
Senior Director
Office of Gift Planning
University of Notre Dame
Melody, we will all dearly miss you.
Thank you for all you’ve done for Notre Dame, for our donors and friends, for Development and Gift Planning, and for me.
Fair winds and following seas,
Aaron
Melody,
Your grace, beauty, and first class professionalism will never be replaced.
We will miss you so very much.
Wishing you all the best,
Jeanine
Wow, times seems to fly by when you are doing the good work for Our Lady! Thank you for being a part of it all and investing your time and talent.
Melody,
Congrats and sorry to see you go! I wish you much fun with your retirement… I will look for you up on DL… retiring and enjoying a new lake home… woohoo!
Noell 🙂
Best wishes for your future endeavors and continued success, Melody.
Enjoy your time with family Melody. You’ve been wonderful to work with and you will be missed! Godspeed! Lynn
Melody, you deserve to have Rick do things for you and to travel with you for the rest of your life! I know him, and he owes you! Have a wonderful retirement. We’re going to miss your smiling face and warm personality. It has been a privilege to work with you. Bruce.