Congratulations to our colleagues who will be recognized at the UR Summit next week for their years of service. To see who will be recognized, please review the following list:
Please send any needed edits or additions to Lana Taylor at ltaylor1@nd.edu. Thank you!
Development staff and their families are invited to come and enjoy the Gold & Blue Company’s LIVE dress rehearsal of their Fall Concert on Wednesday, September 11, at Decio Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM, concert to start at 6:01 PM.
It is an open seating event. However, please fill out this form so we know how many are coming. If you have any question, please reach out to Lin Wang at 574-631-4961 or lin.wang@nd.edu.
As part of this year’s UR Summit, we would like to feature scrolling photos of UR colleagues with their families in between sessions. Please send a family photo you would like included to Lana Taylor (ltaylor1@nd.edu) by Monday, August 19. Thank you!
Colleagues,
Congratulations to Dave Balkin, who has accepted a position as the Chancellor at Ivy Tech, for their South Bend and Elkhart campuses. Dave’s background in Microelectronics and his former position as the Director of ND’s Center for Nanotechnology, made him an outstanding candidate for this role. Dave spent two years with Development as a valued member of the West and Northwest Regions and he will be missed. Please congratulate Dave if you see him, as his last day will be Aug. 30th.
I am excited to announce the latest addition to Annual Giving. Today, Zach Thurston joins us as the Email Campaign and Technology Specialist on the Marketing Operations team. Zach will be leading our efforts in becoming world-class email storytellers while focusing on game-changing innovations we can implement with new technologies.
Zach is a graduate of the Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL with bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Graphic Design.
Zach comes to Notre Dame from Petoskey, Michigan where he served as the Creative Director at the Manthei Group. He spends his free time planning trips to new countries he hasn’t yet visited and with his new puppy, Nox.
We’re excited to work with Zach as he shares his diverse skillset with the University. Please join me in welcoming Zach to the Notre Dame Family!
Brandon Tabor
To all of my University Relations family: on behalf of myself and the Klaybor family, I want to express our heartfelt THANK YOU for everything you’ve done for us this past year. Last August 12 when our sweet Mom passed away and now these last couple of weeks during my father’s hospitalization and ultimate death. The hugs, prayers, cards, texts, emails, food, flowers, masses, and your presence has meant so much to us and helped us get through this difficult time. Knowing that Mom and Dad are together again is the grace that is getting us through this. They were high school sweethearts, college sweethearts and married for 65 years. 73+ years together on this earth and now eternally together in heaven. You all mean so much to me.
Kathy