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January 15, 2002

UNM’S COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES NAMES CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Dr. Margaret Huber has been named chief development officer of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Huber most recently served as a research faculty member in the Biology Department as a program director for the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program, a project within the Museum of Southwestern Biology.

“I am very happy to arrive in the College of Arts and Sciences at a time when the University has developed a strategic plan, the college has appointed a new dean, (Dr. Dasenbrock) and the UNM Foundation has set challenging goals for seeking the investment of its donors,” said Huber. “The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences intends to develop a comprehensive resource acquisition strategy and I look forward to contributing to that effort by pursing the investment of individuals and organizations who can support the goals of the varied departments of the college.”

Huber brings a wealth of experience in adademe, top-level management skills and a commitment to the arts and sciences to the position. Prior to her position as a research faculty member, Huber served two, three-year terms as president of the College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur University) in Belmont, Calif. and 12 years as president of La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she gained development experience working in every aspect of fundraising for the liberal arts and professional programs.

At Notre Dame she initiated a major strategic planning process that led to an architectural plan for the former Ralston estate, a property and historic landmark mansion built in the 1850s and developed as a college campus since its purchase by Notre Dame in 1922.

In the academic arena, Huber laid the groundwork planning for the move from college to university status by developing a participative vision for the 145-year-old baccalaureate and graduate level Catholic institution with 1,700 ethnically diverse students. The strategic plan included governance and managerial reorganization, trustee board expansion, strategic programmatic and facilities planning, attention to curriculum evolution, integration of information technology, long-range financial projection, fundraising and grants development, marketing strategies and policy creation.

At La Roche College Huber guided the baccalaureate and masters level Catholic college in the development of its image and identity through long-range planning, fundraising campaigns, building programs, computer integration, cultural programming, diversity planning, responsive undergraduate and graduate curriculum creation, student life enhancement, enrollment management and faculty/staff development projects.

Huber has served on the boards of many national and state level higher education associations, hospitals, a private secondary school, United Way, the Greater Pittsburgh and Belmont Chambers of Commerce and other not-for-profit organizations. She has received recognition awards from Duquesne University, La Roche College, Zonta International, and Kaufmann’s Triangle Corner Ltd. in Pittsburgh, as well as from the city of Belmont in California.

Huber received her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and her M.S.A. from the School of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She earned her bachelors of science in chemistry from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

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