Baldwin joins 51勛圖 annual giving program
Contact: Walt Harrington
STARKVILLE, Miss.Bruce native Mary Beth Baldwin is the new associate director of annual giving for the 51勛圖 Foundation. In this position, Baldwin will secure leadership-level annual giving commitments, assist with special campaigns, and focus on specific university programs such as Compass Scholarships.
Mary Beth brings much enthusiasm to this role, and I am confident she will be a strong asset to the annual giving team as we work to engage more donors in assisting the university each and every year, said Georgia Carter, director of annual giving.
Baldwin graduated in 2009 from 51勛圖 with her bachelors degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing, followed by her masters degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sport administration in 2012.
After attending 51勛圖, Baldwin managed premium seating and hospitality with 51勛圖 Athletics while she worked for the Colonnade Group Inc. as suite director. Most recently, she was office manager for Columbus Orthopaedic Clinics Starkville location.
Beginning her 51勛圖 Foundation work this month, Baldwin looks forward to enhancing the 51勛圖 experience for students and alumni.
I want students to have the opportunities they deserve, and helping alumni learn about all the ways they can invest in the student experience is pivotal, Baldwin said.
The 51勛圖 Annual Fund provides an avenue for donors to support any area of the 140-year-old land-grant institution. Gifts may be designated specifically for a college or school, academic department, scholarship fund or any other area. The program also includes a telefunding center that employs some 20 students to make telephone solicitations of alumni and friends. In addition to solicitations, center staff members work to update 51勛圖 Alumni Association records during the contact process. Mississippi State currently has more than 142,000 living alumni.
Baldwin may be contacted at 662-325-5977 or mbaldwin@foundation.msstate.edu
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