{"id":25296,"date":"2021-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-names-jennifer-colley-interim-vice-president-for-advancement\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:47:30","slug":"tarleton-names-jennifer-colley-interim-vice-president-for-advancement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-names-jennifer-colley-interim-vice-president-for-advancement\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Names Jennifer Colley Interim Vice President for Advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jennifer<\/a><\/p>\n

Jennifer Colley<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nMonday, September 6, 2021<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University has named Jennifer Colley interim Vice President for the Division of Institutional Advancement, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.<\/p>\n

Colley joined Tarleton in June after eight years as Executive Director\/Associate Athletics Director of the Frog Club at Texas Christian University, where she was responsible for all aspects of the annual fund.<\/p>\n

Her team raised $13 million in annual funds and more than $28 million in overall giving while reaching a $60 million fundraising goal in six months for the Amon G. Carter Stadium expansion. She also served on the Advancement Leadership Team and the Internal Campaign for Planning Committee for TCU\u2019s $1 billion campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have every confidence that Jennifer will continue to strengthen our connections with alumni, friends and the community,\u201d said university President James Hurley. \u201cShe embraces our vision to be an institution of opportunity for all students, and she\u2019s committed to building a culture of philanthropy to make that possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of Tarleton\u2019s leadership team, Colley will oversee advancement services, alumni engagement, and opportunities for development, giving and fundraising, as well as Tarleton\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas in Thurber. Her primary focus is the university\u2019s largest-ever capital campaign \u2014 $100 million \u2014 which Dr. Hurley announced in February 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for the confidence President Hurley has in me to guide our division and keep the momentum going,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is an exciting time for Tarleton, and I am surrounded by an amazing group of professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to her stint at TCU, Colley spent 22 years at the University of Texas at Austin, responsible for Longhorn Foundation gift solicitation, donor relations, annual campaigns and special events.<\/p>\n

She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration and tourism management from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. She and her husband, Terry, have two grown children, Travis and Kate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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