{"id":45774,"date":"2022-04-20T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=45774"},"modified":"2022-09-27T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:09:22","slug":"tarleton-names-anthony-vidmar-vp-for-institutional-advancement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-names-anthony-vidmar-vp-for-institutional-advancement\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Names Anthony Vidmar VP for Institutional Advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"7068\"
Following a rigorous national search, Anthony (Tony) Vidmar has been named Tarleton\u2019s Vice President for Institutional Advancement, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 20, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Following a rigorous national search, Anthony (Tony) Vidmar has been named Tarleton State University\u2019s Vice President for Institutional Advancement, effective June 2, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a member of the President\u2019s Executive Cabinet, Vidmar will play a crucial role in cultivating philanthropy and alumni involvement as outlined in Tarleton\u2019s 10-year strategic plan. He will lead all fundraising programs for the university, including annual giving, corporate and foundation relations, major gifts and planned contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTony is an accomplished, energetic and future-focused executive who will continue our incredible fundraising momentum,\u201d said Tarleton President James Hurley. \u201cHis knowledge of philanthropic development at the state and national level will be invaluable in advancing our vision to become the<\/em> premier comprehensive regional university in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vidmar has extensive accomplishments with large research, land-grant universities, public and private liberal arts colleges, three Power 5 Conference universities (Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Purdue), alumni associations and complex, multinational, faith-based organizations. With more than 35 years in advancement, he has helped forge and secure more than 38 gift collaborations, closing with six-, seven- and eight-figure commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Vice President for University Advancement and Public Affairs at Midwestern State University (Texas Tech University System), he oversees everything from major gifts to donor relations to athletics resource management. He directs the university\u2019s nationally recognized comprehensive capital campaign, Boundless Opportunities, which initially exceeded its seven-year goal in only 29 months and now has surpassed the original target by more than 150 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTarleton is an institution of access, opportunity and impact. As such, it is a distinct honor to work alongside President Hurley and Tarleton\u2019s outstanding faculty, staff and students to create a better future for us all,\u201d he said. \u201cI look forward to expanding a growing and sustainable culture of philanthropy and engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before MSU Texas, Vidmar served as Assistant Vice President of Development for University Programs at Virginia Tech, overseeing the advancement efforts and staff teams of key programs representing approximately one-third of all funds raised annually. He was a key collaborator for a $5.5 million corporate sponsorship to name the Virginia Tech Carilion Court at Cassell Coliseum and a $3.5 million corporate cash commitment for Virginia Tech baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Chief Development Officer and acting Vice President for Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University Alumni Association, he played a major role in the school\u2019s $3 billion comprehensive campaign. At Purdue he helped plan and implement a comprehensive development and alumni relations program for the College of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And at Northwest Nazarene University he developed a strategic plan that increased the number of donors and size of gifts to endowed scholarships and the University Fund by more than 26 percent in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first-generation college graduate and nontraditional learner \u2014 he was pursuing graduate school in his 40s while working full time \u2014 Vidmar holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in forest biology with highest honors from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Northwest Nazarene University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 20, 2022 STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Following a rigorous national search, Anthony (Tony) Vidmar has been named Tarleton State University\u2019s Vice President for Institutional Advancement, effective June …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,425,427],"tags":[430,431,432,433,436,437,438,440,441,439,445,446,447,449,453,455,457,458,459],"class_list":["post-45774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","category-science-health","tag-academic-affairs","tag-administration","tag-alumni","tag-athletics","tag-college-of-agriculture-natural-resources","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-graduate-studies","tag-college-of-liberal-fine-arts","tag-college-of-science-mathematics","tag-division-of-health-sciences","tag-division-of-research-innovation-and-economic-development","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success","tag-dr-sam-pack-college-of-business","tag-institutional-advancement","tag-performing-fine-arts","tag-rodeo","tag-tarleton-state-fort-worth","tag-tarleton-state-online","tag-tarleton-state-waco"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/04\/7069-300x200.jpeg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>","Science & Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>","Science & Health<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Academic Affairs<\/a>","Administration<\/a>","Alumni<\/a>","Athletics<\/a>","College of Agriculture & Natural Resources<\/a>","College of Education<\/a>","College of Graduate Studies<\/a>","College of Liberal & Fine Arts<\/a>","College of Science & Mathematics<\/a>","Division of Health Sciences<\/a>","Division of Research, Innovation and Economic Development<\/a>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/a>","Dr. Sam Pack College of Business<\/a>","Institutional Advancement<\/a>","Performing & Fine Arts<\/a>","Rodeo<\/a>","Tarleton State Fort Worth<\/a>","Tarleton State Online<\/a>","Tarleton State Waco<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academic Affairs<\/span>","Administration<\/span>","Alumni<\/span>","Athletics<\/span>","College of Agriculture & Natural Resources<\/span>","College of Education<\/span>","College of Graduate Studies<\/span>","College of Liberal & Fine Arts<\/span>","College of Science & Mathematics<\/span>","Division of Health Sciences<\/span>","Division of Research, Innovation and Economic Development<\/span>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/span>","Dr. Sam Pack College of Business<\/span>","Institutional Advancement<\/span>","Performing & Fine Arts<\/span>","Rodeo<\/span>","Tarleton State Fort Worth<\/span>","Tarleton State Online<\/span>","Tarleton State Waco<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 20, 2022","modified":"Updated on September 27, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 20, 2022 12:40 pm","modified":"Updated on September 27, 2022 9:09 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Smiling man in glasses and a suit with a purple background.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}