Supporting the mission of Illinois State University

The Division of University Advancement seeks to support the mission of Illinois State by cultivating relationships among our constituents and raising private funds to support university priorities.

• Brian Beam
  Executive Director of University Marketing and Communications
  (309) 438-8404
  babeam@ilstu.edu
• Doris Groves '81
  Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
  dfgrove@ilstu.edu
• Joy Hutchcraft
  Executive Director of Development/Fundraising Corporate and Foundation Relations
  (309) 438-8041
  jdhutch@ilstu.edu
• Jill Jones
  Chief Operations Officer
  (309) 438-3135
  jajone2@ilstu.edu
• Lora Wey
  Executive Director of Annual Giving
  (309) 438-2592
  lwey@ilstu.edu

 

Development Staff

• College of Business
  Norris Porter '88, M.S. '89
  Director of Development
  (309) 438-2297
  neporte@ilstu.edu
• College of Education and Laboratory Schools
  Gail Lamb, Ed.D, ‘97
  Senior Director of Development
  (309) 438-2903
  galamb@ilstu.edu
• College of Education and
  Laboratory Schools
  Emily James, M.S. '09
  Associate Director of
  Development
  (309) 438-4304
  ehjames@ilstu.edu
• College of Fine Arts
  Brian Gawor
  Director of Development
  (309) 438-7735
  bjgawor@ilstu.edu
• Mennonite College of Nursing
  Jenny Ward
  Director of Development
  (309) 438-7178
  jsward@ilstu.edu
• Toni Burningham
  Development Associate
  (309) 438-4303
  tkburni@ilstu.edu

Annual Giving Staff

• Beth Snyder '07
  Assistant Director of Annual Giving
  (309) 438-5725
  bnsnyde@ilstu.edu

Donor AND Information Services

• Kathy Alexander
  Director of Stewardship
  (309) 438-5711
  kkalexa@IllinoisState.edu
• Office
  (309) 438-2294
  DemographicUpdate@IllinoisState.edu

 

• Alumni Relations

  Alumni.IllinoisState.edu
  (309) 438-2586
  Alumni@IllinoisState.edu

• University Marketing

  UniversityMarketing.
  IllinoisState.edu
  (309) 438-8404
  UniversityMarketing
  @IllinoisState.edu