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In University Development, we help secure financial resources to strengthen the Baylor experience and to enable our University to expand its distinctively Christian influence throughout the world.

By facilitating the philanthropic goals of alumni and friends of the University, we seek to direct the stewardship of interest, time, energy and financial resources in order to promote the welfare of humankind through the mission of Baylor University.

Please contact us:

Office of University Development
One Bear Place #97026 - Waco, Texas 76798-7026
Clifton Robinson Tower - Suite 800
University_Development@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2561 or 1-800-229-5678, option 4


Executive Staff

KEN HALL
Senior Vice President for University Development & Strategic Initiatives

TOBY BARNETT, '94
Associate Vice President of University Development

COURTNEY DALE, '03
Assistant Vice President for Donor Relations and Chief of Staff for Development

CHRIS KRAUSE
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

SANDRA LENÉ
Assistant Vice President, Operations and Financial Services

LARRY SMITH, '73
Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning

MOLLY WATSON
Assistant Vice President for Major Gifts


Development Directors

DUSTY BEDWELL
Director of Development, Business

KRISTEN BOX
Director of Development, Engineering and Computer Science

GREG DAVIS, '02
Senior Director of Development, Athletics

TREY HAGINS, '00
Director of Development, Regional (West Coast)

JUSTIN HENRY, '05
Director of Development, Regional

ROB KENNEDY, '83
Director of Development

JANIS KOVAR
Director of Development, Nursing

LAURA KRAMER-LUCAS
Director of Annual Giving

CHELSEA SAYLORS
Director of Development, Honors College

JIM SHEPELWICH, '74
Director of Development, Arts & Sciences

JOSHUA P. SIMS, '07
Director of Development, Truett Seminary

MARTY WOLD
Director of Development, Student Life

SUSAN WOMMACK, '89
Director of Development, Law

ROSE YOUNGBLOOD, '05
Director of Development, Arts & Sciences


Endowed Scholarships

BILL DUBE, '68
Director, Stewardship and Director, Retired Professors and Administrators

WILL SIMMONS, '08
Assistant Director, Endowed Scholarship Program


Planned Giving

SONJA HOGG
Senior Director, Special Constituencies

LARRY SMITH, '73
Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning


Gift Processing

CHRIS P. DAVIS
Manager of Gift Processing and Records

Annual Giving

LAURA KRAMER-LUCAS
Director of Annual Giving

DAVIN ALLEN, '08
Assistant Director, Annual Giving

JACOB SINGLETARY, '11
Assistant Director, Annual Giving

Student Foundation

SAMEER HASHMI
Interim Director, Student Foundation


Click here for a full, alphabetical listing of our staff.