Vice Chancellor for Development & Alumni Relations David Housh thanks his staff at his retirement reception on Sept. 30, 2011. Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace presented Housh with the rubber ducks as a humorous memento of a trip to Southern California and their stay at a very inexpensive hotel.
After devoting 24 years of his life to fundraising for MU, Vice Chancellor for Development & Alumni Relations David Housh retired October 31, 2011
If you asked Housh, he would say that his greatest impact has been to build a mature fundraising program that everyone at MU can be proud of and that can lead us into the next campaign.
If you asked colleagues, they would describe him as a good leader, a great fundraiser and a hard worker with a soft touch.
Perhaps what exemplifies Housh’s tenure best is the success of the College of Business and Public Administration, now the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business. During his time, working with former Dean Bruce Walker, he created a donor recognition society, lead a building campaign (complete with a lead donor), achieved 100 percent participation from faculty and staff in the campaign, and worked with the donor who eventually named the college.
As Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace said at Housh’s retirement reception, “with respect to the University, I have known no one else in my some 45 years here who has contributed more to the welfare of the institution—both over the time that he has so ably filled two critically important fund raising roles and, even more significantly, into the indefinite future. “
Housh is staying on at MU in a part-time capacity for six months while a search is conducted for his replacement. Chancellor Brady Deaton appointed Dean Mills of the Missouri School of Journalism to chair the search.
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- MU Vice Chancellor to retire after more than 20 years
- Vice Chancellor David Housh prepares to leave MU
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