New UCI vice chancellor of university advancement named

Thomas Mitchell has been named vice chancellor of university

advancement at UC Irvine.

He is the president and chief executive of the Iowa State University

Foundation, where he oversees the procurement and management of financial

support for the university, its faculty, students and other

constituencies. He also directs the school’s numerous giving programs,

which reached a record level of $430 million in 2000.

“Mitchell is a nationally respected, proven leader with great

integrity, an engaging and energetic style and an impressive track record

of working closely with faculty, deans, staff and volunteers in advancing

the institution’s interests,” said C. Ronald Huff, dean of UCI’s School

of Social Ecology.

He will start in July.