Office of the
Executive Vice President and Provost

Development Strategy Council

• Calendar
• Contact the Committee
• TAMU Major Gift Project Approval Process
• Coordination and Solicitation of Private Donations
• TAMU Fundraising Project Coordination and Approval Form
• Prospect Coordination

Purpose:

The Development Strategy Council will provide advice to the President to the Executive Vice President of Texas A&M University in the following areas.

• Coordination of major gift development strategies, policies, and plans, including the review of major gift proposals by any fund raising unit on campus
• Encouragement of development efforts by vice presidents, deans, directors, department heads, and interested faculty and staff, including establishment of appropriate expectations and benchmarks for participants responsible for development activities
• Preparation for a future capital campaign by Texas A&M University, including the assurance of effective stewardship for current donors, implementation of new venues for gifts and development activities, and pursuit of new donors and expanded development activities beyond the State of Texas.

Members:

• Ed J. Davis, President, Texas A&M Foundation
• Chair: Charles A. Johnson, Dean, College of Liberal Arts
• Porter S. Garner, III, Executive Director, The Association of Former Students
• J. Martyn Gunn, Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Provost for Academic Services
• Curtis Lard, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty Senate
• Miles Marks, President, The 12th Man Foundation
• Peter M. McIntyre, Professor of Physics, Faculty Senate
• Steven B. Moore, Chief Marketing Officer
• James J. Palincsar, Senior Vice President for Development, Texas A&M Foundation
• J. Thomas Regan, Dean, College of Architecture
• Robert L. Walker, Senior Executive for Development