The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has announced Anna Justice has joined the organization as assistant dean for development. She will oversee donor relations for the Eberly College, including major/planned gifts, stewardship activities, and generate gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. She begins her duties today.

Justice joins the Eberly College from WVU’s College of Creative Arts, where she has worked since June 2014. Previously, she had worked at Loyola University New Orleans, where she spent most of her time in major gifts fundraising as a frontline development officer.

For a brief time, she was also the assistant director of stewardship and donor relations, coordinating stewardship events and communications on behalf of the president, and she was also an adjunct professor, teaching a class in arts administration.

Justice was active as a board member and general volunteer for several nonprofits in post-Katrina New Orleans.

“We are thrilled to welcome Anna to the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. She brings with her not only a familiarity with the University, but a track record of success in fundraising, and a strong work ethic,” said Interim Dean Maryanne Reed. “She will be a great asset to our team, as Eberly continues to build its development and alumni outreach efforts.”

2016 marks Justice’s 10th anniversary working in fundraising. Throughout her positions she has also continued professional development, including receiving her CRFE, a leading certification for a development professional.

Justice said development now plays an invaluable role in funding higher education.

“While universities like WVU have experienced continued reductions in federal and state funding, development has played an increasing role in helping institutions reach their strategic goals,” Justice said. “Fundraising provides an opportunity to rally stakeholders around the institution’s mission — to provide students with a high quality education and the region with cutting-edge research.

Justice earned her Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Science and a Certificate in Fundraising Management from Boston University.

Anna is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She has also worked in annual fundraising as the membership coordinator for the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, and as a development associate for the Harvard Catholic Student Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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CONTACT: Devon Copeland, Director of Marketing and Communication, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University,
304.293.6867, Devon.Copeland@mail.wvu.edu

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