Illinois Institute of Technology Names New VP
Ross D. Pfeiffer has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He will assume his responsibilities early in March. Pfeiffer has extensive development experience in both academia and the arts community. For the past five years, he has been chief development officer for the Detroit Institute of Arts, where he directed all fundraising and membership activities, including leadership of a $331 million capital campaign.
During his career he has also directed development activities for the Toledo Museum of Art, Bowling Green State University, and the State University of New York (SUNY) in Potsdam. He spent fourteen years at SUNY, initially directing admissions activities and subsequently serving as the chief development officer.
In addition to development and alumni activities, Pfeiffer will also be responsible for the university’s communications and marketing program. Pfeiffer succeeds Thomas S. Garrow, who led IIT’s successful $250 million capital campaign. The campaign recently surpassed its goal, one year ahead of schedule. Pfeiffer received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University and his Masters in Education from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.
Founded in 1890, Illinois Institute of Technology is a Ph.D.-granting technological university that awards degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law.
IIT has developed an interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum that prepares its 6,000 students for leadership in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace. The university, with its affiliate, IIT Research Institute, conducted more than $200 million in applied and basic research last year.
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT’s interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum prepares the university’s 6,200 students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
