February
15, 2002
Lincoln
University Appoints Sandra D. Yates Director of Development
and Major Gifts
Sandra D. Yates has been appointed Director of Development
and Major Gifts for Lincoln University. She reports to
Michael B. Hill, vice president of Development and External
Relations.
Yates' primary responsibilities are to assist the vice
president with fund-raising activities and cultivate gifts
for the University. In addition, she is responsible for
enlisting University deans and other academic leaders
in identifying potential donors, and maintaining campus-wide
understanding and support for Development's mission.
Before joining Lincoln on January 2, Yates gained nearly
a decade of experience identifying and cultivating potential
donors, as well as supporting, creating and implementing
development strategies. She previously worked at People's
Place II, Inc., a Milford, DE social service agency that
helps the homeless and others in need of assistance; Swarthmore
College, Swarthmore, PA; and the American Red Cross of
the Delmarva Peninsula, which has offices in Easton, MD;
and in Wilmington, Milford, and at Dover Air Force Base
in Delaware.
While working in the Milford office as development manager
for the Red Cross, Yates exceeded the organization's special
event fund-raising goals for 2001. For two years at Swarthmore,
she significantly upgraded the average gift size from
members of the 20th year alumni classes.
From 1983 to 1987, Yates served in the U.S. Air Force
and received an honorable discharge after earning a commendation
medal, Inspector General Recognition, and the designation
of Marksman. She recently completed studies for her bachelor
of science degree in economics at Wesley College, in Delaware.
She also has received the Certified Fund Raising Executive
credential (CFRE) from the organization's Professional
Certification Board in Alexandria, VA.
Yates' track record of consistent professional achievement
is accompanied by an equally consistent track record of
community service. In the State of Delaware, she is a
member of the board of directors of the Brandywine Chapter
of the Association for Fund Raising Professionals, Steering
Committee of the YWCA Kent County Study Circles and a
former capital campaign consultant for the Milford Historical
Society.
Founded in 1854, Lincoln University is a premier, Historically
Black University that combines the best elements of a
liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum
and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of students
living in a highly technological and global society.
