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				4 take alumni and development director positions By Barbara Rea Katie Pope and Candice Shamia have joined alumni and development programs, announced David T. Blasingame, vice chancellor for alumni and development programs. In addition, Ida Early has returned to the department to fill a newly created position, and Samuel Gordon III has succeeded Ronald Gray as director of development for the School of Law. Katie Pope Pope is director of development for the School of Architecture; Shamia directs the annual giving programs and succeeds Early, who has returned to the University as senior associate director for schools alumni and development programs. Since earning a master's degree in philanthropic studies from Indiana University, Pope has served in a number of development-related positions. Most recently, she managed the planned and major gifts department at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Before moving to St. Louis, Pope developed grants for private colleges. She also worked in planned giving for the Episcopal Church Foundation and directed development opportunities for the Rockland Family Shelter in New York City. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Dayton. Candice Shamia Shamia's professional experience has been concentrated in higher-education development. She served in several capacities at the University of California, Los Angeles, including interim executive director for the office of external affairs and assistant director for development and alumni relations for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Also at UCLA, Shamia held the position of associate director in the office of major gifts. Prior to joining the UCLA staff, Shamia was development officer and liaison to the School of Engineering at the University of Dayton. She began her career as a project manager and as associate director in the office of annual giving at the University of Cincinnati Foundation. Shamia earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and political science from Miami University. In her current position, Shamia is responsible for the annual giving programs at the University, including the William Greenleaf Eliot Society and the direct mail and phone-a-thon programs. In addition, she works with Eliot Society membership committees in three key cities. Rejoining the alumni and development staff is Early, who took a year's leave of absence in 2001 to accompany her husband, Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters and professor of English, of African and Afro-American Studies and of American Culture Studies, all in Arts & Sciences, on his sabbatical. Ida Early She spent the past year as interim director for Duke University's parents' program. In her new position here as senior associate director, Early will work with alumni relations and annual fund staffs to generate special development opportunities. In addition, she will provide guidance and support for the University's growing volunteer leadership base. In this capacity, Early continues a long history of development service to the University. She joined the Olin School of Business in 1982 as an administrative assistant and in two years rose to director of special projects, information and foundations, serving in that role for nine years. She began in alumni and development programs in 1993 as director of development and alumni programs for the School of Art and also directed development for the Gallery of Art. After a leave of absence to serve as president of the Junior League of St. Louis, Early returned as director of annual giving programs. Early graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in sociology. Samuel Gordon III As director of development for the School of Law, Gordon is responsible for the overall development of the law school, including its national council, the law campaign committee, minority scholarships, the public service fund, the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Prior to joining the University's alumni and development programs in 1997 as a regional director of development in major gifts and capital projects, he held a number of professional positions in the St. Louis business community. After earning a bachelor's degree in political science from Westminster College, Gordon joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. From 1992-97, he worked in the investment industry. He also has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan area, including Edgewood Children's Center and the TNT Theatre Group, helping to generate funding opportunities.

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