Expansion effort begins

James J. Husson joins Boston College as vice president for development this summer, as part of an expansion of the University's fund-raising efforts. Husson most recently served as the vice president for development at Brown University, where he expanded the development staff by 30 percent, to a team of approximately 100, and led the
fund-raising operation to significant advances in annual giving, new gifts, and pledges. Before that, he worked at Harvard University as director of major gifts for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, during Harvard's $2.2 billion capital campaign.

University President William P. Leahy, SJ, describes Husson as "a person who is committed to higher education fund-raising and who has been successful in guiding a similar university through its own development expansion."

In accepting his appointment, Husson said that he looks forward to joining Mary Lou DeLong's team and working closely with BC's faculty, trustees, and alumni: "Boston College combines the best qualities of an academically rigorous institution and a thoughtful community. I am pleased to have the opportunity to work on behalf of the goals that Fr. Leahy, the deans, and the faculty identify."

Photo: Justin Knight

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