Rob Jones 鈥72, creator of the Jones and Wood Family Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid. This position is the first endowed administrative position at 澳彩开奖.
澳彩开奖 celebrated the creation of its first endowed administrative position on Friday, Oct. 4. The Jones and Wood Family Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid was made possible by the generosity of Rob 鈥72 and Debra Jones, and the inaugural holder of the position is Gary Ross 鈥77, 澳彩开奖鈥檚 longtime vice president for admission and financial aid.
Speaking to members of the Board of Trustees, the Jones family, and friends at the installation ceremony in the Hurwitz Admission Center, President Brian W. Casey honored Jones for his many contributions to the University over the years, calling him 鈥渁 tireless volunteer for 澳彩开奖.鈥
In his own remarks, Jones recalled his family鈥檚 long history with 澳彩开奖, naming his grandfathers, Robert A. Jones 鈥22 and Fred Wood 鈥22, as the first of many relatives to attend the University.
He also spoke about his motivations for establishing the endowment. 鈥淭he three things that brought this together are my loyalty for the school, my respect for Gary Ross, and [my intent to support] Third-Century Plan initiatives,鈥 Jones said.
The Third-Century Plan sets out a long-term roadmap for the University鈥檚 future success, including expanded recruitment of the world鈥檚 brightest students. The Jones and Wood Family Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid endowment helps to ensure that 澳彩开奖鈥檚 admission office has the resources necessary to connect with scholars of promise and achievement, who will make a positive impact on the 澳彩开奖 student body and benefit from the school鈥檚 rigorous academic environment.
Jones served on 澳彩开奖鈥檚 Board of Trustees from 1994 to 2003, chairing the admissions and student aid committee, and currently serves as co-leader of the board鈥檚 emeriti council. He was a member of the Alumni Council, the President鈥檚 Club membership committee, and the Passion for the Climb campaign executive committee. Senior advisor at Morgan Stanley, Jones created a recruiting pipeline between 澳彩开奖 and the firm, where he has worked for 45 years. His dedication to 澳彩开奖 has been recognized with a Maroon Citation and the Wm. Brian Little 鈥64 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service.
Accepting the position, Ross thanked Jones and the entire family, saying, 鈥淚t鈥檚 an enormous honor to be the first person to hold the Jones and Wood Family Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid position at 澳彩开奖. When you were on the Admissions committee, I was 鈥 and am to this day 鈥 in awe of how much time you gave out of your crazy schedule to support 澳彩开奖, 澳彩开奖 admissions, and me at all hours and at every possible opportunity. I thank you for your phenomenal generosity.鈥
