Kevin M. Hughes brings more than 15
years of leadership experience to the position, including an impressive track
record in raising major gifts, and building and maintaining meaningful relationships
with donors and alumni.

(Sarasota-Manatee,
FL) The New College Foundation announces the appointment of Kevin M. Hughes as its
new associate vice president of advancement. Hughes
previously served as the assistant dean of development and alumni relations at
Stetson University College of Law. In his new position, Hughes will be
responsible for the development and management of annual giving, major gifts
and planned giving initiatives. In addition, he will provide leadership for alumni
engagement opportunities and oversee the management of daily operations.

“Kevin is an outstanding addition to our leadership
team,” says MaryAnne Young, New College Foundation’s vice president of
advancement and executive director.  “He
has an impressive track record of building philanthropic support, managing
institutional fundraising campaigns, and creating innovative—and successful—donor
and alumni engagement programs. I look forward to working with Kevin to take
our advancement efforts to the next transformative level.”

Hughes says he’s looking forward to “learning as much
as he can about the aspirations and goals of New College and the
Sarasota-Manatee community.” As a first-generation college graduate, he feels a
deep connection to New College Foundation’s mission.

“Scholarships made my college education possible,” says
Hughes. “Coming from that background, I’m passionate about joining the
Foundation’s efforts to empower the next generation of college students.”

 Hughes adds that
he’s deeply impressed with the caliber of people who make up the New College
family. “I look forward to working closely with all of them,” he says. “That
includes faculty, students, alumni, staff, board members, and our community and
state champions. We all share a common cause. New College has an extraordinary
legacy and dynamic trajectory; its strategic growth benefits our entire region.”

At Stetson University College of Law, Hughes managed a seven-person
staff. His team was responsible for all development and alumni relations
activities for the College of Law’s 11,000 alumni. In addition to working as
the chief fundraiser, Hughes also managed a portfolio of 75+ major and planned
gift prospects and provided leadership and strategic coordination of the
office’s efforts in major giving, annual giving, planned giving, alumni
relations, database management and gift processing. During his five years at
Stetson, the institution experienced significant increases in alumni
participation rate, donor retention rate, annual fund growth, planned giving
commitments, and major gift commitments. It also established more than 30 new
scholarship endowments.

Before his tenure at Stetson, Hughes was a development officer at Denison
University (2010-2014); and a senior development officer at the OhioHealth
Foundation (2007-2010). He is a member of AALS (Association of American Law
Schools – Section on Institutional Advancement) and CASE (Council for
Advancement & Support of Education.) Hughes received Bachelor of Science degrees
in political science and biology at Allegheny College.

About New College
of Florida

Located in Sarasota, New
College of Florida educates intellectually curious students for lives of great
achievement. As the legislatively designated Honors College of Florida, New
College offers 35 undergraduate majors and a master’s degree program in data
science. The 110-acre campus on Sarasota Bay is home to more than 800 students
and 80 full-time faculty engaged in interdisciplinary research and
collaborative learning.

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