UNCW Names Director of Alumni Relations
1/11/2005 12:30:24 PM
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Jan. 11, 2005
Wilmington, N.C. – Caroline Norelius has been named director of alumni relations at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She will coordinate educational, service and social activities for the UNCW Alumni Association, which has about 38,000 members. Before accepting the position at UNCW, Norelius was the director of alumni affairs at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, Conn.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Norelius to UNCW. With her ability and successful experiences in working with alumni at several institutions, I am confident that she will quickly become an effective leader who will provide creativity and innovation in building our alumni program,” said Mary M. Gornto, vice chancellor for the Division of University Advancement.
Norelius has 15 years of experience with alumni programs. Prior to WCSU, she served as the director at Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, Colo., and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wis. Her previous experience also includes working as the director of student activities at two colleges in Missouri. She received a B.S. in education from Eastern Oregon University, a M.A. from Truman State University and an Ed.D. from Oregon State University.
“Alumni are really the heart and soul of an institution,” Norelius said. “I look forward to working with the UNCW Alumni Association to support the university.”
Gornto expressed appreciation to the Alumni Director Search Committee, chaired by Marla Rice-Evans, associate vice chancellor for development. The committee members were Ed Vosnock ’71, Shanda Bordeaux ’92, Ray Cockrell ’88, ’96M, Gia Todd Long ’91, Jim Stasios ’70, Jason Wheeler ’99, ’03M, Frank Trimble, department chair for communication studies and Mike Capaccio, interim athletic director.
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