Newman brings a wealth of development, fundraising success

Grambling State University President Rick Gallot has hired Marc A. Newman, an experienced institutional advancement executive, to lead the university’s development and fundraising efforts.

Newman, who is scheduled to start November 1, brings years of experience as a United Negro College Fund and Saint Augustine’s University development leader. His appointment is subject to approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

“With the unanimous recommendation of the search committee combined with my interview with him, I really knew we had found the right person for the job,” said Gallot.

“I am thrilled to be joining President Gallot and his team,” said Newman. “I have had the great fortune to work with and learn from some of the best in the fields of development and higher education. I look forward to utilizing my experiences to assist the president as he leads the vision to build on the rich history and legacy that is Grambling State University.”

Newman has a track record for identifying critical development needs and executing successful strategies to achieve specific, identifiable business and organizational goals. With UNCF he has been responsible for development campaigns in North Carolina and Virginia, supervising staffs with fundraising, special events and board development. During his 2005-2014 tenure as vice president of institutional advancement at St. Aug, he was responsible for leading a team that saw the institution through a period of significant growth to include increases in alumni and annual giving campaigns, community development, grant acquisition and overseeing the transition of Saint Augustine’s College to Saint Augustine’s University.

“We were impressed with Mr. Newman, his background, his experiences and his vision for taking GSU to the next levels with development and fundraising,” added Helen Godfrey-Smith, a member of the search committee and chair of the Grambling University Foundation. ” We believe he will strengthen President Gallot’s administrative team and improve the position of our university for fundraising success.”

Newman graduated from Chicago State University and a master’s of business administration from the University of Phoenix. He is a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, 100 Black Men of America and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Newman and his wife, Marjorie, are the parents of three children, Talia (23), Marc (16) and Miles (13). Majorie Newman is a media and communications professor at St. Aug and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

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