GRAND RAPIDS ? Davenport University has hired Peg Luy as the University?s new Executive Vice President for Advancement. Luy currently serves as Vice President for Alumni and Development at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. She began her new job at Davenport Oct. 1.
?Peg brings considerable experience to Davenport University,? said Dr. Richard J. Pappas, President of Davenport. ?We have an ambitious vision for this university, and we believe Peg will play an important role in helping us to make that vision a reality.?
Luy will be responsible for the Davenport?s advancement, grant-writing and alumni relations efforts. The decision to hire her was based on her considerable professional experience in these areas, including leadership of a 10-year, $127-million campaign for Millikin University and more than doubling that school?s endowment to $106 million.
Luy is a member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the National Council on Planned Giving, and has served on the boards of numerous community and professional organizations. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Millikin and has completed graduate work at the University of Illinois?Champaign-Urbana.
