Executive Director for University Advancement at ESU selected

Judy L. Heasley

Emporia State University is pleased to announce the selection of Judith L. Heasley as the executive director of University Advancement and president of the ESU Foundation.

Heasley, a seasoned professional with broad experience in all aspects of university advancement, was recommended by the search committee and selected by ESU President Michael Lane after the on-campus interviews of three highly qualified candidates last week.

“Judy’s impressive array of skills and experience is a perfect fit for this position,” President Lane said. “We are thrilled to bring her to Emporia State at a time when this university is poised for tremendous growth.”

Heasley is currently the vice president of institutional advancement at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Co.  Before that position, she was the senior director of college advancement at Arizona State University.

“Leaving Durango and Fort Lewis College is bittersweet,” Heasley said. “However, the

capstone of an advancement career is to have the opportunity to serve as the chief operating officer simultaneously for a foundation and an advancement division. The structure at Emporia State University has provided me with this chance – one too difficult to pass up. Further, the university’s advancement and foundation division have a full staff, which coupled with strong state support, will make it easier to build a model program.”

Heasley will begin at ESU on April 12, 2007. 

“I want to thank all three candidates as well as our campus community for their participation in the interview process,” President Lane said. “While it was a difficult decision, we consider it a blessing to have a choice of such outstanding professionals.  I am confident that together our Foundation and our University are poised to accomplish great things in the next five to seven years.”

Last Updated July 2, 2007>