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Embry-Riddle Welcomes Julie Rand as New Director of Development

Julie Rand Daytona Beach, Fla., April 10, 2009 -- Julie A. Rand has joined Embry-Riddle as the newest development officer at the University’s Daytona Beach campus.

“We’re pleased to welcome Julie to our team,” said Daniel E. Montplaisir, Embry-Riddle Vice President of Institutional Advancement. “Julie is well known and respected in this community and she will work closely with donors in the community interested in supporting our students. Additionally, Julie will focus on building private support for the Athletics Department by expanding relationships with donors, sponsors, and the Eagle Athletic Association Board.”

Rand is a veteran fund-raiser with 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and educational arenas.

Most recently she was Director of Leadership Giving for Daytona State College Foundation, and prior to that Rand held top-level positions with the News-Journal Center for 10 years, including serving as Executive Director of the $30 million performing and visual arts facility in Daytona Beach. In these roles she implemented special events and led fund-raising initiatives, working with major foundations, government officials, community leaders, and the general public.

Rand is active in the community as a boardmember with the Halifax Health Community Foundation and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens. In addition, she is a member of the Checkered Flag Committee and the Civic League of the Halifax Area.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering, educating more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs. Doctoral programs in aviation and in engineering physics are pending approval by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for the University to offer programs at the doctoral level. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.