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1. 1. DailyPennsylvanian.com - Top U. fundraising official Clark takes Smithsonian job

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   Published on: 4/23/2002   Last Visited: 4/24/2002

   Top U. fundraising official Clark takes Smithsonian job Penn's Virginia Clark has raised $2.1 billion for the University.
   
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   Clark, who has held several positions at Penn over the past two decades, announced yesterday that she will take on her new post at the end of the summer.
   
   Since she started working in Development and Alumni Relations in 1994, Clark has raised $2.1 billion for the University, $900 million of which have come from efforts over the past five years to support the Agenda for Excellence, the 1996 strategic plan geared toward improvements in the University's academics, financial affairs and physical appearance.
   
   "The Smithsonian is certainly an institution that has a national and international reputation," Clark said. "It has a wonderful mission in terms of educating and exciting Americans about their culture and history, and they need resources."
   
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   Rodin noted that Clark has played a significant role in improving alumni relations over the past nine years, as well.
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   Clark "has also worked tirelessly to improve Penn's communications with its alumni, with a special emphasis on the younger generation and promoting diversity," Rodin said.
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   According to Clark, the opening of the position at the Smithsonian comes at the right time, partly because the University will be embarking on the development of a new fundraising plan in the fall.
   
   "I've certainly loved every minute of my work here, but if I was going to make a switch to do anything else, this was a good time to do it," Clark said. "The University is about to begin planning its new financial needs for the new strategic plan, so it's the right time in terms of that."
   
   Clark also cited personal reasons for her decision to leave her current position.
   
   Prior to her appointment in Development and Alumni Relations, Clark served as the Wharton School's associate dean for external affairs and worked in the publications office.
   
   While the University has not set a timeline for finding a replacement for Clark, Rodin noted that the University would be conducting a nationwide search to fill the position.
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   Over the last semester, Clark has not been the only upper-tier administrator to step down from her position at Penn for a job elsewhere.
   
   In addition to Executive Vice President John Fry's announcement in February that he would accept the presidency at Franklin and Marshall College, Vice Provost for Information Systems and Computing Jim O'Donnell announced last month that he would take a job as provost at Georgetown University.
   
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   Nevertheless, Clark noted that she would not be leaving Penn without regrets.
   
   end of article dingbat "It's been really great to see what the money we've raised has done -- whether it's funding Vagelos Labs, Perelman Quad or the scholarships that we give to students," Clark said. "But everybody needs new challenges, and this came at the right time."
   
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   Top U. fundraising official Clark takes Smithsonian job
   
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2. 2. DailyPennsylvanian.com - Search for new U. fundraising head continues

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   Published on: 3/5/2003   Last Visited: 3/5/2003

   Upon the departure of Virginia Clark in August 2002, the University launched a nationwide search for her replacement.
   
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   Clark started working in Development and Alumni Relations in 1994. During her tenure, she raised $2.1 billion for the University, $900 million of which have come from efforts over the past five years to support the Agenda for Excellence, the 1996 Strategic Plan geared toward improvements in the University's academics, financial affairs and physical appearance.