Patrick J. Knapp
Director of Development for the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University
- Role
- Director of Development at New Mexico State University
- Location
- Las Cruces, NM, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Patrick J. Knapp
A development officer must have the ability to research, communicate on multiple levels…
Experience
Director of Development
Aug 2013 — Present · Las Cruces, NM, US
As Director, I work closely with my Dean to discover prospects and then cultivate and solicit them. I collaborate with the College of Arts and Sciences department heads, now the College of Engineering, The NMSU Foundation and the Alumni Association to raise the brand of the college as well as fund raise.Upon my hire at New Mexico State in August 2013 until the end of fiscal 2014, we increased our total gift support to the College of Arts and Sciences by 92%. Yes, from $617,881 to $2,009,650. I have no assistants or administrators to help in a 26 department college. I only have one student worker. I do have a very supportive Dean. Next, in year 2014-15, at this point and time, we are at $1,936,399 total gifts- an increase of 63%. This mark exceeds any other development year at the College since 2010.My Dean and I in that year alone closed on one planned gift of 1.2 million dollars in Journalism and 1.7 million dollars in Physics.In 2016-17-$3,665,668In 2017-18- to date March 1, 2018-$3,877,193-129% increase20••••22- I closed two- 1-million-dollar gifts; 1.2 million to the Art Department and 1 million from a NM corporate donor went to the College of Engineering)20••••23- I garnered pledges from 9 donors at present totaling 2.9 million for the new Thomas and Brown Engineering BuildingMy nine-year average at NMSU is 1.958 million perIn 2015 the University embarked on its largest Capital Campaign ever ($125 million) and by JAN 1, 2020, we had raised $128,077,379. The last 18 months of this campaign I was the Associate VP for Development in the NMSU Foundation and supervised a DO team of 10, while still working as the DOD for the College of A&S. In that 5-year period the College of A&S (my College) raised more money than any other college at the University.2023-24 will be my 9th year with Aggie Vision as the Women\'s basketball color commentator. Our broadcasts are now on ESPN +. I also do sports radio commentary on KCRB in Council Bluffs, IA
Education
Widener University
BA, History and Education major
1971 — 1975
Widener University
MASTER, Drug and Alcohol Counseling
1975 — 1975
Widener University
BACHELOR OF ARTS, History; Certified Secondary Education
1971 — 1975
Skills
- Sports Management
- Recruiting
- Staff Development
- Baseball
- Compliance
- Html
- Athletic Training
- Student Affairs
- Academic Advising
- Public Speaking
- Coaching
- Research
- Strategic Planning
- Management
- Scouting
- Training
- Athletics
- Community Outreach
- Sponsorship
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- Teaching
- Time Management
- College Basketball
- Sports Marketing
- Fundraising
- Event Planning
- Student Development
- Ticket Sales
- Athletic Administration
- Leadership
- Basketball
- Editing
- Sports
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