University of Findlay has new vice president

FINDLAY — The University of Findlay has hired John W. Mosser as its new vice president for university advancement.

Mr. Mosser, who leads the university advancement program at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., was hired following the retirement of David Ferguson. Mr. Mosser will oversee alumni and parent relations, public information, Web and technology services, and development.

He has worked as director of major gifts at Cornell University and vice president for institutional advancement and head of the college foundation at the State University of New York at Cortland.

An Evanston, Ill., native, he has a doctor of philosophy degree in higher education administration from the University of Michigan, a master of public administration degree from Northern Illinois University, and a bachelor of science degree in business administration and marketing from Southern Illinois University.

Also at UF, Thomas and Kathleen Donnell, in conjunction with the Give Voice to Your Values fund-raising campaign at the university, have established an endowment fund that will bring two visiting Broadway artists to Findlay each year.

The Thomas and Kathleen Donnell Broadway Concert Series Endowment Fund was announced recently during a dinner and concert at UF.