Jobbitt Announces Resignation

Judy Jobbitt, George Mason University Foundation president and vice president of university development and alumni affairs since 1999, recently announced that she will resign, effective June 30. Her leadership, hard work, and dedication have been a key element to the foundation’s growth over the past years and have won her much praise from many circles.

According to foundation chair Albert Dwoskin, highlights of Jobbitt’s tenure include surpassing the benchmark of $50 million for endowment, overseeing the construction and completion of the $70 million Arlington Campus building financed by the foundation, and exceeding the campaign’s original dollar goal of $110 million by $32 million.

“On behalf of my colleagues on the board, I thank Judy for helping to create a solid fund-raising base for the future. She has served Mason well and leaves behind a terrific legacy,” says Dwoskin.

Alumni Association president Peter Farrell, BS Business Administration ’79 and MBA ’85, adds, “A key legacy of Judy’s tenure will be the increased stature of the Alumni Association. Judy’s insight and advice in growing a dynamic organization has been a critical component to the enhanced stature and involvement of alumni.”

“Judy’s impact on and contribution to Mason can best be measured by the success of our first comprehensive campaign and the professional development, fund-raising, and alumni organizations that now exist at Mason,” says university president Alan Merten. “The entire Mason community and I are very grateful for her leadership in these vital areas.”