The University of Mississippi has hired four professionals in the Office of University Development. Three of the new hires are women.
Suzette Matthews is a new development officer for the University of Mississippi School of Law. She is a former high school teacher and a Teach for America Corps member, where she also was senior director for development of the Mississippi chapter. Matthews is a graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock and holds a master’s degree from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Katie Morrison was appointed director of development for corporate and foundation relations. For the past two years, Morrison has been a communications specialist for the Office of University Development at the University of Mississippi. Morrison is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she majored in English. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Arkansas.
Maura Wakefield was named assistant director of annual giving at the university.Wakefield worked in the development office as an intern while earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and an MBA at the university. She also worked as a public relations and marketing associate for the university’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.