New vice president for advancement brings wide range of experience
Dr. Bryan Rowland
Dr. Bryan Rowland, former vice president for advancement at Wright State University and the University of Arizona, was appointed Longwood’s vice president for university advancement in May 2011.
Rowland’s fundraising experience in higher education also includes serving as director of development of two colleges at Virginia Tech, where he worked for nine years and earned his doctorate.
He worked at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio, from 2008-10, serving as president of the WSU Foundation in addition to his duties as vice president for advancement.
At the University of Arizona, Rowland held several development positions from 2002-08, including vice president for development for Arizona Health Sciences with the University of Arizona Foundation. In that position, he managed a development program that raised more than $35 million annually for four colleges and five medical research centers. He also served as senior director of development and alumni relations for that university’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
