Masterson Receives Top Award from University Advancement Organization
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December 10, 2002
Joe Wills
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Masterson Receives Top Award from University Advancement Organization
Ed Masterson, associate vice president for university advancement at California State University, Chico, was honored yesterday with the top award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII.
The award ceremony took place in Anaheim Monday, Dec. 9, at a luncheon during the CASE District VII annual conference.
The Tribute Award was established by District VII in 1985 to recognize members who have maintained the highest standards of professionalism in their advancement careers and shared their expertise with members of the profession.
CASE provides information and training to more than 38,000 education professionals in alumni relations, communications and development. It is the largest international association of educational institutions, with more than 3,400 colleges, universities, and independent elementary and secondary schools in CASE worldwide. One of eight districts nationwide, District VII includes institutions from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
“Stated simply, this is one of the highest awards one can receive from one’s peers,” said Paul Moore, CSU, Chico vice president for student affairs and university advancement. “I can think of no one who deserves it more.”
Masterson has been in his current post at the university since 1994. Prior to that, he was director of university relations and development for 23 years. Among Masterson’s many accomplishments at CSU, Chico are launching the annual giving and planned giving programs, planning and implementing various fund-raising campaigns and selecting and implementing an on-line, interactive database management system.
Masterson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from CSU, Chico. He was a Fellow at Harvard’s Institute for Educational Management and the Glacier Institute for Management in Ruislip, England. He also holds elementary, secondary and administrative teaching credentials, and was a teacher and administrator at Bidwell Junior High School and Chico High School before becoming Chico State’s first full-time alumni relations director in 1967. In 1968, he was named assistant to the president and director of university relations.
Along with serving as chair of CASE’s District VII, Masterson has been a member of the National Society for Fund-Raising Executives as well as a past president of the North Valley Estate Planning Council. Locally, he is a past president of the Chico Chamber of Commerce and the Chico Rotary Club and board member of the Chico Heat Community Foundation, Chico Community Scholarship Association, Butte-Glenn American Cancer Society and Salvation Army.
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