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Meridith named Brite vice president of advancement
Marwood B. “Woody” Meridith was named Brite Divinity School’s first vice president for advancement Monday.

Duane Cummins, Brite’s interim president, said the search committee chose Meridith for his past success in fund raising and developing an annual fund to develop strong support staff at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Meridith had been the vice president for development at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary since 1998. He said that he was not looking for a new job when the position was offered, but it felt like the right time to make a change.

“A combination of the dream that (Brite) laid out before me and what I call my gifts made this a good match,” Meridith said.

Bronson Davis, TCU’s vice chancellor for university advancement, said the new position was the end result of an analysis of Brite’s advancement goals conducted by a consulting firm last summer.

He said that Jerold Panas and Partners recommended that Brite appoint personnel that would deal specifically with this department.
— Joi Harris