Steve Elder Named to CASE Board of Trustees

Stephen Elder, vice president for advancement, has been elected to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Board of Trustees. Elder was appointed as a trustee-at-large and will serve a three-year term, which took effect in  July.

Elder previously held positions as CC’s associate vice president for development and director of development. In addition, he served as director of development at the University of Redlands, development officer for library development at the University of Southern California, and is an active volunteer in the community.

Elder is one of 14 trustees elected to the board by CASE membership via electronic ballot. The results were announced during the association’s annual membership meeting in New York City.

CASE’s membership includes more than 3,400 colleges, universities, independent elementary and secondary schools, and educational associates in 68 countries around the world. This makes CASE one of the largest nonprofit education associations in terms of institutional membership. It serves more than 60,000 advancement professionals on the staffs of its member institutions.

Jay Engeln Named Director of CC Alumni and Parent Relations

By Steve Elder, Vice President for Advancement
I am very pleased to let you know that Jay Engeln ’74, P’03 will serve as the next director of alumni and parent relations for Colorado College. Jay will begin July 1.

 Since graduating from CC as a biology major, Jay has brought energetic and wise leadership to a broad career as an educator, coach, and community builder. His passion for and commitment to Colorado College and the Colorado Springs community have remained strong since his graduation.

During the 1990s, Jay served as the principal of Colorado Springs’ Palmer High School, where he was widely recognized as having a transformational impact. In the early 2000s he served as the founding principal of Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. Since 2002, he has been in demand internationally as a speaker and educational consultant on school/business partnerships and school reform issues.

Jay currently serves on CC’s Alumni Association Board. Jay and his wife Priscilla ’73 are members of CC’s 1874 Society. Their daughter, Anna Engeln, graduated from CC in 2003.  In 2000, CC awarded Jay an honorary doctorate, and in 2006 the college inducted him into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

Jay has served in board leadership positions in a number of organizations in the Colorado Springs community, including Colorado Springs Downtown, El Pomar Youth Sports Park, and The Resource Exchange (building independence for people with developmental disabilities). He is also an instructor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. 

As a senior member of CC’s advancement division , Jay adds to an already strong management team, which includes Diane Benninghoff ’68 (assistant vice president for advancement); Jay Maloney ’75 (chief development officer); Lisa Ellis ’82 (senior advancement officer and director of annual giving); Cathey Barbee (director of advancement services); and Nicole Rivet (director of foundation and agency relations, who chaired the search committee so successfully).