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Bill Ring was hired in January 2007 as the Director of Development for Athletics at Boston University. Ring is responsible for the fundraising and alumni relations activities for BU's 23 varsity athletics programs, as well as an extensive club sport program. Ring came to BU following a three-year stint as the Associate Director of Athletic Development at Boston College. During his time at BC, Ring was responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding leadership gift prospects and fundraising for athletic scholarships and facility projects. Among those facility projects was the $27-million Yawkey Athletics Center, a 72,000-square foot facility that houses BC football and the Office of Learning Resources for Student-Athletes. The Yawkey Center was the first facility on campus to be funded entirely through philanthropic support. In his final two years at BC, Ring and the athletic development team secured more than 80 leadership gift commitments. In addition to his development work, Ring also was responsible for the sale and renewal of more than 45 luxury suites in Alumni Stadium. Prior to BC, Ring served for nearly six years in the athletic development office at Georgetown University. He began on "The Hilltop" as the Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited from 1998 through 2001, after which he was promoted to the leadership gifts team where he served as the Assistant Director of Athletic Development until 2004. Ring played an integral role in the University's $1-billion Third Century Campaign, in which gifts to athletics exceeded $51 million. A native of Jenkintown, Pa., Ring graduated from Georgetown, where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the football team. Currently, Ring serves on the Hoyas Unlimited Board of Directors. Ring lives in West Roxbury with his wife, Kathleen, and their daughter, Ellie. |
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