Vice President for University Advancement, University of Houston

Eloise Dunn Stuhr, the university’s chief fundraising officer, has worked for Tier One universities, including Vanderbilt and Penn State, and has served in leadership roles at health care organizations and as a philanthropic consultant to major universities, including The Ohio State University, which is in the midst of a $2.5 billion capital campaign.

She has planned and managed large, billion-dollar campaigns and implemented strong development programs grounded in best practices.

Before to coming to UH, Stuhr was vice president for development at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She has also served as vice president and managing director at Grenzebach Glier & Associates, the well-known philanthropic management organization for universities and non-profits.

From 2004 to 2008, she was associate vice chancellor for university development and alumni relations at Vanderbilt University. She held executive development positions at Penn State University from 1995 to 2004.

At the University of Oregon, she served as assistant dean in the School of Law from 1991 to 1994 and as the executive director of the university’s foundation from 1987 to 1991. Prior to that, she held the position of director of development at Whitman College. Stuhr studied at Carleton College and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Vanderbilt.