David Tiffany, Ph.D., begins April 21 as vice president for university advancement at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where he will concurrently serve as executive director of the Fredonia College Foundation.
 
President Dennis L. Hefner said Dr. Tiffany was selected after several months of a nationwide search. "Dr. Tiffany has the knowledge, background, and vision to effectively lead the campus in this critical position," President Hefner said.

Dr. Tiffany’s experience in university administration and fundraising began in 1975, soon after he started his academic career as a professor of political science and history. Most recently, he was the vice president for development and alumni affairs at The College of New Jersey. Under his leadership there, the university foundation saw fundraising increase from $1.1 million in 2002 to $2.4 million in 2004. Also, alumni contributions increased 120 percent.
 
Previously, he was vice president of university advancement at the California University of Pennsylvania, where, in addition to alumni and foundation activities, he was responsible for public relations, publications, the university website, an environmental restoration program, and two economic development programs. He also served as the university spokesperson.
 
Prior to that, he was vice president for university advancement at Bemidji State University in Minnesota, where he secured a gift that established the then-largest endowed chair in the Minnesota State University system, and saw an increase in foundation assets by nearly $7 million in 12 years.
 
Dr. Tiffany’s early career included teaching, administrative, and fundraising appointments at the University of South Alabama and East Tennessee University, and he has published and presented numerous scholarly works on American history.
 
A native of Binghamton, N.Y., he received his doctorate in American history from SUNY Binghamton, and his bachelor’s degree in history from Dickinson College.
 
He has been active in Rotary, Boy Scouts of America, and the Presbyterian Church, along with community libraries, chambers of commerce, Kiwanis, and musical organizations.
 
The parents of two adult children, Dr. Tiffany and his wife, Peggy, are moving to Fredonia.