Bob Alsobrook, Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director, has been a senior professional member of Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) since 1990, and he has 30 years of experience in consulting and fundraising for major educational and medical institutions.

Bob most recently served as Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. where he managed and directed the development, alumni, and university relations programs of the institution.  His responsibilities included serving on the University’s executive cabinet, President’s council, budget and planning team, marketing council and co-chairing the administrative council. He also served as Director of the University’s Building a Future campaign that significantly exceeded its $60 million goal more than one year ahead of schedule.

Bob also has served as Vice President for Medical Center Development and Alumni Affairs at Tulane University in New Orleans.  There, he managed medical center fundraising programs for support from all sectors and coordinated fundraising among the School of Medicine, the University Hospital and Clinic, and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.  His responsibilities included overseeing activities in the areas of development and fundraising, management, alumni affairs, public relations and publications, and sponsored research and projects.  Prior to serving as Vice President, he was Director of Medical Center Development and Director of the Medical Center campaign.

Before joining Tulane, Bob served at the University of Chicago as Director of Medical Center Alumni Development and as Associate Director of Medical Center Development.  In these capacities, he played a significant role in the achievement of the Medical Center’s Renewal campaign.  He developed and executed the operating plan for the Medical Center’s annual fund and alumni capital campaigns, and achieved a success rate of more than 115 percent for all goals.

Bob has also served at the University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University) in the School of Law as Assistant Dean for Administration and Assistant to the Dean, and in the office of the Vice President for Business and Finance.  His responsibilities included organizing and coordinating the Law School’s programs in development, alumni affairs and continuing legal education, as well as directing the administrative and business services of the Law School, such as budgets and non-academic personnel. 

Bob holds a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision (1974) and a bachelor’s degree in economics (1973) from Memphis State University. He has been a member of several national organizations concerned with fundraising, including the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

During his tenure with GG+A, Bob Alsobrook has provided counsel to the following client institutions:

University of Arizona Foundation

Association of American Medical Colleges

Beth Israel Hospital

Brigham Young University

Bucknell University

Buena Vista University

University at Buffalo, SUNY

University of California, San Francisco

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Chaminade-Julienne High School

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Children’s Medical Center Dallas

Colorado School of Mines

Eastern Illinois University

University of Florida

University of Florida Health Sciences Center and College of Pharmacy

Florida Atlantic University

Fordham University

Fort Sanders Medical Foundation

Georgetown University

Georgetown University Medical Center

Grinnell College

University of Houston Law Center

Indiana University

University of Iowa

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

University of Kentucky

Louisiana State University

Loyola University New Orleans

Macalester College

Marymount University

Michigan 4-H Foundation

Michigan State University

Minnesota Medical Foundation

University of Minnesota Institute of Technology

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Rolla

United States Naval Academy Foundation

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

University of North Florida

Northern Illinois University

University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Iowa

Oregon State University

Province of St. Thomas of Villanova

Ricks College

Rockhurst University

St. Cloud State University

St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network

Saint Thomas Health Services

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

University of South Carolina

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Stephens College

Temple University

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Thomas Jefferson University

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Villanova University

Weber State University

World Methodist Council

Wright State University

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