Brent Dunn

Education

• MA Communication, Missouri State University
• BS Sociology, Missouri State University

Professional experience

• Vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Missouri State Foundation, Missouri State University, 2007-present
• Director of athletic development and assistant director of athletics, Missouri State University, 1995
• Director of annual giving, Missouri State University, 1985
• News and public service director, KWTO AM and FM

Research and professional interests

Community and professional associations

• Nixa Board of Education, 2009-present
• Member of the advisory board, Central High School A Plus
• Board member, GYN Cancers Alliance Board
• Member of the Board of Directors, Twin Oaks Country Club
• Member, Springfield Southeast Rotary, 1986-present
• Member, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman, Springfield Area Sports Commission
• Leadership Missouri, 2009
• President, Springfield Southeast Rotary, 2003-04
• Leadership Springfield

Awards and honors

• The Missouri State Foundation has recorded four straight years of record private giving with nearly 17 million dollars donated to various programs within the university in 2010-11.
• Excellence in Community Service Award, Missouri State University, 2011
• Outstanding Fundraising Executive of the Year, Ozarks Chapter of the National Association of Fundraising Excellence, 2009
• Kenworthy Leadership Award, 2005

Additional resources

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