Jay T. Akridge (MS A’83, PhD A’86)
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity
“Given the work our University does to address the world’s grand challenges, I believe we have substantial opportunities to secure funding for that work from foundations. In developing multiple large-scale proposals for foundations, I have found our Foundations Relations team exceptionally helpful. The Office of Foundation Relations has an important role to play in helping us resource all three of our land-grant missions—discovery, learning, and engagement.”