News Release

Hadzor Named Development Director for Libraries

Thomas B. Hadzor has been appointed director of development for the Duke University Libraries, effective Jan. 3, 2006, Deborah Jakubs, Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and vice provost for library affairs, announced Monday.

Thomas Hadzor

As a member of the library’s senior management team, Hadzor will lead all the library’s advancement efforts, which include fund raising for the continuation of the Perkins Library renovation and expansion project. The first milestone of the project was the completion of the Bostock Library and the von der Heyden Pavilion, both of which were dedicated Nov. 11.

Since 2003 Hadzor has been associate dean for alumni and development at the Duke School of Law, where he oversaw the conclusion of a successful $67 million comprehensive campaign and led a building campaign with a goal of
$15 million.

Hadzor served from 1996-2003 as associate director and executive director of development and communications for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.
During the Campaign for Duke, he led the cancer center’s fund-raising of $110 million and more than doubled the number of annual gifts.

“Tom Hadzor, with his excellent record in fund raising and his deep knowledge of Duke, is the perfect person to lead the library’s development efforts and to build on the momentum we have attained through the Perkins Project,” Jakubs said. “I speak for the entire staff when I say we are excited about welcoming him to the library."

The combined book collections of the Duke library system and the separately administered libraries serving the schools of business, divinity, law and medicine total more than five million volumes, making it one of the largest academic library systems in the nation. In 2004-05, library fund-raising totaled approximately $6.8 million.

For more information contact Ilene Nelson | (919) 660-5816 | Ilene.nelson@duke.edu

November 14 , 2005