{"id":226151,"date":"2025-12-01T08:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=226151"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T02:22:57","slug":"mcmanus-inaugural-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/01\/mcmanus-inaugural-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaret Anne McManus named UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s inaugural chief academic advancement officer"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Professor Margaret Anne McManus has been appointed as the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a>\u2019s inaugural chief academic advancement officer by Interim Provost Vassilis Syrmos, effective December 1. The three-year appointment runs through November 30, 2028.<\/p>\n

Reporting directly to the provost, McManus will lead efforts to align philanthropic initiatives with UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s research, academic and campus strategic priorities. Her responsibilities will include developing and carrying out a comprehensive, multi-year advancement strategy and advising the provost and campus leadership on donor relations and long-term development goals.<\/p>\n

“I am honored to serve as the inaugural chief academic advancement officer and to help strengthen the connection between UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s mission and philanthropic partnerships,” McManus said. “This role offers an exciting opportunity to expand support for our students and faculty, as well as research and educational programs in ways that advance the university\u2019s long-term goals. I look forward to working closely with campus leadership and our dedicated community of supporters to cultivate new opportunities that will help move UH<\/abbr> Mānoa forward.”<\/p>\n

“Dr<\/abbr>. McManus\u2019 experience as a prominent researcher and educator, demonstrated success in fundraising efforts, and exceptional leadership as chair, clearly distinguish her as the ideal candidate to take on this important inaugural leadership role,” Syrmos said. “Her deep understanding of our academic mission and her proven ability to build meaningful partnerships will strengthen UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s long-term advancement strategy. I am confident that her leadership will help expand opportunities for our students and faculty while elevating the university\u2019s impact locally and globally.”<\/p>\n

McManus\u2019 background<\/h2>\n

McManus is currently professor and department chair of the Department of Oceanography<\/a> in UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a>, and director of the Uehiro Center for the Advancement of Oceanography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She has played a central role in establishing numerous endowed and programmatic funds that support faculty and student success, enhance education and research, foster global collaboration and advance UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s scholarly impact. Her work has contributed to the development of major academic and research initiatives both within the Department of Oceanography and across the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa campus.<\/p>\n

“At UH<\/abbr> Foundation, we feel enormously privileged to work in collaboration with Dr<\/abbr>. McManus in deepening our philanthropic culture across UH<\/abbr> Mānoa,” said Tim Dolan, UH<\/abbr> vice president of advancement and UH<\/abbr> Foundation CEO<\/abbr>. “She has proven herself to be a natural leader in this space, and we look forward to our critical work together.”<\/p>\n

McManus has been with UH<\/abbr> Mānoa since 2003. She earned her PhD<\/abbr> and MS<\/abbr> in oceanography from Old Dominion University, and BA<\/abbr> in environmental sciences from the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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