Tim Dougherty has been appointed assistant dean for alumni affairs and development for the College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1.

Dougherty, who has served as an individual-giving officer in major gifts at Cornell since 2004, will replace Marsha Pickens, who retired from the position in June.

Prior to working at Cornell, Dougherty served as vice president for Institutional Advancement for the Global Health Council, director of Resource Development and Communications for Habitat for Humanity International in Africa and the Middle East, and vice president for development for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.

He also served as assistant director for development for the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dougherty earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell's College of Human Ecology in 1988. He also received a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University in 1994.