On June 1, Kathi Warren became assistant dean for alumni affairs and development in the College of Engineering.

Responsible for the college's alumni affairs program, Warren will work closely with directors, chairs, faculty members and staff to support major-gift fundraising.

Warren came to Cornell after serving as a major gifts officer at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. In 2005 she became director of corporate relations at Smith, and in 2008 she was promoted to campaign director.