Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings announced Wednesday that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Inge T. Reichenbach as vice president for alumni affairs and development, effective immediately.

Reichenbach has served since May of 1995 as acting vice president for public affairs, now renamed "alumni affairs and development" to reflect more clearly its role and mission.

"After extensive canvassing of potential candidates, I have concluded that Inge Reichenbach is clearly the best qualified person for this position," said Rawlings. "She has performed superbly as acting vice president during the last nine months, helping to bring to conclusion our extraordinarily successful five-year Capital Campaign. Her previous experience as director of university development, a position that she has held at Cornell since 1988, has involved her in every aspect of the university's fund-raising program."

"I am delighted and honored to be asked to serve as vice president for alumni affairs and development on a permanent basis," said Reichenbach. "Cornell's alumni and friends have played an absolutely critical role in making it possible for us to continue to fulfill the dreams of Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. I look forward to continuing to work with them and my colleagues within the university for many years to come."

Reichenbach joined Cornell's development office as a corporate researcher in 1979. She later became assistant director of capital projects and directed development and alumni affairs for the College of Arts and Sciences. She was appointed director of development at Wesleyan University in 1986 and in June 1988 rejoined Cornell as director of development. She assumed the post of acting vice president for public affairs following the death of Richard M. Ramin on May 27, 1995.