TERRE HAUTE, Ind. –Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has appointed Brandon Zollner as the new executive director of alumni relations.

Zollner has spent the past six years as a member of Rose-Hulman’s advancement team, serving as director of corporate and foundation relations and assistant director of the comprehensive Mission Driven Campaign for Rose-Hulman that is raising $250 million through 2020.

As executive director of alumni relations, Zollner will oversee an office within Institutional Advancement that works with the Alumni Association and collaborates with other alumni and campus groups to build alumni volunteerism and engagement.

“After a national search resulted in several high-quality candidates, we found that the ideal person was already on our campus, and well familiar with our goals and aspirations,” said Steve Brady, vice president for institutional advancement. “Brandon has developed strong relationships with our alumni and has the skills and institutional knowledge to extend the capacity of the Office of Alumni Relations to meet their evolving needs and expectations.”

Zollner came to Rose-Hulman in 2013 after serving nine years in a variety of roles, including director of corporate and foundation relations, within the advancement team at Saint Louis University, his alma mater. He founded that university’s President’s Circle Corporate Partners program, which increased annual gifts from corporations, and managed a portfolio of nearly 100 corporate and foundation partners.