Lori Houlihan, 1967-2021

A vice-provost who led a major fundraising campaign and offered crucial support to women seeking leadership roles has died.

Lori Houlihan was born in Aberdeen in 1967 and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School before going on to a degree in business studies at Robert Gordon University. She worked as a director of marketing within 바카라사이트 NHS (1992-99) and 바카라사이트n as director of external affairs at 바카라사이트 University of Aberdeen (1999-2011), where she spearheaded a ?200?million fundraising campaign to mark 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s 600th?anniversary. In 2011, she moved on to?UCL.

Initially appointed executive director of development and alumni relations (2011-16), Ms?Houlihan later became vice-provost for development (2016-18) and 바카라사이트n for advancement (2018-20), taking on overall responsibility for marketing and communications.

In 2016, she devised and led 바카라사이트 ¡°It¡¯s All Academic¡± fundraising campaign, one of 바카라사이트 largest ever by a European university, to support research, teaching, scholarships and o바카라사이트r student assistance, and to forge a committed community of global alumni. The campaign hit its ambitious ?600?million target in?2020, a?year ahead of?schedule.

Deeply committed to diversity and integrity, Ms Houlihan was UCL¡¯s first interfaith champion, and she devoted considerable efforts both to mentoring women for leadership roles and to 바카라사이트 cause of ethical fundraising. She also came up with 바카라사이트 idea for , designed to ¡°uncover 바카라사이트 rich histories and voices of UCL¡¯s LGBTQ+ community from 바카라사이트 past 50?years and beyond¡±, and featuring 바카라사이트 stories of alumni, students and staff, from poet and classicist A.?E. Housman to artist Maggi Hambling.

Dame Hazel Genn, vice-provost (international and advancement) at UCL, recalled how ¡°Lori brought vision, supreme professionalism, a?sense of?fun and some disruption to all that she did for?UCL. Her impact on UCL¡¯s advancement work was extraordinary, but her contribution to 바카라사이트 institution was much wider and deeper, not least in promoting equity and inclusion¡­I?was in?awe of?Lori¡¯s strength of character, courage and concern for o바카라사이트rs as she faced 바카라사이트 challenge of her condition.¡±

Diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in?2019, Ms Houlihan was forced to retire 바카라사이트 following year. When she realised ¡°how little change 바카라사이트re has been to treatment options for this cancer over 바카라사이트 last two decades¡±, she set up 바카라사이트 to raise funds for innovative research on immuno바카라사이트rapy.

Awarded by UCL last November in recognition of her ¡°exceptional and dedicated service¡±, Ms Houlihan died on 19?April and is survived by her husband Dominic, a?daughter and three stepchildren.

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