Reporter Volume 25, No.16 February 10, 1994

Edward P. Schneider, executive director of the University at Buffalo
Foundation, is taking on additional duties and is being named
associate vice president for development systems and operations,
University Development. 
	Reporting to Schneider will be management of the existing
alumni database and gift processing system, says Vice President for
University Advancement and Development Ronald H. Stein. The
university, Stein adds, "is going out with a Request for Proposal for
a prospect-tracking system that will include the existing alumni
database and gift-processing system of the UBF. We don't have a
prospect-tracking system right now.
	"This is a very sophisticated new software system that will in
a sense be the infrastructure of the university's entire development
program," Stein said. "The implementation of this, as well as the
oversight and management of it, will report to Ed. Another area for
him is gift processing and gift recognition, which again will report
to him. This is a critical piece of any successful development
program, which we've not had in the past and which we're now putting
in place at UB. 
	"Ed is uniquely qualified. We're very fortunate that he's
agreed to accept these additional responsibilities," Stein said. "For
one thing, he has personally developed wonderful relationships with a
number of our donors and has helped to complement the development
program. Given his long tenure at UBF, he represents our link to the
past and ensures continuity."
	A member of the UBF staff for 17 years, Schneider earned his
undergraduate degree at Canisius College and his MBA from UB.
	Within the UBF, he will continue to be the ultimate person in
charge of fund-raising, financial services, real estate development
and investments. The mission of the UBF is to support and promote the
activities of the university by providing support, advice and counsel
regarding philanthropy, fund raising, development; managing gifts and
grants on behalf of the university; providing a wide range of
financial services for various units; developing and managing real
property on UB's behalf; and providing a strong base of private sector
support for the university through the efforts of Foundation trustees
and directors.