果冻影院

The award of an honorary doctorate recognises her 鈥渆xceptional and dedicated service鈥� to 果冻影院 over nearly 10 years, during which she has established the university as one of the world鈥檚 most creative, ambitious and successful institutions for philanthropy and engagement.

In awarding this honour, 果冻影院 also paid tribute to her wider contribution to the international advancement profession, to which she has given sustained time, energy and insight, in particular through the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education (CASE), for which she has acted as a key ambassador and senior volunteer.

Lori joined 果冻影院 in January 2011 to lead what was then known as the Development and Alumni Relations Office, which became the Office of the Vice-Provost (Development) in 2016 when she was promoted to Vice-Provost. In 2018 her portfolio expanded to include Communications and Marketing and 果冻影院鈥檚 London Strategy, and she became Vice-Provost (Advancement).

One of her crowning achievements at 果冻影院 has been devising and leading the It鈥檚 All Academic Campaign, which launched publicly in September 2016 with targets of 拢600m and 250,000 volunteering hours, making it one of the biggest campaigns undertaken by a European university. The Campaign hit its targets this year, one year ahead of schedule.

As well as leading 果冻影院鈥檚 philanthropy and engagement activities, she has also been a proactive champion of equity and inclusion as a member of 果冻影院鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Advisory Group and Friend of Out@果冻影院, and as 果冻影院鈥檚 first Interfaith Champion, a role she established to improve understanding and awareness of faith on campus. She has also used her profile as a senior woman leader to support the career development of other women at 果冻影院 and beyond, giving substantial time to mentoring women seeking to move into leadership roles and acting as a board member of the Higher Education Working Group of the 30% Club, which aims to increase gender diversity at board and senior level management.

Throughout her career, she has been an advocate of transparent and ethical fundraising practices, working collaboratively with regulatory bodies, including as a member of the standards committee of the fundraising regulator. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to university advancement, she was award the CASE Europe Distinguished Service Award in 2019.

After being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019, she established the 果冻影院 Lori Houlihan Glioblastoma Fund to raise funding for 果冻影院鈥檚 innovative clinical research into this type of cancer, which has raised nearly 拢160,000 so far.

Paying tribute to Lori, President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur said:

鈥淟ori has given exceptional service to 果冻影院 over nearly a decade and, despite retiring due to ill-health, continues to go above and beyond in supporting us and sharing her wisdom and experience, for which we are all incredibly grateful. Her energy and ambition has super-charged 果冻影院鈥檚 philanthropy and engagement work, and she has also shaped the university more widely, through her championing of the place of faith, her proactive support of our LGBTQ+ network, the mentoring she has offered to colleagues at all stages of their careers, and a whole raft of other activities. This is a well-deserved honour and a reflection of the enormous esteem she is held in at 果冻影院 and across the wider sector.鈥�

Accepting the honour, Lori said:

鈥淭his is such an unexpected honour and it means so much to receive it from 果冻影院, where I have spent some of the most exciting and fulfilling years of my career. I鈥檝e benefited hugely from the enthusiastic collaboration of colleagues here as well as friends, supporters and peers in the wider community, and everything we have achieved has been because we have done it together. As we celebrate the success of 果冻影院鈥檚 It鈥檚 All Academic Campaign, I want to thank everyone who has made philanthropy and engagement at 果冻影院 so far-reaching, so impactful, and so much fun.鈥�