June 15, 2001 UNT Inhouse publication: Shrader appointed interim vice president for development

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David Shrader Shrader appointed interim vice president for development

UNT has appointed David Shrader, professor of music and former dean of the College of Music, to the post of interim vice president for development.

According to Chancellor Alfred F. Hurley, Shrader will serve for the duration of UNT's $150 million capital campaign — Campaign North Texas: An Act of Leadership.

Shrader's call to service comes in the aftermath of the death of Mark S. Moore.

"Although UNT is still recovering from the shock and tragedy of Mark's death, we know he would want us to continue the momentum he worked so hard to build for our capital campaign," Hurley says.

"Dave Shrader possesses a keen understanding of UNT and its specific fund-raising needs and goals. He was our interim vice president for development from January to October 1996, during the search process that brought Mark Moore to the university. Afterward, he worked with Mark and our very talented development team on many projects — including planning and securing funding for the $17 million Murchison Performing Arts Center. We believe he is the right choice to supply the leadership for our campaign because he is so highly regarded," Hurley says.

After serving seven years as dean of the university's internationally renowned College of Music, Shrader resigned in August 1999 to return to teaching. He did, however, continue to serve the university community as special assistant to the chancellor.

In addition to being an administrator and music professor, Shrader is an outstanding percussionist who has performed widely as a studio, chamber and solo musician.

Prior to joining UNT in 1992, he was dean of the College of Fine Arts and professor of music at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Oregon.