UTSA Staff Member Named To Philanthropy Commission

Richard Ortega, associate development director for the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been named to the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Commission on Philanthropy.

Ortega, who is closely involved with UTSA's Biotechnology Initiative capital expansion effort, is one of 24 members selected from a pool of more than 200 candidates to serve on one of three CASE national commissions on philanthropy, alumni relations and communications.

CASE is the largest international association of educational institutions, with a membership of nearly 29,000 colleges, universities, independent elementary and secondary schools in 42 countries. More than 21,000 advancement professionals working in alumni relations, communications and fund raising are CASE members.