Bucky Peterson has assumed the role of Vice President for Development, SSU President Ruben Arminana announced today to the campus.
The position became vacant when Stuart Jones accepted the position of Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Dominican University. Peterson came to SSU in March 2005 as a Development Director.
Although relatively new to SSU, Peterson has become a leader in the field of fund raising and has worked with donors to bring gifts to SSU supporting the Academic Schools. Before coming to the Sonoma State and after his retirement from the Marine Corps, he was part of the Hanna Boys Center, a residential campus and school for boys, for six years where he assisted with planning, training and development.
As a fund raiser in previous positions, Bucky was responsible for all areas of development including major gifts, planned giving, public relations, board development, and special events benefiting non-profit organizations.
Peterson served 31 years in the Marine Corp. with a wide variety of major administrative assignments worldwide.
In addition to his professional background, Peterson has served on the boards and committees of several non-profit organizations that support education, historical preservation, children sports programs and military veterans.
He graduated from the University of Dubuque in Iowa, with a bachelor's degree in history and political science and holds the equivalent of a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, D.C.
A search for a permanent Vice President for Development will take place next fall.
Peterson and his wife, Wendy, have two children: Jennifer, who is a teacher and lives in Denver; and Andy, a Sonoma State graduate, who works for Guide Dogs for the Blind and lives in San Francisco.
