Judith V. Roberson recently joined Our Lady of the Lake College (OLOL College) as Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Her 28-year career in higher education has included transformational work for the University of New Orleans and the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, where she played a leadership role in creating a comprehensive advancement program and grew relationships with new and existing donors through a grateful client program.
Roberson brings to OLOL College a career of increasing professional responsibility and outstanding experience. Other institutions where she has held leadership roles include Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Sallie Mae, Nellie Mae and Stamats Higher Education Marketing. Her responsibility as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Our Lady of the Lake College is to establish a high-performing institutional advancement office and to develop philanthropic support for the strategic and master campus plan of the College. Through collaboration with alumni and friends, the current campus will be transformed into a state-of-the-art “academic village” featuring healthcare education facilities.
Roberson holds a BS in Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a MA in Agency Counseling from Louisiana State University and A & M College. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, and serves on the Baton Rouge AFP National Philanthropy Day Committee.
Roberson attends St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Prairieville, Louisiana. She is married to Kenneth and has one son, Kendrick, who attends Southeastern Louisiana University.
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Established in 1923 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, Our Lady of the Lake College now provides doctoral, masters, baccalaureate, and associate degrees primarily related to healthcare and infused with a strong foundation in the liberal arts. The Our Lady of the Lake College academic community has worked diligently during the past decade to both expand upon the College’s traditions of academic excellence and service to the community and to create a united campus, better able to meet student and community needs.