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DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDLaura Murray, Texas State University's director of devel-
opment in the Division of University Advancement and
current MPA student, was honored with the 2018 Dis-
tinguished Achievement Award by the Council for the
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District
IV. This award recognizes individuals who make signif-
icant contributions to the advancement profession,
both by service to their institution and volunteer ser-
vice to CASE and CASE District IV.
Murray graduated from Texas A&M University with a
B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Economics. She
spent her early career in Silicon Valley but returned
to Texas where she used her work experience to fulfill
several leadership roles in various non-profit organi-
zations, such as the Austin Visual Arts Association and
the Austin Artists Harvest. She was instrumental in the
creation of several local organizations including Inkind,
Inc., Charity Craft Volunteer Network, and the Road-
runner Foundation. In 2002 she began working with
universities, both in the University of Texas System andnow with Texas State University, where she was respon-
sible for building and cultivating relationships between
individuals, corporations and the university through
the university's Office of Development. She has been
an active volunteer and leader with CASE District IV,
chairing various conferences and serving on the CASE
Board as the Volunteer Coordinator.
She's here to help, is a mantra Murray has followed
throughout her career. Regardless of what's needed,
she is the person to count on, stepping in to complete
a project or finding someone who can. Looking back on
her career in the public non-profit field, she encourages
others to learn their strengths early, as those strengths
can, in turn, connect the dots in both one's work and
personal life. A lifelong student herself, as Murray en-
ters retirement she plans to continue learning and shar-
ing her knowledge with others, spending her free time
in San Marcos, TX with her husband and best friend,
Dean Murray.15
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