Cal Poly Announces Selection for New Administrative Position

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly has named Robert D. Stets to the new position of associate vice president for operations and finance for University Advancement.

Before coming to Cal Poly, Stets most recently served as special assistant to the senior vice president for finance and business at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to that, he was vice president and general counsel for the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., the world’s largest K-12 residential school with a $7 billion endowment and 9,000 acres of land.

Stets will lead the Cal Poly Fund and Advancement Services departments and will oversee investment management for the new Cal Poly philanthropic foundation.

“Bob Stets is an accomplished administrator and legal professional who brings a wealth of experience in educational philanthropy to Cal Poly,” said Sandra G. Ogren, vice president for university advancement. “We welcome his financial and strategic planning expertise as we prepare our students to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.”

Stets earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and American studies from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.; Juris Doctor degree from Duke University; and M.B.A. from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

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