Joshua Cogswell Named Associate VP for University Development

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Posted on March 15, 2018

Julie Jackson

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Joshua Cogswell has been promoted to associate vice president for university development at the University of South Alabama.                                                                                                 

For the past five years Cogswell has served as the director of university development at USA, where he provided leadership for fundraising initiatives to support the University’s schools and colleges.

Cogswell said he is grateful to be a part of a university that is creating positive change in the world. “As a first-generation college student, I am passionate about the transformational impact of higher education,” Cogswell said. “It is an honor for me to come to work every day to advance the mission of the University through promoting philanthropy.”

During his tenure at South, Cogswell’s development team has raised more than $17 million for the University, including $8.4 million for undergraduate scholarships. Additionally, Cogswell has secured major gifts to create several endowed faculty positions and, most recently, he was instrumental in procuring a naming gift for the USA Medical Center’s Level 1 Trauma Center expansion.

“Josh has been an integral part of USA’s development team for the past five years,” said Margaret M. Sullivan, vice president for development and alumni relations at USA. “His leadership has elevated our philanthropic initiatives at South and, in his new role, Josh will be able to take our University’s fundraising programs to the next level.”

Prior to his position at South, Cogswell served as director of development for the neurosciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Additionally, he worked as a reporter and editor for the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

Originally from Cape Coral, Fla., Cogswell received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Harvard University, a master of science degree in journalism from Columbia University and will soon complete a doctor of business administration in management from the University of South Alabama.

Cogswell lives in Mobile with his wife, Erin, their daughter, Kaylin, and son, Owen.

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