M. Jean Gorman, vice president of development and college relations at Scripps College, announced today the appointment of Carolyn Ditte Wagner as director of corporations and foundations, effective August 16.
Wagner was previously director of programs and external affairs at The Milken Institute, a non-profit think tank in Santa Monica. From 1995-98, she served as associate provost at the Claremont Graduate University, where she was instrumental in the administration of academic affairs and general management of CGU; in this position, she also served as executive director of the Academy for Lifelong Learning. Prior to her appointment as associate provost, Carolyn was special assistant to the president of CGU, then John D. Maguire, from 1993 to 1995.
As a Scripps alumna, Wagner was co-chair of the college’s annual fund drive for 1998-99, served two recent terms on the Alumnae Council, and was a member of the Malott Commons Committee and the Alumnae Council Long-range Planning Committee. She has also volunteered for the Council of Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Scripps in the humanities, Carolyn holds a Ph.D. in American intellectual history from Johns Hopkins University.