Rockhurst High School
Philanthropy & Engagement Team Update
Rockhurst High School is pleased to announce that Dr. Diane Marty has been promoted to a new role as Vice President of Philanthropic Investments and Executive Vice President of the school’s continued strategic planning.
During the past five years, Rockhurst High School and its Philanthropy & Engagement Team under Dr. Marty’s leadership has received over $50 million of support, purchased the Goppert Rock Plex, increased financial assistance, and grown overall engagement.
This announcement coincides with Mark Blanck ’98 returning to Rockhurst in December to assume the role of Vice President of Philanthropy & Engagement, held these last five years by Dr. Marty.
From 2010-2020 Blanck served in the school’s Advancement Office. After leaving Rockhurst, he worked at UMKC as the Director of Major Gifts for the Health Sciences Department, fundraising to benefit numerous colleges within Health Sciences, and then for the last three years as the Vice President of Advancement at the University of Saint Mary.
At Saint Mary, he not only increased the university’s annual revenues for operations, its gala, and its golf tournament, but also oversaw fundraising for their newly-established $4.1 million student dorm. In addition, he reorganized and grew its Advancement Office, re-engaged the university’s Alumni Board, and drove alumni engagement events in and outside of the greater Kansas City area.
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During the past five years, Rockhurst High School and its Philanthropy & Engagement Team under Dr. Marty’s leadership has received over $50 million of support, purchased the Goppert Rock Plex, increased financial assistance, and grown overall engagement.
This announcement coincides with Mark Blanck ’98 returning to Rockhurst in December to assume the role of Vice President of Philanthropy & Engagement, held these last five years by Dr. Marty.
From 2010-2020 Blanck served in the school’s Advancement Office. After leaving Rockhurst, he worked at UMKC as the Director of Major Gifts for the Health Sciences Department, fundraising to benefit numerous colleges within Health Sciences, and then for the last three years as the Vice President of Advancement at the University of Saint Mary.
At Saint Mary, he not only increased the university’s annual revenues for operations, its gala, and its golf tournament, but also oversaw fundraising for their newly-established $4.1 million student dorm. In addition, he reorganized and grew its Advancement Office, re-engaged the university’s Alumni Board, and drove alumni engagement events in and outside of the greater Kansas City area.
