Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown has announced the addition of three new staff members.
Dean Kraft has been hired as the head golf coach at the University of Jamestown, for the men’s and women’s golf programs.
Kraft succeeds Dustin Jensen, who resigned to return to work for the Colorado Golf Association in Denver.
Kraft has coached high school golf for 21 seasons and has spent 31 years as a social studies teacher at Jamestown High School.
He has also coached basketball, tennis and track.
Kraft, plans to teach one more year of social studies at Jamestown High School before retiring, and will continue as coach of the Blue Jays boy’s golf team this spring.
Kraft is a 1984 graduate of University of North Dakota and received his Master’s Degree in 2001.
Rick Raum has joined the institutional advancement department as Director of Planned Giving and Major Gifts, and Abigail Maki has joined the marketing department as social media specialist.
Rick Raum has served the University of Jamestown as part-time chaplain for the past year. In addition, he has been serving as interim pastor at Jamestown’s United Presbyterian Church. By the end of this academic year, he will be serving full-time as Director of Planned Giving and Major Gifts. He has served as a Presbyterian pastor in a variety of churches since 1975. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont, a master’s degree from Wayne State University, and a Master of Divination from Princeton Theological Seminary. Rick also studied fund raising through the Indiana University School of Philanthropy.
Abigail Maki has served the University of Jamestown as adjunct professor in the communications department for the past year. She is a 2013 graduate of the University of Montana where she received a BA in journalism. She has experience as a photojournalist in many arenas. In addition to her duties as a social media specialist, she will be using her photography and videography talents on campus to enhance the website and publications. In addition, she will be helping with design of publications.
The University of Jamestown is pleased to have acquired the talents and experience offered by Rick Raum, Abigail Maki, and Dean Kraft.
University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
