As announced in February of this year, Senior Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Martin Wood will be retiring August 4, 2025, after 31 years at UCCS.
To celebrate more than three decades of impact, the University Advancement team surprised Martin at a baseball game on Friday, May 3 with a custom jersey and a signed photograph.
“Martin Wood’s impact on UCCS has been truly immeasurable,” said Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet. “For more than three decades, he has been a driving force behind the university’s growth, forging invaluable partnerships, securing transformational funding, and strengthening our ties with the community. His dedication, vision, and leadership have left a lasting mark on this institution, and I am deeply grateful for his service.”
Martin came to the university in 1993 as a Vice President with the CU Foundation. In 2004 he moved to UCCS to build a new University Advancement division, overseeing development, alumni relations, marketing communications, community relations, government and military relations, as well as executive events and public-private partnerships. He has served as Vice Chancellor for the past twenty years, working with four different chancellors, and served on the chancellor’s leadership team for over thirty-one years.