University Announces New Vice President for Advancement
Date published: Jan. 7, 2020
The University of Dallas is pleased to announce the appointment of Kris Muñoz Vetter
as assistant vice president for development. In this role, she will report to Jason
Wu Trujillo, vice president for university advancement, and be responsible for UD’s
major gifts, planned giving and foundation relations programs.
Muñoz Vetter brings nearly two decades of fundraising experience to her role. She
started her career in planned giving at the University of Texas at Austin and rose
through the ranks to become assistant dean for development and external affairs in
UT’s School of Architecture. She spent the next 10 years of her career at Southern
Methodist University, culminating in her role as executive director for principal
gifts, where she supervised a team of 12 development staff. Muñoz Vetter also served
as the associate vice president for development and alumni relations at the University
of Texas at Arlington, and most recently as executive director of Year Up in Dallas/Fort
Worth.
“I am honored to join the University of Dallas at this auspicious moment in its history
under President Hibbs’ exciting leadership,” said Muñoz Vetter. “I look forward to
working alongside the outstanding faculty and staff and committed alumni and parents
to advance UD’s mission as a premiere Catholic institution of higher education.”
Muñoz Vetter was in the inaugural class of the University of Texas at Austin’s Liberal
Arts Honors Program. There she obtained a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a
second bachelor’s in art history. She attended graduate school at the University of
Chicago and earned an M.A. in art history. Finally, Muñoz Vetter completed her coursework
for a Ph.D. program in art history at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been
married for 27 years to Paul Vetter, who recently completed UD coursework as a member
of the 2020 diaconate cohort, and they have one son, Noah, who is a sophomore at Cistercian
Preparatory School.
“I’m delighted Kris has joined the University Advancement team. Her extensive experience
in managing fundraising teams and success in increasing philanthropic revenue are
critical to UD’s future,” said Trujillo.
Reach out to Assistant Vice President for University Advancement Kris Muñoz Vetter at kmunozvetter@udallas.edu to inquire about major gifts, planned giving and foundation relations programs.