Director of University Relations,
Division of Institutional Advancement
schaeffw@stjohns.edu
Tel (718) 990-6802
Bill is responsible for reviewing the University’s local and
regional alumni and identifying prospective major donors. He works
closely with other administrators in the Division to engage these
potential donors and to solicit them for their support.
A former New York Nets basketball player, Bill returned to alma
mater as Director of Alumni Relations in September 2003 to lead the
University's efforts in engaging and serving alumni and friends. In
that role, Bill was responsible for outreach to and coordination of
activities within the University’s Regional Alumni Chapters,
focusing his efforts on Chapter engagement.
From 1971-1973 during his student days, he played on the men's
basketball team setting two individual season records for highest
scoring average and highest field goal average. As the 1973
recipient of the Haggerty Award, he was recognized as New York's
Most Outstanding Player and in 1990 was inducted into the
University's Athletic Hall of Fame. He played for the New
York Nets from 1973 - 1976 and most recently enjoyed a successful
career in equity research sales at various Wall Street firms
including Jefferies & Co., McDonald & Co. and Price
Waterhouse & Company.
Bill earned his B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s College of
Business Administration.
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