Francis B. Robertson Director
Planned Giving
University of Minnesota Foundation
Frank Robertson was named Director
of Planned Giving at the University of Minnesota Foundation
in February 2005. He has been a member of the
Foundation’s planned giving team since 1997, coming
to UMF after nearly five years on the development staff
of the U’s Institute of Technology. Frank first joined
the University of Minnesota in January 1993 as project
manager for the Building a New World K-12
outreach project in IT. He became the Director of
Alumni Relations for the college later that year. Frank earned his bachelor’s
degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his
master’s degree in History from the University of
Iowa. He is a member of the National Committee on
Planned Giving and the Minnesota Planned Giving Council,
and he serves as the Foundation’s representative
to the American Council on Gift Annuities.
Frank can be reached by phone at 612-625-0893, 800-775-2187,
or by e-mail at rober038@umn.edu