HOFFMAN
ESTATES, Ill. – Scott
Kruger has joined the I-CAR Education Foundation as its executive director. In
this role, Kruger will be responsible for implementing the new mission of the
Education Foundation, which focuses on fundraising, grant research and the
distribution of scholarship funds to schools and students involved in collision
repair.
“I would
like to welcome Scott Kruger to the staff of the I-CAR Education Foundation,”
said Chris Evans, chairman of the I-CAR Education Foundation Board of Trustees.
“Scott’s extensive background in fundraising will prove invaluable as the
Education Foundation embraces its new fundraising mission. I look forward to
seeing the future successes of the Education Foundation under his leadership.”
“I am
very pleased to be joining the I-CAR Education Foundation,” said Kruger. “It is
exciting to be working with the dedicated group of professionals from the
collision industry that both serve and support the Education Foundation. There
are many programs and priorities that we will focus on in the coming months,
but my primary goal is to make sure that the Education Foundation supports the
collision industry by enriching opportunities for students in collision
education. These students are working toward a lasting and rewarding career in
collision repair and our goal will be to help them get there.”
Kruger is
a lawyer and an advancement professional with more than 10 years of fundraising
experience. He earned both his BA and JD from the University of Iowa.
Kruger
joins the I-CAR Education Foundation after serving as the first executive director
of the John Marshall Law School Foundation. Previously, he served six years as
the director of development for the Southern Illinois University School of Law
and associate director of development for the SIU Foundation. He has also been
employed as a director of development for KCCK-FM/Kirkwood College in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and the assistant director of development-Annual Giving for
Minnesota State University in Mankato.
Kruger
is a member of the Association for Fundraising Professionals and the Counsel
for Advancement and Support of Education.
