George Cotton Sr.

George Cotton Sr. is a multi-talented fundraising professional currently serving as vice chancellor for institutional advancement at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. With more than 30 years of experience in advancement, program planning, and educational consulting, his background highlights tenures leading non-profits, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. This includes the roles of vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Florida A&M University Foundation, vice president for major and planned gifts at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and urban youth specialist with the University of Missouri Extension Service. A native of West Helena, Arkansas, he holds a bachelor’s degree in commercial art and a master’s degree in political science, both from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.