Alan Brangman has been named executive vice president and University treasurer at the University of Delaware, President Dennis Assanis announced today.

Brangman has been serving as interim executive vice president since January.

“I am delighted to make Alan Brangman’s interim appointment permanent,” Assanis said. “In my new role as president of the University, I have witnessed firsthand his administrative leadership, his ability to inspire trust and his commitment to operational excellence. His dedication to the University and broad knowledge of campus human resources, facilities, infrastructure and fiscal issues superbly qualify him to be our executive vice president and University treasurer. I am excited to continue working closely with Alan in our quest for UD’s continued growth and success."

“I am honored and excited that Dr. Assanis asked me to remain in the executive vice president and treasurer’s position on a permanent basis,” Brangman said. “The EVP and treasurer's staff and I look forward to working with Dr. Assanis, our faculty and staff across all of our campuses as we provide the very best environment and community that we can for our very talented students.”

As the University’s chief operating and financial officer, Brangman is responsible for administrative services, facilities, real estate, information technologies, finance, investments, human resources, campus and public safety and the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships.

Before being named to the interim role, Brangman was vice president for facilities, real estate and auxiliary services, a position he held since 2013.

From 2012-13, he served as associate vice president of facilities, real estate and university architect at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he restructured and realigned a number of departments, provided design and planning oversight for an interdisciplinary research building, and implemented a transportation demand management plan.

Brangman was UD’s architect and campus planner from October 2010 until March 2012. In this role, he was responsible for several projects including a master plan study for the Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus, design and planning for the Redding and Gilbert residence halls, the Rodney dining and residence complex and a major renovation of the Carpenter Sports Building.

Previously Brangman served as university architect for Georgetown University, and as deputy director for the design arts program for the National Endowment for the Arts, both located in Washington, D.C.

He served on the city council for the city of Falls Church, Virginia, from 1994-98 and as mayor of the city from 1996-98.

With a bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University, Brangman holds an executive master's in leadership from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.