By DIANA DILLABER MURRAY diana.dillaber@oakpress.com; @DDillybar

Richard F. Kelley, of Birmingham, new senior development director for Oakland University William Beaumont Medical School.

A former executive with University of Detroit Mercy and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been selected to serve as senior director of development for The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

In this capacity, Richard F. Kelley of Birmingham, will be responsible for planning and overseeing all fundraising activities for the School of Medicine, which opened to its first class of 50 in ODowd Hall on the Auburn Hills side of OUs campus in the fall 2011. The 1,500-acre campus stretches between Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.

Expectations are that enrollment will grow to about 125 in the fall.

Kelleys development efforts are designed to support the medical schools mission of graduating students who are skillful, ethical and compassionate physicians, as well as inquisitive scientists, said David Groves, OU spokesman.

Financial support for the school also helps it lead in promoting, maintaining and restoring health to individuals and communities served by the school and its graduates.

Although it remains a possibility in the future, the university presently has no immediate plans to construct a new medical school facility, university officials said.

However, if that time comes, the senior director of development would play a critical role in seeking donor support for the project.

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