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Ellis Pope
Director of Development for Leadership Gifts
College of Engineering
B.A., English, Mercer University
Joined UT-Arlington in 2009
817-272-0775

Ellis leads the College of Engineering development team in raising restricted and unrestricted funds for the college’s nine departments and centers. He has 20 years experience in the field of educational fundraising having worked at the University of Florida and Clemson University before joining the UT-Arlington team.
Ellis is a native Georgian and is a graduate of Mercer University and the Defense Department Information School. He served in the Marine Corps and is a former sports writer. He and his wife, Beverly, have three children who live in Georgia, Vermont and Texas.