Slippery Rock University community is mourning the sudden loss of a vital community member.
54-year-old Samantha Swift of Butler passed on New Years Eve due to a “catastrophic medical event.”
Swift had been serving as the Interim Vice President of University Advancement at Slippery Rock University since 2022 and had been with the university since 2011 serving in various roles.
She was also a 1987 graduate of Butler High School and had previously served as Assistant Vice President of University Advancement at Chatham University.
In a statement released by Slippery Rock President Karen Riley, she said Swift “touched the lives of so many people through her work, her passionate leadership and service to the SRU and Butler County communities and beyond. We will miss her.”
