Anita B. Walton serves as the Vice Chancellor of University of Advancement at Hollins University. 

Walton came to Hollins from Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in North Carolina, where she served as vice chancellor for university advancement and executive director of the ECSU Foundation, Inc., since March 2020. In that capacity, she was the university’s chief development officer, creating an infrastructure of high-performing staff, volunteers, and boards. She developed fundraising and engagement strategies to increase funds and implemented technology upgrades to enhance operations and customer experience.

Previously, Walton was senior director of diversity and talent management at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She provided leadership for initiatives designed to engage and serve selected CASE constituencies including minority serving institutions, professionals of diverse backgrounds, and students, with significant emphasis on efforts to diversify the advancement profession. Prior to joining CASE, she was North Carolina Central University’s assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, implementing student engagement programming and fundraising for the Division of Student Affairs. Walton also served for many years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in their alumni relations office.

With a master's degree in higher education and 30+ years of experience including program management, volunteer stewardship, strategic and process development and relationship building, Walton was no stranger to CASE prior to joining as staff. She has served in numerous volunteer roles, including chair of CASE III, a member of the Commission on Alumni Relations, an active contributor to CASE's opportunity and inclusion activities serving as the DIII O&I chair from 2007-2011, CASE ASAP activities and has been a frequent CASE speaker. In 2024, she earned CASE's Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence. 

She earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her master's degree in education, with a concentration in higher education administration, from North Carolina State University.