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“Sharing makes great achievements possible”
Chowan College paid special tribute to major
benefactors of the college at the second annual
Awards and Appreciation Dinner in late May in
the President’s Dining Room of Thomas Cafeteria.
More than a hundred friends and guests attended
the program which recognized the role they
provide in the life and progress of the college.
Dr. Jerry Jackson,
president, presided, and
expressed his “genuine
and sincere gratitude
for the fmancial
resources” provided by
the individuals,
businesses, corporations
and foundations being
honored.
“We simply could not
maintain our high
quality educational
program and continue
Chowan’s return to
four-year status were it
not for friends such as
you,” he said.
The Rev. Thomas H. Caulkins, pastor of
Murfreesboro Baptist Church, the keynote speaker,
told the group of benefactors that “the task of
funding this beloved institution would be far more
difficult without your loyal support.”
Caulkins pointed out the impact of “the
educational and cultural contributions Chowan
College has made to this area. North Carolina,
Virginia, and even beyond.” He mentioned the
categories of financial support and said “your
willingness to share makes possible great achieve
ments” and the progress of Chowan “is testimony
to what happens when people share” their re
sources.
Robert B. Spivey, chairman of the Board of
Trustees, expressed appreciation to the donors and
said “the principal benefit of giving to Chowan
College is the satisfaction inherent in supporting
the institution in its quest for quality education.”
Spivey also recognized individuals and
corporations named for the first time in the Gold
Circle category, which includes donors of $50,000
and those who have pledged by an estate gift of
Dr. M. Scott White
.. an alumnus who
participated on
appreciation dinner
program
this amount.
Dr. Jackson welcomed new members in
the Golden Crown category and presented each
a crystal serving tray etched with a drawing of
historic McDowell Columns building. Dr.
Jackson said the Golden Crown, the highest
level of recognition, is given to those “friends
who give a minimum of $100,000 in their
lifetime, or pledge by will an estate gift of at
least this amount”
Gifts and recognition were also given to
new members of the Silver Circle category by
O. S. Suiter, Jr., chairman of the college’s
Board of Visitors. E. Vincent Tilson, vice
president for development, recognized
individuals and corporations joining the
Founders Club for the first time.
Dr. Andrea Eason, director of academic
computing at Chowan, explained the Codicil
Club, and recognized 31 individuals giving
this level of support to the college. Dr. Eason,
who is also a new member of the group, stated
that the Codicil Club comprises “those friends
of the college who are providing a deferred gift
to Chowan by will, Ufe insurance, or planned gift
instrument such as a trust or annuity.”
Tilson pointed out that friends of the college
in each of the five categories may select from
many options the way their gifts are used. He
said gifts to the “Annual Fund are not designated
for a specific purpose, and the college can direct
them to areas of the highest priority.
“Annual Funds gifts are used, in part, to
reduce costs to students and defray daily
operational expenses and also to purchase books
for Whitaker Library,” he said.
“Restricted gifts are usually designed to
enhance programs of special interest to donors,”
Tilson noted. “Such gifts may be specified for a
scholarship, the general endowment, any
academic department, a professorship or chair,
and faculty/staff development.”
It was also pointed out that restricted gifts
may be made to the Friends of the Library, the
Braves Club, the Chowan Graphic Arts Founda
tion, the Chowan College Fine Arts Foundation,
or any other funded program associated with the
institution.
Dr. Joseph Harkey
receives a gift in
recognition of
becoming a member
of the Codicil Club.
Dr. Harkey, a
professor of English
at Virginia Wesleyan
College, is a graduate
of Chowan, Class of
1955.
Grant enables biotechnology
experiments in science labs
Through the efforts of James B. Dewar, Jr., associate professor of
science, Chowan College has received a grant of $17,595 to be used for the
purchase of equipment in the department of science.
The grant, from North Carolina Biotechnology Center, will be used to
acquire equipment for incorporating biotechnology laboratory experiments
into five courses. Three colleges, five universities, a school system and a
science museum have received grants from the North Carolina
Biotechnology Center totaling $357,565.
The awards were made through the center’s education enhancement
grants program, which supports curriculum design and implementation,
course design, development of instructional materials, faculty education and
training, student recruitment, purchase of equipment for education and
training and activities that strengthen resources, courses or programs in
biotechnology education and training.
The center is a private, non-profit corporation funded by the General
Assembly. Its mission is to promote long-term economic development by
supporting biotechnology research, business and education through the
slate.
Biotechnology is a collection of new scientific techniques that use
living cells, or parts of living cells, to make products or solve problems.
It has commercial applications in plant and animal agriculture, food
processing, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, environmental cleanup, the
chemical industry and many other industries.
Major
benefactors
honored at
Annual
Awards and
Appreciation
Dinner
Mrs. Louise Duke,
one of the new
member of the Codicil
Club, receives her gift
and recognition from
Robert Spivey,
chairman of the
Board of Trustees.
Summer 1993 CHOWAN TODAY—Page 5