Craig Vosler 77, Michael Parrish (brother
of Janet Smith ‘67), Regina Keener
(fiancee of Lee Stephens), Lee Stephens
'96 and John Settle '87 relax and enjoy
themselves on the Spirit of Norfolk cruise
after a day of phone calls to fellow alums.
Class representatives and alumni board
members came to campus March 22 and
volunteered their time to encourage
reunion class members to return for the
October 17-18, 1997 Homecoming and
reunion activities.
“Our alumni
came
through for
us and we
blew that
goal out of
the water!
The credit
goes to
them."
Alumni Loyalty Fund reaches record high
With 837 gifts and $54,159.00 in donations,
1996-97 giving to the Alumni Loyalty Fund
exceeded all records of annual dollar totals dating
back to at least the 1981-82 academic year.
The dollar figure represents a $14,037.00 increase
over last year, for a gain of 34.98%. The previous
record was set in 1987-88, when Alumni Loyalty
giving peaked at $51,604.17 from 873 gifls.
According to Charlie Aycock, director of alumni
services, “We were extremely pleased with the
results of this year’s Alumni Loyalty Fund
campaign. Based on giving in recent years, we had
set, what we thought, was an ambitious goal of
$45,000.00, an increase of approximately 12% over
what we raised in 1995-96. Our alumni came
through for us and we blew that goal out of the
water! The credit goes to them ”
In numbers of donations, this year’s 837 gifts
represented an increase of 131 donations, or
18.55%, over the 1995-96 year.
While pleased with the results of this year’s
campaign, Aycock indicated that there is still room
for improvement.
“Right now, only about 8.7% of our identifiable
Increase of 34.98%
noted; number of alumni
donors also increases
mailable alumni actively contribute to the annual
Alumni Loyalty Fund campaign. We’ve got to get
that percentage up. A number of foundations base
eligibility for their grants, in part, on the percent
age of aliunni who support a school. They
consider alumni giving, regardless of the amount,
as a vote of confidence. Foundations rationalize,
if the school’s alumni consider it worthy of their
support, then maybe it deserves consideration, if
not . . .”
Aycock continues, “At least one foundation
we would like to approach, won’t consider a
proposal unless at least 20% of the college’s
alumni contribute to the school’s annual giving
program We’re a long way from being in a
position to approach them.”
“Additionally,” he says, “the U.S. News and
World Report has recently added alumni-giving
percentages to the list of factors that they
consider in their annual ranking of colleges and
umversities.”
“We’d like to see our percentages increase for
both reasons. And, if every alum who did not
contribute this year could have given just $5.00,
not only would we have dramatically increased our
alumni giving percentages, we could have increased
our Alumni Loyalty Fund totals by almost
another $44,000.00, Small gifls add up and can
make a significant difference,” Aycock reported.
Chowan’s 1996-97 fiscal year ended May 31.
The school’s 1997-98 Alumni Loyalty Fund
campaign began Jime 1. While the fund represents
only a small portion of the charitable contribution
received by the school each year, it is an important
portion.
A majority of the gifls received by the school
or gifls to designated programs. The Alumni
Loyalty Fimd and other unrestricted giving
programs, in addition to providing a valuable source
of day-to-day operating capital, provides Chowan
with funds and flexibility for immediate changes and
are restricted gifls, such as scholarship endowments improvements.
Chowan College Homecoming 1997
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Alumni Golf (Beechwood Country Club)
Early Registration
Green Hall Art Exhibit, Paintings of
Jo OstrafF, Provo, Utah, 1st Place Winner
of The National On/Of Art Competition,
Fall 1996
Alumni Association Reception for
Reunion Classes (Hertford Academy)
Bonfire/Pep Rally
Registration/Ticket Pick-up
CofFee/Informal Alumni Gathering
(Columns Building)
Historic Murfreesboro Tour
Green Hall Art Exhibit
Homecoming Parade
Annual Meeting of the Chowan
College Alumni Association
Catered Tailgate Party/Reimions*
Alumni and Friends Luncheon
Soccer, Braves vs Shenandoah University
Football Game, Braves vs Ferrum Panthers
Volleyball, Lady Braves, vs Bonaventure
University and St. Pauls College
Party in the Park, Music by Tonic Sol-Fa
Silver Anniversary Banquet, Class of 1972
the vicinity of Tailgate Party
Reunion
Chowanian Society
Thirty-Five Year
Thirty Year
Twenty-Five Year
Twenty Year
Fifleen Year
Ten Year
Five Year
Young 4CE
1:00 p.m. -
completion
4:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m. -
10:00 p.m.
/S
8:30 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. -
11:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
- 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
11:30p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. -
completion
1:30 p.m. -
conpletion
(To Be Announced)
4:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. -
completion
* Reunion areas will be set up in
Classes
1957 and before
1962
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
1995 thm 1997
Flyers, with a final event schedule, and registration forms should be mailed to all Alumni
by mid-August. For more information contact Charlie Aycock, Director of Alumni Services,
(919) 398-6226.
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