20 • Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina July/August 1994 People Continued from page 19 opment and general counsel; Cindy Hope, assistant to president. Steve Corman, Raleigh. Appointed president, board of directors of Prevent Blindness. Tammy Lynn Center, Raleigh. Named to board of directors; Tommy West, board presi dent; Steve Dunn, vice presi dent; Hope Connell, treasur er; Steve Coggins, secretary; Steve Ramey, assistant sec retary; Mike Gallucci, Al V. Hamrick III, Craig M. Davis, Lynne B. Fountain, Barbara W. James, board members. Mercy Hospital, Charlotte. Named to Foundation Board: Ray S. Farris, Muriel W. Helms, Michelle A. Maidt, Patrick C. Riley, Jerry Schmitt Jr. Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital Auxiliary, Asheville. Named Pat Waites, presi dent; Mildred Vick, vice president; Dot Peeke, secre tary; Peggy Hobson, treasur- Central North Carolina chapter, American Red Cross, Durham. Named Audreye Johnson, chapter chair; James N. Parrish, first vice chair; Jean Turner, second vice chair; Pamela Mears, treasurer; Mark Webbink, treasurer; Brenda Brubaker, secretary. Elected to executive committee, Julie Blume Nye, Dolores Clement, Louise Gooche, Janora McDuffie, Kevin Moore, Michael Palmer. The Advocate, general newsletter of Easter Seal Society of North Carolina, published by Woodward Communication, Wake Forest. Awarded communications award from National Easter Seal Society. Adele Foschia, president, accepted award. FUNDRAISNG John Mays, Greenville, Tenn. Named senior associ ate. Institutional Development Associates, Salisbury. Alexander O'Neil Haas & Martin Inc, Atlanta, recently joined American Association of Fund-raising Counsel Allan G. Burrows and Lea Daughtridge. Named to manage and counsel clients in annual, capital and endow ment fund-raising at Capital Consortium Inc., Raleigh. VOLUNTEERS North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Raleigh. Honored low firms, Cranfill, Summer & Hartzog; Hatch, Little & Bunn; Hunton & Williams; Eileen Keely Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, P.A.; Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein; Petree Stockton, L.L.P.; Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan; Smith Debnam, Hibbert & Pahl; Tharrington, Smith and Hargrove; Womble Carlyle, Sanders & Rice, tor volunteer work for Homeless at The Ark Shelter, Raleigh. Sponsored by homeless Committee of North Carolina Bar-Association Young Lawyers Division and Volunteer Lawyers Program of Raleigh. Claudia Steele, Sandy Sinnet, Marion Jones, Dur ham; Stan Ingram, Middlesex; David Ballesteros, Cary. Recognized for giving most volunteer hours to organizations by Glaxo Inc., Research-Triangle Park. Marta Zaineddin, named volunteer coordinator and Stephanie Mendell, named executive director for HopeLine Inc., Raleigh. SOCIAL SERVICES Planned Parenthood of the Capital and Coast awarded Jean Kilgore Award for sen/ice in fundraising to Sherwood Smith; Margaret Sanger Award tor leadership in family plan ning to Dr. Leah Devlin; Katherine Watson Award for volunteer service to Jim Johnson. David St. Pierre "Pete" DuBose, Chapel Hill. Longtime donor to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Died at age 96, willing his property to UNC-CH. Grants Continued from page 19 Ann Overton, first grade teacher in Chapel Hill - Carrboro public schools, $2,000 Phyllis Sockwell Chair for Excellency in Elementary Classroom Teaching from Carrboro Public School Foundation. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, two $5,000 four-year Cameron Scholarships with oppor tunity for study abroad from First Union Corp. to Crystal L. Jackson, Charlotte, Torre L. Hunter, Raleigh. Durham Housing Authority, $5,000 from Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. for scholarship fund for public housing youth. Brevard College, Brevard, Scholarship established by family of Kate Pickens Day to benefit . women seeking further education. From National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. Duke University, Durham, David H. Kleit, $14,000 for fellowship program; Sophia A. McCiennen, $14,000 for fellowship program; Sheridan W. Johns III, $150,000 for research programs; Daniel M. James, $1 78,000 for research programs; N.C. State University, Raleigh, Walt Wolfram, $40,000 for research programs; National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, W. Robert Connor, $20,000 for general programs; Kent R. Mullikin, $120,000 for fel lowships at Center. The Public School Forum of North Carolina, $100,00 grant from Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Asheville. $21,500 in college scholarships to 42 students in west ern moutain region. Also Foerster Stevens scholarship awards of more than $ 14,500 to 40 students in western North Carolina.Also, Haywood County, $10,000 from the Aaron Prevost family for Haywood Community Fund, a per manent endowment fund for Haywood County's nonprofit orga nizations. HEALTH Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Inc., Raleigh, $1,1000 from Du Pont Pharma for expenses at Annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meet ing, also a previous grant of $10,000 from the Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation of Greenwich, CT for operating expenses. The Women's and Children's Services of Community General Hospital, Thomasville, $170,811 from Kate B. Reynolds Charitable trust of Winston-Salem for parent ing program on reducing infant abuse and neglect in Davidson County. East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, grant from The Generalist Physician Initiative funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase nation's supply of generalist physi- SOCIAL SERVICES North Carolina Council of Churches, Raleigh, $38,000 from Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of Winston-Salem for expanding staff of Triangle AIDS Interfaith Network. SAFEchild, which fights child abuse in Wake County, has recieved a computer and printer from IBM. The nonprofit was formed a year ago by the Junior League of Raleigh and Wake County. Triangle AIDS Interfaith Network, $5,000 from Glaxo Inc. Special Projects Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation to expand congregation-based AIDS care team program. Connection -- It’s our goal. ‘‘Education is the key ingredient in the success of our children,” says Ted R. Rogers Jr.y IRM network analyst, volunteer tutor/mentor and-semi-professional football player. Whether it’s helping a local student at Brogden Middle School achieve educational goals, playing football or just being a friend, Ted’s energy is Umitless when it comes to helping young people. Ted joins himdreds of other Triangle Area IBMers who volunteer in local schools. Encouraging and supporting these volunteer efforts is only one example of how IBM supports K-12 education in our local communities. We reahze that improving education is fundamental to maintaining competitiveness. Whether it’s School Business Partnerships, equipment grants, model schools or parenting seminars, IBM in the Triangle Area is committed to making a difference. With volunteers like Ted, we know we’re making our K-12 connection. s love of school and football with his student friend Corey Wilkerson.

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