Chowan
A newsmagazine for alumni, parents and friends
Winter 1994
Volume 39
Number 4
Today
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Foundation for Excellence established
to provide support for Chowan's
Department of Business.
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Board of Trustees hears report of
growing need of new student center;
Austine Evans named acting
vice president for student enrollment.
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Alden Challenge Campaign greatly
exceeds goal; more than $250,000
raised in gifts and pledges.
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Emma Gay Stephenson sen/ed
alma mater for more than 63 years;
left a legacy of commitment
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Members of alumni keep in touch
with alma mater; Classes of '54,
'64 and '69 send news of activities.
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Braves prepare for second year
of Division III competition; Lady
Braves hope to improve record.
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Hill, f^cGill, Phillips and Weiss
honored and enshrined in Chowan's
Sports Hall of Fame at banquet.
Annual nne-dav fund-raising effort
Increased goal surpassed
in fifth “Day for Chowan”
The fifth annual “Day for Chowan” on
Thursday, Dec. 1, was cited as a “tremendous
success” when more than $250,000 in gifts and
pledges was raised by volunteers and other
friends of the college to exceed both
the goal set by the steering commit
tee and the challenge goal an
nounced at the day’s kick-off
breakfast.
The annual fund-raising event,
encompassing the five counties of
the Roanoke-Chowan area as well
as Franklin and Southampton
County, VA, was coordinated by
Laurie Bass, Director of Annual
Giving and Day For Chowan.
The 1994 “Day for Chowan”
chairpersons were Raymond Benthall, Jr., senior
vice president of Centura Bank’s Murfreesboro
office, and Mrs. Jane Taylor, a retired home
economist with the Cooperative Extension
Service.
A goal of $200,000, and increase of $50,000
over the 1993 goal, was set by the Steering
Committee during its last planning session prior
to the event. After the lead gifts and pledges was
announced at the kick-off breakfast, Benthall
challenged the volunteers to increase the goal to
$225,000,
A total of $256,608.47 was raised in gifts and
pledges from the 550 individuals and businesses
supporting the drive.
The day began at 7:45 a.m., when 315
volunteers for “Day for Chowan” met for a
bountiful country breakfast in Thomas Cafeteria
and heard words of appreciation from Dr. Jerry
Jackson, president of the college; Greg English,
president of the History Club; and Suzanne
Whitley, a business administration major and
president of the Chowan Ambassadors.
Also speaking at the breakfast was Laurie
Bass, who gave general instructions for the day
The large group of
volunteers enjoyed
a bountiful breakfast
in Thomas Cafeteria
prior to receiving
instructions from the
co-chairs. Bright,
warm sunshine
More than
$250,000
in gifts and
pledges
received.
and announced the reporting stations. Benthall
addressed the group to announce the lead gift
total and to provide the challenge
for an increased goal. Mrs. Taylor
reviewed the
importance of the
“Day for Chowan”
effort to inspire the
solicitors and team
captains.
More than 67
friends of the college
from throughout the
five county area
served on the
steering committee to
help direct activities
for the day and to enlist team
captains and solicitors in their
respective areas.
Serving as co-chairs for Gates
County were Bedford Brown and Mack Eason,
while C. J. Watson was chairman of the effort in
Northampton County.
Bob Spivey and Nathan Copeland shared the
chairmanship in Bertie County. Three persons
sharing the leadership posts in Franklin and
Southampton County were Edgar Parker,
George R. Davis, III, and George O’Bryant.
The unrestricted gifts received during “Day
for Chowan” go to the Annual Fund and are
used for the general operation of the college.
Gifts may also be designated for specific
programs and needs.
Bass said that “Day for Chowan is a way to
help the five communities become aware of the
good things that are happening at Chowan and
the significant impact the college makes on the
area.”
Bass said the financial impact that the
college has on the surrounding area is at least
$10 million annually.
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Raymond Benthall,
one of the co-chairs
for the event, gives
instructions to the
volunteers.
helped to motivate
the group to reach,
and exceed, their
goal.
Goal increased
during
breakfast
meeting after
hearing total
of lead gifts