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Greensboro, N.C
College bids larewell to legend "Mr. Guillord"
Ben Kelly
Staff Writer
Charles C. "Charlie" Hendricks
loved Guilford. He loved the col
lege so much that he was buried
wearing his class ring and with his
arm around an alumni directory.
Hendricks died in his sleep Nov. 20
at age 86 in the Friends Homes at
Guilford. He is survived by a niece
and by many loving friends.
A graveside service at Springfield
Friends Meeting and a Quaker service
of remembrance at New Garden
Friends Meeting were held Nov. 23
and Nov. 27, respectively. A memorial
service for students, faculty, staff, and
alumni will be held on-campus in
February.
The college memorialized Hendricks
in his lifetime: Hendricks Hall, the
building that holds the college's
VP of Advancement retires; Chabotar appoints interim VP
Emily Place
Staff Writer
Guilford's vice president
of advancement,
Charlie Patterson, is retiring
this year after a 37-year-long
career in fundraising. Anne
Hurd, current director of
development, will serve as
interim VP while the search
for a permanent appointee
continues.
Patterson, now 65 years
old, recalls how he came to
be a part of the Guilford com
munity.
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advancement office as well as the
Center for Continuing Education, was
named in his honor in 1983. In 1993,
the Charles Hendricks scholarship
and the Hendricks Distinguished
Service Award were created to honor
Hendricks's work for Guilford.
Hendricks was a Guilford icon: a
man who knew everybody, and a man
whom everybody knew. He encour
aged four generations of students to
apply to Guilford, befriended those
students as undergraduates, and wel
comed them back to their alma mater
as alumni. His devotion to the college
earned Hendricks the nickname "Mr.
Guilford."
Hendricks came to the college as a
student in 1936 and never really left.
He graduated in 1947, after spending
World War II in the Buck Creek
Conscientious Objectors Camp. After
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In 1997, he was 59, com
fortable in his position as
assistant athletic director at
Wake Forest University. Then
he got a call from some
Guilford College trustees: the
fundraising campaign was in
trouble. They needed
Patterson to help pull them
out.
Two years ago, that mission
- the SSO million Our Time in
History campaign - was com
pleted under Patterson's lead
ership. It was this fundraising
effort that resulted in the
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new computers, scholarship,
and several academic pro
grams.
Former President Don
McNemar appointed
Patterson to his VP position in
Aug. 1998.
"I saw this as one last
opportunity to have a little
impact before I retire,"
Patterson said. "It's been thor
oughly satisfying."
One of those reasons is the
Lifetime Achievement Award
he was awarded by the N.C.
chapter of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals on
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COURTESY OF INSTITUTIONAL FOR ADVANCEMENT
Hendricks
Nov. 22.
Dec. 31 will be Patterson's
last day.
"My retirement comes as no
surprise to anyone. I knew
when I came that I would
probably retire in six years,"
he said. "When Kent
(Chabotar) arrived, he knew I
would be leaving."
President Chabotar is
expected to name the next
vice president of advance
ment in June 2005. This will
give time for the committee
composed of faculty and staff
members, students, alum, and
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friends of the college, assisted
by an executive recruitment
firm, to perform a nationwide
search.
During the six-month interim
period, Hurd is happy to take
over the vice presidential
position. She has been
employed at the college since
June 2003, working closely
with Patterson.
"It's all about helping each
other," she said. "Everybody
in this department is a team.
We all help to build a commu
nity of support for the col-
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Guilford bowls
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