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w ? Tfc T n JBUKM * T'TT V.-J' ym.i 1 rr-T7:j?- 1 UNC Pembroke Creates Martha Humphrey Beach Chair in Art I Pembroke -- ihc University of North Carolina at Pembroke reccntty completed agreements tocstablish the Martha Humphrey Beach Chair of An. The new position in the Art.Department is expected to be filled with an outstanding teacher and artist. University officials said. It is the third distinguished professorshipfor UNCP Pembroke becomes the first of the 16 UNC campuses to receive matching funds for a distinguished profes-. sorsh ip under a special initiative from the C D Spanglcr Foundation. The $500,000 endowment was launched by a contribution from Fairmont resident and 1962 UNCP graduate, Mrs Martha Beach. The N.C. General Assembly contributed $ 167.000 through its Board of Governors Distinguished Professors Endow mcnt Trust Fund, and the Spanglcr Foundation contributed $100,000. For Mrs Beach, a noted philanthropist in North Carolina, the UNCP Art Chair is her second contribution to a distinguished professorship at a UNC campus- Sh(? endowed UNCChapcl Hill w ith the Bcrg-Bcach Professorship in Community Social Work As a 40-year-old. housewife and mother of two school-agtd Children. Mrs Bcachcnrollcd at Pembroke State College After graduating with a teacher's certificate, she earned a Master in Social Work degree from Chapel Hiil in 1972. Born i" .. , I Proctorvillc ^er alin 1917. Mrs ,ia>? sal'1' ,After, Beach nur- you're dead and lured a lifc- *>one< "Hyou'yegot time habit of 's^atyou vegnen helping a people that led to a career in social work and counseling She officially ? retired thisfall. closinghcrFayettevillc office i "I have always lo\cd people and loved helping them." she said in a recent interview "1 wanted to help theni, not to do for them My conception of social work is that ofa behavior modifier who enables people to help themselves " Funding higher education. Mrs Beach reasons, helps people help themselves and others "The University has done so much for me and this county." Mrs Beach said "1 don't think people appreciate it enough " "I would like to pass that idea on to other people so that they can do this too." she said "My mother always said. 'After you're dead and gone, all you've got is vv hat y ou've given aw ay '" The Spongier Foundation C D. Spanglcr. Jr is president cmcritusof UNCand a Charlotte businessman The Spanglcr Foundation, through other initiatives, prov ided Financial assistance for one of UNCP's other chairs The William C Friday Distinguished Professorship in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry With the funding of the Martha Humphrey Beach Chair 111 Art. UNCP becomes the first of the l(> UNCP campuses to qualify for matching funds undcranew Spanglcr Foundation fivcvcar program. , . . which aims to A r create a total of 8() distinguished * .. , ' professorships "" ./ /> "It makes me ' ' feel real good dial '1 ^ 1 ' ' Pembroke is the first to meet the requirements for a matching grant." Mr. Spanglcr said "Pembroke was one of the first campuses 1 visited when I became president of the UNC system It always had a special place J n my heart " The quality of higher education in North Carolina depends on a high quality faculty. Mr Spanglcr said in outlining the purpose of the Foundation's program "M> fa in i In and 1 reali/.e ho\N important it is to have distinguished professors 011 our faculty," he said "NVc want to do what we can to help, so we arc funding chairs 011 all 16 IJNC campuses A university can only be as good as its faculty, and it is up to us. as individuals and as a state, to maintain and enhance our faculty " Enhancing UNCP's Mission The Martha Humphrey Beach Chair in Art will be filled by a newly faculty member for a five-year term wit an option for a second fiy^ycar term. Then, the professorship must be awarded to another newly recruited faculty member UNCP Chancellor Joseph B Oxendilie praised Mrs Beach for her gift and Mr Spanglcr for his support of ONC Pembroke "lam thrilled by this \ cry generous gift from Mrs. Beach in support of our Art Department." Chancellor Oxendine said "Although art was not her major area of study or her life's work, she has i n many wiiy s shown her great love for art 011 this campus The cm dowed chair will enable us to reach the next level ol excellence in that department" "President Emeritus Spanglcr continues to contribute to this institution." he said "I always fell that he had a special affection for IJNC Pembroke In fact, we expect to cash in on Ins olTer to support several additional endowed chairs" Willi the new chair in.art. UNCP will seek a professor to tench either art education, art history or work in the* sludjo. said Paul Van Zandl. chair of the Art Department With four fulltime professors and two-part lime instructors. the new position will add substantially to the department's pro grams, he said "This chair will enhance our mission as well as the mission of the institutionasa whole." Mr VanZandt said "We hope to add a talented professor with abilities we don't alread) have in the department This should be someone who can do community outreach in our region " "Mrs Beach's generosity has farreaching potential for us to improve our teaching ability and program development." he said Martha Humphrey Beach: A Lifetime of Helping Others "1 was 40 with two children in school and sweeping dust off the front porch of our house." Mrs. Martha Beach remember^ of the morning she decided to go to college. "My husband was not well. 1 had a cracked tooth and had to hold the newspaper at arms length to read it." "I was whistling a tunc that was stuck in n>> head called 'Is That All There Is'." she said. "A young girl in the neighborhood came by and said she was going to school at Pembroke She said all you had to do was send your grades " "Well, they couldn't find my grades at Orrum." Mrs. Beach said "I told them to keep shnkin' that dust because I'm going to college." That Mrs Beach is a progressive thinker mat bean understatement. In 1958. women didn't work outside the home, in fact, it was frowned upon, she said "The merchants indowntow n Fairmont bet on whether 1 would finish." she said "I don'tknow ifanyonc won that bet Bill I know I won " She was able to pay tuition from grocery money and car pool with neighbors w ho supported one another through good times and bad. Mrs. Beach proved a capable student at the college, but the thing she is most proud of is being elected Miss Congeniality b> her classmates She graduated from Pembroke State College in 1 %2 with a teacher's ccrlificalc and a thirst for learning that would prove unquenchable. Martha Humphrey Beach grew up in Proclorville in a well-to do farming and business family She remembers when the small south Robeson crossroadscomnuinity hadabankand many stores. Family fortunes fluctuated during hard times as blanks closed and prices for cropsplummelcd A young Martha Humphrey* never gave college a thought as aOrrum High School student. She married and settled into family life. Afiergraduating from college. Mrs. Beach, now the breadwinner of the family because of her husband's failing health, got her first job teaching in Sampson County When an opening came up as a caseworker at the Robeson County office, she came home As a counselor. Mrs Beach found her lifelong calling. "1 believe social workers arc born not educated." she said "My conception of a social w orkers is a behavior modifier-who enables people to be successful !, not a check writer." "I alway s loved pcoplcand helping them, w hich should never bcconfuscd w ith doing for them." she said She also found helpful superv isors w hocncouragcd her decision locnroll in the UNC School of Social Work. As a graduate student in Cluipcl Hill. Mrs Beach's life took several turns as her husband died and her own health declined for a period But adversity was nothing new to the new graduate w ho began a career in child therapy at Cape Fear Valley Mental Health Center in Faycttev illc Later, she would take a job at Womack Army Medical Center that included a short stint in the emergency room as a crisis counselor. Alway s there was that "hunger for knowledge" as shc_dcscribcs it. Mrs Beach continued her education in conferences and workshops with some of the most respected and initov alive psychologists in the nation including ft; Masters and Johnson. Elizabeth a Kubler Ross. William Glasscrand M I Scott Peek. She recently told a writer 1 ' for UNC-Chapel Hill's alumni magazine that she continues to use selfhypnosis and recommended it to pa- vij ticnts w ho sulTcr from common anxieties It is not surprising that a woman who started her professional career late in life should have a long and full career. Mrs. Beach closed her private practice this fall, some 40 years after that fateful morning sweeping the porch Also, it should be no surprise that a woman who spent her professional career helping people is one of North Carolina's celebrated philanthropists. A distinguished professorshipofcommunity social work at UNC-Chapel Hill bears her name In a recent article for the Z.Smith Reynolds magazine entitled. "The Impuisc to Give.'' Mrs Beach listed among her fav orite elmrities the Baptist Children's Home. Barium Spring Home for Children, the Salvation Army. Habitat for Humanity "and her alma -nutter.' UNC Pembroke A former UNCP Alumni Association president and Distinguished Alumnus. Mrs. Beach has never forgotten her uni\ crsily "I am so grateful for the help Pembroke gave me!" she said "The University has done so much for the county. 1 don't believe people appreciated ii enough." "When they were considering changing the name of the University, they w rote this nice letter adking how j I felt about it." Mrs. Beach said. "1 said it doesn't matter what they call it. I'll love it just the same." And love it she has done in a rare and dignified manner by funding the Martha Humphrey Beach Chair in Art. As a perpetual endowment and a fitting reminder of Mrs. Beach's lifetime of helping others, the new chair will help the community for a long time. Our Cardiac Team Never Misses A Beat From Start To Finish, You Can Count For The Highest Quality Cardiac Care Available Today I It vciu ever need care for a heart problem ? no matter how serious ? it's reassuring to know that the most comprehensive center tor advanced cardiac services in the Mid Curolinas is also the closest and most convenient.That's especially important in a crisis, when preserving health and lifestyle can depend on fast, expert intervention. 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