2007
Annual Report
of Donors
Elevated Visions at
Methodist University
Volume 49, Number 1
Message from the President
Table of Contents
(in alphabetical order)
Administrative Committee17
Alumni
20-26
Annual Giving10-15, 18-19
n Booster Club
29
n Faculty & Staff
28
n Friends of Music
29
n Gifts in Honor, Gifts in Memory
30
n Gifts in Kind
31
n Matching Gifts
15
n NC Independent College Fund
36
n New Gifts
11
n Parents & Grandparents
27
Campaign Update
5
Cumulative Giving
8-9
Enrollment
6-7
Fiscal Data
7
Highlights
4
Planned Giving16-17, 28
Scholarships & Endowment
7, 32-35
University Boards
3, 20, 37
Ways of Giving16-17
Wish List
31
Dear Methodist University Family and Friends,
Maria Sikoryak-Robins
Editor
Robin Davenport
Associate Editor
Lauren Cook Wike
Alumni Editor
Lisa Rimmert
Associate Alumni Editor
Kirbie Britt
Athletics Editor
Roxana Ross
Campus Photographer
Ray Baker
Bill Billings
Sarah Davenport
Martha Davis
Pam McEvoy
Krista Lee
Michael Molter
Contributing Editors
Rhonda Forbes
Creative Director
Bill Parish
Photo Contributor
Michael Safley
Vice President of Church
and Community Relations
Dr. Delmas Crisp
Dean of the University
M. Elton Hendricks
President
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About this donor report:
Designations in this publication include donors whose
gifts were received between Jan. 1, 2007 through
Dec. 31, 2007 unless otherwise noted. Every effort has
been made to ensure that the information contained
in this report is accurate; however, with a project
of this magnitude, the possibility for unintentional
errors or omissions exists. We sincerely apologize
for any such errors. Please report any corrections to
Robin Davenport, vice president for Institutional
Advancement, at (910) 630-7609, toll free at (800)
488-7110, or you may e-mail her at rdavenport@
methodist.edu.
In 2007, Methodist University continued its pursuit of a culture
of excellence. We celebrated the completion of a new Fitness
Center and a Science Building, then began needed renovation
work on our four oldest residence halls. We created the
Methodist University Experience to better prepare our newest
students for academic success and made improvements to
our registration and advising process. We added three new
endowed professorships in English, History, and International
Business and a graphic design major. We increased financial
assistance for our students, adding five new scholarships.
In our second year as a University, we celebrated the first
graduates of our Master of Business Administration and
Master of Justice Administration programs.
Our students were busy making a difference as well. Student
athletes hosted and volunteered in Special Olympics events
and participated in “Cans Across the Conference,” donating over 1,500 canned goods to
needy families. Elementary education majors did individual tutoring for a second grade class
at Westarea Elementary School, and social work students provided clothing assistance to
at-risk students at another elementary school. Three of our international students secured
$10,000 grants from Davis Projects for Peace and made a difference in their home countries
by establishing a Women’s Vocational Center in India, by creating the Youth Leadership for
Peace and establishing a summer camp in Afghanistan, and by drilling two 120-foot wells for
a village in Ethiopia.
This publication recognizes and honors those who made gifts to Methodist University in
2007. Many of the good things listed above would not have been possible without your help.
Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students.
Sincerely,
M. Elton Hendricks
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Methodist University is truly blessed with a talented and committed faculty and staff and
friends like you who believe that education can change our world. We are well aware that
unto whom much is given, much shall be required and know that our work has just begun.
In 2008, we will continue the renovation of our residence halls, break ground on a new Art
Building, focus on the expansion of our Physician Assistant Program, and develop a new
program that will help combat the methamphetamine problem in our state.
Methodist University
Board of Trustees
Message from the Chair
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to report
that Methodist University is continuing to demonstrate
strength and growth.
To bring you up to date, I would like to mention some
of the trends that bode well for our future. Our student
population is now over 2,100 students with approximately
900 of them living on campus. Our students, while mostly
from NC, are from 45 states and 40 countries including 10 from Russia. The freshman class
SAT & GPA averages over the last three years have been the highest they have ever been.
Campus facilities and grounds are improving every year and we are preparing to begin
construction of a new Fine Arts Building made possible by a substantial gift from Mr. William
F. Bethune, a friend of Methodist University.
Alfred E. Cleveland, Chair
Earl D. Leake ’73
Harvey T. Wright, II ’70, Vice-Chair
Rev. David O. Malloy
Attorney, McCoy Weaver Wiggins Cleveland
Rose Ray PLLC
Financial Advisor and Vice President, Merrill Lynch
O. Ray Manning, Jr. ’73, Secretary
Executive Vice President,
Bergen Brunswig Medical Corp. (Retired)
A. Howard Bullard, Jr., Treasurer
Owner and President, Bullard Furniture
Richard L. Player, Jr., Immediate Past Chair
Chairman, Player, Inc.
Richard R. Allen, Sr.
Chairman, Fay Block; D.R. Allen & Son, Inc.;
Concrete Service Co.
D. Keith Allison
Owner, Systel, Inc.
Frank Barragan, Jr.
We are also preparing for other building projects in order to expand our Physician Assistant
master’s degree program and a much needed athletic field house. Our athletic programs
currently have approximately 425 students participating on a varsity level. These teams
provide us with broad name recognition and represent the University well.
President & CEO, North Carolina
Natural Gas Corporation (Retired)
We are constantly trying to make compensation and benefits competitive for our faculty,
staff and administration. In this connection, we have endowed three professorships during
the last two years.
Dr. Loleta Wood Foster
With the support of Dr. Hendricks and others, the “Culture of Excellence” has become not just
a casual statement but the beginning of a substantive philosophy that I believe will become
an important strength of Methodist University.
Editor, The Jane Addams Papers at Duke University
Former Executive Director,
Cumberland Community Foundation
Alfred E. Cleveland
Dr. Allen Greene Mask, Jr.
Health Team Physician,
Capitol Broadcasting Company (WRAL)
Ronnie B. Matthews
Senior Partner, Haywood, Denny & Miller, L.L.P.,
Attorneys at Law
Dr. H. W. Mark Miller, IV
Physician/Co-Owner, Fayetteville
Plastic Surgery Specialists
David R. Nimocks, III
President/Chairman, Ensystex, Inc.;
Vice-Chair, Terminix Termite & Pest Control
Dr. John W. Schrader
Owner, Schrader Rental Properties
Dr. Frank P. Stout
President/Owner, Stout Properties
Dr. Brian G. Gentle
David K. Taylor, Jr. ’68
Rev. Carol W. Goehring
Fayetteville District Superintendent,
United Methodist Church, North Carolina Conference
General (Ret.) John W. Handy ’66
Executive Vice President, Horizon Lines
Betty Upchurch Hasty
Dorothy Hubbard
Hubbard’s Farm and Stables (Retired)
President, United Methodist Women
of the North Carolina Conference (Retired)
President, Graphic Arts Consulting (Retired)
President, D. K. Taylor Oil Company
Ann H. Thornton
Owner, Thornton Ventures
Terri S. Union
Executive Vice President,
Union Corrugating Company
Thomas L. Walden
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. (Retired)
Charles E. Warren
Owner/Chairman, Jernigan & Warren Funeral Home
William R. West, Sr. ’69
Senior Vice President,
BB&T- West Insurance Company
Kathy Wright
Physician, Cape Fear Gastroenterology
Former Business Manager,
Cumberland Internal Medicine
Jerry A. Keen ’65
Ramon L. Yarborough
President/Owner, Johnson-Sherman Company
Honorary Trustee
Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr.
George W. Miller, Jr.
Senior Minister, St. Luke United Methodist Church
Teacher and Minister, North Raleigh United
Methodist Church
President Emeritus
Dr. Richard W. Pearce
President/Owner, Family Foods, Inc.
Dr. R. Carl Frazier, Jr.
Dr. John Wesley Jones, FACP
Physician, Cape Fear Otolaryngology
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr. ’64
Jane Hook Johnson
Sincerely,
Dr. Eric LeMoine Mansfield
Owner & Psychologist, Assessment
Counseling & Consulting
Owner, Hasty Real Estate (Retired)
This progress is very much the result of gifts and support of alumni and friends of Methodist
University for which the Board of Trustees is truly grateful.
Fayetteville District Superintendent,
United Methodist Church,
North Carolina Conference (Retired)
Trustees Emeriti
Mott P. Blair
The Rev. Dr. Clyde G. McCarver
Vance B. Neal
Woodrow V. Register
R. Dillard Teer
Publisher, Fayetteville Publishing Company (Retired)
The Methodist University Board of Trustees
welcomed Dr. Allen Greene Mask, Jr. to its
membership in February 2007. Dr. Mask owns
and operates Raleigh Urgent Care Center in
Raleigh, NC. He also serves as the health team
physician for WRAL-TV5 based in Raleigh.
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Approximately two years ago, the Board of Trustees adopted the mandate of pursuing a
“Culture of Excellence.” Students, faculty, and the administration are constantly reminded
of this goal as the University strives to accomplish its mission of trying to help every
student reach their full potential in their intellectual, athletic, and spiritual journey while at
Methodist.
Mary Lynn Bryan
Vice President, Human Resources and
Organizational Development, Lance, Inc.
Highlights 2007
Artwork
Methodist University was the proud recipient of three
new pieces of artwork in 2007. Located in front of Reeves
Auditorium is “Elevated Visions,” a stainless steel abstract
commissioned by Dr. Gerald and Mrs. Naoma Ellison. The piece,
sculpted by N.C. artist Michael Baker, weighs approximately
350 pounds and is over 10 feet tall and five feet wide. Local
artist David McCune designed and constructed two pieces of
artwork for the new Science Building. Closest to the D. Keith
Allison Math & Computer Science Building is the Greek letter
π, used to identify an important ratio in mathematics. The
second sculpture, closest to the Science Building, represents
the double helix model for the structure of DNA.
Athletics
On May 11, 2007, the Methodist University Women’s Golf
team claimed their 10th consecutive Division III National
Championship. The team won by 88 strokes with junior
Katie Dick earning individual honors. All five team members
were named All-Americans by the National Golf Coaches
Association (NGCA).
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An online community, Monarch Connections, was established
for Methodist University alumni to communicate and support
one another in a secure online environment.
Academics
Katie Zybeck, systems/reference librarian, received a grant for
$20,822 from the State Library of North Carolina to purchase
14 laptops and additional equipment for the library.
The USA South Athletic Conference honored 57 Methodist
student-athletes with All-Conference honors during 2007. With every sport represented, the Monarchs were named
First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention selections,
with four student-athletes going on to receive Player of the
Year recognition, and three being named Rookie of the Year.
Three new endowed professorships were added in 2007 in the
areas of English, History, and International Business.
Working with hydrologist Thomas S. Blue, of Southern Pines,
N.C., Methodist University implemented a bioretention
system to employ the current best management practices
for storm water runoff. Twelve bioretention areas were
developed which are designed to absorb normal rainfall
back into the ground after no more than 48 hours. Half were
covered with sod, with the other half containing over 760
plants of 50 species native to the state. The areas will be
evaluated for their tolerance to both wet and dry conditions
as well as the amount of maintenance required, providing
Methodist’s biology department an opportunity to research
which plant species and soil compositions are best suited for
these applications in the Cape Fear region.
In July 2007, the Renovating the Classics campaign kicked off
with a goal of raising $2.2 million to renovate Cumberland,
Garber, Sanford, and Weaver residence halls. These residence
halls, completed in 1963 and 1964, have been home to
thousands of Methodist University students since that time.
The campaign offers the opportunity for alumni to “adopt”
their old room with a gift of $1,000. Those giving smaller gifts
can still designate their gifts to one of the four dormitories.
A special website (www.methodist.edu/classics/index.
php) was established to track the progress of the campaign,
which lists the names of donors and their hall designations.
The website also provides the opportunity to submit and view
memorable stories of residence hall and campus life.
Methodist University purchased a 51% controlling interest in
King’s Grant Golf Course to provide additional laboratory and
practice facilities for the more than 300 students enrolled
in the Professional Golf Management Program. Methodist
students now have access to two 18-hole golf courses.
Dr. Sharon Kendrick, Director of Resort and Club Management
received a Best Paper Award at the IBAM conference in
Reno, NV.
The University’s new Southeastern Center for Environmental
Excellence with its fully interactive 3-D simulation room opened
in 2007. The Center will provide computer animated virtual
environment simulations, in-depth examinations of case
studies and experiential learning for students. It will also serve
as a training site for employees of industry and government
to increase awareness in occupational and environmental
management and decrease preventable incidents.
Campaign Update
The newly completed 23,551 square foot Nimocks Fitness Center
and 27,301 square foot Science addition were dedicated Fall
2007. These buildings were the result of the successful Seeds on
Good Soil, A New Season campaign which raised over $14.7 million.
The Science building houses eleven state-of-the-art biology
and chemistry labs and the University’s Simulation Center.
This campaign is not only of interest to alumni and parents,
but to those who visit the campus every year for United
Methodist ACS youth conference, or the Annual Conference of
the N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church, which
was held on the campus for twenty years until it outgrew the
facilities in the early 2000’s.
Dr. Willis Watt received the Editor’s Choice Award for outstanding
achievement on two of his poems, Attitude of Gratitude and Do
it again!, both of which were published in 2007.
The academic program was expanded with the addition of a
new Graphic Design Program.
Garber
$8,880
Cumberland
$21,575
Sanford
$11,125
Weaver
$8,645
In 2007, Methodist celebrated the inaugural graduating classes
of 10 from The Professional Master of Business Administration
(MBA) at Pinehurst® and 13 from the Master of Justice
Administration (MJA) Program.
In the summer of 2007 three MU international students
implemented projects as a result of receiving $10,000 each
from the Davis Projects for Peace. Sana Sabri established a
Women’s Vocational Center in Saharanpur, India, to teach
underprivileged and under-skilled women trades such as
hairdressing, tailoring, machine embroidering, and classes
typically part of elementary education in the US. Rahila Muhibi
implemented the first summer youth camp for 40 children in
Afghanistan with the mission of teaching the children how
to respect cultural and ethnic differences among people in
Afghanistan. Husein Nasiro-Sigo drilled two 120-foot deep
wells in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The villagers who often
had to travel more than 30 miles by foot for water before the
wells were dug, now have local access to clean drinking water.
Fouad Fakhouri, MU Orchestra Professor conducted the Amman
Symphony Orchestra in Jordan at the invitation of Jordan’s
Queen Noor. His newest piece “Heron” premiered during the
’07-’08 season by the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra.
To date, new heat and air units have been replaced in Cumberland Hall,
with plans to complete Sanford and Garber Halls in summer of 2008
and Weaver Hall in summer of 2009. Bathroom renovations have been
completed in Cumberland and Sanford Halls, and some work has been
done in all four lobbies.
Undesignated
$281,820
International
United
Methodist
$10,738
Friends
$11,325
Foundations
$41,475
Parents
$9,110
Faculty/Staff
$5,205
Alumni/
Former Students
$69,842
Trustees
$184,350
The primary work of the campaign will be the replacement of the heating
and air conditioning units and bathroom renovations in the four residence
halls. Over the years, these 40 year old units have lost their efficiency,
and cannot effectively battle the humidity of NC summers. Lobbies and
common areas of the residence halls will also receive a face lift.
As of the date of this publication, $332,045 has been raised toward
the $2.2 million goal. A total of 416 alumni from every graduation class
through 2006 have contributed and 91 families of current students have
made gifts to the campaign. Fifty-three individuals have given gifts of
$1,000 or more to adopt a room.
Alumni
Decade
Total
Amount Raised
Top Class in Decade
Amount Raised
1960s
$21,151
Class of 1968
$6,355
1970s
$24,042
Class of 1970
$5,125
1980s
$8,985
Class of 1986
$2,170
1990s
$11,775
Class of 1999
$4,100
2000s
$3,790
Class of 2004
$1,355
To learn more about the campaign, contact the Development Office at (910) 630-7200, toll free at 1 (800) 488-7110.
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Expansion
The Men’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis and
women’s tennis teams won the USA South Tournament
Championships. The baseball, women’s soccer and
men’s tennis teams won the USA South Regular Season
Championships. Eight players from the softball, football,
track and golf team were named All-Americans.
Innovation
Restoring
the Classics
Restoring the
Classics
n Fall 2007 Enrollment by State
n Endowment History In Millions of Dollars
(as of 6/30 Close of Fiscal Year)
2
Washington
North Dakota
Montana
2
6
7
Minnesota
Oregon
1
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Nebraska
Nevada
15
Illinois
Utah
4
California
4
Colorado
Kansas
31
6
Ohio
Indiana
Arizona
New Mexico
3
Missouri
Kentucky
Mississippi Alabama
14
1
17
25
South
Carolina
Georgia
1
Texas
Alaska
Washington, DC
North Carolina
Tennessee
5
Maryland 47
67
Virginia
1,374
Arkansas
2
Rhode Island 5
Connecticut 16
Delaware 18
7
West
Virginia
3
Massachusetts 38
New Jersey 42
Pennsylvania
2
Oklahoma
17
New York
Michigan
73
Iowa
Maine
74
6
4
1
2
6
South Dakota
Idaho
7
New
Hampshire
Vermont
Florida
Louisiana
Year
Endowment
’06-’07
$15.637 M
’05-’06
$ 13.531 M
’04-’05
$10.633 M
’03-’04
$ 9.981 M
’02-’03
$ 8.106 M
’01-’02
$ 7.611 M
’00-’01
$ 8.130 M
’99-’00
$ 8.678 M
’98-’99
$ 8.129 M
’97-’98
$ 8.159 M
’96-’97
$ 7.199 M
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Hawaii
Revenues
1
Interest, Dividends, &
Gains on Investments
5.3%
n Fall 2007 International Students
Bahamas (8)
Jamaica (1)
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Poland (1)
Russia (10)
Germany (1)
Belarus (2)
Kazakhstan (2)
England (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
Afghanistan (1)
Mongolia (2)
Croatia (1)
Algeria (1)
Japan (5)
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Honduras (1)
Nicaragua (1)
Guyana (2)
Peru (2)
Gambia (1)
Namibia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)
Student Tuition
& Fees (Gross)
65.4%
Student Aid
(Scholarship & Tuition
Allowances)
24.2%
Auxiliary Enterprises
17.7%
Total Revenues
(As of 6/30/07 Close of Fiscal Year)
$45.3 million
Auxiliary
Enterprises
15.5%
Total Expenditures
(As of 6/30/07 Close of Fiscal Year)
$41.5 million
n Fall
Enrollment
History
2500
2134
2138
2180
2255
1974
2000
Thailand (2)
Nepal (3)
Sudan (2)
Swaziland (1)
1311
1343
1375
1429
1439
704
757
784
833
695
759
1997
1998
1999
1280
2147
2116
2118
1441
807
1544
1530
1588
1595
DAY
East Timor (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Mozambique (1)
1500
2277
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
1852
1720
Sierra
Leone
(1)
Senegal
(2)
Instructional,
Library, &
Academic Support
31.5%
Student Services
14.3%
Palestine (1)
Indonesia (1)
1000
India (3)
860
825
887
901
RESIDENTIAL
500
2000
2001
2002
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Vietnam (2)
Colombia (2)
Private Gifts
& Grants
10.1%
Administrative & General
14.5%
China (3)
Guatemala (1)
Costa Rica (2)
Expenditures
Miscellaneous
1.5%
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Canada (1)
’96-’97 ’97-’98 ’98-99 ’99-’00 ’00-’01 ’01-’02 ’02-’03 ’03-’04 ’04-’05 ’05-’06 ’06-’07
16 million
15 million
14 million
13 million
12 million
11 million
10 million
9 million
8 million
7 million
6 million
5 million
4 million
3 million
2 million
1 million
Giving to Methodist University
Gift of Retirement Plan Funds
Gifts large and small touch every corner of the campus for the better, enriching
the student experience and bolstering faculty resources. The momentum that
Methodist University has achieved in recent years has been made possible by gifts
from people like you. Private funding and income from investments makes up
over 20 percent of the University’s budget, which is vital to our success each year.
As one of North Carolina’s 36 private, independent colleges, Methodist University
currently receives no more than ten percent of its funding from the state, making
your private gifts and donations crucial to our mission of providing an education
firmly grounded in the liberal arts tradition, nurturing moral values and ethical
decision making, and preparing students for a variety of careers.
Gifts to Methodist may be unrestricted (available for use where they are needed
most) or restricted (designated to specific purposes you identify). Regardless of
which you choose, there are many ways in which you can participate, including
supporting a campaign priority, scholarships, the Annual Fund, or by making a
planned gift. There are as many ways to give to Methodist University as there
are fields of study offered, but what they all have in common is that they make a
difference for our students and their future. While cash and pledges are the most
popular, the following gift options are also available, and many offer considerable
tax benefits. For more information, call the Development Office at (910) 630-7200,
or toll free at (800) 488-7110, ext. 7200. Your gift will change a life.
• Appreciated stocks and securities
• Personal property
• Real estate
• Life insurance
• Planned gifts
• Matching gifts
• Retirement plan funds
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On December 31, 2007, Virginia Kern, a 1964 graduate of Methodist, gifted 200 shares of Genentech
stock to establish the Kern Memorial Endowed Scholarship. An elementary education major,
Virginia stated “I am deeply grateful to Methodist College for giving me such a superior education
enabling me to enjoy a 25 year career in education and many years as a reading specialist and
consultant.” As the stock was transferred to Methodist before it was sold, Ms. Kern avoided capital
gains tax as well as receiving a charitable contribution deduction.
Gift of Real Estate
In December 2007, Mr. William
Bethune gave a gift of 115 acres of land
to Methodist. Proceeds from the sale
of the property will be the primary
funding for a new Center for Visual Arts
on the campus. The new Art Center will bring studios,
classrooms, faculty offices, and exhibit space under
one roof on the north side of campus. It will also house
Methodist’s new Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.
Gift of Bequest
The Flora Cornelia Bullock and Dr. Samuel B. Wilkins, Jr.
Scholarship, established more than thirty years ago at the death
of Dr. Wilkins, was the recipient of a generous bequest from
the estate of Mrs. Neill Wilkins, who passed away June 6, 2007.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilkins were longtime friends and supporters of
Methodist. Mrs. Wilkins, a retired teacher from the Fayetteville
City Schools, faithfully attended the Endowed Scholarship
Luncheon where she enjoyed meeting their scholarship
recipients. By naming Methodist in her will, Mrs. Wilkins was
able to increase the impact of the Wilkins scholarship on current
and future students of Methodist University.
Other Gifts for Endowment
In January 2007, Mr. G. Gordon Dixon, a 1966 graduate of
Methodist and long-time Registrar of the College, established
the G. Gordon Dixon ’66 Endowed Education Scholarship
to recognize the student enrolled in the Teacher Education
program with the highest cumulative grade point average.
Mr. Dixon invested 38 years teaching in area public schools,
and his scholarship is in memory of his parents, Jasper and
Jacqueline Dixon, who were both educators, and in honor of Margaret Hyde Dixon ’81 and Beverly
Dixon Cleverley ’79, who are also veteran educators now in their 27th and 29th years of teaching,
respectively. Mr. Dixon’s scholarship will encourage all students in the teacher education program to aim
for academic excellence.
Methodist University was the recipient of two major gifts from The Thomas R. and Elizabeth E. McLean
Foundation in 2007, both of which focused on lifting up exceptional faculty. A generous gift in August
2007 established the Thomas R. McLean Endowed Professorship for an outstanding faculty member
in the History Department. Later in the year, the Foundation established the Alfred E. Cleveland Award
for Excellence in Teaching which will be awarded annually to a faculty member who has shown a
commitment to excellence in the knowledge of their discipline, method of instruction, attitude, and
interaction with students, both in and out of the classroom. This is the University’s highest teaching award.
For more information on ways of giving or to make a contribution to Methodist University,
please contact the Office of Development at (910) 630-7200, toll free at (800) 488-7110 ext. 7200,
or via e-mail at rdavenport@methodist.edu.
Administrative Committee
(left to right) Back Row: Dr. Delmas
Crisp, Vice President for Academic Affairs;
Robin P. Davenport, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement; Jane Weeks
Gardiner, Associate Vice President
for Academic Affairs; Dr. Margaret D.
Folsom, Faculty Representative; Melissa
Jameson, Director of Public Relations;
Rick Lowe, Vice President for Enrollment
Services; Dr. Mike Safley, Vice President
for Church and Community Relations.
Front Row: Robert McEvoy, Athletic
Director; Dr. M. Elton Hendricks, President;
Gene T. Clayton, Vice President for
Business Affairs; Dr. Don Lassiter, Vice
President for Planning and Evaluation;
George J. Blanc, Vice President for Student
Development and Services.
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Gift of Stock
Dr. Robert S. Christian, professor and chair of the Department of English, and his wife,
Kathryn, have been a part of the heart of Methodist since 1968. They have touched the
lives of countless students, Dr. Christian through his passion for literature, and Kathryn,
first in her role as a nurse and later as library assistant. Anticipating Dr. Christian’s
retirement in 2008, they began turning a long-time dream into reality. Dr. Christian
made a substantial gift from his Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to establish the
Robert S. and Kathryn F. Christian Scholarship for students majoring in English or
Writing. In Dr. Christian’s words, “Our work at Methodist University has been a labor of
love for both of us, and as we approach retirement, establishing a scholarship seems to
be highly appropriate. In this way, we will be able to help Methodist University and its
students, whom we dearly love, forever.”
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Message from the Alumni President
Board of
Directors
Dear Fellow Alumni:
As President of the Methodist University Alumni Association, I have had the
pleasure of welcoming new graduates to the Association during spring and
winter commencement ceremonies for the past several years. What a thrill it
was to welcome a record 345 new alumni to the Methodist University Alumni
Association in 2007. Methodist alumni now number 9,465, with MUAA
members in every state of the United States and in many countries around
the world.
This year Methodist alumni entered a new era of social networking with the
implementation of Monarch Connections, the new on-line alumni directory.
Monarch Connections has enabled many alumni to look up old friends
they haven’t seen in years and to reconnect to the University as mentors to
students or by getting in touch with a former professor. You can log into the
password-protected directory at www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/alumni.
htm. I urge you to try it!
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While financial support is extremely important to the life of Methodist
University, it is not the only way to give. Your time and talent can be the
best gifts you can share with the University, and participation in events
like Homecoming on November 1, 2008 really matters. Contact Career
Services about employment or internship opportunities you have available
for students. Your Alumni Association Board of Directors invites your
involvement and your Alumni Affairs Office always wants to hear from you!
It has been an honor for me to serve as President of our Alumni Association
for the past four years. Thank you for the opportunity and for the many
wonderful experiences! I look forward to continued growth and progress for
the University and for the Methodist University Alumni Association!
Respectfully,
Nona D. Fisher ’88, Immediate Past President
Methodist University Alumni Association
Nona D. Fisher ’88
President
Jerry R. Monday ’71
1st Vice President
Larry S. Philpott ’73
2nd Vice President
Cynthia D. Hawkins ’99
Secretary
Wanda G. Casteel ’93
Richard L. Dean ’69
Alison A. Friend ’07
John T. Harris ’81
Beverly P. Honeycutt ’67
Cannie R. Hunter ’04
The Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Jackson ’75
Robert A. Jones, Jr. ’69
Rahn A. Kersey ’89
Donald F. Leatherman ’72
Larry Lugar ’72
The Reverend James E. Malloy, Jr. ’78
Dale W. Marshall , Jr. ’67
Bryan W. May ’92
Ian E. McCormick ’06
Ronnie B. McNeill ’85
Rodney C. Parker ’00
Betty Neill Parsons ’64
Anna M. Popilock ’98
Dr. Kelli K. Sapp ’91
Terry P. Sasser ’84, ’78
Carmen Serbio, III ’95
The Rev. Dr. Dennis Sheppard ’77
D. Dwight Sheppard ’75
Dr. George Small ’85
Walter R. Turner ’65
Rachelle L. Young ’82
Bank of America
Donations
Thank you to the 471 alumni who participated in the
Methodist University Bank of America Credit Card
Program during 2007. This program pays a small
percentage of the total purchases back to the Alumni
Association. In 2007, $1,516 was donated back to
Methodist University. To learn more about this
opportunity, contact Bank of America at (866) 887-3259
or apply online at www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/
alumni.htm.
The Greatest Gift
Scholarship
2007 Alumni Giving
Top Ten Classes
Participation
Class % of Donors
Class of 1964 23.19%
Class of 1968 22.16% Class of 1970 21.01% Class of 196917.05%
Class of 197115.19% Class of 197214.23%
Class of 196713.60%
Class of 197313.51%
Class of 197513.37%
Class of 196513.33%
Dollars
Class
Dollars
Class of 1966
Class of 1981
Class of 1973
Class of 1968
Class of 1964
Class of 1970
Class of 1969
Class of 1971
Class of 1967
Class of 1965
$44,719
$40,345
$36,222
$23,016
$20,033
$18,617
$11,878
$7,607
$7,328
$5,248
Methodist University sincerely appreciates all gifts,
whether large or small. The percentage of alumni
participation is especially important, as it impacts
college rankings and grants.
Each year, alumni strengthen their alma mater by using
their Greatest Gift Scholarship to help recruit deserving
students. Every alum can award one new scholarship
per year to a full-time day student that he or she actively
recruits for undergraduate admission. Scholarships range
from $125 to $1,000 annually.
In 2007, a record 145 new Greatest Gift Scholarships were
awarded to incoming students. Returning students with
Greatest Gifts brought the total to 329. As a result, $193,747
was awarded in scholarship aid – all because alumni told
prospective students about Methodist and were willing to
fill out a one-page form! Thank you for helping with our
recruiting efforts!
To learn more about the Greatest Gift Scholarship, contact the Office of Development
and Alumni Affairs at (910) 630-7200, or log on to
www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/alumni_ggs.htm.
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
Thanks to alumni support and involvement in our alma mater, we can say
that we have truly contributed to the success of the University. Hundreds
of Methodist alumni have used their Greatest Gift Scholarship to recruit
talented students to attend and share in all that our alma mater has to
offer. Others have served on campus boards; assisted coaches, professors,
and students; or participated in events like Monarch Movers to help new
students move into the dorms. Methodist alumni have responded to
requests for support for capital and annual fund campaigns, and in the last
year, three alumni have endowed scholarships.
Alumni
Association
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n Fall 2007 Alumni by State
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Washington
3
1
Montana
17
New
Hampshire
Vermont
North Dakota
23
16
Minnesota
Oregon
3
33
2
Idaho
Wisconsin
South Dakota
3
Wyoming
205
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
72
9
Illinois
Utah
107
50
California
23
Colorado
New York
19
9
17
213
60
Michigan
Kansas
Pennsylvania
138
55
Ohio
Indiana
25
West
Virginia
34
44
Missouri
Kentucky
26
9
Arizona
Oklahoma
New Mexico
19
19
69
Mississippi Alabama
193
13
Texas
Alaska
29
Louisiana
Rhode Island 15
Connecticut 41
New Jersey 138
Virginia
Maryland 210
Washington, DC 4
270
239
South
Carolina
Georgia
Florida
4
Fall 2007 Enrollment: Top States
n North Carolina: 1374 n Florida: 84 n New York: 74 n Pennsylvania: 73 n Virginia: 67 n Maryland: 47
n Fall 2007
International Alumni
Bahamas (1)
Canada (9)
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Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Colombia (2)
Belarus (1)
Russia (3)
Switzerland (2)
n Class of 1965
Bell Tower Club
CDR George S. Council, Jr.
Mrs. Billie R. Foushee
Mr. Jerrold A. Marcus
Mrs. Doris D. Rulnick
Mrs. Rebecca Stone Starling
Mrs. Suzanne R. Stork
n Class of 1966
Circle of Excellence
Mr. G. Gordon Dixon
Dean’s Society
Mr. Murray O. Duggins, Sr.
Gen. John W. Handy, USAF (Ret.)
Lt. Gen. James M. Link, USA (Ret.)
Monarch Society
Dr. Thomas S. Yow, III
Green & Gold Circle
Mrs. Wanda G. Herring
Century Club
Mr. Jack R. Honeycutt
Rev. Ecwood C. Lancaster, DS
Mr. Romulus A. Mason
Bell Tower Club
Mr. Larry M. Barnes
Mrs. Connie M. Brown
Mrs. Gail E. Joyner
Mrs. Marie R. Reale
Mrs. Ella R. Smith
n Class of 1967
Dean’s Society
Ms. Margaret S. Alexander
Methodist University
S. Korea (2)
Donor Giving Societies
Japan (24)
Spain (3)
Taiwan (2)
Philippines (1)
Qatar (1)
Panama (3)
Ecuador (2)
Thailand (4)
Malaysia (1)
New Zealand (1)
Peru (1)
Nigeria (1)
Trustees Associates
Mrs. Virginia K. Kern
Dean’s Society
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr.
Monarch Society
Mrs. Ann G. Cimaglia
Mr. Donald J. Hilburn
The Rev. Jack M. Hunter
Century Club
Mr. Guy B. Beattie, Jr.
Ms. Helen L. Carter
Mrs. Patricia M. Cashion
Mrs. Louise F. Council
Rev. James W. Johnson
The Rev. John K. Ormond
Mrs. Betty Neill Guy Parsons
Mr. Jerry C. Wood, Sr.
Bell Tower Club
Mrs. Lucy S. Martin
Mrs. Harriett McDonald
Zimbabwe (1)
Kuwait (1)
Australia (1)
Diamond Society
$1,000,000 and above
Platinum Society
$500,000 to $999,999
Gold Society
$250,000 to $499,999
Circle of Vision
$100,000 to $249,999
Circle of Distinction
$50,000 to $99,999
Circle of Excellence
$25,000 to $49,999
Trustees Associates
$10,000 to $24,999
President’s Society
$5,000 to $9,999
Dean’s Society
$1,000 to $4,999
Monarch Society
$500 to $999
Green & Gold Circle
$250 to $499
Century Club
$100 to $249
Bell Tower Club
Up to $99
Young Alumni Dean’s Society
The Young Alumni Dean’s Society is a special program initiated in
2006 for alumni less than ten years from the date of their graduation.
Alumni qualify for the Dean’s Society at giving levels of $250 or more
for 2003-2007 graduates and $500 or more for 1998-2002 graduates.
Methodist University is extremely proud of these Young Alumni for
setting the bar for their peers, and recognizes them with an asterisk (*)
following their name.
Mr. James S. Birdsong
Mr. James A. Bledsoe
Mr. James M. Zeigler
Mrs. Ann M. Sutton
Mr. William B. Church, III
Century Club
Mrs. Celia A. Benedict Griffin
Mr. Edward M. Cozart
Mr. John J. Haracivet, Jr.
Mr. Thomas H. Matthews
Mrs. Mary H. Tarr
Mr. William C. Tarr, II
Bell Tower Club
Mr. John T. Baranowski
Mr. Charles W. Davis, III
Mrs. Patricia A. Evans
Mr. Cabell Luck, Jr.
Mr. Leslie J. Mengel
n Class of 1968
Trustees Associates
Mrs. Mary Fermanides Wright
Dean’s Society
Mr. Dennis L. Bruce
Mrs. Patricia B. Clayton
Mr. Richard L. Fox, II
Mrs. Gwen L. Holtsclaw
Monarch Society
Mr. David R. Cooper
Dr. Robert A. Harper
Mr. Gordon B. Herbert
Century Club
Anonymous
Mr. Malvern S. Barrow, III
Mr. William H. Billings
Mrs. Kathy Borrelli
Mr. William M. Council
Mr. James S. Humphrey
Ms. Julia P. James
Mr. Frank M. McBryde
Mrs. Elaine W. Ratliff
Dr. Paul C. Reinert
Mr. Thomas H. Repass
Mrs. Gerri N. Williams
Bell Tower Club
Mrs. Barbara A. Baranowski
Mrs. Judith Barnes
Mr. Terry F. Daniels
Mrs. Patsy C. Ferrell
Mrs. Brenda K. Johnson
Mrs. Barbara A. Jones
Mr. Gary D. Jones
Mrs. Rhonda C. Jordan
Mr. Edward A. LaCrosse
Mrs. Diane S. Livingston
Mr. Thomas A. Pittman
Mrs. Linda M. Pyne
Mrs. Linda J. Schafer
Mrs. Donna D. Smith
Ms. Carole A. Sutton
Mrs. Patricia W. Ulmer
Mrs. Ethel G. Warren
Mrs. Rebecca L. Williamson
Mr. Ernest W. Woodcock
n Class of 1969
President’s Society
Mrs. Linda S. Bourland
Dean’s Society
Mrs. Appie W. Bolton
Mr. Richard W. Vieth
Monarch Society
Mrs. Diana L. Sims
Mr. Thomas M. Bell
Mrs. Brenda T. Chilton
Mr. John F. Chilton, III
Mrs. Jackie J. Estes
Mr. William P. Estes
Century Club
The Rev. Berry O. Barbour
Mr. Samuel H. Compton, Jr.
Mrs. Marietta M. Dixon
Mr. Edward L. Dunn
Mr. Maurice W. Elliott
Col. Richard H. Estes, USAF (Ret.)
Mrs. Judy A. Gum
The Rev. Dr. Michael L. Hale
Mr. Steven H. Harden
Mr. Richard Johnson
Mr. James F. Loschiavo
Mrs. Jeanetta S. Relyea
Mrs. Janice M. Rhue
Bell Tower Club
Mr. Stephen B. Atkinson
Mr. David L. Bouteiller
Mrs. Brenda T. Bullard
Mr. Curtis A. Cash
Mr. Wyatt S. Davis
Dr. William A. dePrater, III
Mrs. Nancie R. Dhyse
Mr. Paul W. Dhyse
Mrs. Diane B. Didden
Mrs. Katherine K. Forester
Mrs. Nancy T. Gee
Mr. E. G. Greene, Jr.
Mrs. Pamela J. Hanlin
Ms. Dianne L. Harvey
Mr. Otis D. Hatchell, Jr.
Mr. Samuel H. Hudson, III
Mrs. Mary E. McFadyen
Mr. Raymond H. Smith, Jr.
Mrs. Mary W. Whitaker
Mrs. Margaret R. Williams
n Class of 1970
Trustees Associates
Mr. Harvey T. Wright II
Dean’s Society
Mr. Edward T. Keil
Monarch Society
Ms. M. R. McLaurin
Mr. Kenneth H. Trout
Green & Gold Circle
Mrs. Olivia G. Bradley
The Rev. Jacob M. Hadley, Jr.
Mr. Paul A. McKee, Jr.
Mrs. Leta S. Olson
Century Club
Mrs. Ann D. Blalock
Mr. Frank F. Dixon Jr.
Rev. Robert C. Flynn
Mr. Carl D. Ford, Jr.
Mr. Charles S. Hester
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
El Salvador (1)
Sweden (1)
Holland (1)
Norway (1)
Germany (2)
Slovakia (1)
Ireland (1)
Virgin Islands (1)
n Class of 1964
Dean’s Society
Mr. Jerry A. Keen
Mrs. Frances A. Zeigler
Mr. David B. Herring
Mr. Walter R. Turner
Ms. Cynthia A. Walker
Century Club
Mr. Carl D. Lancaster, Jr.
United Kingdom (4)
England (1)
Iceland (2)
Total 2007 Giving: $281,110.56
Delaware 31
565
by Class
This section recognizes alumni who made gifts to Methodist University in 2007,
both personally and through their businesses. Recognition is given at the
completed gift level. Alumni receive credit for matching gifts from their employers.
Massachusetts 83
488
Hawaii 14
Puerto Rico
24
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Maine
5,103
88
52
Alumni Giving
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2007 Gifts
In Honor Of
In Memory Of
Includes those who have purchased a
personalized brick in memory of someone
that is on display in the patio area of the Davis
Memorial Library. For further information on the
brick program, please see our website or contact
the Development Office at (910) 630-7200.
Mrs. Frances Hensdale Autry
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Alphin
Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Autry
Mr. Joshua Batkin
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Beam
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Brooker
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Carpenter
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Dickerson
Mr. & Mrs. Burton W. Fowles
Ms. Sarah B. Gambrell
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Halbert
Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Troy M. Howard
Mr. & Mrs. O. Watson Johnson, III
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene T. Long, III
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Lovekamp
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Player Jr.
Mrs. Vernon L. Spruill
Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Weeks
Mrs. Katherine Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn P. Wicker
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Wooden
Ms. Leslie R. Zivic
Mr. Henry C. Campen, Sr.
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
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Mrs. Roberta Fields Carruth
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Brown, III
Mr. Grady L. Carroll, Sr.
Ms. Rebecca J. Dameron
Delta Dental Plan of NC
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Drew, III
Helen Fields & K. B. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Hall
Mr. Lee B. Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. H. Gray Hutchison, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. L. Merritt Jones, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin S. Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Kresimir P. Kuhar
Ms. Barbara B. Lacy
Mr. Richard N. League
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Luski
Mrs. Cynthia L. Champagne ’95
Gifts received from:
CW2 Todd J. Champagne ’99
Mr. Walter Clark
& Mrs. Margaret T. Clark
Gifts received from:
Jerry Gregory & Associates
(Mr. Jerry D. Gregory)
Mr. Jasper Dixon
& Mrs. Jacqueline Dixon
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. G. Gordon Dixon ’66, ’81
Reverend Dr. William P. Lowdermilk
Gifts received from:
Mrs. Ann Y. Hampton ’70
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. Elaine Porter
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry C. Wood, Sr. ’64
Dr. Charles N. Ott
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry C. Wood, Sr. ’64
Mr. Henry Pulliam
Gifts received from:
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Clark, III ’74, ’72
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. Elaine Porter
Dr. Paul C. Reinert ’68
Mr. Charles Reilly
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Mr. Marlin M. Stewart, Sr.
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Mr. Dan Gore, Jr.
Gifts received from:
Gore Builders/Developers
Mrs. Cora Anne “Cobra” Turner
Gifts received from:
Mrs. Alyce Johnson ’79
Mrs. Thelma Davis Haught
Gifts received from:
Mrs. Martha A. Davis & Mr. Michael
D. Davis
Mr. Jessie Watson
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Dr. Bert Ishee
Gifts received from:
The Reverend W. Verdery Kerr ’71
Mr. Benjamin B. James, Jr.
Gifts received from:
Ms. Julia P. James ’68
Dr. Wenda Johnson
Gifts received from:
Mr. Calvin B. Ellis & Family
Kenneth B. Lewis, DDS, P.A.
Ms. Summer E. Brock
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. Elaine Porter
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Clark, III ’74, ’72
Mrs. Pauline Longest
Gifts received from:
Mrs. Brenda K. Johnson ’68
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry C. Wood, Sr. ’64
Dr. L. Stacy Weaver
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry C. Wood, Sr. ’64
Mr. Doug Whetsell
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Mr. R. Parker Wilson
Gifts received from:
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Clark, III ’74, ’72
Rev. Ray T. Gooch ’72
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. Elaine Porter
Mr. Bruce R. Pulliam
Drs. Emory & Lynn Veach Sadler
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Swing
Honorable Leonard W. Thagard, Sr. ’71
Mr. John W. Wyatt
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Mr. Gene T. Clayton
Gifts received from:
Dr. Thomas S. Yow, III ’66
Mrs. Beverly A. Cleverly ’70
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. G. Gordon Dixon ’66, ’81
Mr. Billy Crumpler
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Mrs. Margaret D. Dixon ’81
Gifts received from:
Mr. G. Gordon Dixon ’66
Dr. Sudhaker “Sid” Gautam
Gifts received from:
Mrs. Elizabeth Torre ’79
The Reverent Ray T. Gooch ’72
Gifts received from:
Ms. Margaret M. Mathews
Ms. Sarah M. Gregory
Gifts received from:
Mr. Jerry D. Gregory
Jerry Gregory & Associates
Dr. and Mrs. M. Elton Hendricks
Gifts received from:
Dr. Thomas S. Yow, III ’66
Bishop & Mrs. Marion M. Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Cermette J. Clardy, Jr.
Mr. Nicholas B. Jackson
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Jackson
Mrs. Pauline Longest
Gifts received from:
Mr. William C. Moore, Jr. ’73
Mr. Jeffrey H. Ritter
Gifts received from:
Haymount United Methodist Men
Dr. John S. Sill
Gifts received from:
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. Elaine Porter
Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Weaver
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. L. Stacy Weaver, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Warner
Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Weaver
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. L. Stacy Weaver, Jr.
Wish List
Methodist first published its Wish List
in 2000. Since that time, the University
has received numerous donations from
donors. Gifts-in-kind are most welcome,
and their fair market value is generally
tax deductible. Please contact the
Development Office if you are interested
in helping with an item listed below.
Current needs include, but are not
limited to the following:
n 15 passenger mini bus
n Good condition vehicles (especially trucks)
n Motorized Golf and/or Utility Carts
n Automotive Vehicle Lift
n Aluminum Bleachers
n Irrigation System for varsity soccer field
n Outdoor athletic field lights for softball
and soccer
Gifts-in-Kind
Gifts-in-Kind are non-monetary items
such as land, gift certificates, equipment,
vehicles, books, direct payment of life
insurance premiums, collectibles, etc.
Ms. Bonnie J. Adamson ’92
Antex Exterminating
Mr. Lester R. Baker
Blashfield Sign Co.
Dr. Steven P. Brey
Burgaw Creek Nursery
Ms. Anastasiya V. Carney ’07
Mrs. Lynn M. Carraway ’71
Dr. & Mrs. Darl H. Champion
Reverend Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Christian
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Clark, III ’74, ’72
Mrs. Theresa P. Clark
& Dr. Franklin S. Clark, III
Mr. Steve A. Conley
Dr. Robert H. Cooper, CPA
Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Feraca
Dr. John D. Fields & Mrs. Arleen Fields
Mr. Joshua T. Gardner ’07
Haigh, Byrd & Lambert
Dr. & Mrs. Hugh W. Harling, III
Hinkamp Jewelers, Inc.
Ms. Brenda Jernigan
Lisa’s Picture Framing
Dr. Kenneth R. Manning
Mr. Edward D. Matthews
Dr. Warren G. McDonald
Methodist University Golf Shop
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Monday ’71
Moorman, Kizer & Reitzel, Inc.
The Hon. & Mrs. Ocie F. Murray, Jr.
Dr. Peter C. Murray
Dr. & Mrs. Henry E. Parfitt
Mr. James Phelan
Dr. Michael Potts
Dr. & Mrs. W.C. Powers
Ms. Carol B. Ralston
Dr. John S. Sill
Mr. E. A. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Sullivan
Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Thompson
Dr. J. David Turner
& Mrs. Janet L. Turner
The Reverend Robert Wallace
Mrs. Lynda C. Ward
Dr. Larry Wells
Dr. Rebecca Wendelken
n Smart Board (3 requested)
n Pentium IV laptop (4 requested)
n LCD Projector (2 requested)
n Extron Pole Vault Computer Systems
(5 desired)
n Ryobi 3302 true Two color press
n Computer to Plate (CTP) System
n Etching and Lithographic Press
n Scan-tron
n ELMO machine projector/presenter
n Professional Video and Editing Equipment
n Weather Station
n Polarizing microscope
n Metabolic Cart
n Stress test machine/treadmill
n Display Cases
n Book shelves with locking doors
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Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
The Reverend Dr. Paul Carruth
Gifts received from:
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Chesson, III
Dr. Charles H. Mercer
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Nutt
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Parker
Mrs. Kathryn S. Pruitt
Mrs. Elaine W. Skipwith
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Valenstein
Mr. Henry V. Ward, Jr.
Includes those who have purchased
a personalized brick in honor of
someone that is on display in the patio
area of the Davis Memorial Library.
For further information on the brick
program, please see our website or
contact the Development Office at
(910) 630-7200.
Take your place
in Methodist
University’s
History. Antonio
Slaydon, Class of
2005 (pictured here)
purchased a brick
to commemorate
his years at MU. Antonio says, “Methodist
University gave me many great things, and this
is my way of saying thank you.” Antonio’s brick is
now placed in the beautiful plaza outside of Davis
Memorial Library among many others who have
chosen to leave their mark on the campus. You too
can honor or pay tribute to someone important
to you through your brick’s inscription. For more
information please call the Development Office at
(910) 630-7200 or log on to the website at www.
methodist.edu/Alum_dev/dev_bricks.htm.
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Methodist University
Endowed & Annual Scholarships
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Donnell G. Buck Adams Memorial Scholarship
Margaret Stafford Alexander Memorial Scholarship
Mary Neal Alexander Memorial Scholarship
Lydia Lennon & George W. Applewhite Scholarship
Frank Barragan, Jr. Scholarship
Oakel B. Bass Endowed Scholarship
BB&T Merit Scholarship
Dr. & Mrs. Karl H. Berns Music Scholarship
Alex B. Bethune Scholarship
James Carter Black, Sr. & Florence Siems Black
Endowed Scholarship
Bishop Blackburn Scholarship
Mary Jean Blackburn Scholarship
James A. Bledsoe Endowed Scholarship
Brantley Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Allen P. Brantley, Mary Miller Brantley,
Mildred Cozart Brantley
Earl W. Brian Scholarship
Catherine Brock Scholarship
Paul L. & Mary W. Browning Endowed Scholarship
Bruton Family Endowed Scholarship
Richard P. & Etta A. Butler Memorial Scholarship
Emma McAffie Cannon Memorial Scholarship
Carolina College Scholarship
Dr. Paul Carruth & Roberta F. Carruth Scholarship
Chaminade Music Club Endowed Scholarship
Robert S. and Kathryn F. Christian
Endowed Scholarship
Fred E. Clark Scholarship
Walter & Margaret Clark Scholarship
Cobb-Evans Scholarship
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship
Martha Hicks Culbreth Memorial Scholarship
Davis United World College Scholars Program
Mr. & Mrs. Shelby M.C. Davis
Bruce Dent Scholarship
Ingeborg M. Dent Scholarship
E. Bascom and Cora Dingus Scholarship
G. Gordon Dixon ’66 Endowed Education Scholarship
Sanford Doxey, Jr. Scholarship
Edgar & Lois Draughon Scholarship
Claudia H. Dudley Endowed Scholarship
Lenora Auten & Lloyd Dunn Scholarship
Edenton Street United Methodist Church Scholarship
Fayetteville Area Advertising Federation
Fayetteville District United Methodist Scholarship
Ralph E. Fowlkes Scholarship
Franks-Penny Memorial Scholarship
Friends of Music Endowed Scholarship
GCBAA Foundation Scholarship
Golf Course Builders Association of America
Janie Bell Edwards Gibson
The Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarship
M.F. Grantham Scholarship
William F. & Francis L. Grimes Endowed Scholarship
George N. Harriss Scholarship
Established by Joe W. Walker
Maurice A. & Vennie Hawley Endowed Scholarship
Hensdale Scholarship
William E. Horner, Sr. Scholarship
Young W. & Morie M. Howard Scholarship
Dr. & Mrs. Bert Ishee Scholarship
O. Teague Kirby Scholarship
Lafayette Society Scholarship
Lambda Chi Alpha Scholarship
Edward Bert Lassiter Scholarship
Edward P. Leatherbury III Scholarship
Little Scholarship
John, Julian, Albert, & Calvin Little
William P. Lowdermilk Scholarship
Charles K. & Verna McAdams Endowed Scholarship
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde G. McCarver Scholarship
Thomas McLean Scholarship
McMillan Endowed Scholarship
Mary McKinnon McNeill Scholarship
Betty Ruth Maness Memorial Scholarship
Marlette Music Scholarship
R.A. Matheson Memorial Fund
Joseph Gray Melvin & Elizabeth Horne Melvin
Memorial Scholarship
William & Betty Mercer Endowed Scholarship
Methodist University Alumni Association Scholarship
Methodist University Memorial Scholarship
Methodist University N.C. Conference Scholarship
Pamela Sturdivant Moll Education Fund
Janet C. Mullen Scholarship
Mullen-Mansfield-Clayton Memorial Scholarship
Durwood Johnson Murray II Scholarship
NCACPA Foundation Scholarship
NC Association of Certified Public Accountants
W. Robert & Thelma Johnson & Robert Neal Scholarship
John & Hazel Neill Endowed Scholarship
North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church
Scholarship
Joan Alexandra Meade Pait Scholarship
(continued)
Florence M. Paul Music Library Scholarship
Alice Pearce Scholarship
Richard W. & Neva B. Pearce Scholarship
Susan Blanche Penny Ministerial Scholarship
Pilot Club of Fayetteville Scholarship
Titus E. Pittman Scholarship
Pittman-Frizzelle Scholarship
Margaret Ann Riddle Player Endowed Scholarship
Alan M. Porter Music Scholarship
Professional Women of Fayetteville Scholarship
Progress Energy Scholarship
Bruce R. Pulliam Scholarship
Katherine Purdie Endowment Fund
RBC Centura Scholarship
Raleigh District United Methodist Church Scholarship
Charles B. Rankin Memorial Scholarship
Hector E. Ray, Jr. Scholarship
Riddick & Gillie Revelle Endowed Scholarship
Alma Rhodes Scholarship
J.P. & March Riddle Endowed Scholarship
George & Bessie Robbins Scholarship
Other Endowment
Funds
Alumni Endowed Professorship
Bullard Science & Religion Lecture Series
Alfred E. Cleveland Award for Excellence in Teaching
General Endowment
Fleeta Harris Gibson Library Endowment
Coach Larry Kirchner Gold Medal Award
Ronald P. Kirchner Award in Resort Management
Pauline Longest Nature Trail Endowment
Pauline Longest Science Endowment
Dr. William P. Lowdermilk Student Achievement Award
James Maynard Library Endowment
Elizabeth E. McLean Endowed Professorship
Thomas R. McLean Endowed Professorship
Col. (Ret.) David R. Nimocks Endowed Professorship
Col. (Ret.) David R. Nimocks International Professorship
of Business
Ott-Cooper Science Award
Plyler Humanities Award
Charles M. Reeves, Jr. Endowed Chair in Business
Entrepreneurship
Reeves Auditorium Renovation Endowment
Lura S. Tally Endowed Professorship
Wesley Heritage Celebration Fund
Samuel J. & Norma Womack Endowed Chair
in Religion & Philosophy
The Yarborough Family Fund
Joseph H. Rouse Endowed Scholarship
Salem United Methodist Church Scholarship
Sanford District United Methodist Church
Scholarship
Terry Sanford Scholarship
Joel & Marcia Stein Schur
Endowed Scholarship
Sherry Sellers Scholarship
Gertrude F. Shore Memorial Scholarship
Wilbur R. Smith III Scholarship
South Carolina Foundation
of Independent College Scholarships
Harriet Jean Spell Scholarship
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
William S. & Nannie Seats Spillman
Memorial Scholarship
Sprint Scholarship
Shirley Starcher Memorial Scholarship
Fannie B. Stein Scholarship
J. Bernard Stein Scholarship
Elizabeth Stewart Memorial Scholarship
B.F. “Doc” Stone Scholarship
Carol Hardee Stout Scholarship
Frank Stout, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Joe W. Stout Memorial Scholarship
Eura Strother Scholarship
Harold J. & Josephine L. Sturdivant
Endowed Scholarship
James D. Suitch Memorial Scholarship
Wingate E., Sigmund B., C.C. Powers,
& E.L. Swain Scholarship
(Powers & Swain Scholarship)
Walter M. & Loretta S. Swing
Accounting Scholarship
Margaret McLeod Teabeaut Scholarship
Louis D. & Bernadine L. Thomas Scholarship Fund
The Titmus Family Scholarship Fund
UMC Foundation Conference Scholarship
UMC Foundation General Scholarship
UMC Women-Calvary UMC Scholarship
UPS Scholarship
Arthur & Portia MacPhail Vann
Memorial Scholarship
Wachovia Foundation
Wachovia Fund for Excellence
The Wachovia Scholars Program
Stacy & Elizabeth Weaver Scholarship
William S. Wellons, Sr. & Family Scholarship
West Fayetteville Rotary Club Scholarship
Clara Jewell Spell Westbrook Scholarship
Flora Cornelia Bullock & Samuel Bryan Wilkins, Jr.
Scholarship
W. Vardell & Bertha H. Williamson Scholarship
Eutha Neighbors Willis Scholarship
Hubert Willis Memorial Fund
Haymount United Methodist Men
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
The scholarship program at Methodist University has prospered through the
generosity of its donors. Following is a summary of existing endowed and annual
scholarships at Methodist. This program awarded over $637,000 in scholarships
during 2007. We are grateful to those who have established and contributed to
these scholarships which provide financial assistance for deserving young men
and women desiring to obtain an education at Methodist University.
Endowed & Annual Scholarships
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Independent College Fund
Of North Carolina
The Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC) was
established in 1953 to provide North Carolina businesses with
an effective vehicle to support the state’s private colleges and
universities. Of the 36 private colleges and universities in our state,
26 are members of the Fund. Since its inception, the Fund has raised
over $55 million for its member colleges and universities. These funds
are used to provide student scholarship aid. We thank the following
for their gifts to the Independent College Fund during 2007 , which
provided combined gifts of $52,654 to Methodist University.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
The Coca-Cola Foundation
CommScope, Inc.
Cooperative Bank
The Dickson Foundation, Inc.
The Dillard Fund, Inc.
Dover Foundation, Inc.
Dunn Family Foundation
E.T. Rollins, Jr. and
Frances P. Rollins Foundation
Mr. Brian C. Etheridge
Family Dollar, Inc.
Felix Harvey Foundation
Fidelity Bank
FIHE
First Charter Corp.
Ms. Frances G. Fontaine
Food Lion, LLC
GMAC Insurance
Mrs. Charles W. Gaddy
Garris Evans Lumber Co., Inc.
Genworth Financial
George Foundation
Golden Corral Corporation
The Golden LEAF Foundation
Grady-White Boats, Inc.
Henry Wurst, Inc.
Herald-Sun Retirees
Ms. Gwenn H. Hobbs
Holt Hosiery Mills
Hornwood, Inc.
Mr. John W. Hunt
Ina McNair Avinger Foundation, Inc.
J.W. Burress, Inc.
Joseph Dave Foundation
Ketner Foundation, Inc.
Kulynych Family Foundation I, Inc.
Lance, Incorporated
Lenoir Mirror Company
Lexington State Bank
Mrs. Amanda A. Livingston
The Loxcreen Company, Inc.
M&J Foundation
Martin Marietta Materials
Mr. Timothy H. McDowell
Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc.
N.B. Handy Company
NCFI Polyurethanes
National Starch
& Chemical Foundation, Inc.
News & Record
The Nicholas B. and
Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation
Norfolk Southern Foundation
North Carolina Electric
Membership Corporation
North State Communications
Nucor Corporation
PSNC Energy - A SCANA Co.
Paul & Margaret Porter Charitable
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Penny, Jr.
Philip L. Van Every Foundation
Piedmont Federal Savings
& Loan Association
Progress Energy
R.A. Bryan Foundation, Inc.
RBC Centura Bank
RMIC Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. William Trent Ragland
Mr. Brooks T. Raiford
Renfro Corporation
Rocky Mount Cord Company, Inc.
Shadowline, Inc.
Shurtape Technologies, Inc.
Snyder Paper Corporation
Southco Distributing Company
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Stanback
Stephenson Millwork Company, Inc.
Stonecutter Foundation, Inc.
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
The Tanner Foundation Inc.
Mr. John A. Taylor
Taylor Brothers Division
of Conwood Co.
Mr. James E. Thomas
Triad Guaranty Insurance Corp.
UPS Foundation, Inc.
United Guaranty Corporation
Universal Leaf Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Wachovia Foundation
Wade Manufacturing Company
Dr. A. Hope Williams
Wren Foundation, Inc.
Wyatt-Quarles Seed Company
Wyeth Vaccines
Board of Visitors
Tim Richardson, Chair
Lynne Greene, Vice-Chair
Kelly Puryear, Immediate Past Chair
Billie Alphin
Bruce F. Baer
Stephanie Balaam
David Baskett
Stacy Bledsoe
Susan J. Butler
Charles Christie
Dale Filley
Ned C. Garber
Lynne B. Greene
Roger F. Hall
Myra S. Hilliard
John F. Holmes
Patricia Howell
Nathan K. Howie
Gordon E. Johnson
Veronica B. Jones
Kenneth B. Lewis
Sandra Lofton Cookman
Pearl S. Marshall
Karen McDonald
John S. McFadyen
Jack Y. McGinley
Jean Moore
Sarah O’Hanlon
Liliana Parker
Larry S. Philpott
Dixie Pittman
Shea Poteet
Cheryl Revels
Linda G. Rosen
Donna W. Russell
R. Jean Stultz
Sharon F. Valentine
Richard W. Walker
Stephen H. Wheeler
Walker Y. Worth
Clergy Friends
The Rev. Danny G. Allen
The Rev. William A. Boykin
The Rev. E. Ray Brooks
The Rev. Joe Casteel ’93
The Rev. Michael A. Davis
The Rev. Leonard F. Doucette ’74
The Rev. Joseph W. Forbes
The Rev. Kenneth Hall, Jr. ’84
The Rev. Eddie Hill
The Rev. Thomas G. Holtsclaw
The Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Jackson ’75
The Rev. Russell R. Knowles
The Rev. Todd S. Krueger ’87
The Rev. Ecwood C. Lancaster ’69
The Rev. Henry Lee ’73
The Rev. James E. Malloy, Jr. ’78
The Rev. Kong S. Namkung ’91
The Rev. Dr. Dennis Sheppard ’77
The Rev. Donald Shields
The Rev. Dr. Alan P. Swartz ’78
The Rev. Bobby P. Tyson, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. John Tyson
The Rev. Hope A. Vickers ’91
The Rev. Gil Wise ’83
Center for
Entrepreneurship
2008 Advisory Board
Carolyn Armstrong
Allan E. Bass
Brian Campbell
Hon. Margaret H. Dickson
Robert R. Dunn ’70
David B. Herring ’65
Jean H. Hodges
Ralph Huff, III
Tom J. Keith
Ron B. Matthews
Jerry F. McDonald
Hon. Anthony E. Rand
Terry P. Sasser ’84
James Sherrill
Jurgen Stanley ’77
Bobby G. Suggs
Wilson Teachey
Wyatt G. Upchurch
Sharon F. Valentine
Lawrence H. Walsh ’93
William S. Wellons, Jr.
Erik Wells
John W. “Jay” Wyatt, III
Tom Wills
Patric S. Zimmer ’89
Foundation Board
Mac Edwards, President
Gayle Nelson, Vice President
Jeffery F. Baker, Treasurer
Lauren Cook Wike, Secretary
Louis Feraca, Immediate
Past President
Frank K. Barragan III
William L. Bowman
Charles Broadwell
Alan Buffaloe
Jan Cobb
Karen Davenport
Kevin Dennison ’95
Stephen Driggers ’76
Mark Fisher
Bishop Kenneth Hill
Gwen Holtsclaw ’68.
Greg Klein
Barbara Lahiff
George Matthews
Dineen Morton
Jim Pittman
Dianna Potts
Julia Shaw
Vance Townsend
Phyllis Houston Washington
Jimmie Wood, IV ’00
Friends of Music
Board of Directors
John D. Fields, President
Jean Herman, Vice President
Sharon McNair, Secretary
Walter M. Swing, Finance Chair
Willie Wright,
Immediate Past President
Jane Weeks Gardiner, Founder
Stephan P. Barnicle
Will Bridges
Richard Butler
Boards
Mary Ann Coffield
Gertrude Eyman
Denise Hall
Dr. Dwight House
Helen Leggett
Victoria L. MacMillan
Marilyn Morris
Margaret Ann Player
Wayne Riggins
Denise Varela
Honorary Members
Elaine Bryant
William Jennings
Patrick O’Briant
Rollin Shaw
Carol Short
Lou Tippett
Donna A. Wiggs
Mary F. Wright ’68
Health Care
Administration
Advisory Board
Donald Brocker
Hank Debnam
Tracey Sellers ’99
Dr. Deborah J. Teasley
Bruce Triplett
Terry Walters, MD, MC
Legal Studies
Advisory Board
Kenneth E. Banks
Rebecca J. Britton
Dr. Bonnie Belcastro
Theresa P. Clark
Matthew Cockman
Paul Crenshaw
Tina Dickie
Robert R. Dunn ’70
Jessica Garner ’06
Sylvia Lawrence
Michelle Neier
Joseph Osman
Trudy Rutherford
Kathy Yarborough
Dr. Andrew H. Ziegler, Jr.
Kalli E. Ziegler ’01
Monarch Booster
Club Board
Howard Hudson ’69,
President
Jamie Sykes ’93, Vice
President
Barbara Lahiff, Secretary
Patricia DeLapa
Melissa Hay
DeeDee Jarman
Bob McEvoy
Jon Mitchell ’98
David G. Smith ’81
Darren Thompson ’96
Tony Tommasi
Johnny Wilson ’99
Reeves School
of Business
Advisory Board
William L. Bowman
Clarence E. Briggs, III
Scott D. Ellender ’05
Ron Lavoie ’95
Suzanne Barlow Pennink
David Wilson
Lana Witiak
Harvey T. Wright, II ’70
George Sosa
Social Work
Advisory Board
Dr. J.C. Basnight
Joan Blanchard
Ronald Buryk
Dr. Annie Chavis
Debbie Coffey
Enausa Davis-Robinson
Lyn Green
Carol Hessenflow
Darlene Hopkins
Richard Jait
Irwin Lenefsky
Pam McEvoy
Natasha Scott
Sandi Sonner
Wilbert Stitt
John Sutton
Barbara White
Rosemary Zimmerman
The Lura S. Tally Center
for Leadership Development
Advisory Board
Dr. Andrew H. Ziegler, Director
George W. Breece
Charles Broadwell
Dr. Suzan K. Cheek
Mildred Evans
Dr. Loleta Wood Foster
Mac M. Healy
H. Terry Hutchens
The Rev. Ernest Johnson
Robin Huske Kelly
Hon. Mike McIntyre
Jerry Meek
Susan Jones Monroe
Richard L. Player, III
Hon. Anthony E. Rand
Hon. Billy Richardson
John M. Robbins
Harry F. Shaw
Rollin W. Shaw
Hon. Lura S. Tally
Mary Ann Tally
Brenda Tinney
Terri S. Union
Burt A. VanderClute
James R. Warner
Dr. M. W. Watt
Clarie White
Cynthia A. Wilson
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
Methodist University 2007 Annual Report
The A.B. Carter, Inc. Fund
AC Corporation
Ms. Nancy G. Adams
The Alex Hemby Foundation
Alwinell Foundation
B.B. Walker Foundation
B.C. Moore and Sons, Inc.
BB&T Charitable Foundation
Bank of Granite
Ms. Keri T. Bennington
Bernhardt Furniture Company
Best Commercial Development
Biltmore Farms, Inc.
Blumenthal Foundation
The Bolick Foundation
The Borden Fund, Inc.
Boyce, Furr & Company, LLP
Bradytrane Company
Brame Specialty Company, Inc.
Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc.
Burlington Industries Foundation
The C.F. Sauer Company
Carolina Foods, Inc.
Carolina Steel Corporation
Methodist University
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