A n n u a l R e p o rt
of Donors
2008
Volume 50, Number 3
Table of Contents
(in alphabetical order)
Administrative Committee
Inside Cover
Alumni
18-25
Annual Giving
8-13, 16-17
n Booster Club
25
n Faculty & Staff
27
n Friends of Music
24
n Gifts in Honor, Gifts in Memory
15
n Gifts in Kind
32
n Matching Gifts
13
n NC Independent College Fund
27
n New Gifts
8
n Parents & Grandparents
26
Cumulative Giving
6-7
Enrollment
4-5
Fiscal Data
5
Highlights
3
Planned Giving
14, 28
Scholarships & Endowment
30-31
University Boards
2, 18, 32-33
Giving to Methodist University
14
Family & Friends Lost
29
On the Cover: Justin Gray (senior), Camilo Rubiano-Gomez (junior),
and Kayla McLean (sophomore) in painting class at Methodist University.
The new William F. Bethune Center for Visual Arts—scheduled to be
completed in January 2010—will feature a printmaking studio, painting
studio, graphic design lab, photography lab, digital photo studio, and
drawing and art education space. The building will also contain the
David McCune International Art Gallery, which is named in honor of
local artist David McCune.
Maria Sikoryak-Robins
Editor
Robin Davenport
Associate Editor
Lauren Cook Wike
Alumni Editor
Michaela Brown
Associate Alumni Editor
Kirbie Britt
Athletics Editor
Roxana Ross
Campus Photographer
Ray Baker
Bill Billings
Martha Davis
Pam McEvoy
Krista Lee
Michael Molter
Contributing Editors
Rhonda Forbes
Creative Director
Bill Parish
Photo Contributor
The Rev. Dr. Michael Safley
Vice President of Church
and Community Relations
Dr. Delmas Crisp
Dean of the University
Dr. M. Elton Hendricks
President
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Administrative Committee
(left to right) Back Row: Dr. Don Lassiter, Vice President for Planning and
Evaluation; Dr. Delmas Crisp, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Margaret D.
Folsom, Faculty Representative; Jane Weeks Gardiner, Associate Vice President for
Academic Affairs; Robin P. Davenport, Vice President for Institutional Advancement;
Dr. Mike Safley, Vice President for Church and Community Relations; Pam McEvoy,
Director of University Relations.
Front Row: Dr. M. Elton Hendricks, President; Robert McEvoy, Athletic Director;
Gene T. Clayton, Vice President for Business Affairs; George J. Blanc, Vice
President for Student Development and Services; Rick Lowe, Vice President
for Enrollment Services.
Let ter from the President
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Dear Methodist University Family & Friends:
On September 15, 2008, my wife Jerry and I celebrated our 25th year at
Methodist University. We feel blessed to have been a part of the development
and growth of this wonderful institution over that time. Much of that growth
would not have been possible without the support of friends and members
of our MU family. When I look back over those 25 years, the numbers are
striking. From 1983 to 2008,
• Academic programs grew from 19 to over 70 majors and concentrations;
• Total enrollment grew from 771 to 2,118;
• The number of students living on campus grew from 248 to 901;
• The number of buildings grew from 21 to 51;
• The number of full-time employees grew from 110 to 337;
• The University’s operating budget grew from $3.2 to $45.8 million; and
• The University’s endowment grew from $1.26 million to $15.3 million.
During that time, we also celebrated Methodist’s transition from a college
to university status.
We can be proud of what we have accomplished together, however, our
work is far from over. I remain convinced that higher education is the great
equalizer. It crosses cultural and financial barriers and prepares us to be better
citizens and leaders. Though we are facing some difficult times in our nation,
now more than ever, we must work together to make a college education
affordable to those individuals with a willingness to pursue one. William
Butler Yeats said that “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting
of a fire.”
I’m looking forward to great things happening at Methodist University in
2009. The renovation of our old boiler plant into a beautiful field house for
our Monarch football team should be completed by the beginning of the fall
semester, and Methodist’s first marching band will bring much excitement
to the campus this fall. The new visual arts building should open in January
2010, and we plan to complete the fundraising for our Physician Assistant
Program expansion and hope to begin construction on a Human Anatomy
Laboratory and Medical Lecture Hall before the end of the year.
Thank you for your continuing friendship and support.
Sincerely,
M. Elton Hendricks
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M e s s ag e f ro m t h e C h a i r
•
•
dear friends,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I
am very proud to announce that we have
completed yet another great year under
the leadership and guidance of Dr. Elton
Hendricks, president of Methodist University.
As we all know, due to the economic environment,
it has been a very challenging year and one which has
affected everyone. However, we have thankfully come
through the year in a financially good position.
Our outstanding students, faculty, and staff
continue to strive toward a culture of excellence. We
had our ten-year reaffirmation in March of 2009
from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In
reviewing the accreditation process, the SACS
Committee reported to the University there were zero
recommendations (in this case zero is a perfect score).
Though SACS will not report the official finding
until their December 2009 annual meeting, we
wanted to share this important news with you now.
The William F. Bethune Center for Visual Arts will
be completed this year, thanks to the generosity
of William F. Bethune. Also, we are very close
to starting construction on two new buildings
in efforts to expand our Physician Assistant
Program.
In support of the Methodist University Mission,
we are currently in the process of formulating
our five-year strategic plan. This plan will be very
important to the University as it will allow us to
deliver greater growth in endowment, establish a
higher level of technology throughout the campus,
provide new academic programs, and facilitate
continuance in strengthening our faculty. With this
plan we will be reassessing our goals, establishing new
priorities, and clarifying our vision for the future.
We thank everyone for their support in time,
talent, and treasures so that we may all continue to
make Methodist University a better place.
Sincerely,
Harvey T. Wright II ’70
•
•
M e thodist Un iversit y Board of Trus t e e s
January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
Harvey T. Wright II ’70,
Chair
O. Ray Manning, Jr. ’73,
Vice Chair
D. Keith Allison,
Secretary
A. Howard Bullard, Jr.,
Treasurer
Alfred E. Cleveland,
Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Richard R. Allen, Sr.
Dr. Mary Lynn Bryan
Dr. Loleta Wood Foster
The Rev. Dr. R. Carl Frazier, Jr.
Dr. Brian G. Gentle
The Rev. Carol W. Goehring
General (Ret.) John W. Handy ’66
Betty Upchurch Hasty
J. Daniel ‘Danny’ Highsmith, Sr.
Dorothy B. Hubbard
Jane Hook Johnson
Dr. J. Wesley Jones, FACP
Jerry A. Keen ’65
Earl D. Leake ’73
The Rev. David O. Malloy
Dr. Eric LeMoine Mansfield
Dr. Allen G. Mask, Jr.
Ron B. Matthews
George W. Miller, Jr.
Dr. H. W. Mark Miller, IV
David R. Nimocks, III
Richard L. Player, Jr.
Dr. John W. Schrader
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr. ’64
Bud K. Taylor, Jr. ’68
Ann H. Thornton
Terri S. Union
Thomas L. Walden
Charles E. Warren
William R. West, Sr. ’69
Kathy Wright
Ramon L. Yarborough
Trustees Emeriti
Frank Barragan, Jr.
Dr. Mott P. Blair
Dr. Clyde G. McCarver
Vance B. Neal
Woodrow V. Register
Dr. Frank P. Stout
R. Dillard Teer
President Emeritus
Dr. Richard W. Pearce
Honorary Trustee
Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr.
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2008
Highlights
.,.,.,.,
Notables
New Academic Programs
• On Sept. 15, 2008, Dr. M. Elton Hendricks celebrated his
25th anniversary as the president of Methodist University.
• In October, a federal grant in the amount of $397,503
made possible funding to develop the interdisciplinary
studies of clandestine labs, a methamphetamine and illegal
substance education training program to benefit Methodist
University students and members of the law enforcement,
education, child protection, and social work communities.
Congressman Bob Etheridge, with strong support from
Representative Mike McIntyre and Senators Elizabeth Dole
and Richard Burr, requested and secured the funding on the
University’s behalf.
• Chris Hollingsworth, a political science major, was named
the first Methodist University Distinguished Graduate at
the December commencement. Hollingsworth’s excellent
academic record and leadership qualities earned him this
distinction. Following graduation, he returned to military
service with the United States Army.
• Hillary Clinton visited the Methodist University campus
during a presidential campaign rally in April. Captain Paul
Bucha, Vietnam veteran and recipient of the Congressional
Medal of Honor, also visited the campus to campaign for
Barack Obama.
• The reintroduction of Greek Life on the Methodist
University Campus resulted in the establishment of two
national chapters, Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Sigma, and
one local fraternity, Omega Xi.
International Outreach
• During the summer of 2008, students Marco Marin and
Heather Eckhardt traveled to the Chimborazo Province in
Educador to set up greenhouses designed to educate and
sustain three local communities by growing diverse crops
and medicinal plants. Students Gladys Michelle Reyes and
Cassie Sinkovitz traveled to the poverty-stricken coastal area
of Mosquitia in northeastern Honduras where they worked
to relieve the local people of diseases and illnesses caused by
unhygienic lifestyles by distributing medical supplies and
educating the youth about good health and hygiene. Both
Peace projects were funded by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Foundation.
•T
he Kathryn Wasserman Davis (KWD) 100 Projects for
Peace program awarded Milca Baptista, an international
student and rising junior, $10,000 to implement a peace
project to install a water tank to make available clean
drinking water and improve sanitation conditions in her
hometown of Baguia, East Timor.
• Part of the Lura S. Tally Center for Leadership Development,
the minor in church leadership was developed to prepare
students for lay positions within established churches,
mission organizations, para-church ministries, camps, youth
ministries, and other ministries.
• A concentration in international relations was developed
within the political science major to prepare students
to enter the foreign service, the intelligence community,
nongovernmental organizations or international
corporations.
• The Professional MBA at Methodist University, a new
MBA cohort with a focus on organizational management
and leadership, began operation in August.
Athletics
• On May 5, 2008, Head Baseball Coach Tom Austin, in his
29th season at Methodist University, celebrated the win of
his 900th career game.
• In May 2008, the women’s golf team won its eleventh
straight NCAA Division III National Championship.
• The women’s tennis team finished the 2008 season with
21 wins, a Methodist women’s tennis program record.
• Methodist University adopted a new freshman reading
program designed to stimulate thought and discussion
in its IDS 110 Methodist University Experience course.
Benjamin Ajak and Judy Bernstein, co-authors of They
Poured Fire On Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost
Boys From Sudan, spoke at Methodist University in October.
In conjunction with the program, Methodist University
partnered with United Way to pack 30,000 meals for
Stop Hunger Now.
• During the 2008-2009 academic year, 85 international
students from 45 different countries attended MU,
representing the largest number of international students
attending at one time.
Methodist University 2008 Annual Report
n Fall 2008 Enrollment By State
3
Washington
0
Montana
3
New
7
Hampshire Maine
Vermont
0
North Dakota
2
5
Minnesota
Oregon
1
0
Idaho
1
Nebraska
Nevada
60
Iowa
Illinois
Utah
3
California
3
Colorado
Kansas
1
5
4
Kentucky
New Mexico
Arkansas
2
2
Mississippi Alabama
11
1
Alaska
Hawaii
Fall 2008 International Students
Puerto Rico
Virginia
20
23
South
Carolina
Georgia
0
Texas
14
54
Washington, DC 0
Maryland
54
North Carolina
Tennessee
0
45
1,445
3
Oklahoma
Florida
Louisiana
94
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north Carolina: 1,445
Florida:
94
new york:
75
pennsylvania:
60
Maryland:
54
virginia:
54
3
n Fall 2008 International Students
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Norway (1)
Germany (1)
Russia (9)
Croatia (1)
Kazakhstan (2)
Canada (2)
Bahamas (10)
Jamaica (1)
Switzerland (1)
Belarus (1)
Uzbekistan (2)
Afghanistan (1)
Ireland (1)
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Mongolia (1)
Spain (2)
China (3)
Algeria (1)
Japan (2)
Guatemala (1)
Vietnam (2)
Honduras (2)
Nicaragua (1)
Sierra
Leone
(1)
Costa Rica (5)
Colombia (2)
Guyana (2)
Senegal
(2)
Peru (1)
Gambia (1)
Namibia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)
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Thailand (2)
Nepal (3)
Sudan (2)
East Timor (1)
Israel (2)
Mozambique (1)
Swaziland (1)
6
Delaware
6
West
Virginia
Missouri
1
0
Arizona
Ohio
Indiana
32
Rhode Island
Connecticut 21
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
35
10
12
0
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
4
0
16
75
10
Wisconsin
South Dakota
1
Wyoming
5
7
Palestine (1)
Indonesia (1)
n Endowment History in millions of dollars
(as of 6/30 Close of Fiscal Year)
YearEndowment
’07-’08
$ 15.325M
’06-’07
$ 15.637M
’05-’06
$ 13.531M
’04-’05
$ 10.633M
’03-’04
$ 9.981M
’02-’03
$ 8.106M
’01-’02
$ 7.611M
’00-’01
$ 8.130M
’99-’00
$ 8.678M
’98-’99
$ 8.129M
’97-’98
$ 8.159M
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
muilliona
’97-’98 ’98-’99 ’99-’00 ’00-’01 ’01-’02 ’02-’03 ’03-’04 ’04-’05 ’05-’06 ’06-’07 ’07-’08
n Revenues
n Expenditures
Miscellaneous
1.5%
Private Gifts & Grants/Investment
10.3%
Interest, Dividends,
& Gains/Losses on
Investments
-2.3%
Administrative & General
14.0%
Student Tuition
& Fees (Gross)
68.9%
Private Gifts & Grants
12.6%
Student Services
14.7%
Auxiliary Enterprises
19.2%
Student Aid
(Scholarship & Tuition
Allowances)
23.3%
Total Revenues
(As of 6/30/08 Close of Fiscal Year)
2500
Residential
Day
2134
2000
1500
Auxiliary Enterprises
17.5%
Total Expenditures
(As of 6/30/08 Close of Fiscal Year)
$46.4 million
n Fall
Enrollment
History
$45.2 million
Total Enrollment
2255
2180
2138
2277
1974
2147
2116
2118
2190
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
1852
1343
1375
1429
1439
1441
1311
704
759
757
784
833
807
1998
1999
1000
Instructional,
Library, & Academic
Support
30.5%
1544
1530
1588
1595
1603
DAY
860
825
887
901
905
RESIDENTIAL
500
2000
2001
2002
2003
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Methodist University 2008 Annual Report
Giving to
Methodist Universit y
In 2008, alumni, parents, and friends committed to new gifts
and pledges of $3,058,512. These generous gifts made possible
scholarships and a host of academic, student, and athletic programs
that provided a one-of-a-kind education that will serve students
throughout the rest of their lives. Ranging in size from $25 to
$550,000, your gifts made a difference in 2,190 students’ lives.
Independent colleges like Methodist play an important role
in higher education. North Carolina’s 36 private, independent
colleges enroll over 80,000 students and grant almost one-third
of the baccalaureate degrees awarded each year in N.C. They
accomplish this with relatively little state funding as compared
to the public university system. Methodist University receives
no more than ten percent of its $45 million budget from the
state, which is why your private gifts and donations are 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 may be unrestricted (to use where they are most
needed) or designated to specific areas or purposes. There are
as many areas in which to give as there are programs on the
campus—scholarships, renovation of the older residence halls,
expanding the Physician Assistant Program, the Annual Fund
(unrestricted), academic programs, athletic programs, lecture
series, etc. While the majority of our gifts are provided for use
in the current year, an increasing number of individuals are also
choosing to remember Methodist in their will or estate, which
helps us build for the future.
Another way to build for the future is by endowing your
gift to provide permanent funding for an area of interest. New
endowments in 2008 included the Wallace E. and Irene N.
Thorne Endowed Scholarship, the Chaminade Music Club
Endowed Scholarship, and the McLean Foundation Coach
of the Year Award Endowment.
tax and received a charitable contribution deduction. Proceeds
from the sale of the land will be applied towards the completion
of the William F. Bethune Center for Visual Arts which should
be completed in January 2010.
Matching Gifts - Even in a difficult economy, thousands
of companies nationwide match their employees’ charitable
contributions. In some cases, companies even match gifts
made by their retired employees. Contact your employer’s
human resources department to learn more about its matching
gift policy and how you might, in effect, double your gift to
Methodist University.
Estate Gifts – Bequests, IRAs, Life Insurance
The front lawn of Methodist University will be more
beautiful than ever next spring due to a
bequest from R. Parker Wilson, a beloved
history professor for many years who passed
away in 2007. Azaleas and camellias will
bloom along Ramsey Street in memory of
Mr. Wilson, who provided a $10,000 gift to
Methodist University to help landscape the
campus. By naming Methodist in his will, Mr. Wilson provided
a gift of beauty that will brighten the day for many travelers in
North Fayetteville.
Estate gifts give individuals unlimited access to their assets
during their lifetime. Bequests are gifts made through a will or
trust and can be for specific dollar or percentage amounts. You
can also name Methodist University as a contingent beneficiary
in the event other beneficiaries predecease you.
Gifts of IRAs and other retirement plans to Methodist
University are not subject to estate taxes and can be a useful way
to reduce the size of your estate for tax planning purposes. You
can also name Methodist as beneficiary for a certain percentage
of your IRA, or even as a contingent beneficiary.
Individuals with fully-funded Whole Life Insurance policies
Types of Gifts
who no longer need the coverage (to fund a child’s education,
Cash Gifts - You can make a cash gift by sending a check
pay off a mortgage, etc.) may want to make a difference in
directly to Methodist University. You can also make credit card
the lives of future students by transferring ownership of these
gifts on our secure online giving site at www.methodist.edu.
policies to Methodist. The charitable contribution deduction
To make a credit card gift over the phone, call toll free at
is based upon the fair market value of the policy at the time of
(800) 488-7110.
the gift.
Gift of Securities - During 2008, one alumnus and two
Lifetime Gifts of Retirement Plan Funds - Four individuals
friends of Methodist University made provision for additional
gave a total of $32,500 from their Individual Retirement
scholarships for students by giving appreciated stock to existing
Accounts (IRAs) in 2008. Their gifts were designated for
scholarships connected with their family. Because the stock was
endowed scholarships, residence hall renovation, and the new
transferred to Methodist before it was sold, each avoided capital
Art Building.
gains tax on the appreciation as well as receiving a charitable
For individuals 70 ½ or older, a qualified charitable
contribution deduction. Because their gifts were for endowment,
distribution from your IRA is not taxable, and it will count
these scholarships will continue well into the future.
towards your minimum required
Gift of Real Estate - In January
For more information on ways of giving or
distribution.
2008, Mr. William Bethune
to make a contribution to Methodist University,
Please discuss with your tax
gave a gift of 46 acres of land to
please contact the Office of Development at
professional which giving method
Methodist. Because the land was
(910) 630-7200; toll free at (800) 488-7110 ext. 7200,
is most appropriate for you.
given before it was sold,
or via e-mail at rdavenport@methodist.edu.
Mr. Bethune avoided capital gains
Your gift will change a life.
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message from the
Alumni President
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Dear Fellow Alumni:
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
My goal as President of the Methodist University Alumni
Association is to determine how best to build a stronger
relationship between the University and its alumni. Certainly
one way to build a stronger university is through our financial
support, and I am proud to say that the MU Alumni Association
Board achieved its goal of 100 percent of Directors giving gifts in
2008. It is not the amount that we give as alumni that is important so much as it is
our participation, which is looked at by grant making and ranking organizations like
U.S.News & World Report.
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In 2008 we also identified four areas where the Methodist University Alumni
Association Board of Directors can assist alumni and the University, which include
the following:
1) MentorinG students at MetHodist. Today’s generation of college students
has more distractions and difficulties, financial and otherwise, than many of us had.
As an alum, you can be a great sounding board and a tremendous help, especially to
a first-generation student, who, without guidance, might not otherwise persist
to graduation and become a fellow alum. If you are interested in getting involved
as a Mentor, either create a Mentor profile on Monarch Connections (go to
http://www.methodist.edu/alum_dev/mc.htm) or call the Alumni Affairs Office
at (910) 630-7200 or (800) 488-7110 ext. 7200.
2) RecruitinG students to MetHodist University. Alumni assisted the
Admissions Office at college fairs this year, and many alumni recruit good students
by offering their Greatest Gift Scholarship. We want to explore more ways in which
alumni can be involved in the admissions process in coming years.
3) EstaBlisHinG MU Alumni Association CHapter Guidelines. We know that
most alumni find it difficult to travel to campus every year for Homecoming, but
still want to remain involved and informed. The Alumni Association is developing a
chapter program to encourage groups of Methodist alumni to organize on their local
level to support each other and stay more connected to the University.
4) HelpinG MetHodist University retain tHe students wHo enter as
fresHmen. The Alumni Association has been an active participant in the
University’s Retention Committee and is exploring ways in which alumni can
contribute to students’ success at Methodist.
On behalf of the Alumni Association Board, I want to thank the many alumni who
have been involved in these efforts in the past year. I invite all 9,600 Methodist alumni
to join us in supporting your alma mater with your time, talent, and treasure in 2009!
Sincerely,
Jerry Monday ’71, President
Methodist University Alumni Association
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JerryR.Monday’71
President
Dr.KelliK.Sapp’91
1stVicePresident
LarryS.Philpott’73
2ndVicePresident
NonaD.Fisher’88
ImmediatePastPresident
TheRev.Dr.JerryA.Jackson’75
Secretary
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TheRev.EddieBarber’68
WandaG.Casteel’93
RichardL.Dean’69
ScottD.Ellender’95
DanR.Fowler’74
AlisonA.Friend’03,’07M
JohnT.Harris’81
CannieHunter’04
JohnB.Lipscomb’68
LarryLugar’72
TheRev.JamesE.Malloy,Jr.’78
DaleW.Marshall,Jr.’67
ThomasC.Maze’93
RonnieB.McNeill’85
JenniferL.Mish’02
TheRev.LarryL.ParkerJr.’03
AnnaM.Popilock’98
TerryP.Sasser’84
CarmenSerbio,III’95
TheRev.Dr.DennisSheppard’77
Dr.GeorgeSmall’85
TheRev.Dr.AlanP.Swartz’78
AngelaVurnakes’71
JamesK.Waters,Jr.’73
RachelleL.Young’82
2 0 0 8 A lu m n i G i v i n g
To p Te n C l a s s e s
PARTICIPATION
Class
Class of 1968
Class of 1965
Class of 1970
Class of 1972
Class of 1974
Class of 1973
Class of 1998
Class of 1989
Class of 1991
Class of 1999
% of
Donors
25.44%
19.05%
15.91%
14.91%
14.44%
11.54%
8.33%
6.45%
5.94%
5.20%
DOLLARS GIVEN
Class
Class of 1970
Class of 1973
Class of 1964
Class of 1998
Class of 1968
Class of 1974
Class of 1969
Class of 1972
Class of 1966
Class of 1990
Dollars
$46,792.43
$22,451.33
$17,127.28
$15,560.64
$12,872.86
$10,459.73
$7,275.00
$6,834.74
$5,249.00
$5,150.00
Methodist University sincerely appreciates all alumni
gifts, whether large or small. The percentage of
alumni participation is especially critical, as it impacts
college rankings and grants.
The Greatest Gift Scholarship
Each year, alumni use their Greatest Gift Scholarship to help recruit deserving
students. Every alum can award one new scholarship per year to a full-time student
in the day program that he or she actively recruits for undergraduate admission.
In 2008, 125 new Greatest Gift Scholarships were awarded, which along with returning
students brought the total to 326 students receiving $123,621 in Greatest Gift
Scholarships for the academic year. Thank you for helping with our recruiting efforts!
To learn more about the Greatest Gift Scholarship and how you might locate
prospective students, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at
(910) 630-7200, or log on to www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/alumni_ggs.htm.
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Bank of America Donations
Thank you to the 342 alumni who participated in the Methodist University
Bank of America Credit Card Program during 2008. This program pays a small
percentage of the total purchases back to the Alumni Association which helps to
fund Monarch Connections, the Methodist University online alumni directory.
In 2008, $1,453.51 was donated back to Methodist University. To get a great
credit card and help MU at the same time, contact Bank of America at
(866) 887-3259 or apply online at www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/alumni.htm.
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n 2008 Alumni By State
74
Washington
8
Montana
29
North Dakota
28
21
Minnesota
Oregon
2
3
Idaho
Nevada
Nebraska
89
16
Illinois
Utah
California
75
34
Colorado
Kansas
69
Arizona
Oklahoma
New Mexico
69
Ohio
Indiana
306
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
25
89
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
175
47
277
Washington, DC 8
Delaware
Maryland
744
Virginia
6,380
North Carolina
Tennessee
38
Texas
Alaska
West
Virginia
58
Mississippi Alabama
22
38
372
321
South
Carolina
Georgia
Florida
722
23
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n International Alumni
United Kingdom (4)
England (1)
Iceland (2)
Sweden (1)
Holland (1)
Norway (2)
Germany (4)
Slovakia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Ireland (1)
Canada (8)
Virgin Islands (1)
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Belarus (1)
Russia (5)
Switzerland (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
El Salvador (1)
Nicaragua (1)
Panama (3)
Taiwan (2)
Philippines (1)
Puerto
Rico (7)
Pakistan (1)
United Arab
Emirates (1)
Ivory Coast (1)
Qatar (1)
Peru (1)
Nigeria (2)
Kuwait (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
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China (3)
Japan (30)
Spain (4)
Colombia (2)
Ecuador (2)
Mongolia (1)
S. Korea (2)
Portugal (1)
Thailand (5)
Nepal (1)
India (1)
108
Rhode Island
Connecticut 53
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
174
46
28
Massachusetts
New York
Michigan
118
30
14
72
277
Iowa
38
290
26
9
23
41
Wisconsin
South Dakota
6
Wyoming
156
43
New
Hampshire Maine
Vermont
1
Malaysia (1)
New Zealand (1)
Australia (1)
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E n d ow e d & A n n u a l
Scholarships
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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 $797,323 in scholarships
during 2008. We are grateful to those who have established and contributed
to these scholarships, which provide financial assistance for deserving young
men and women to obtain an education at Methodist University.
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
Robert H. Dedman Scholarship
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
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Janie Bell Edwards Gibson
The Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarship
Ray Thomas Gooch 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
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Hensdale Scholarship
William E. Horner, Sr. Scholarship
Young W. & Morie M. Howard Scholarship
Dr. & Mrs. Bert Ishee Scholarship
Virginia and Martin Kern Education
Endowed 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
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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
Marshall Scholarship Fund
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
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
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
C.C. Powers, Jr. and Wingate E.,
Sigmund B. and E.L. Swain
Memorial Scholarship
(Powers & Swain Scholarship)
Walter M. and Loretta S. Swing
Accounting Scholarship
Margaret McLeod Teabeaut Scholarship
Louis D. & Bernadine L. Thomas
Scholarship Fund
Wallace E. and Irene N. Thorne
Endowed Scholarship
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
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Boards
Association of Friends
(formerly Clergy and Laity Friends)
Norma Aaron
The Rev. Danny G. Allen
Isabel Beebe
The Rev. William A. Boykin
The Rev. E. Ray Brooks
The Rev. Joseph Casteel ’93
The Rev. M. Francis Daniel
The Rev. Michael A. Davis
The Rev. Leonard F. Doucette ’74
The Rev. Joseph W. Forbes
Dr. Robert C. Frazier, Sr.
and Elizabeth B. Frazier
The Rev. Kenneth Hall, Jr. ’84
The Rev. Edward C. Hill
The Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Jackson ’75
The Rev. Todd S. Krueger ’87
The Rev. Henry Lee ’73
The Rev. James E. Malloy, Jr. ’78
The Rev. Garry McCaffery
Eddy McDonald and Helen McDonald
The Rev. Kong S. Namkung ’91
The Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Sheppard ‘77
The Rev. Jesse C. Staton, Jr. ’70
The Rev. Dr. Alan P. Swartz ’78
The Rev. Bobby P. Tyson, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Werner
The Rev. Gil Wise ’83k
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Board of Visitors
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
Dr. Lloyd Bailey
Mr. William F. Bethune
Mr. William H. Billings ’68
Mrs. Wanda G. Casteel ’93
The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Christian
& Mrs. Kathryn F. Christian
Dr. Samuel J. Clark, III ’74
& Mrs. Lynn Gruber Clark ’72
Mrs. Theresa P. Clark
& Dr. Franklin S. Clark
Mr. Richard L. Dean ’69
Falling Creek Country Club
Mrs. Arleen M. Fields
Mrs. Nona D. Fisher ’88
& Mr. Fred L. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Danny R. Fowler ’74
Ms. Alison A. Friend ’03, ’07M
Mrs. Linda M. Gravitt ’82
Ms. Mary Guy
Haigh, Byrd & Lambert
Dr. Hugh W. III & Mrs. Michele Harling
Mr. Jerry & Mrs. Barbara G. Hogge ’91
Mrs. Beverly P. Honeycutt ’67
The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Jerry A. Jackson ’75
Mrs. Diane V. Johnson
JSJ Builders, Inc.
Ms. Adrienne M. Keelor
Mr. Mark C. Kendrick ’83
& Dr. Sharon K. Kendrick
Dr. & Mrs. Tryon D. Lancaster
Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Lassiter
Mr. John B. Lipscomb, Jr. ’68
Mr. Larry & Mrs. Sharon S. Lugar ’72, ’72
The Rev. James E. Malloy, Jr. ’78
Mr. Dale W. Marshall , Jr. ’67
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Maze ’93
Mr. Thomas B. McNally
Mr. Ronnie B. McNeill ’85
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Messer
Mrs. Jennifer L. Mish ’02
& Mr. Brandon D. Mish ’03
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Mr. Michael C. Molter ’94
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Monday ’71
The Hon. Ocie F. Murray, Jr.
& Mrs. Deborah M. Murray
Dr. Peter C. Murray
Owen’s Florist
Mr. Larry J. Parker, Jr. ’06
Mrs. Betty Neill Parsons ’64
& Mr. Larry W. Parsons ’77
Ms. Tracey M. Pearson
Mr. & Mrs. Larry S. Philpott ’73
Ms. Anna M. Popilock ’98
Mr. Alan Porter & Mrs. J. Elaine Porter
Mr. Riddick Revelle
& Mrs. Gillie Shaw Revelle
Ms. Susan C. Ryan ’90
The Rev. Dr. Michael W. Safley ’72
Dr. Kelli K. Sapp ’91
Mr. Terry P. Sasser
& Mrs. Mary L. Sasser ’84, ’78
Mr. Carmen Serbio III
& Mrs. Lynder S. Serbio, ’95, ’93
Mr. F. C. Shaw, III ’87
Mr. Harry F. Shaw
The Rev. Dr. Dennis Sheppard
& Mrs. Barbara E. Sheppard ’77, ’80
Dr. George A. Small ’85
Texas Roadhouse
Dr. J. David Turner &
Mrs. Janet L. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Turner ’65
US Logo Works, LLC
(Mr. Louis Feraca)
The Rev. David C. Wade ’79
LTC James K. Waters, Jr. ’73
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Wells
Dr. Rebecca Wendelken
Dr. Paul F. Wilson
Mrs. Rachelle L. Young ’82
Ms. Kathryn L. Zybeck
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Lynne Greene, Chair
Stacy Bledsoe, Vice-Chair
Tim Richardson,
Immediate Past Chair
Billie Alphin
Stephanie Balaam
David Baskett
Susan J. Butler ’72
Charles Christie
Dale Filley
Michael Fleishman
David L. Foster ’76
Roger F. Hall
Myra S. Hilliard
Robert Hines
John F. Holmes
Patricia Howell
Nathan Howie
Gordon E. Johnson
Veronica B. Jones
Carolyn Justice-Hinson
Jens K. Klemsche
Dr. Kenneth B. Lewis
Sandra Lofton Cookman
Pearl S. Marshall
Karen McDonald
John S. McFadyen
Jack Y. McGinley
Jean Moore
Sarah O’Hanlon
Liliana Parker
Ed Petkovich
Larry S. Philpott ’73
Dixie Pittman
Kelly Puryear
Cheryl Revels
Donna W. Russell
John Szoka
Sharon F. Valentine
Liz Varnedoe
Richard W. Walker
Stephen H. Wheeler
Walker Y. Worth
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Center for Entrepreneurship
Advisory Board
Carolyn Armstrong
Allan E. Bass
Brian Campbell
The 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
The Hon. Anthony E. Rand
Terry P. Sasser ’84
James Sherrill
Jurgen Stanley ’77
Wilson Teachey
Wyatt G. Upchurch
Sharon F. Valentine
Larry H. Walsh ’93
William “Billy” S. Wellons, Jr.
John W. “Jay” Wyatt, III
Tom Wills
Patric S. Zimmer ’89
Foundation Board
Gayle Nelson, President
George Matthews,
Vice President
Barbara Lahiff, Treasurer
Lauren Cook Wike,
Secretary
Mac Edwards,
Immediate Past President
Jeffrey F. Baker
William L. Bowman
Alan Buffaloe, ’93
Robert T. Clayton, II ’92
Jan Cobb
Kevin Dennison ’95
Stephen Driggers ’76
Louis Feraca
Bishop Kenneth Hill
Marilyn Holstein
Gwen Holtsclaw ’68
T. J. Jenkins
Jennifer L. Kirby ’02
Joy Kirkpatrick ’93
Dineen Morton
Sharon Moyer
Bill Pannhoff
Phyllis Houston Washington
Jimmie Wood IV ’00
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Friends of Music at Methodist
Board of Directors
Jane Gardiner,
Interim President
Jean Hermann,
Vice President
Sharon McNair, Secretary
Walter M. Swing,
Finance Chair
Keith Dippre, Chairman,
MU Department of Music
Stephan P. Barnicle
Cynthia Billings
Will Bridges
Richard Butler
Mary Ann Coffield
Gertrude Eyman
Denise Hall
Dr. Dwight House
Victoria L. MacMillan
Marilyn Morris
Margaret Ann Player
Mary Potter
Wayne Riggins
Shirley Swanger
Willie Wright
Honorary Members:
Elaine Bryant
William Jennings
Patrick O’Briant ‘75
Rollin Shaw
Carol Short
Lou Tippett
Donna A. Wiggs
Mary F. Wright ’68
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Health Care Administration
Advisory Board
Hank Debnam
Myrtle T. Edge
Dr. Eric Mansfield
Michael Nagowski, MBA
Legal Studies Advisory Board
Dr. Bonita R. Belcastro
Rebecca J. Britton
Theresa P. Clark
Matthew J. Cockman
Paul M. Crenshaw ’95
Tina Dickie
Robert R. Dunn ’70
Jessica A. Garner ’06
Sylvia Lawrence
Michelle Neier
Joseph W. Osman
Trudy Rutherford
Kathy Yarborough
Dr. Andrew H. Ziegler, Jr.
Kalli E. Ziegler ’01
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Monarch Booster Club Board
Howard Hudson ’69,
President
Jamie Sykes ’93,
Vice President
Barbara Lahiff, Secretary
Kirbie Britt ’03
Jim Darden ’69
Pat DeLapa
Melissa Hay
DeeDee Jarman
Bob McEvoy
Jennifer Mish ’02
Jon Mitchell ’98
Rob Pilewski ’92
David G. Smith ’81
Darren Thompson ’96
Johnny Wilson ’99
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Master Of Justice
Administration Advisory Board
Chief Tom Bergamine
Sheriff Earl Butler
Chief Harry Dolan
Chief Bill Farley
Gene Hallock ’98
Chief Bence Hoyle
Chief Jack Lewis
The late Chief Tom McCarthy
Asst. Chief Harold Medlock
Chief Tom Moss
Chief Frank Palombo
Peggy Schaefer
Roger Stancil
Reeves School of Business
Advisory Board
William L. Bowman
Clarence E. Briggs, III
Scott D. Ellender ‘05
Suzanne Barlow Pennink
George Sosa
David Wilson
Lana Witiak
Harvey T. Wright II ‘70
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Social Work Advisory Board
Ronald Buryk
Dr. Anne Chavis
Debbie Coffey
Carolyn Diaz
Enausa Davis-Robinson
The Hon. Richard Glazier
Lyn Green
Carol Hessenflow
Dr. Larry Hogan
Darlene Hopkins
Brenda Jackson
Richard Jait
Maleia Matt
Pam McEvoy
Natasha Scott
Wilbert Stitt Jr.
Michael Strickland
Manny Specht
Barbara White
Tyrone Williams
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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. Dr. J. Ernest Johnson
Robin Huske Kelly
The Hon. Mike McIntyre
Jerry Meek
Susan Jones Monroe
Richard L. Player, III
The Hon. Anthony E. Rand
Billy Richardson
LTC John M. Robbins
Harry F. Shaw
Rollin W. Shaw
The 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
Dr. Deborah J. Teasley
Bruce Triplett
Col. Nadja West
Patrick West
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