2010 - 2011 Annual Report of Donors
Engage. Enrich. Empower.
Volume 52, Number 2
Table of Contents
Administrative Committee
Inside Cover
Letter from the President
1
Letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
2
Highlights3-9
MU By the Numbers
10-11
Enrollment 10, 12
Fiscal Data
13
Cumulative Giving
14-15
New Gifts
16
Annual Giving
16-21, 24-25, 34-35, 40
n Booster Club
18
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Friends of Music
19
n Matching Gifts
21
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Gifts in Memory
23
n Gifts in Honor
24
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Faculty & Staff
34
n Parents & Grandparents
34
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NC Independent College Fund 35
n Gifts-in-Kind
40
Making a Difference
22
Alumni26-28
Scholarships & Endowment
36-39
University Boards
40-41
Family & Friends We Will Miss Inside Back Cover
Maria Sikoryak-Robins
Editor
Robin Davenport
Krista Lee
Associate Editors
Lauren Cook Wike
Alumni Editor
Kirbie Britt
Athletics Editor
Roxana Ross
Campus Photographer
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The Rev. Dr. Michael Safley
Vice President of Church
and Community Relations
Dr. Delmas Crisp
Executive Vice President
and Dean of the University
Dr. Ben E. Hancock, Jr.
President
About this donor report:
Designations in this publication include donors whose
gifts were received between Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec.
31, 2010, 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
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methodist.edu.
On the Cover: Graphic design major Adam Davila works in the William F. Bethune
Center for Visual Arts. Bottom row (L-R): Amber Cava ‘10; John Donnelly and
Matthew Snowberger; Yemi Awoyera; and King, Methodist University’s Monarch
Administrative Cabinet
Pictured from left to right: Robin P. Davenport ‘09M, Vice President for Institutional
Advancement; Dr. Narendra Singh, Faculty Representative; Robert McEvoy, Athletic
Director; George J. Blanc, Vice President for Student Development and Services;
Dr. Benjamin E. Hancock, Jr., President; The Rev. Dr. Mike Safley ‘72, Vice President
for Church and Community Relations; Dr. Don Lassiter, Vice President for Planning
and Evaluation; Jane Weeks Gardiner, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs;
Rick Lowe, Vice President for Enrollment Services; Dr. Delmas S. Crisp, Executive
Vice President/Academic Dean; Gene T. Clayton, Vice President for Business Affairs
Letter from the President
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Methodist University 2010-2011 Annual Report
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Methodist University
Board of Trustees
Mr. Harvey T. Wright II ’70, Chair
Mr. O. Ray Manning, Jr. ’73, Vice Chair
Dr. Mary Lynn Bryan, Secretary
Mr. D. Keith Allison, Treasurer
Mr. Alfred E. Cleveland, Immediate Past Chair
Mr. Richard R. Allen, Sr.
Mr. A. Howard Bullard, Jr.
Dr. Loleta Wood Foster
The Rev. Dr. R. Carl Frazier, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Brian G. Gentle
Mr. Leslie A. Griffin
General John W. Handy, USAF, (Ret.) ’66
Mrs. Betty Upchurch Hasty
Mr. J. Daniel Highsmith, Sr.
Mrs. Dorothy B. Hubbard
Mrs. Jane Hook Johnson
Mr. Jerry A. Keen ’65
Mr. Earl D. Leake ’73
The Hon. Eric L. Mansfield
Dr. Allen Greene Mask, Jr.
Mr. Ron B. Matthews
Mr. George W. Miller, Jr.
Dr. H. W. Mark Miller, IV
Mr. David R. Nimocks, III
Mr. Don Price
Dr. John W. Schrader
Dr. Louis Spilman, Jr. ’64
Mr. David K. “Bud” Taylor, Jr. ’68
Mrs. Ann H. Thornton
Mr. Thomas L. Walden, Sr.
Mr. William R. West, Sr. ’69
Dr. Jason A. Williams ’98
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Wynn
Mr. Ramon L. Yarborough
Trustees Emeriti
Mr. Frank Barragan, Jr.
Dr. Mott P. Blair, DDS (Retired)
Mr. Vance B. Neal
Mr. Richard L. Player, Jr.
Mr. W.V. Register
Dr. Frank P. Stout
Dr. R. Dillard Teer
Ms. Terri S. Union
President Emeriti
Dr. Richard W. Pearce
Dr. M. Elton Hendricks
President
Dr. Ben E. Hancock, Jr.
Honorary Trustee
Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr.
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Letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
Dear Friends:
The year 2010 was quite a year for Methodist University. We
celebrated record enrollment numbers and a burgeoning
residential population that required an innovative off-campus
residential solution to accommodate everyone. We dedicated
a new Art Building and new residence hall, and completed the
majority of construction on a new Physician Assistant Medical
Lecture Hall and Human Anatomy Laboratory. Our athletic
teams won conference and national championships and our students went on
mission trips and received statewide recognition in several areas. Yes, it was quite
a year in the life of Methodist University.
In the midst of all of the excitement, the University and its Board of Trustees
were preparing for a changing of the guard as Dr. M. Elton Hendricks neared his
retirement after leading Methodist College, then University, for 27 years. Initially,
Dr. Hendricks’ planned departure was July 1st; however, he graciously agreed to
remain through December when it became clear that more time was needed to
locate the “right” individual to lead Methodist forward. Much of the last half of the
year was spent in reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates and I commend
my fellow Trustees and the faculty, staff, and student who served on the Presidential
Search Committee for their diligence. On November 21, 2010, we shared a delightful
evening in the March F. Riddle Center with Elton and Jerry Hendricks in celebration
of their retirement, and ten days later, on December 1, 2010, we announced that Dr.
Ben E. Hancock, Jr. would serve as the fourth president of Methodist University
effective March 1, 2011.
It has been my pleasure to work closely with two outstanding University
Presidents, and I can state with assurance that Dr. Elton Hendricks and Dr. Ben
Hancock are among the very best. The leadership that Dr. Hancock has shown
during his short time with us strengthens even more my belief that Methodist
University will achieve even higher levels of excellence in the future.
The Board of Trustees and I are truly grateful for your friendship and support
and hope that you will join us in spreading the good news about the jewel that is
Methodist University.
Sincerely,
Harvey T. Wright II ’70
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In 2010, the Methodist University SAC program was named
as one of the top five student activities programs in
the nation from Campus Activities Magazine.
In March 2010, the North Carolina Chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers named the Social Work
Department at Methodist University recipient of the
Advocate of the Year Award. The award recognized the
collaborative efforts of the faculty with social work students
to shed light on the lack of title protection for social
workers and assist in the introduction and passage of a title
protection bill to protect social workers.
Social Work Faculty
The keynote speaker for the Fall 2010 Opening Convocation
was Mr. Greg Creed, president and chief concept officer
(CCO) of Taco Bell Corporation, who spoke on leadership. Head men’s golf coach, Steve Conley, was named the
national Division III Coach of the Year by the Golf
Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and the USA
South Athletic Conference Coach of the year. Conley
led the team to his 20th conference title and 10th national
title in 23 seasons at the helm of the Monarchs.
Methodist University was awarded a Title III grant from the U.S. Department of
Education in the amount of $400,000 per year for five years for technology
upgrades in the classroom and across the campus.
On June 30, 2010, Methodist University was approved by the University Senate
of the United Methodist Church for continued listing, without qualification,
as a United Methodist-related institution. The University was evaluated on the
aspects of institutional integrity, program quality, sound management and financial
health, and church relatedness.
Methodist University experienced record enrollment in 2010, surpassing 1,000 in
residential enrollment (1,074), with total overall enrollment of 2,416, day student
enrollment of 1,901, and graduate student enrollment of 201. For the first time in its
history, the University contracted with off-campus housing to accommodate residential
students.
In October 2010,
best-selling author,
Michael Capuzzo,
and Richard Walter, a
forensic psychologist
and expert criminal
profiler, visited
Methodist University
for a lecture about
criminal profiling and
behavior analysis and
a book signing for Mr.
Capuzzo’s book “The
Murder Room: The Heirs
of Sherlock Holmes
Gather to Solve the
World’s most Perplexing
Cold Cases.”
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In November, 27 Methodist students participated in the State of North Carolina’s
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNURSC) with exhibits, oral
presentations, and posters. The symposium showcases multidisciplinary undergraduate
research scholarship from 53 state and private colleges and universities and 58
community colleges of North Carolina.
Global Outreach
On March 6, 2010, 17 MU students, one faculty member, and one staff member
traveled to Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, for a one-week mission trip. Working
with other students from Wake Forest, Duke University, University of Georgia, and
Kennesaw State, the group completed the roofing on a personal home, laid tile in a
community center’s church, and put siding on two government-sponsored senior
citizen homes.
International student enrollment reached a record high in 2010 with 105
international students living on the campus.
The Study Abroad Program, in 2010, joined a consortium to provide exchange
partner institutions in France, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, Canada, Spain, Korea, Brazil,
Iceland, Chile, Honduras, and Columbia.
Academic Programs
The State Board of Nursing met in January 2010 and
unanimously approved the Professional Nursing
Studies Program. The program was launched in fall 2010
with 85 students enrolled in the pre-nursing program.
The study of international relations was added as
a concentration within the political science major
to prepare students to enter the Foreign Service of the
intelligence community, or join a nongovernmental
organization or international corporation.
The University began offering a concentration in
biochemistry for its Chemistry majors.
In 2010, students majoring in Business with a Resort
Management concentration were first offered the opportunity
to earn Certificate Tourism Ambassador (CTA) certification.
Faculty
Music faculty member Dr. Keith Dippre received an
ASCAPLUS award from ASCAP (American Society of
Composers and Publishers) for being active as a composer
in the last year and having numerous performances and
commissions.
In 2010, the Methodist University English Department launched its Professional
Writing Certificate Program. The Professional Writing Certificate is an 18-semesterhour, nine-month sequence of evening and weekend courses designed primarily for
working adults to enhance their writing and editing skills, gain experience with new
communications technology, learn document design techniques, and network with
publishing professionals.
The MBA Program added a new focus in health care administration, which
began in the fall of 2010.
The Lura S. Tally Center for Leadership Development added to its curriculum in
2010 a minor in church leadership. The course work includes a foundation in the Old
and New Testaments, and a look at the principles of leadership, as well as the study of
church government and politics, theology and worship, and spiritual foundation.
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Dr. George Hendricks authored the book, “McKinneyVento and the Homeless Education Crisis in the United
States: Our Forgotten Children.” He also published an
article in the New Social Worker, “A Collaborative Project
to Achieve Title Protection in North Carolina” with
colleague Deborah Murray.
Dr. Warren McDonald, co-director of the undergraduate
Health Care Administration Program and Director of the
Professional MBA Program, completed a book with fellow
Professor Michael Wayland entitled “Developing Strategy
for the Optical Industry and Beyond,“ to be published by
the Opticians Association of America.
Speech professor and Director of the Organizational
Communication and Leadership Program Dr. Bill Watt
published an article entitled “The YOGOWYPI Factor of
Leadership: Leading with H.E.A.R.T.” in the Winter 2010
issue of the International Leadership Journal.
Athletics
Methodist’s athletic teams
celebrated new milestones
during the 2010 year. Fifteen
student-athletes were recognized
as All-Americans and three
student-athletes were recognized
as USA South Athletic Conference
Players of the year. Men’s golf
and women’s tennis took USA
South Athletic Conference Championships. Steve Conley (mentioned earlier) and
Head Women’s Tennis Coach Francie Barragan were named as USA South Athletic
Conference Coaches of the Year.
Physical Campus Expansion
Much of the construction for the Human Anatomy
Laboratory and Medical Lecture Hall for the
University’s Physician Assistant Program took place
during 2010. The new facilities will allow the PA Program
to increase its enrollment. Established in 1996, the PA
Program has produced over 200 physician assistants who
practice predominantly in North Carolina, but also serve
throughout the nation and overseas in the military.
On April 27, 2010, the University celebrated the
opening of the William F. Bethune Center for
Visual Arts with the David McCune International
Art Gallery. The 8,844 square-foot building includes a
printmaking studio, painting studio, graphic design lab,
photography lab, digital photo studio and drawing and
art education space in addition to the gallery.
Soon after the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, the
University’s newest residence hall, the Alpha Delta Pi
house, opened its doors and is now home to over
20 sorority members.
Other campus upgrades in 2010 included automatic doors
and an elevator to the Trustees Academic Building, technology
and other upgrades to the Communications Department,
and the paving of almost one-third of the campus.
The Methodist University track underwent a complete
facelift with a new surface and expanded field event
areas. The facility, which now meets NCAA specifications,
will provide the University with the ability to host track and
field meets.
The Methodist women’s golf team won its 13th straight NCAA Division III National
Championship. The men’s golf team also won the NCAA Division III National
Championship, and Ruby Blackwell claimed the 2010 NCAA Division III National
Championship in 200 meters.
The University hosted the NCAA Division III Baseball South Regional tournament, and
Methodist Methodist football coach Jim Sypult finished his storied career.
Graduation
On May 15, 2010, the University graduated 163 students. Six graduates were
commissioned as officers in the United States Army, and five graduating seniors,
representing the first in their country to graduate from Methodist University, presented
flags from Brazil, Costa Rica, Palestine, Senegal, and Western Sahara. Bishop Alfred
Wesley Gwinn, Jr. of the N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church delivered the
baccalaureate sermon. The spring commencement speaker was Dr. M. Elton Hendricks,
then president of the University, who was awarded a Doctor of Humanities.
Methodist University graduated
207 students during the Winter
Commencement Ceremony
Dec. 18, 2010. One United
States Army R.O.T.C. cadet was
commissioned during the ceremony
and two international graduating
seniors presented flags from
Honduras and Vietnam. The day’s
events began with a baccalaureate
service; the Rev. Leonard E. Fairley, district superintendent of the Rockingham District of
the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church (NCCUMC), delivered
the baccalaureate sermon. The commencement speaker was James H. Maynard, chair
and chief executive officer (CEO) of Investors Management Corporation, which is the
parent company of Golden Corral Corporation. Mr. Jason A. Williams ’98 and
Mr. James Maynard both received a Doctor of Humanities.
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On November 21, 2010, the University celebrated the 27 years of service of Dr. M. Elton Hendricks
and Mrs. Jerry Hendricks with a dinner at the March F. Riddle Center. Program highlights
included the unveiling of an oil portrait of Dr. Hendricks by local artist Chris Odom, the dedication
of a river birch planted by Dr. Hendricks in the early 1980’s in a campus-wide Show You Care Day,
the presentation of the Order of the Longleaf Pine by former Senator Tony Rand, and an
announcement that the grand old Science building and the Science addition completed in 2006
would be named the Hendricks Science Complex.
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Methodist University
Board of Trustees
approved the construction
of the two buildings –
a 7,000 square foot
Medical Lecture Hall and a
3,800 square foot Human
Anatomy Laboratory,
at a project cost of
$2,500,000. Funding
assistance came from federal grants and private gifts and grants from the
Board of Trustees, the medical community, foundations, and friends of the
University. U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre, with strong bipartisan support
from the Cumberland County delegation, assisted the University in securing
grants of $876,000 for construction and equipment. PA Program alumni
and their families stepped forward to meet a challenge grant from The
Shamdasani family, a member of whom is a 2004 graduate of the program.
Jason Williams, a member of the Program’s first graduating class, gave a
significant gift to the campaign. “I owe a debt of gratitude to Methodist
University’s PA Program for a superior education,” said Williams. “I
encourage my fellow alumni to get involved and give back to this program
to help it become even more outstanding in the future.”
“We are grateful for the support of our trustees, donors, legislators,
and many friends who helped make these facilities possible,” said Ben
E. Hancock, Jr., president of Methodist University. “The opening of the
Human Anatomy Laboratory and Medical Lecture Hall represents just the
latest step in the University’s efforts to provide signature facilities for our
growing academic offerings in health-related fields and in response to the
community’s needs.”
US Representative Mike McIntyre and Program Director Dr. Sekhar Kommu
discuss suturing techniques with PA students in the Anatomy Lab.
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L to R: Dr. Sekhar Kommu, PA Program Director; Rajan Shamdasani, Friend; Tom Walden, Trustee;
Dr. Loleta Foster, Trustee; Dr. John Schrader, Trustee; Dr. Mary Lynn Bryan, Trustee; Dr. Chris Aul,
PA Medical Director; Keith Allison, Trustee; Honorable Mike McIntyre, Congressman; Richard Allen,
Trustee; Dr. Ben Hancock, President; Harvey Wright ‘70, Trustee; Dr. Bruce Steffes, PA Surgeon in
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Spring 2011 Commencement
Methodist University celebrated its 48th
Annual Spring Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 7, 2011, in the March F.
Riddle Center. Hollister K. “Holly” Petraeus
delivered the commencement address and
154 students graduated from MU.
Mrs. Petraeus is currently leading the Office of Servicemember Affairs at the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Office of Servicemember Affairs works in
partnership with the Department of Defense to ensure that military family members receive
the education they need to make the best financial decisions. Holly is married to U.S. Army
General David H. Petraeus, who previously served as commander of NATO International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A). At the end of April
2011, Gen. Petraeus was named director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
“I think I have learned some life lessons in the almost 37 years since I graduated from
college, so I would like to share some of them with you,” said Holly Petraeus. “Life
lesson number one is ‘be flexible.’ Life rarely follows the plan we have mapped out for
it and that is especially true for someone connected with the military, as many of you
know. I think all of us have been on one wild ride since 2001.”
“Those of you who are receiving degrees from Methodist in a specific field today and
expect to work in that profession may find that you won’t end up doing that after all.
You may be offered something that takes you in a different direction, or the military may
move or deploy you, or there may not be the job opportunities in that particular field
that you thought there were,” said Mrs. Petraeus.
For Mrs. Petraeus, life lesson number two is, “When life gives you lemons, make
marmalade.” Life lesson number three, for Petraeus, is “check your attitude.” She added,
“One of my favorite pieces of writing is a poem by Charles Swindoll called ‘Attitude.’ Its basic
premise is that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.”
Following the commencement address, graduates, faculty,
staff, families, and trustees watched a video message from
Gen. Petraeus. He congratulated the graduates and his wife,
Holly, who received an honorary degree from Methodist
University.
“Mrs. Petraeus’s commitment to a liberal arts education,
her work as an advocate for families, and her record of
community service provide testimony that she shares
Methodist University’s core values,” said Dr. Ben E. Hancock, Jr.,
president of Methodist University.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Yow, III ’66 delivered the baccalaureate
sermon at 10:30 a.m. in Reeves Auditorium. In Dr. Hancock’s
introduction of the Rev. Dr. Thomas Yow, he said, “In the
first week I was here [at Methodist], I said, ‘I stand on the
shoulders of giants . . . And I know that.” Giants in the
life of Methodist University include people like the Rev. Dr.
Thomas Yow.”
A graduate of Methodist College (now Methodist University),
the Rev. Dr. Yow went on to earn a Master of Divinity and
a Doctor of Education from Duke University. He recently
retired from serving as the president of the United Methodist
Foundation in Nashville, Tenn. Prior to his appointment with
the United Methodist Foundation, he served as president of
Young Harris College in Georgia. Before his 13-year tenure
with Young Harris College, he served as president of Martin
Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee. A recipient of the
Methodist University Alumni Association’s Outstanding
Alumnus Award and Outstanding Alumni Service Award, the
Rev. Dr. Yow also served as Methodist University’s director of
admissions and financial aid for four years.
Of his affiliation with the United Methodist Foundation, United
Methodist institutions, and the United Methodist Church, the
Rev. Dr. Yow told the graduates, “I am your product.”
“Likewise, Methodist University is the byproduct of people
like the Rev. Dr. Thomas Yow,” said Dr. Hancock.
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By the Numbers
2010:
2010:
2,416 |
3 | National Championships
Record Enrollment
MU’s record overall enrollment
1,079 |
MU’s record residential enrollment
550 |
MU’s record new freshman enrollment
121 |
MU’s international student enrollment, with
105 international students living on the campus
199 |
MU’s record graduate student enrollment
Go Monarchs!
Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, and Ruby Blackwell
(Outdoor Track 200m)
1 | National Player of the Year
Susan Martin (Women’s Golf)
3 | Players of the Year
Kristyn Zeiler (Women’s Cross Country), Trey Howell
(Men’s Golf), and Kaitlin Flaherty (Women’s Tennis)
2 | Coaches of the Year
Steve Conley (Men’s Golf) and Francie Barragan
(Women’s Tennis)
15 | All Americans
Trey Such (Baseball); Trey Howell, Josh Schrader,
and Josh Speight (Men’s Golf); Susan Martin, Paige
Caldwell, and Alana Swain (Women’s Golf); Ashlynn
Chavis and Ruby Blackwell 2X (Women’s Outdoor
Track); Greg Bailey 2X, Pierson Singleton, Cedric McGill,
and Stefan Johnson (Men’s Outdoor Track)
97 | All-Conference Honors
Baseball (8), Men’s Basketball (3), Women’s Basketball
(2), Men’s Cross Country 1), Women’s Cross Country
(2), Football (4), Men’s Golf (5), Lacrosse (3), Men’s
Soccer (6), Women’s Soccer (2), Softball (7), Men’s
Tennis (2), Women’s Tennis (5), Men’s Indoor Track (13),
Women’s Indoor Track (6), Men’s Outdoor Track (18),
Women’s Outdoor Track (6), and Volleyball (4)
3 | Conference Championships
Men’s Golf Tournament, Women’s Tennis Regular
Season and Tournament
5 | NCAA Tournament Appearances
Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Outdoor Track,
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Women’s Outdoor Track, and Women’s Tennis
January 2010 – June 2011
2011:
2010-2011:
7 | National Championships
4|
Go Monarchs!
Women’s Golf, Paige Caldwell (Women’s Golf), Ashlynn
Chavis (Indoor Long Jump, Outdoor 100m, Long Jump),
Ruby Blackwell (Outdoor 200m), and Women’s Outdoor
400m Relay
Notables
MU welcomed its fourth president,
Dr. Ben E. Hancock, Jr.
3|
1 | Coach of the Year
Francie Barragan (Women’s Tennis)
MU welcomed three new trustees:
Mr. Leslie “Les” Griffin, Mr. Don Price, and
Mr. Jason Williams ’98.
18 | All-Americans
8 |
Alex Weir and Mike Wesko (Men’s Golf); Paige Caldwell,
Kelsie Carralero, and Emily Jackson (Women’s Golf);
Pierson Singleton (Men’s Indoor Track); Ashlynn Chavis
2X and Ruby Blackwell (Women’s Indoor Track); Pierson
Singleton (Men’s Outdoor Track); Ashlynn Chavis 3X,
Ruby Blackwell 3X, Adrienne Crutchfield, and Marlena
Rodriguez (Women’s Outdoor Track)
123 | All-Conference Honors
Baseball (5), Men’s Basketball (2), Women’s Basketball (2),
Men’s Golf (3), Lacrosse (2), Softball (5), Men’s Tennis (2),
Women’s Tennis (7), Men’s Indoor Track (14), Women’s
Indoor Track (24), Men’s Outdoor Track (21), and
Women’s Outdoor Track (36)
4 | Conference Championships
Women’s Tennis Regular Season and Tournament,
Women’s Indoor Track, and Women’s Outdoor Track
2
| Rookies of the Year
MU added eight new campus buildings in the
last three years.
2|
MU was awarded a $2 Million Title III grant
from the U.S. Department of Education for
campus-wide technology upgrades.
3|
MU was named ranked #3 in the nation
for student activities by readers of Campus
Activities Today magazine.
1|
MU was ranked #1 in North Carolina by
G.I. Jobs Magazine on its list of Military-Friendly
Schools.
59 |
Michael Judge and Sergio Davis (Baseball)
MU hosted 59 community groups on its
campus.
7 | NCAA Tournament Appearances
10,088 |
Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Indoor Track, Women’s
Indoor Track, Men’s Outdoor Track, Women’s Outdoor
Track, and Women’s Tennis
MU surpassed 10,000 graduates during its
spring 2011 commencement ceremony.
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Enrollment
Fall 2010
Fall 2010 Enrollment by State
n Enrollment by State
1
Washington
0
Montana
2
New
11
Hampshire Maine
Vermont
0
North Dakota
2
5
Minnesota
Oregon
2
6
1
Idaho
Wisconsin
South Dakota
1
Wyoming
10
0
Illinois
Utah
7
California
4
1
Oklahoma
New Mexico
0
Arkansas
1
29
3
South
Carolina
18
North Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia83
Florida
United Kingdom (1)
Bahamas (4) Dominican
Republic (1)
Jamaica (1)
Afghanistan (2)
Mongolia (1)
Tibet (1)
China (2)
Japan (1)
Nepal (2)
India (7)
Palestine (1)
Israel (1)
Jordan (1)
Gambia (1)
Honduras (2)
Nicaragua (3)
Guyana (4)
Ghana (1)
Nigeria (1)
Rwanda (1)
Zambia (1)
Botswana (2)
Costa Rica (7)
Colombia (1)
Ecuador(1)
Chile (1)
Brazil (2)
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Russia (7) Uzbekistan (3)
Spain (2)
Guatemala (1)
76
New Jersey
Bosnia and
Herzegovina (21)
Norway (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Kosovo (1)
Belarus (1)
Ireland (1)
METHODIST
UNIVERSITY
New York
1
n International Students
Canada (1)
1,635
Florida86
Hawaii 1
12
Top States
Georgia
86
Puerto Rico*
Washington, DC 0
1,635
Tennessee
0
Maryland 47
North Carolina
0
Texas
Alaska
2010 International Students
Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi Alabama
17
83
West
Virginia
3
New Jersey 51
Delaware 10
1
4
2
1
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Arizona
1
2
2
Colorado
Pennsylvania
31
Massachusetts 45
Rhode Island 5
Connecticut 17
New York
Michigan
48
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
9
0
0
1
11
76
Sudan (4)
Ethiopia (1)
Kenya (1)
Uganda (1)
Thailand (3)
Vietnam (2)
Cambodia (1)
Mozambique (2)
Singapore (1)
Zimbabwe (2)
Swaziland (6)
Indonesia (1)
East Timor (1)
n E ndowment H istory
in millions of dollars
YearEndowment
’09 – ’10
$13.932M
’08 – ’09
$12.887M
’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
’99-00 ’00-’01’01-’02 ’02-’03’03-’04’04-’05 ’05-’06’06-’07’07-’08 ’08-’09’09-’10
n Revenues
n Expenditures
Miscellaneous
1.8%
Auxiliary Enterprises
18.2%
Interest, Dividends, and
Gains on Investments
1.9%
Administrative & General
10.8%
Student Tuition
& Fees (Gross)
70.0%
Instructional,
Library, &
Academic Support
29.6%
Auxiliary Enterprises
18.3%
Private Gifts
and Grants
8.1%
Total Revenues
(As of 6/30/10 Close of Fiscal Year)
Student Aid
(Scholarship & Tuition
Allowances)
26.6%
$54.4 million
n F all
Enrollment
History
2500
Residential
2134
2000
1500
2138
Day
2180
Student Services
14.7%
Total Expenditures
(As of 6/30/10 Close of Fiscal Year)
$51.1 million
Total Enrollment
2255 2277
2147
2416
2116
2118
2190
2183
1902
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
1375
1429
1439
1441
1544
1530
1603
1658
901
905
949
2007
2008
2009
1588
1595
887
2006
DAY
1000
757
833
807
860
825
2002
2003
2004
2005
Year
784
1066
RESIDENTIAL
500
2000
2001
2010
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g Making a Difference
There are many ways to make a difference in someone’s life, and
certainly not all of them require money. In fact, during our lives, it is often
the acts that accompany the financial gifts that we remember most—the
note in a birthday or graduation card with a few dollars or a thank you
letter from a student who received a scholarship.
It is true, however, that universities, especially private ones like
Methodist, cannot operate or deliver the needed services without
financial support, and that scholarship assistance is critical to a majority
of Methodist University students. That is why we are so appreciative
of those individuals, corporations, and foundations who give to this
University, and why we honor you with this publication. Your gifts truly
make a difference in the life of Methodist University and its students.
But how do we insure that lives continue to be touched when we’re
no longer here? Many choose to provide for ongoing gifts by naming
Methodist University as a beneficiary through their will, life insurance,
retirement account, or other planned gift.
An example is Mr. Roy Marshall, a friend of Methodist University and
active member of Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh,
NC. Mr. Marshall came from humble beginnings, but was able to build
a successful dental lab business which he ran for 50 years. He had a
strong belief in education and healthcare, and one of his greatest joys
was in sharing with those in need. Mr. Marshall established a scholarship
at Methodist University in 2008 that benefitted both undergraduate
students as well as graduate students enrolled in the Physician Assistant
Program. He made two gifts to his scholarship during his life, in 2008
and 2009, and greatly enjoyed the thank you letters and personal notes
received from his scholarship recipients. Mr. Marshall passed away on
July 2, 2010, but he will continue to make a difference in many students’
lives through a generous gift through his estate.
It is easy to include Methodist University in your will. It can be as simple
as including language stating, “I give $25,000 to Methodist University in
Fayetteville, NC.” Make your gift unrestricted, where it will be directed
to the area of greatest need, or help build the University’s endowment.
You can even set up a named endowment fund for a scholarship, lecture
or performance series, professorship, chair, etc. If you are considering a
named endowment fund, we encourage you to contact the Development
Office to discuss your option and preferences. Though you can still
change your mind, your preferences will be kept on file in our office to
provide additional guidance when the gift is received.
If you have questions or wish to learn more about remembering
Methodist University in your will or other planned gift, please contact
Robin Davenport in the Development Office at (910) 630-7200,
1-800-488-7110, ext. 7200, or via e-mail at rdavenport@methodist.edu.
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Message from the Alumni President
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Dear Fellow Alumni:
The goal of the Methodist University Alumni Association
is to build a stronger relationship between alumni and the
University. In 2010, we made progress toward engaging
more alumni in more meaningful ways.
Our Board held a retreat in February 2010 to determine
areas of focus for the next two years, and developed a
number of initiatives that we invite all alumni to join us
in implementing. Our goals are to:
1) w
ork toward establishing at least one alumni club outside of the
Fayetteville, N.C. area each year;
2) raise awareness of the need to support the Alumni Endowed
Scholarship, which is awarded to alumni “legacy,” or second generation,
Methodist students at the junior year level and above as an incentive to
persist through graduation; and
3) work with the University to recruit good students, to retain students,
and to boost graduating students’ knowledge about the Alumni Association.
The MUAA Board developed and adopted a Methodist University Chapters/Clubs policy in 2010 and
several alumni in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia immediately began to work on a tailgate event
that was held in November and attracted 20 MU alumni. The group has held at least one other event
and has more planned. Alumni interested in forming a club in their area are encouraged to contact the
Office of Alumni Affairs for information and assistance.
To increase awareness about the Alumni Endowed Scholarship, which benefits legacy students,
MU’s first Legacy Student/Legacy Alumni Reception was held in October. Methodist has reached
a milestone in its history, with over 200 legacy alumni parents and 25 legacy students on campus in
fall 2010. A generous gift of $100,000 from Board member Ed “Tuna” Keil ’70 to the scholarship fund
doubled its principal to over $200,000, meaning more scholarship funding will be available for junior
and senior legacy students next year.
The Alumni Association has been working with the MU Admissions Office to recruit students.
Admissions representatives have called on alumni in key cities to join them at college fairs to assist
by talking to prospective students and parents about their appreciation for Methodist and what their
education has meant to them. It’s a partnership we hope to continue and expand.
A new effort was begun in 2010 to send off our graduating students in true North Carolina style
and give them an opportunity to network with alumni in a casual setting. The Alumni Association
sponsored its first “Pig Pickin’s” for graduating seniors and alumni in May and December.
These and other successful undertakings, like the most well-attended Homecoming yet, made 2010
a memorable year. I invite all 9,904 MU alumni to join us by getting engaged and involved with your
alma mater in 2011!
Best regards,
Dr. Kelli Sapp ’91, President
Methodist University Alumni Association
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Methodist University
Alumni Association
Board of Directors
2010-2011
Officers
Dr. Kelli K. Sapp ’91,
President
Dr. Jerry A. Jackson ’75,
1st Vice President
Betty-Neil Guy Parsons ’64,
2nd Vice President
Jerry R. Monday ’71,
Immediate Past President
Dr. Dennis R. Sheppard ’77,
Secretary
Directors
Rev. Eddie Barber ’68
Sherry Cannady ’01
Wanda G. Casteel ’93
Marty Cayton ’90
Kathia Ennett ’76
Nona D. Fisher ’88
Dan R. Fowler ’74
Alison A. Friend ’03, ’07M
Edward “Tuna” Keil ’70
Bradley J. Laub ’01
Rebecca Lewis ’08, ’10M
John B. Lipscomb ’68
Rev. James E. Malloy, Jr. ’78
Tom C. Maze ’93
Erin Yarborough McNair ’08
Ronnie B. McNeill ’85
Larry J. Parker, Jr. ’06
Anna M. Popilock ’98
Terry P. Sasser ’84
Carmen Serbio, III ’95
Dr. George A. Small ’85
Dr. Alan P. Swartz ’78
Donald Warren ’98, ’00
LTC James K. Waters, Jr. USA (Ret.) ’73
Keva Wilson ’09
Rev. Gil Wise ’83
Anna Gail (Dixon) Workman ’68
Rachelle L. Young ’82
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The Greatest Gift
Scholarship
Methodist University is one of only a
few institutions that offer this unique
scholarship opportunity. Alumni can award
one new Greatest Gift Scholarship per year
to a full-time first-year day student or new
transfer student who they actively recruit
for undergraduate admission. Scholarships
range from $125 to $1,000 per year.
In 2010, 163 Methodist alumni
awarded their Greatest Gift Scholarships
to prospective students. This, along with
returning students, brought the total to 466
students receiving $222,603 in Greatest
Gift Scholarships for the academic year, a
significant increase from 2009. 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 248 alumni who participated in the Methodist University Bank of
America Credit Card Program during 2010. 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, and other alumni
programs. In 2010, $821.54 was donated back to Methodist University. To get a great
credit card with WorldPoints© and help MU at the same time, contact Bank of America
at (800) 932-2775 and mention priority code UABIFN or apply online by visiting
www.methodist.edu/Alum_dev/alumni.htm, scrolling to the bottom of the page,
and clicking on the Bank of America card.
New Liberty Mutual
Partnership
Methodist University and the MU Alumni
Association’s partnership with Liberty
Mutual provides new benefits to all alumni
– savings on auto, home, and renters
insurance policies. In its first full year of
operation, 49 policies were written for
alumni and this program yielded $943.99
that helped to support alumni programs
and activities. Liberty Mutual also sponsors
the Coach of the Year competition, and last
fall Head Football Coach Jim Sypult, who
was retiring at the end of the season after
19 years of leadership, finished in the top
15 in the first round of fan voting online.
Thank you to all alumni who participated
to honor Coach Sypult!
2 0 1 0 Al u m n i G i v i n g
Top Ten Classes
in Dollars Given and Participation
Dollars Given
Participation
Class of ’98 $238,030.66 Class of ’70 $111,821.97 Class of ’68 $18,472.68 Class of ’66 $11,993.00 Class of ’73 $11,460.00 Class of ’69
$9,752.00 Class of ’65
$7,177.00 Class of ’72
$6,599.13 Class of ’04
$6,091.00 Class of ’83
$5,863.73 Class of ’64
Class of ’68
Class of ’66
Class of ’65
Class of ’67
Class of ’70
Class of ’71
Class of ’69
Class of ’73
Class of ’72
42%
28%
27%
21%
20%
19%
17%
16%
15%
14%
Methodist University sincerely appreciates all alumni gifts,
whether large or small. The percentage of alumni participation
is especially critical, as it impacts rankings and grants.
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2010 Alumni by State
Alumni
Fall 2010
n Al u m n i b y S tat e
82
Washington
8
Montana
34
North Dakota
31
23
Minnesota
Oregon
4
303
Iowa
Nebraska
100
15
Illinois
Utah
171
77
California
78
Oklahoma
New Mexico
70
Kentucky
Arkansas
352
27
Rhode Island 24
Connecticut 61
New Jersey 201
778
Virginia
Maryland 314
Washington, DC 10
410
359
South
Carolina
Georgia
35
Texas
Alaska
Massachusetts 128
North Carolina
97
29
Mississippi Alabama
48
6,776
Tennessee
26
Maine
Delaware 50
42
West
Virginia
129
33
17
Arizona
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Pennsylvania
200
72
54
40
Colorado
New York
Michigan
32
9
26
324
77
Wisconsin
South Dakota
5
Wyoming
Nevada
50
4
Idaho
48
New
Hampshire
Vermont
3
Louisiana
832
Hawaii
Florida
30
2010 International AlumniPuerto Rico 7
n I n t e r n at i o n a l Al u m n i
United Kingdom (5)
Puerto
Rico (7)
Canada (10)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (4)
England (1)
Norway (4)
Holland (1)
Slovakia (1)
Virgin Islands (1)
METHODIST
UNIVERSITY
Sweden (1)
Germany (6)
Belarus (1)
Switzerland (1)
Mongolia (1)
China (3)
S. Korea (2)
France (5)
Portugal (1)
Spain (3)
Israel (1)
Haiti (1)
Dominican
Republic (1)
Japan (29)
Taiwan (2)
Honduras (1)
Philippines (1)
El Salvador (1)
Nepal (1)
Nicaragua (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Panama (3)
Colombia (4)
India (1)
Pakistan (1)
Ivory Coast (1)
Ecuador (2)
Nigeria (2)
Peru (1)
Trinidad and
Tobago (3)
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Russia (7)
Kazakhstan (1)
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United Arab
Emirates (1)
Kuwait (3)
Qatar (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
Bangladesh (1)
Thailand (5)
Malaysia (1)
New Zealand (1)
Australia (2)
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Endowed & Annual
Scholarships
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 $1,478,164 in scholarships during the 2009-2010 academic year.
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.
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S i g n at u r e P e o pl e
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Samuel J. Womack
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Dr. Samuel J. Womack Jr., Methodist University’s first chaplain
and professor of religion and longest-serving academic dean, died
in Fayetteville February 2, 2011. He was 95.
Journalist. Soldier. Husband, father and
grandfather. Pastor. Religion professor.
Academic dean. Sam Womack was all
these things. In 1960, when Womack was
finishing work on his Ph.D. in religion at
Duke University, Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, the
founding president of Methodist College,
hired him to teach religion and to serve
as the College’s first chaplain; he was one
of just eight faculty members serving 88 students. Dr. Womack
worked at Methodist for 24 years, serving as academic dean for
14 years and teaching religion, philosophy, sociology, and journalism.
Sam Womack grew up in Atlanta and Marietta, GA during
the Great Depression. He earned degrees from Florida Southern
College and Duke University. During World War II, he served in the
Army Air Force, manned an antiaircraft gun in northern India and
attained the rank of lieutenant. After the war, he worked as a sports
writer and held several editorial positions at The Lakeland Ledger in
Lakeland, Florida.
Teaching was Sam Womack’s first love. An article in the March
1964 sMALL TALK reported that Dr. Womack “was known
for illustrating his points with war stories, TV westerns, and an
abundance of maps.” Former students said he also required students
to read and defend their term papers in class. In a 2000 interview,
Dr. Womack said, “In the first few years, we had a wonderful group
of students. When I went back a few years after I retired, to teach
religion and philosophy for someone on sabbatical, I discovered I
wasn’t dealing with the same students we had before. I was troubled
because they didn’t have any questions to ask.”
In what may have been his finest hour as College chaplain, Dr.
Womack delivered a profound eulogy of President John F. Kennedy
Monday, November 25, 1963, during the regular chapel hour in the
Student Union.
A television set placed next to the podium provided live pictures
(with sound muted) of Kennedy’s funeral service from Washington,
D.C. In his remarks, Womack said, “Despite the violence that has
dominated our agonized attention, this is not a world gone mad;
it is a world in which human dignity, human decency, the nobility
of human character is being manifested all about us, as it was
manifested so splendidly by the leader we mourn.”
In 1965, Dr. Womack became Methodist’s third academic dean
and directed two self-studies, resulting in Methodist’s accreditation
by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the National
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the N.C.
Dept. of Public Instruction. Although Methodist was unable to
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pay teachers very well in the early years, Dr. Womack managed to
recruit some very fine faculty for Methodist. As enrollment grew,
so did the curriculum and faculty salaries. In the 1970s, Dean
Womack had the onerous task of firing faculty because of declining
enrollment. In 1979, he resigned as academic dean and spent
his last five years at Methodist teaching religion and philosophy
courses; he retired in 1984. The Methodist College Alumni
Association gave him its Distinguished Faculty Award in 1985.
I remember Sam Womack as a very spiritual man, a deep
thinker, a hard worker, and an incredibly gifted wordsmith. After
perusing his “PR file” (every contract employee who has ever
worked at Methodist has one) and talking to him at different times
after his retirement, I learned that Sam Womack had a keen sense
of humor, loved the outdoors (gardening, golf, fishing and hiking),
had a passion for classical music, and even dabbled in astronomy.
After he retired, Sam visited Davis Library regularly to do research
or check out books. He often sat in the Norma Womack Reading
Area, before a framed portrait of his beloved Norma. During the six
years I worked on the MU history book, Dr. Womack brought me
some interesting papers and artifacts from his personal files which
now reside in the MU archives in the basement of Davis Library.
Although he belonged to what has been called “America’s greatest
generation,” Sam Womack understood and appreciated the two
generations of students that followed him. He once said of them: “You’re
subject to things we were not. You’re having to grow up in the midst of
a great crisis. We’re on the verge of something big, perhaps tremendous.
This generation is a restless generation, looking for a cause worth living
for, something that can command its respect and admiration. But
you’re also a conforming generation; nobody stands up for individual
difference. On the one hand, you are full of idealism and want to
rebel; on the other hand, you are the utmost conformists.”
At Methodist’s winter 1997 graduation, held December 12 of that
year, I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Womack deliver the baccalaureate
sermon. His thesis was: Life is a preparation for death. He also said,
“We are created for and meant to be lovers of life . . . Find a sovereign
good and give yourself to it . . . I hope each of you will be caught
up in the great romance and become lovers of life, of our beautiful
world and the universe God has given us.” Through his words and
deeds, Sam Womack taught us that the right kind of education,
the kind offered by Methodist University, can help us discern our
real purpose in life and make us forces for good in the world.
Sam Womack remained active through his eighties and moved
to the Carolina Inn in Fayetteville in 2003. After he turned ninety
and his health began to fail, he wrote out a plan for his funeral,
requesting that former students serve as pallbearers. One of his
former students, the Rev. Woody Wells ’69, presided at Womack’s
memorial service February 6, 2011. In his Meditation, Reverend
Wells said Sam Womack lived a wonderful life, sought paradise, and
was “perfected in love.”
—Bill Billings
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Reme Charles McAdams
Charles K. McAdams, Methodist University’s first director of public
relations and development, died December 29, 2010 in Raleigh. He was 93.
Charles K. McAdams grew up on a farm in
Mebane, NC and graduated from Efland High
School. He worked his way through NC State
College (now NC State University) majoring
in agricultural education and receiving a
commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S.
Army. After serving four years in the Army
and attaining the rank of captain, he taught
agriculture at Chapel Hill High School and
later became associate pastor of Edenton Street United Methodist
Church in Raleigh. In 1959, McAdams became Methodist College’s
first director of public relations and development. From 1968-73,
McAdams served as treasurer of the North Carolina Conference
of the United Methodist Church.
In 1963, during my last year of high school, Charles McAdams
“presented” Methodist College in Fayetteville to ten prospective
students at Durham High School. I was one of the ten students
who filed into a small classroom assigned to Methodist College for
“College Night.”
Mr. McAdams began his presentation with a 15-minute color slide
show. He described Methodist as a fledgling four-year, liberal arts
college with small classes, a strong faculty, a diverse student body, and
modern architecture on a spacious 600-acre campus. Mr. McAdams
said the College was the result of a partnership between the citizens
of Fayetteville and Cumberland County and the North Carolina
Conference of The Methodist Church. He stressed the fact that College
President L. Stacy Weaver, and Trustees Chairman Terry Sanford
(then governor of North Carolina) had built a college based on the twin
principles of academic excellence and the Christian concept of life.
At the end of his talk, Mr. McAdams invited us to apply for
admission and to visit the campus. He said the College would soon
hold a spring visitation weekend, allowing prospective students
to tour the campus and take a scholarship exam. He had no
fancy brochures to give out, but he did offer us a College catalog.
I remember being impressed with this man. He seemed sincere,
articulate, and passionate about the school he was representing.
After I applied for admission, visited the campus and took MC’s
scholarship exam, Director of Admissions Sam Edwards offered me a
financial aid package that covered half of the $1,200 per year cost for a
resident student. Although I had to work for one year after high school
to earn money for college, Mr. Edwards held my financial aid package,
and I entered Methodist in the fall of 1964 with 299 other freshmen.
Mr. McAdams traveled extensively in North Carolina and other
East Coast states, visiting high schools and churches in search
of students. With help from his assistant, Bill Lowdermilk, and
a secretary, he persuaded hundreds of talented and energetic
students to enroll at Methodist; by 1967-68 enrollment had passed
1,000. He was proud of his recruits, greeting them by name when
they became students and making sure that hometown press
releases were sent out chronicling their achievements.
During my four years at Methodist, I came to greatly admire
and respect Charles McAdams. An excellent photographer, he
took hundreds of photos at the College with his Speed Graphic
and 35 mm cameras. He developed and printed all his black and
white photos in the campus darkroom, spending many nights and
weekends there. He carefully labeled, organized, and filed all his
photos. During his 11 years at Methodist, he also edited a quarterly
newsletter, designed scores of brochures and programs, wrote
hundreds of press releases and welcomed thousands of visitors.
During his first eight years at Methodist, Mr. McAdams was
also the College’s chief fund-raiser and worked closely with the
Methodist College Foundation to secure the funds needed to build
and operate the College. Although he left Methodist College in
1968 to become treasurer of the North Carolina Conference of The
United Methodist Church, Charles McAdams continued to help
the College find good students and win friends and supporters,
especially among North Carolina Methodists. He loved attending
the church’s annual conference meetings during the 20 plus years
they were held at the College. In the 1990s, he attended Raleigh
alumni gatherings. After his wife’s death in 1998, he established the
Charles K. and Verna McAdams Scholarship at Methodist.
In May 2005, I had the privilege of writing a citation for Charles
McAdams’s honorary Doctor of Humanities degree and standing
beside him when he received the degree and citation at the spring
graduation. In May 2006, Charles came to my wedding and bragged
about recruiting me. From 2002-2008, I relied heavily on his photos
and PR files as I assembled the history of my alma mater.
In September 2008, Dr. McAdams suffered a stroke that left him
unable to speak; this was devastating for a “people person” like him,
but he could still recognize and respond to his family and friends.
In March 2009, I sent him an autographed copy of one of the first
Methodist University history books, thanking him as I had on other
occasions for all he had done for my alma mater and for me personally.
Charles McAdams’s memorial service was held January 8,
2011, at Benson Memorial United Methodist Church in Raleigh.
The service was a joyous celebration of a life well-lived, filled with
beautiful music and words of assurance that Charles is now in
heaven. Cindy’s eulogy of her father included many humorous
anecdotes, and the Rev. Skip Williams was “right on” in his
description of McAdams as one of God’s finest “doorkeepers,” a
man who had welcomed hundreds of visitors at the front door of
his church.
One of Charles McAdams’s favorite quotes and the basis of his
own credo was, “For a Christian, there is never a problem, only an
opportunity.” He is survived by his four children: Ken McAdams,
Cindy Hallman, Pat Sheffield, and David McAdams, as well as 11
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Charles McAdams was a blessing to all who knew him, a
servant leader, a man of God, and a superb public relations man.
He loved his fellow man, Methodist University, his church, and his
God. He “walked the talk.” I am proud to call myself one of Charles
McAdams’s recruits. He was and always will be one of my heroes.
—Bill Billings
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