foundations annual report 2010-2011

FOUNDATIONSANNUAL REPORT 2010–2011

ECU Foundation Inc.ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Inc.ECU Educational Foundation Inc.East Carolina Alumni Association Inc.

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TThe 2010–2011 academic year was another incredible year for East Carolina University, and it’s due, in part, to your support of our great university. We have had many successes this year, in spite of continued economic trials, and we remain focused on our priorities and our sense of community while responding to our state and region in every way we can. That is who we are. Our vision is to deliver on the promise of opportunity and we have been doing that for more than a century.

In the 2010–2011 academic year, East Carolina continued to have an immeasurable impact on its local, regional, and global community. Some of our successes this year include:

• September2010,U.S.Secretaryof DefenseRobertGatesrecognized ECU with the Freedom Award; we are only the second university to be so honored. ECU has made a commitment to serving the military because it is such a special component of eastern North Carolina and because it is the least we can do to show our appreciation for what they do for us. ECU’s commitment includes excellent educational programsatFt.Bragg,twoexcellentROTCprograms,anewprogramcalled“OperationRe-entry”thathelpsmilitarypersonnel transition to civilian life, several student projects for the Wounded Warrior Barracks, and world class research inpost-traumaticstressdisorderandtraumaticbraininjury.

• ECUleadstheUNCSystemindistanceeducation,servingmore than 6,000 students each year. Many of these programs provide vital access to an education for professionals or students that require this type of access to ECU.

• ProjectHEART(HighExpectationsforAt-RiskTeens),anAmeriCorps program housed in the College of Education that hastutoredandservedmorethan5,000at-riskteenagerssince

2000, was recently selected as one of the 52 most innovative AmeriCorpsprogramsinthenation.NorthCarolinaGovernorBeverly Perdue called it “a shining light and North Carolina at itsbest.”

• TheBrodySchoolof Medicineprovidesmorethan$150million annually in uncompensated care. It is the health care safety net in eastern North Carolina. In recent studies, BSOM is ranked second nationally in producing primary care doctors and seventh nationally in overall social mission.

• InMay2011,wecreatedhistoryatECUbysurpassingour$200milliongoalfortheuniversity’sSecondCenturyCampaign, its largest campaign ever, more than one year early. The campaign provided vital resources for nearly every aspect of our university in an era of declining state budget support, and your support was integral to our success. We truly appreciate your dedication and commitment to East Carolina University.

Your dedication, spirit and, commitment to ECU have helped make projects, programs, and accomplishments like this possible, and we are grateful. We are proud of the great difference we make, and we will never lose sight of the opportunities we provide and that we must continue to provide. With your help, our second century will be even greater than our first. It is a great time to be a Pirate!

Sincerely,

Steve Ballard Chancellor

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EAST CAROLINA UNIvERSITY FOUNDATION INC.

ACelebrationof Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Feature Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Advancement Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

ECU MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION INC.

APledgethatHeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Feature Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Advancement Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ECU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC.

A Force that Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Feature Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Advancement Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

EAST CAROLINA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

A Commitment that Shines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Feature Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Alumni Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Order of the Cupola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Leo W. Jenkins Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61WaystoGivetoECU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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The Work of East Carolina’s FoundationsThe fund-raising arms of East Carolina University are its three foundations: the East Carolina University Foundation Inc., the ECU Educational Foundation Inc. (Pirate Club), and the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Inc. At the same time, the East Carolina Alumni Association nurtures a connection between ECU and its graduates, whose support of the university is vital.

Private support of ECU through these foundations provides resources that state support cannot, such as student scholarships, state-of-the-art equipment, programs that enrich the educational experience of all East Carolina students, and enhancements to our athletics facilities.

Generous support from alumni and friends continues to be a key ingredient in East Carolina University’s rich tradition of reaching new levels of achievement in student enrollment, academic accomplishment, athletic excellence, and economic development for eastern North Carolina.

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SOURCES OF REvENUE FOR ECU THIS YEAR

The largest source of revenue for East Carolina University comes from the services it provides. These services include tuition, fees, student housing and dining services, and patient medical services. State appropriations are also the largest portion of revenue.Grantsfromandcontractswithgovernmentalandnot-for-profitorganizationsarealsomajorsourcesof revenue. Charitable gifts to the university’s foundations are an increasingly important source of revenue.

SOURCES OF GIFTS TOECU FOUNDATIONS THIS YEAR

Alumni and other individuals are the largest contributors to the university’s foundations, representing 63% of total giving. Corporations and charitable foundations account for the next largest block of contributions.

Corporations11%

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Alumni45%

Other Individuals18%

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECU FOUNDATIONS

ContributionstotheECU-relatedfoundationscontinuetoincrease each year, funding the margin of excellence for both current and future students.

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FOUNDATIONS’ SUPPORT OF ECUIN 2010–2011

TheECU-relatedfoundationsprovideatotalof $19.3millionin support of the university and its programs during fiscal year 2011. This support funded scholarships, programs, and facility enhancements.

Facility Enhancements14%

Scholarships34%

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(millions of $s)NET ASSETS OF ECU FOUNDATIONS

ECU FOUNDATION $ 67.2 $ 80.7 $ 80.5 $ 65.4 $ 73.4 $ 88.8

ECU MEDICAL & HEALTHSCIENCES FOUNDATION 28.4 32.9 31.1 25.5 32.2 34.6

ECU EDUCATIONALFOUNDATION 17.6 19.5 20.9 19.5 24.7 30.1

EAST CAROLINAALUMNI ASSOCIATION 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.8

TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 113.9 $ 134.1 $ 133.7 $ 111.5 $ 131.7 $ 155.3

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FOUNDATIONS’ SUPPORT OF ECU

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Endowments are important to East Carolina University because they provide perpetual financial support. The perpetual nature of endowments makes them an important component of university funding.

INvESTMENT PORTFOLIO(NACUBO Survey)

The investment objective for the foundations’ endowment portfolio is to manage the portfolio in a manner that will maximize the benefits intended by donors, support the university’sprograms,andgeneratesufficientlong-termgrowthof capital without undue exposure to risk. The portfolio is designed to provide a sustainable level of spending distributions aswellasenhancethereal(inflationadjusted)purchasingpowerof the endowments. The portfolio is invested in a diversified asset allocation.

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U.S. Equities42%

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Int’l. Equities18%

Fixed Income17%

ECU CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO 23.2% 4.7% 5.6%

BNY MELLON ENDOWMENT & FOUNDATION 19.5% 3% 4.8%

70% S&P 500/30% BC AGGREGATE 22.3% 4.7% 4.4%

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WWedidit!Withyoursupport,wesurpassedour$200millionfund-raisinggoalforEastCarolinaUniversity’sSecondCenturyCampaign in May 2011, nearly 18 months ahead of schedule. That kind of success is possible only because of you and other generous Pirates and we are incredibly grateful.

Over the past four years of the Second Century Campaign, I have been humbled by the generosity of the Pirate Nation. Thousands of donors have made tens of thousands of contributions that have all added up to make a real, tangible difference at East Carolina University.Forthat,youshouldbeproud.Youareamonganever-increasing number of people who know how important private support is to our university and act upon that knowledge.

The Second Century Campaign has provided vital resources to nearly every aspect of the university, whether scholarships for students, professorships for faculty, facility support, college/school or program support, and athletics. And because of those resources, students have received crucial scholarship support, faculty members have received financial support for their important research, colleges and schools have been able to provide students with the programs and technology they need to compete intoday’sglobalmarket,andECUhascontinuedtohaveanever-stronger economic impact on eastern North Carolina and the state as a whole.

ECU’s mission is to serve as a national model for public service and regional transformation, and we are well on our way. A study by ECU professor Mulatu Wubneh, director of the planning program inECU’sDepartmentof Geography,foundthatECUgeneratedatotalstatewideeconomicimpactof $3.3billionin2009,quantifiableproof of theimpactthat ECU has on eastern North Carolina and the state as a whole. Intermsof returnoninvestment,ECUgenerates$13.64foreachdollar invested by the state.

And it is money well invested. ECU, the third largest institution in the UNC System, has grown into a nationally recognized research institution with an incredible reach beyond eastern North Carolina. The College of Education prepares more teachers than any other institution in the UNC System; the Brody School of Medicine sent more than 54 percent of its graduates into primary care, with a large number of those graduates staying in North Carolina; ECU conducts groundbreaking research on both campuses that has a daily impact on the lives of people

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S E C O N D C E N T U R Y C A M P A I G N

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worldwide; and ECU’s distance education programs provide access to an education to many students that could not attend classes on campus.

Your private support is one of the pillars of East Carolina University, and without it we would not have been able to make the strides we have made over the past century. We have concluded the Second Century Campaign, but that is just the beginning. We have a greatdealof “history”infrontof us—let’smakeoursecond century as great as our first.

Again, thank you for your support of ECU and the Second Century Campaign. It has, indeed, made a difference in the lives of many, many of your friends, neighbors, students, and fellow North Carolinians.

Sincerely,

MickeyDowdy

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Foundation

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efforts to achieve the

vital mission of this great

institution with both their

advocacy and their gifts.”

—Carol Mabe

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In2011,EastCarolinaUniversitymetandexceededtheaggressiveSecondCenturyCampaign’s$200-milliongoal.Themostambitiouscapitalcampaignintheuniversity’shistorywaskickedoffin2008tosecurefundscriticaltoachievingthemissionof ECU.Despiteasevere economic downturn just months after the launch of the campaign, and the failure to fully recover in the ensuing years, our loyal alumni and friends believed in our mission and supported our plans for the future with their generous gifts. Today we extend a heartfelt “thanks”toeachof you.Yourgiftshaveensuredthecontinuedsuccessof ourprograms,ourstudents,andourgreatinstitution.

ThededicatedECUFoundationboardof directorsandprofessionalstaffplayedakeyroleinthisgreatprivatefund-raisingachievement.Partneringwiththeuniversity’sadministrationandexperiencedadvancementteam,weusedouradvocacy,influence,ideas,and initiative to help realize this hallmark of support for ECU. While working to reach our capital campaign goal over the past four years, we also achieved record annual giving to the ECU Foundation. We thank every member of the Pirate Nation who continued to support the university with an annual gift so important to funding the margin of excellence for ECU.

As the state of North Carolina, like other states across the country, struggles with budget deficits and spending reductions for education, the demand for financial aid continues to increase. The ECU Foundation is committed to expanding the Access Scholarship program which provides educational opportunities for North Carolina students with strong potential but limited means, as well as increasing our focus on providing more academic scholarships to attract top honors students to our university. In addition, our endowments fund academic chairs, professorships, and a variety of programs. We also provide the strategic acquisition of real estate vital to the university’s future physical growth.

Again, we sincerely thank each of you who support East Carolina University with both your advocacy and your gifts.

Carol M. MabeChairEast Carolina University Foundation

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east Carolina University Foundation The East Carolina University Foundation is a dynamic, forward-looking volunteer organization that plays a critical role in advancing our university. This tax-exempt body cultivates friends; raises, manages, and distributes private resources to benefit the institution, its students, and its academic programs; provides positive public advocacy; and ensures the “margin of excellence” that defines East Carolina University today and in the future.

Front row (L–R): Samuel J. Wornom, Irwin C. Roberts, Steven W. Jones, Chancellor Steve Ballard, Lynn L. Lane, Carl W. Davis, S. Reid Fogleman, Deirdre M. Mageean, Virginia D. Hardy, Angela A. Allen, Margaret C. Ward, Marilyn A. Sheerer. 2nd row (L–R): David R. Twiddy, Michael A. Dorsey, W. Kurt Fickling, Michael B. (Mickey) Dowdy, Robert G. Brinkley, Julian W. (Bubba) Rawl, Philip R. Mahoney, Donald K. Brinkley, Henry W. Hinton Jr., Jimmy E. Creech. 3rd row (L–R): Bonnie L. Brown, Wayne A. Holloman, Carol M. Mabe, Stephen D. Showfety, Lisa D. Benton, Suzanne J. Brooks, Burney S. Warren III, W. Kendall Chalk, Alan R. White, Stanley G. Eakins, Linda A. Patriarca, David M. White. 4th row (L–R): William G. Blount, Glen G. Gilbert, Douglas H. (Wil) Wilkinson III, James M. Galloway, MD, Kevin M. Monroe, Richard R. Eakin, William F. (Bill) Clark, M. Dustin Field, Clay Walker, W. Phillip Hodges, Mark A. Copeland, T. Frederick Webb.

ECU Foundation financial statementThe annual financial report from our auditors, Clifton Gunderson LLC, and the IRS Form 990 are available for review on our website at www.ecu.edu/ecuf or by contacting our controller, Jon Lancaster, at 252-328-9596 or [email protected].

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CHAIRCarol m. mabe Former Vice President, Russell Corporation (retired)Oriental, NC

vICE CHAIRS. reid Fogleman Principal, Capital Food Group and Maxwell 3 Raleigh, NC PRESIDENT and CEOWilliam F. (Bill) Clark President and CEO, ECU Foundation Inc.Greenville, NC

SECRETARYHenry W. Hinton Jr. President, Hinton Media Group Greenville, NC

ASSISTANT SECRETARYa. Wayne Holloman Owner, Wayne Holloman & AssociatesGreenville, NC

ASSISTANT SECRETARYThomas F. Taft Sr. Attorney, Taft, Taft & HaiglerFormer NC State SenatorGreenville, NC

TREASURERKevin r. Seitz Vice Chancellor, Administration and FinanceEast Carolina University Greenville, NC

PAST CHAIRW. Kendall ChalkFormer Senior Executive Vice President and CCO, BB&T Corporation, retiredWinston-Salem, NC

Lisa D. Benton Senior Vice President, Human Resources,Wachovia CorporationGreenville, NC

Thomas r. BlandPresident, Preservation HomesFuquay Varina, NC

William g. Blount President, Home Builders Supply Greenville, NC

Donald K. Brinkley Vice President, East Carolina Bank New Bern, NC

robert g. Brinkley Attorney, retiredCharlotte, NC

Suzanne Brooks Executive Vice President’ Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia Keswick, VA

Bonnie L. BrownPartner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, retired Alexandria, VA

Jimmy e. Creech President, Industrial & Construction Enterprises Greenville, NC W. Kurt Fickling President, Fickling Insurance Consultants Inc.Greenville, NC

m. Dustin FieldCEO, Boylan CompaniesRaleigh, NC

rebecca D. Flowers Owner, River Dell Development Inc.Clayton, NC

William P. Furr Former Vice President, Cumulus Fibres Inc., retired Vero Beach, NC

James m. galloway, mD Partner, Pitt Family PhysiciansGreenville, NC

W. Phillip Hodges President and CEO, Metrics Inc. Williamston, NC alvin B. Hutzler iiPresident, Cliff Weil Inc.Richmond, VA

Steven W. JonesExecutive Vice President, First American Financial ManagementRaleigh, NC

michael W. Kelly Owner, Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant Nags Head, NC

John r. Lancaster President, CDS PropertiesWilmington, NC

Lynn L. Lane Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, retired Chocowinity, NC

Philip r. mahoney CEO, American Security Mortgage Charlotte, NC

J. Fielding miller CEO, CapTrust Financial Advisors Raleigh, NC

Brenda D. myrickNurse Manager UHS systemsGreenville, NC

W. Keller normann President, Normann Financial Group Sanford, NC

robert B. Plybon CEO, Plybon & Associates Greensboro, NC Walter J. Pories, mD Professor of Surgery and Biochemistry,ECU Department of Surgery Macclesfield, NC

Julian W. (Bubba) rawl Partner, Preston Development Company Greenville, NC

irwin C. roberts President, Division One, Golden Corral CorporationRaleigh, NC

Stephen D. ShowfetyPresident, Koury CorporationGreensboro, NC

Vincent C. Smith Board Adjudicator, Department of DefenseVienna, VA

mark e. Tipton General Contractor/DeveloperWake Forest, NC

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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David r. Twiddy Owner, Gateway Insurance Services Inc.Elizabeth City, NC

margaret C. Ward Former Educator, retiredBurlington, NC

Philip r. S. WaughPresident, Trade Street Capital Partners LLCWinston-Salem, NC

T. Frederick Webb, DDS Periodontist; President, TFW Greenville, NC

Douglas H. Wilkinson iii President, Wilkinson Automotive Inc.Sanford, NC Samuel J. WornomPresident, Nouveau Investments Sanford, NC

Steve C. Ballard Chancellor, East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Larry m. BoyerDean, Academic Library and Learning Services, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

David S. Brody Chair, ECU Board of Trustees Kinston, NC

Kay H. ChalkChair, ECU Women’s RoundtableWinston-Salem, NC

William F. Clark President and CEO, ECU Foundation Inc.Greenville, NC

Carl W. Davis Jr.Chair, ECU Alumni BoardRaleigh, NC

michael a. DorseyInterim Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

michael B. “mickey” Dowdy Vice Chancellor, University Advancement,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

glen g. gilbert Dean, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Deirdre mageean Vice Chancellor, Research and Graduate Studies, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Frederick D. niswander Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Linda Patriarca Dean, College of Education, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

marilyn a. SheererProvost, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Judy a. SiguawDean, College of Human Ecology,East Carolina UniversityWinterville, NC

Burney S. Warren iii Chair, ECU Real Estate Foundation,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC alan r. White Dean, Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

David a. White Dean, College of Technology and Computer Science, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

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Pat and Lynn Lane are

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Support Today and Tomorrow

Pat and Lynn Lane Spread Their Generosity Across Campus

Pat and Lynn Lane are purple and gold through and through. And with their current and future support of East Carolina University, they have ensured that their legacy will have an effect for generations.

From their very generous support of the School of Music, College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Education, the EC Scholars program, to their involvement with college advisory councils, foundation boards of directors, and ECU athletics, the Lanes have become an integral partof ECU,partof itsday-to-dayDNA.

Pat Lane graduated from ECU in 1967 with an accounting degree after transferring to ECU from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.Aftergraduating,heworkedatR.J.ReynoldsCorporationinWinston-Salem,NorthCarolina, where he and Lynn met. They got married in 1979, and Lynn became a Pirate.

“I didn’t know much about ECU at all, until I got married. I quickly figured out I better bleedpurple,orIwouldbeinbigtrouble.”

Since 1979, they have become more and more involved in athletics and academics at ECU, seeking to balance their contributions of time and money between the two.

“We’ve expanded our involvement across the university because we see what a differenceitcanmakeforkids,”Lynnsaid.“Scholarshipsareabigthingforus.It’sahighpriorityforusbecauseweseewhatitcandoforstudents.”

To that end, they have created scholarships in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, endowed a scholarship for the EC Scholars program, and created the Pat and Lynn Lane Education Program in the College of Education, which provides up to two years of scholarship assistance for junior and senior education majors who agree to teach in eastern North Carolina for at least two years.

“Wefeltlikethosepeoplewillmakeanimpact,theywillbecometeachers,”Pat said. “We restricted it to the eastern North Carolina counties, and we structureditsoitwasayear-for-yeartradeoff,soif theygetthescholarshipfortwoyears,theyhavetoteachfortwoyears.”

In August 2011, they also made a planned gift, leaving part of their estate to increase their endowments in the College of Education, College of Fine Arts andCommunication,andtheuniversity’sflagshipmeritscholarshipprogram,EC Scholars, and to endow their COE scholarship program.

“We wanted to get on paper, obviously to take care of our family first, but then after that, we wanted to take care of these programs, specifically the College of Education, the endowment we have in the CFAC, and then the scholarship endowment intheECScholars,”Lynnsaid.

They also bequeathed part of their estate to Lynn’salmamater,GreensboroCollege.

“The two schools we went to are our priorities, and we had talked about this, butwehadnotchangedourwills,”shesaid. “We finally decided that now is the time to do it. After taking care of our granddaughters and some other small bequests, we decided to leave the remainder of our estate to leave to our almamaters.”

They plan to continue giving during their lifetime, to fund their endowments even more before their estate plan kicks in.

“In the event we can’t do as much of that as we would like, we would like for it tobetakencareof afterwe’regone.”

And even though Lynn is not an ECU graduate, she has as much pride as the most devoted Pirate.

“If youhaveaconnectiontotheuniversity,youneedtomakeacommitment,”Lynn said. “It was part of your heritage. Even though I didn’t go to school here, Ifeelverymuchapartof it.”

“We’reprettystrongadvocates,”Patsaid.“Westronglyencouragepeopletofindtheirpassionandgetinvolvedinit.Givebacktoit.”

“We’ve expanded our involvement across the university because we see what a difference it can make for kids.”

—LYNNLANE

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Richard and JoAnn Eakin’s

dedication has continued into their

retirement years. As ECU’s former

chancellor, Dr. Eakin found it difficult

to retire. “He’s not a good person

to have at home. He got pretty

grumpy,” says JoAnn. “The dog and

I were glad when he came back over

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DedicatedtoAcademic Excellence at East CarolinaRichard and JoAnn Eakin Believe in ECU’s Scholars for Tomorrow

Fornearly15years,RichardandJoAnnEakinwere East Carolina University. Aschancellor,RichardEakinledEastCarolinaUniversitythroughaperiodof great growth and expansion, and JoAnn worked with him, representing ECU in amyriadof ways.Now,intheir“retirement,”theycontinuetoworktoensurethatcurrentandfuturestudentshaveaccesstoaworld-classeducationthatisparticularly and uniquely East Carolina.

“Iamprettypooratretirement,”Dr.Eakinsaid.Hiswife,JoAnn,echoesthatsentiment.

After serving as chancellor from 1987 to 2001,Dr.Eakintaughthighereducationadministration in the College of Education’s Departmentof EducationalLeadershipforfive years, took time off, served as the interim chair of mathematics, science and instructional technology education for one year, took time off, and then accepted the position of interim deanof ECU’snewHonorsCollege.Nowin his second year as interim dean, he sees his tenurewiththeHonorsCollegeasanaturalprogression in his career.

“Just before I retired, we kicked off the notion of a merit scholarship program, so in some real sense, the EC Scholars program was started while I was chancellor, and for that I am thankful. It’s come back around, if you will, because there I was involved in the first initiation of the EC Scholars,andhereIamworkingwiththeECScholars.That’sbeenarealjoy.”

And he admits that working with ECU students is more fun than ever. “I say, without exaggeration, this is probably the most fun that I’ve ever had in my professionalcareer.First,theHonorsCollegeisservingacademicallygiftedstudentsof the highest caliber and they make it fun, and second, we’re building a new college andeverydaybringsnewopportunitiesforfurtherdevelopmentofthecollege.”

Upon his retirement in 2001, friends and family helped fund an EC Scholars award in honor and recognition of his time as chancellor. Today, that scholarshipisoneof agrowingnumberof merit-basedscholarshipsintheECScholarsprogram.However,theEakinswilltellyouthatnumberisnotincreasingrapidlyenough.Oneof Dr.Eakin’smajorprojects,somethingheseesas imperative to the future of the university, is to increase the amount of private fundingfortheHonorsCollegeandtheECScholarsprogram.

“Thisyearweawarded15newECScholarawards,”hesaid.“Nextyear,if things work out well, we hope to give out 18 awards. In all candor, we are far behind most of our competition in terms of the number of awards we can give. I’m trying to let people know how important it is to have merit scholarships,

in particular EC Scholar awards, and see if I can enlist them in increasing that opportunityforourstudents.”

Dr.EakinbelievesthattheHonorsCollegeandtheECScholarsprogramnotonly enhance the university’s reputation, but they also enhance the education that all ECU students receive. “If you have even one or two really bright students in a class, it raises the tenor of the entire class. I believe that fervently. We’re delighted to have the EC Scholars here because of their talent, we’re delighted to have them here because they will contribute to the learning of their peers, and we believe that their presence is a source of pleasure for faculty

members that have the opportunity to work with them. Many faculty have a chance to workone-on-onewiththeseverybrightandveryablestudents.”

The Eakins believe wholeheartedly in ECU’s academic prowess and ability to train tomorrow’s global and community leaders, andseethepotentialinthemerit-basedHonorsCollegeandECScholarsprogram.

“East Carolina has always prided itself on being able to do things under the most dire of circumstances, accomplish in the face of adversity,”hesaid.“AsIlookattheuniversityand its ambition, as described by one of the

local television stations recently, to raise the academic reputation of the institution throughtheECScholars,theHonorsCollege,orothermeritscholarships,there could be no greater gift to this institution than a gift that would support academically gifted students. We have had a fabulous reputation and experience in terms of raising money in support of our athletics program, and I’m hoping that same energy, zeal, and fervor could find its way into the support of academics. I would encourage everyone to support the academic mission of the institution and tohelpusbuildanacademicreputationinwhicheachof uscantakegreatpride.”

JoAnn Eakin has recently joined the board of directors of the ECU’s Women’s Roundtable,whichworkstoencourageleadershipandphilanthropybywomenandto raise funds for ECU’s Access Scholarship program. In this role and as the wife of a former chancellor, she has firsthand, intimate knowledge of the deep need for private support for scholarships. She is quick to point to the need for a significant contribution to name the EC Scholars program and endow the scholarships in perpetuity, citing examples such as the Park Fellowships at NC State University or theMorehead-CainScholarshipsatUNC-ChapelHill.Dr.Eakinagrees.

“That’s something that East Carolina University needs to aspire to, and I hope that someday, not too far in the future, we would have somebody that has the capacity to do that for East Carolina. It would be a terrific blessing for East CarolinaUniversity.”

“East Carolina has always prided itself on being able to do things under the most dire of circumstances, accomplish in the face of adversity.” —DR.RICHARDEAKIN

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Christy DeardorffDirector of Annual [email protected]

Greg AbeyounisAssistant Vice Chancellor for University [email protected]

Kathy BrownMajor Gifts OfficerCollege of Human [email protected]


Kay MurphyDirector ofAdvancement [email protected]

Bill ClarkPresident and CEOECU [email protected]

Sharon HamiltonDirector of Corporate and Foundation [email protected]

Advancement StaffEAST CAROLINA UNIvERSITY FOUNDATION

Scottie BrownDirector of Donor Relations and [email protected]

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Jon [email protected]

Marcy RomarySenior Major Gifts OfficerCollege of Health and Human PerformanceDirector of Women’s [email protected]


Tammy GarrisDirector of Gift [email protected]

Colin O’ConnorSenior Major Gifts OfficerCollege of BusinessDirector of Academic LeadershipPrograms [email protected]

Michael WardMajor Gifts OfficerCollege of Technology and Computer Science and Division of Student [email protected]

Nancy L. BallMajor Gifts OfficerCollege of Fine Arts and [email protected]

Jennifer TrippMajor Gifts Officer,Thomas Harriot College of Arts and [email protected]

Kara LoftinDirector of [email protected]

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ECU Medical & Health Sciences

Foundation

“In these economic times,

private support is needed

more than ever to ensure

that we are able to meet

the growing demand for

highly skilled health-care

professionals and continue

the innovative research and

groundbreaking studies

being done every day.”

—Thomas L. Edwards Sr.

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eCU meDiCaL & HeaLTH SCienCeS FoUnDaTion

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The2010–2011fiscalyearwasoneof greatchallengesandgreatsuccessesfortheEastCarolinaUniversityMedical&HealthSciencesFoundation. State budget woes have pushed us all to do more with less and to seek other sources of funding, but through it all, ECU’s Divisionof HealthScienceshaveremainedfocusedontheirmissionof providinggroundbreakingresearchandqualityhealthcareforeastern North Carolina and beyond.

This year, East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine ranks 10th among the top medical schools in the country that emphasize primary care, according to U.S. News & World Report.ECUalsosenttheseventh-highestpercentageof itsgraduates,54.3percent,intoprimary-careresidenciesbetween2008and2010.

ECU’snewSchoolof DentalMedicineannouncedthatitwouldopenitsfourthcommunityservice-learningcenterinLillington,North Carolina, after previously announcing centers in Ahoskie, Elizabeth City, and Sylva, North Carolina. ECU plans to have 10 centersinruralandunderservedareasacrossthestate.Dentalschoolfacultymemberswillbebasedinthecenters,alongwithadvanceddentalresidentsandseniorstudentswhowillreceiveenhanceddentaleducationinrealpracticesettingsandwilloffermuch-neededdental care to citizens in these centers.

InFebruary2011,thefirstclasswasinductedintotheNursingHallof FameattheCollegeof Nursing,torecognizetheserviceof nurses that are considered among the most highly regarded nurse leaders and to whom ECU alumni and friends are most grateful. The hall of fame provides public recognition for the significant impact that nurses have on the advancement of nursing, also.

RenovationsarebeingdoneonLaupusLibrarytoincreasetheamountof study,counseling,andeventspace.OperationRe-Entrycontinuesitsworkstudyingandtreatingtheproblemsof thousandsof militaryservicepersonnel.The$2.4millionfederally-earmarkedprojectinvolvesdifferentdepartmentsoncampusandafive-yearagreementbetweentheU.S.ArmyandECU.

This annual report features two stories of two donors like you and thousands of other Pirates who are members of a growing legion that know how important private support is for our university and act.Yoursupportof theECUMedical&HealthSciencesFoundation now, more than ever, is vital to ECU’s ability to train qualified and talented healthcare professionals and to continue the innovative research being done every day. We appreciate your support and look forward to a new year full of promise and growth. Thank you for your contribution.

Sincerely,

Tommy Edwards ChairECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation

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Members of the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Board of Directors are shown above. Front row (L-R): Jasper Lewis Jr., Thomas L. Edwards Sr., Sylvia T. Brown, Shelby S. Strother, Stacy C. Brody, Suzanne Pecheles, Barbara W. Bremer, Dorothy A. Spencer, Garrie W. Moore, Gary R. Vanderpool. Back row (L-R): Paul R. G. Cunningham, Michael B. Dowdy, Stephen W. Thomas, James W. Chesnutt, E. Bradley Evans, Joseph L. Tart, Phyllis N. Horns, Tom Robinson, Richard Brown, Clyde A. Higgs, Yonnie Butler, David J. Whichard, Benda Humienny, Rick Niswander, Thomas L. Southern.

eCU medical & Health Sciences Foundation The East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to seek and acquire charitable gift support from individuals, businesses, organizations, corporations, and foundations to support ECU’s Division of Health Sciences, including the College of Nursing, Brody School of Medicine, College of Allied Health Sciences, William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina Heart Institute, School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center. As the division’s official charity, funds received and managed by the Medical & Health Sciences Foundation are designed to enhance education, teaching, research, and service within the Health Sciences Division at East Carolina University.

ECU Medical & Health Sciences financial statementThe annual financial report from our auditors, Clifton Gunderson LLC, and the IRS Form 990 are available for review on our website at www.ecu.edu/mhsfoundation or by contacting our interim controller, Mandy King, at 252-744-2068 or [email protected].

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CHAIRThomas L. edwards Sr.President, Carolina Ice Company Inc.Kinston, NC

vICE CHAIRJames W. ChesnuttPresident/CEO, National Spinning Co.Washington, NC

SECRETARYStacy C. BrodyCommunity VolunteerGreenville, NC

TREASURERgary r. VanderpoolExecutive Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Administration and Finance, Brody School of Medicine,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

OFFICERS

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gale B. adcockDirector, SAS Corporate Health ServicesCary, NC

Steve Ballard, PhD Chancellor, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

mayo Boddie Jr. President, Texas SteakhouseRocky Mount, NC

alice H. BostCommunity VolunteerGreenville, NC

Barbara W. BremerSpeech Pathologist, retiredGreenville, NC

richard BrownFormer Vice Chancellor for Admin and Finance, retiredEmerald Isle, NC

Sylvia T. Brown, edDDean, College of Nursing,East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Zane g. BuckmanReal Estate Developer, Inner Banks Development, LLCWashington, NC

Yonnie ButlerBusiness Development DirectorNorth Carolina Biotechnology CenterResearch Triangle Park, NC

gabriel (gabe) Cipau, PhDPresident, Key Partners Inc.Raleigh, NC

Paul r. g. Cunningham, mD, FaCSDean, Brody School of MedicineEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Benjamin L. Dixon Jr.Owner, Chick-fil-AWinterville, NC

e. Bradley evansAttorney, Ward & SmithWinterville, NC

William anthony “andy” FerrellPresident, Pharmaceutical Calibrations & Instrumentation, LLCRaleigh, NC

Clyde a. HiggsVice President, North Carolina Research CampusKannapolis, NC

John P. Holt Jr., mDPartner, Triangle GastroenterologyWake Forest, NC

Phyllis n. Horns, rn, DSn, FaanVice Chancellor for Health Sciences, East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Brenda HumiennyFinancial Planner, retiredNew Bern, NC

James r. Hupp, DmD, mD, JD, mBaDean, School of Dental Medicine,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

robert (roddy) L. JonesDeveloper, Davidson & Jones GroupRaleigh, NC

Vincent robert (rob) JonesCEO, the little bankGreenville, NC

Lynn L. LaneFormer Sr. VP and Treasurer, R. J. Reynolds, retiredChocowinity, NC

Jasper L. Lewis Jr., DDSEastern Orthodontists and Pediatric DentistryGreenville, NC

garrie W. moore, edDVice Chancellor for Student LifeEast Carolina University, retiredGreenville, NC

Dr. J. gregory nelsonRocky Mount Orthopaedics CenterRocky Mount, NC

rick niswander, PhDVice Chancellor for Administration and Financial Services, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Suzanne PechelesCommunity VolunteerGreenville, NC

Tom robinsonSenior VP of Merchandising, Food Lion, LLCSalisbury, NC

Ledyard e. ross, DDSDentist, retiredGreenville, NC

Thomas L. Southern Mass Mutual Financial GroupNew Bern, NC

Dorothy a. Spencer, PhDDirector, William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Shelby S. StrotherEducator, retiredEdenton, NC

Joseph L. TartAttorney, Joseph Tart AttorneyDunn, NC

Stephen W. Thomas, edDDean, College of Allied Health Sciences,East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

David J. Whichard ii Former Publisher, The Daily Reflector, retiredGrimesland, NC

inTerim PreSiDenT

michael B. DowdyVice Chancellor for University Advancement, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Etsil Mason and a team of

PCMH volunteers raised

money through bake

and craft sales for more

than two decades. Their

dedication has endowed

three scholarships at ECU.

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Providing the BasicsEtsil Mason led the PCMH volunteer Auxiliary for more than 25 years

When Etsil Mason started working as the director of volunteers at Pitt County MemorialHospital,therewereapproximately23volunteers.Whensheretiredin 2007 after 26 years at the hospital, there were more than 1,700. And that is due, in large part, to her.

“MyhusbandswearsIcouldputtheRussianarmytowork,”Masonsaid. She could, and East Carolina University has benefited from her dedication and tenacity.In2011,thePittCountyMemorialHospitalVolunteerAuxiliary,agroup she helped create, endowed three scholarships at East Carolina’s Brody Schoolof Medicine,Collegeof Nursing,andCollegeof AlliedHealthSciences for students that want to pursue careers in health care.

MasonmovedtoGreenvillein1967fromBaltimore, Maryland, where she was involved in the civil rights movement. She immediately became involved in the community here, volunteering for many community efforts. After her construction business closed in 1979, she got a job as the volunteer director at Pitt CountyMemorialHospital.

Recognizingtheworkshehaddoneinthecommunity, the nursing staff approached her and said, “I know you’ve helped a lot of people, we have a lot of patients that are just pitifully poor. They need a comb; they need a toothbrush;theyhavenothing.”

To help address that problem, Mason helped establish the Pitt County MemorialHospitalVolunteerAuxiliary,agroupthatprovidedsupporttopatients and their families.

“I got a handful of people together that I had become acquainted with through thevolunteerprogram,”Masonsaid,“andIsaid,basically,‘Therearealotof needs. There are patients that are hurting that really need some basic stuff. Together as a group, we can raise little bits of money doing bake sales or something like that, and we can set funds aside.’ They all came on board and formedthisgroup.”

Thegroupestablishedby-lawsandbeganraisingmoney.

“We had bake sales and they would have craft parties and make the stuff, and we were able to get permission to stage it in the cafeteria or different places

aroundthehospital,”Masonsaid.“Wedidprettywell.”

ThegrouphelpedpatientsatPCMHfornearly30years.

“They would do whatever was necessary to see a job accomplished. Just great, great,greatpeople.”

DuringhertenureatPCMH,Masonworkedwithlotsof youthvolunteersatthe hospital and she saw a real need for financial support for those future health care workers who were also committed volunteers.

“I thought that those people were special and that if there was any way we could help supportthesebright-eyedyoungpeoplewhoreally I felt would go on to be phenomenal health care workers, that we could do that throughascholarshipprogram,”shesaid.

In2011,theVolunteerAuxiliaryvotedtodisband because many of the members had movedoragedoutof thegroup.However,they wanted to ensure the scholarship program would run in perpetuity and to ensure that the scholarships would go to students who also find the time to volunteer.

“Not for a grade, not for shadowing or anything else, but to make a personal contribution just because they want to, because they believe in what they ultimatelywanttodofortheirlife’swork,”shesaid.“Andthat’stheonecaveatinthisthing—thattheydofindthetime.”

Now, Mason’s dedication and the hard work of the Pitt County Memorial HospitalVolunteerAuxiliarywillhelpstudentsatEastCarolinarealizetheirdreamsof becominghealth-careprofessionals.

“Investment in human life through education is the wisest and most fruitful investmentanyoneof uscanmake,”Masonsaid.“ForushereinGreenvilleand in North Carolina, East Carolina University is a phenomenal place that has enriched the lives of people around the world. I can’t imagine not wanting to be a part of such a program. If you want to be affiliated with something that’s really great, that really does help people, I can’t imagine a better source than EastCarolinaUniversity.”

“Investment in human life through education is the wisest and most fruitful investment any one of us can make.” —ETSILMASON

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Frances J. and Robert T. Monk’s

portrait hangs in the new Geriatric

Center that resulted from their

generosity.

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The Monk Family Makes Geriatric Center Possible

AGifttoLastforAgesTheDepartmentof FamilyMedicine,thefoundingclinicaldepartmentof theBrody School of Medicine, has been a vital part of ECU since the establishment of the school of medicine in the 1970s.

Overtheyears,asithasserveditspatients,theDepartmentof FamilyMedicinehasoutgrownitsfirstpermanentfacility.AccordingtoDr.KenSteinweg,professorandchairof theDepartmentof FamilyMedicine,thepracticehadreallyreached the limit of what it could accomplish in the old facility.

Thissummer,theDepartmentofFamilyMedicine moved into the new Family Medicine Center,locatedontheHealthSciencesCampus.The new building also houses the Frances J. and RobertT.MonkGeriatricCenter,anexcitingasset to the practice. This center is the result of agenerous$2.5millionendowmentfromtheMonk family of Farmville.

ThegeriatricsdivisionattheDepartmentof Family Medicine was founded in 1981 with the recognition that the population was growing older and those older patients had special needs. The division serves nursing homes and assisted-livingfacilitiesaroundtheareaandalsorunsanindependentclinic.However,theold facility only had four exam rooms and desperately needed more space, said Steinweg.

“In the future, this older population will grow from 12 percent to 20 percent andwillprobablyrepresentonethirdof allhealth-carevisitsinthefuture,”said Steinweg. “Their special needs and problems present unique teaching opportunities for the future physicians in primary care. Through this generous gift bytheMonkfamily,wewereabletobuildastate-of-the-artgeriatriccenterwithfamily conference rooms and precepting rooms to train the medical students in thespecialskillsneededtotakecareof olderpatients.”

TheDepartmentof FamilyMedicine’sphilosophyhasalwaysbeenalignedwith the mission of the medical school and strives to provide patients with the bestpossiblecare.Thismissionincludesincreasingthesupplyof primary-carephysicians to serve in North Carolina, improving the health status of citizens in eastern North Carolina, and enhancing the access of minority and disadvantaged students to a medical education.

Indeed,theDepartmentof FamilyMedicineprovidesawidescopeof healthcare for all people. “We take care of babies and pregnant women. We also take careof geriatricpatientsandeverybodyfromallwalksof life,”saidsecond-yearresidentandJuniorChief Dr.CodyWingler.

“Since the department was in four separate buildings, our learners and faculty hadtomoveallaroundtheseparatelocations,”Steinwegsaid.“Wearenowallinone place, which has allowed us to organize our practice to meet the needs of the patient-centeredmedicalhome.Itisjustwonderful.”

Also due to space limitations, the practice was spread over four separate locations, which meant that everyone was scattered. This presented challenges for patients, physicians, and residents. Being together in one building also helps facilitate

communication,saidSteinweg.“Havingthefaculty and the residents together in one place promotes wonderful interaction in regard towhathappensday-to-day,”hesaid.“Theincreased interactions are gold for learning and faculty/residentcommunication.”

Wingler echoed Steinweg’s thoughts about the newly unified practice enhancing communication. “Now, everybody’s offices are upstairs, and it definitely makes our faculty more interactivenowtheyareallinoneplace,”hesaid.

“The old facility was too small, and we could not accommodate all of our residents so that they could see patients in the required amount oftimetheyhad,”Steinwegsaid.“Itwasveryconstrainingintermsofwhatweareabletodo.”

Not only does the new space provide more room for medical students, but for patients, as well. The number of exam rooms in the new facility has increased from 32 to 60. Along with the increase in space, hasalsocomeamuch-neededimprovementinequipmentandtechnology.

“Our new exam rooms have new equipment, which is so nice because some of our oldequipmentdidn’tworkaswell,”saidWingler.“Also,hereinthenewbuilding,the computers are actually hooked up to a swivel system, so I can turn and face my patientswhenItalktothemandcaninteractwiththemmore.”

Steinweg and Wingler both agree that the new Family Medicine Center impacts not only ECU, but all of eastern North Carolina.

“Wehavegraduated320family-medicinephysiciansfromourtrainingprograminthe last 30 years. Sixty percent of those are in North Carolina, and one half of those areineasternNorthCarolinaalone,”saidSteinweg.“So,youcannotgoveryfarineastern North Carolina without running into one of our graduates. This center will allowustotraintheprimary-careprovidersforthenext50yearsforeasternNorthCarolina. When our students leave here, they will understand how to support a patientcenteredmedicalhomeandhowtoprovidetop-notchprimarycare.”

“Through this generous gift by the Monk family, we were able to build a state-of-the-art geriatric center with family conference rooms and precepting rooms to train the medical students in the special skills needed to take care of older patients.” —DR.KENSTEINWEG

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Karen CobbDirector of Annual Giving and Alumni and Parent RelationsBrody School of [email protected]

Kristen WardDirector of DevelopmentSchool of Dental [email protected]


Michael B. DowdyInterim PresidentVice Chancellor for University [email protected]

Advancement StaffECU MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION

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T. Greg PrinceDirector of DevelopmentHealth Sciences Division and Brody School of [email protected]

Patrice M. FredeDirector of DevelopmentCollege of Allied Health [email protected]

Mark W. AlexanderDirector of DevelopmentCollege of [email protected]


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ECU Educational Foundation

“i am confident that the

long-range plan will

promote continued growth

and success for the eCU

educational Foundation.”

—Jimmy Creech

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eCU eDUCaTionaL FoUnDaTion

Force ProvidesAAsanEastCarolinagraduate,IreflectontheEastCarolinaUniversityof yesterday,andIappreciatetheleadershipandadvancesthathavedefinedtheECUof today.OneindividualthatcomestomindisthelateDr.LeoW.Jenkinswho,withthedeterminationof a

smallgroupof menandwomen,ledthewayfortheestablishmentof afour-yearmedicalschoolatECU,whichhasgreatlyimprovedthequalityof healthcareforeasternNorthCarolinaandbroughtnationalrecognitiontoECU,Greenville,andeasternNorthCarolina.

Today, I see continued progress that will benefit our university for generations to come. ECU Athletics, through expanding facilities, hiringtopnotchcoachingstaff,andrecruitingqualitystudent-athletes,continuestomakeitsmarkwithrecord-breakingseason-ticketsales and nationally recognized attendance for football games. Equally impressive is the fundraising success by the ECU Educational Foundation(PirateClub)despitethenation’scontinuedstruggletorecoverfromtheeconomicrecession.Whilemanyuniversitiesexperiencedadeclineinathleticsfundraising,thePirateClubgeneratedmorethan$11million.Anotherdirectindicationof thesuccessof theECUEducationalFoundationiswiththeuniversity’sSecondCenturyCampaign.ThePirateClub’sfund-raisingeffortstotaled42percentof thetotalcampaigngoalof $200million.Atrulyoutstandingaccomplishment!

AsIbeginmytwo-yearjourneyasexecutivepresidentof thisfoundation,Idonottakemypositionlightly.Oneof themostimportantfocusesof mytermistofullyimplementthelong-rangeplanthattheexecutivecommitteeof theEducationalFoundationapprovedin2010. This plan includes five initiatives: to fully fund athletic scholarships, grow the endowment, operate at the highest level of honesty and integrity,provideexceptionalcustomerservice,anddevelopacomprehensivecommunicationsplan.Iamconfidentthatthelong-rangeplanwill promote continued growth and success for the ECU Educational Foundation.

In 2012, the Pirate Club will celebrate its 50th anniversary! Throughout 2012, the Pirate Club will be highlighting the staff and many of the members who have made significant contributions to the success and growth of the Pirate Club over the past 50 years. It is truly worth celebrating the many people and accomplishments that have led us to this point in our history and continue to position us for many Pirate victories in the future. The future does not belong to those who are content with today. It will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals and ambitious goals of our East Carolina University. Together, wewillachievesuccess.GoPirates!

Respectfully,

Jimmy Creech ’73 ’74Executive PresidentECU Educational Foundation

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Back row (L-R) Dr. Rick Niswander (Executive Treasurer), Tyre Moore, Carl Rogers, Edwin Clark, Terry Holland, Dr. Emmett Floyd (Interim Executive Director), George Turner. Front Row (L-R) Mike Rogers, Douglas Gomes, Rhett Raynor, Linda Tripp, Jimmy Creech (Executive President), Clara Darden, Jim Post, Walter Williams (Director Emeritus), Donnie Bunn. Not Pictured: Harvey Lewis, Phillip Waugh, Dr. Steven Ballard (ECU Chancellor), Dr. David A. Dosser Jr. (Faculty athletics representative).

eCU educational Foundation The mission of the East Carolina University Educational Foundation Inc.,d/b/a the Pirate Club, is to be the friend-raising and fund-raising arm ofEast Carolina University’s Division I athletics program, representing thehighest principles of honesty and integrity. By conducting annual fund,endowment, and capital campaigns in support of student-athlete scholarships, athletic facility enhancements, and other programmatic needs, the Pirate Club seeks to bring positive recognition to East Carolina University and the region it serves through a competitive athletics program.

ECU Educational Foundation financial statementThe annual financial report from our auditors, Clifton Gunderson LLC, and the IRS Form 990 are available for review on our website at www.ecupirateclub.com or by contacting our controller, Sheri Whitfield at 252-737-4628 or [email protected].

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ExECUTIvE PRESIDENTJim CreechPresident and CEO Industrial & Construction Enterprises Inc. Greenville, NC

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJerry L. WilkinsSoutheast Regional Corporate Banker Branch Banking & Trust Company Wilmington, NC

ExECUTIvE COMMITTEE

Donnie BunnPresident/CEO, First South Leasing, LLC Greenville, NC

Douglas L. gomesSenior Adviser/Market Development, Grady White Boats Greenville, NC

Harvey LewisPresident, E. R. Lewis Construction Co. Inc. Greenville, NC

rhett a. raynorPresident, DTH Contractor Service Inc. Dunn, NC

Henry WilliamsonBranch Banking & Trust Company, retired Advance, NC

edwin L. ClarkVice President, Trade-Wilco-Hess Greenville, NC

Clara DardenOwner, Darden Appraisals Ahoskie, NC

Tyre H. mooreSenior Vice President & Regional Trust Manager, Synovus Trust Company Charleston, SC

Jim PostPresident, Clayton Constructors Inc. Emerald Isle, NC

Philip WaughOwner, Secondhalf, LLC Winston-Salem, NC

mike rogersChairman, Champions Point Ventures, LLC Cary, NC

Linda TrippPresident, Carolina Court Reports Inc.

george C. TurnerOwner, Summer Rest Foundation Wilmington, NC

Carl rogersPresident and CEO, Dubose National Energy Services Inc. Wrightsville Beach, NC

DIRECTOR EMERITUSWalter L. Williams Vice President, Trade-Wilco-HessGreenville, NC

2009–2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS



ECU CHANCELLORSteve Ballard, PhDEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSTerry HollandEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Ex-OFFICIO

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ExECUTIvE TREASURERDr. rick niswanderVice Chancellor, Administration and Finance, East Carolina University Greenville, NC

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIvEDavid a. Dosser Jr., PhDCollege of Human EcologyEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

FINANCIAL DIRECTORSherrilyn r. Johnson Special Fund AccountingEast Carolina University Greenville, NC

INTERIM ExECUTIvE DIRECTORDr. emmett FloydEast Carolina University Educational Foundation Inc. Greenville, NC

OTHER

Walter HinsonSenior Partner, Hinson & Rhyne, PAWilson, NC

COUNSEL

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A great sense of satisfaction comes

to Dennis and EllenYoung when they

see private funding for new athletic

facilities materialize and annual

fund support for student-athlete

scholarships increase.

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Leaders in Athletic Expansion

Dennis and Ellen Young Devote Decades to Growth

DennisandEllenYounghavenotonlyplayedakeyroleinpropellingEastCarolina University in the world of college athletics, but they have witnessed the dedication of the Pirate Nation in support of the university’s athletics program. As the associate athletics director for major gifts for roughly six years andexecutivedirectorof thePirateClubfor15yearsprior,DennisYounghasbeenapartof everycapitalcampaigntheDepartmentof Athleticshasengagedin the past 20 years.

Youngisleading“StepUpToTheHighestLevelCampaign”thatisonitswaytoraising$15millionforapracticefacilityforthemenandwomen’sbasketballprograms. As this campaign draws to a close during fiscal year 2011–2012, and according to Young, it is the perfect time to retire and draw his official duties to ECU to acloseaswell.“Asthesayinggoes,‘There’satimetocome,atimetostay,andatimetogo,’”Young said. “This last campaign provides an exit time, as I do not want to leave anything unfinished. The need to raise money in support of ECU Athletics will never go away. Ellen and IplanonbeingPiratestherestof ourlives.”

Ending a fundraising career after successfully leading five capital campaigns has given the Youngs a glimpse into the minds of ECU’s alumni. “There is something very special as to howouralumnifeelabouttheiruniversity,”Youngsaid.“IhaveenjoyedseeingPirate Club members do the seemingly impossible. I worked with an individual a number of years ago who while he was unemployed at the time, sold a prizedfamilyrifleforhimtomakehisannualfundcontributionthatyear.Hisunselfish efforts and the unselfish efforts of a number of Pirate Club members over the years have really touched my heart and acted as a motivator for me in caringoutmyresponsibilities.”

The Youngs have had significant impact on sports at East Carolina University throughtheireffortsonthe“SharedVisionsCampaign”whichhelpedprovidefundingfortheupperdeckandclublevelexpansionof Dowdy-FicklenStadium;the“KickofftoVictoryCampaign”responsibleforthe52,000-square-footMurphy Center in the football stadium’s west end zone area; the “It’s a Whole NewBallgameCampaign”thatprovidedprivatefundingforClark-LeClairStadium;the“Circleof ExcellenceCampaign”thatupgradedthefootballfacilities;andlastly“StepUpToTheHighestLevelCampaign”thatwillgivemenand women’s basketball their own practice courts as well as provide those facility elements associated with successful college basketball programs. In addition to the various facility campaigns, past campaigns have also built an endowment by the PirateClubsupportingstudent-athletescholarships.

Lookingback,the“It’saWholeNewBallgameCampaign”wasthemostfulfillingcampaignforYoung.“ItwasCoachKeithLeClair’sdreamforPirateBaseballto

makeittothe[college]WorldSeries,”Youngsaid.“Thatcampaignhadalotof energyandisatributetosomeoneveryspecialwhopassedourway.”

Young hopes to be remembered for showing his true appreciation to donors for all their efforts in making Pirate Athletics better. “It is has been very rewarding to work with a number of donors who have a vision for ECU Athletics. They willingly have given of their money, time, and energy. There is not enough paper ortimetothankeveryone.”

Young’s first year on the job was 1991, the year the Pirate football team went 10–1duringtheregularseason,beatNCStateinamiraculouscome-from-behind

victory in the Peach Bowl, and closed out the year ranked ninth in the country. “We couldn’t have had the table any better set for the Pirate Club’s fundraising efforts than we had following the1991footballseason,”Youngsaid.Just20years later, Young will end his career shortly in a contrasting economic climate making this last campaign for a basketball practice facility the most challenging yet.

“This has been the toughest economy to conduct a campaign initiative; but for the Pirate Nation, it may be the last chance we get to position our university for a major

conference consolidation. The campaign started out of the need to turn around the fortunes of the men’s basketball program, which had 14 straight losing seasons through the 2009–2010 basketball season. We have the coach, but to recruit the levelof talentneededtocompete,heneedsapracticefacility.”Currently,themenandwomen’ssquadshavetopracticeatanoff-campusfacilityorsharepracticetime with the volleyball team in Williams Arena.

“This lack of success has hurt ECU athletics financially in poor attendance at games,”saidYounginanarticlebyEast magazine last fall, “but more importantly, it has hurt our overall reputation in a sport that is important to all top conferences as wellastothefansinabasketball-hungrystatelikeNorthCarolina.”

Despitetheeconomicatmosphere,thiscampaignhasbeenrecord-breaking.Ithasreceivedmoreseven-figuregiftcommitmentsthananyothercampaign.Thecampaign’s leadership and strong case statement for support are credited for the $13millionalreadyraisedwithcommitmentsrangingfrom$100,000to$1million from 37 individuals and businesses.

“I’m an ECU alum and I had the good fortune to have played football and receivedscholarshipsupport.IappreciatetheexperienceIhadasaPiratestudent-athlete,”saidYoung.“I’veviewedthepast20yearsasanenjoyment,privilege,andanopportunitytogiveback.IthankGodfortheopportunityI’vebeenaffordedandthankmywifeEllenforbeingagreatteammateinthisendeavor.”

“The need to raise money in support of ECU Athletics will never go away. Ellen and I plan on being Pirates the rest of our lives.” —DENNISYOUNG

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Ed and Diane Murphrey

have been able to witness

many of ECU’s exciting

moments, and with their

support, the university will

continue to grow.

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Dedicatedto ServiceandGrowth


Ed and Diane Murphrey’s Love for Eastern North Carolina Inspires

EasternNorthCarolinanativesandlocalbusinessownersEdandDianeMurphrey have seen how far East Carolina University and Pirate athletics have come and its impact on the region.

DianeMurphreyservedontheexecutivecommittee,isapastpresident,andisthe only elected female president in the history of the Pirate Club. They have been ardent Pirate supporters for all capital campaigns as well as Sabre Society membersof thePirateClub.SheandEdareco-ownersof CopyProandhaveseveralreal-estateventures.

Dianeservedtwoyears(1999–2000)asthefirst and only female president of the Pirate Club after being a member since 1983. “They gently twisted my arm to be first lady president,”saidDianeanditwasareallyexcitingtime.“Thereweremanyfund-raisingcampaigns and I truly enjoyed that time. I really gottoseethevolunteereffortspayoff.”Dianewas also president when ECU was accepted intoConferenceUSA,whichwasa“bigdeal”fortheathleticdepartment,saidDiane.

Servinginseveralareas,Dianeiscurrentlyon the endowment committee in the Pirate Club. She has served on the Board of Trustees with Pitt Community College and is on the advisoryboardof theBoysandGirlsClub.

“Godhasbeengoodtomeanditismyresponsibilitytogiveback,”saidDiane.EdandDianehaveestablishedendowmentsatPittCommunityCollegeandmost recently at ECU to enhance the scholarship programs for eastern North Carolina. “Athletic programs mean a lot to ECU and as business owners, we want to help the university be successful. If the university is successful, then easternNorthCarolinaissuccessful.”

EdandDiane’sroleinPirateAthleticsstartedwithasmallgesturerecognizingabigwinforthefootballteamatAyden-GriftonHighSchool.Dianeranouttogetsome pizzas to treat and congratulate the players. As she was walking out of the restaurantwithatowerof pizzasinherarmswhenshebumpedintoDaveHart,theathleticdirectorof ECUatthetime.Heaskedherwhatshewasgoingtodowith all those pizzas, and he must have liked her answer because it got her and Ed an invitation to the press box for the next ECU football game. They’ve been hooked on Pirate athletics ever since, according to Ed.

The Murphreys’ passion for ECU and eastern North Carolina runs deep. Ed is fromFarmville,wherethecouplejustbuiltahome,andDianeisfromAyden,wheretheyhavelivedformanyyears.Theyhavetwodaughtersandtwosons-

in-lawwhograduatedfromECU,andEdandDianewerenamedHonoraryAlumniin2001.DianealsohelpedstarttheannualAydenCollardFestival.DuringDiane’stimeonthearrayof committees,Edhasalsobeensupportiveinincreasing the success of ECU’s athletic facilities and scholarship opportunities, accordingtoDiane.

“I’ve seen the renovation of Minges [Coliseum] and Williams Arena, the MurphyCenter,thebaseballfield,andtheoverhaulof thesportscomplex,”

saidDiane.“Thishasbeenanexcitingtimetobeapartof thegrowth.”Therearejustafew universities where you can see all athletic facilities in one glance. It’s neat to walk into these facilities knowing you had a part in it—alotof goodmemories.”

According to Ed, “there’s nothing like a universitytown.Thequalityoflifeisgreathere.”Theclose-knitcollegetownhasrevealeditself during a few key moments that the Murphreys were able to witness. One was during the Peach Bowl in 1992, but the one that sticks out the most for the couple was the 1999 ECU versus Miami game that NC State hosted because GreenvillehadsomuchflooddamagefromHurricaneFloyd.ThiswasalsoDiane’sfirstyear(oftwo)asthepresidentofPirateClub.

“Itwasindicativeof ourfansupport—seeingallthosecarslinedupinRaleighthatwerefromGreenville.Itstillgivesmegoosebumps,”saidDiane.“Eachsport has its moment: we’ve been to basketball games that were big, the Eastern Regionalinbaseball,we’rejustfortunatetobethere.”

Theonethingmissing,though,isthepresenceof localhigh-levelbasketballtournaments,saidDiane.Dianeisservingonthe“StepUptotheHighestLevelCampaign”andfeelsthatcurrentbasketballplayersatECUhaveanunfairadvantage on campus. “They need to have the ability to go practice whenever possible, instead of sharing facilities with classes from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. andwithothersports.”

The campaign proposes to add two full courts and meeting spaces for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. “The students on scholarships want to be able go practiceallthetime.Theyhavetohavemorespacetomoveup.”

The Murphreys feel the same underdog sentiment and pride as a Pirate that many feel toward ECU. “The average person can come to ECU and get a great education,experiencethearts,anditfeelslikehome,”saidEd.“ECUhasreallyaccomplishedalot,fromroboticsurgerytoathletics.”

“Athletic programs mean a lot to ECU and as business owners, we want to help the university be successful. If the university is successful, then eastern North Carolina is successful.” —DIANEMURPHREY

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Emmett FloydInterim Executive DirectorECU Educational [email protected]

Mark HessertSenior Associate DirectorECU Educational [email protected]

Dennis YoungAssociate Athletics Directorfor Major GiftsECU Educational [email protected]

Advancement StaffEAST CAROLINA UNIvERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

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Mark WhartonAssistant Athletics Director for Major GiftsECU Educational [email protected]


Matt MaloneyAssistant Athletics Directorfor Major GiftsECU Educational [email protected]

Jared BrinkleyAssistant DirectorECU Educational [email protected]

Michael GilstorfAssistant DirectorECU Educational [email protected]

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East Carolina Alumni

Association

“it is the people of east

Carolina who keep our

university strong and

thriving. Through the

giving of our time, talent,

and resources, alumni

and friends will watch

this university reach even

higher heights.”

—Carl W. Davis Jr.

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MMy heart is in eastern North Carolina, in a special place you know as East Carolina University. Since the early 1970s, our East Carolina has played a significant role in my life, and it is my pleasure to serve as your East Carolina Alumni Association board chair.

ThegenuineprideIfeelforEastCarolinacanonlybedescribedasapassion—afeelingIknowIsharewithsomanyof you.Astheever-readyunderdog,EastCarolinahasrisentothechallengetoshowthatitisnotonlycompetitive,butthebestinacademics,healthcare, athletics, and cultural experiences. It is an economic engine for the eastern part of our state, for North Carolina, and the entire region. The concepts of leadership and service are so ingrained in the university’s persona and its students, that there is no question that East Carolina graduates are making a difference in every community in which they serve. With East Carolina’s storied history and even brighter future, tomorrow really does start here.

The Alumni Association shares my passion for East Carolina as its biggest cheerleader and proudest ally. Our mission is to inform, involve, and serve members of the ECU family throughout their lifelong relationship with the university. We do this through events and programs like networking breakfasts, service month activities, alumni tailgate, our alumni awards program, and dozens of other events throughout the Pirate Nation.

Communications like EC Alumni magazine, ECUpdate e-newsletter,andA Pirate’s Life for Me! radio show keep alumni informed and tell the compelling stories of our many successful graduates. Our scholarship program has helped more than 125 students with their ECU education andeventssuchasthePirate’sBountyScholarshipAuction,ECUAlumniScholarshipClassic,andPirateAlumniRoadRaceandFunRunprovide necessary funding to sustain this program. The Alumni Association also provides its members with many benefits and savings.

It is the people of East Carolina who keep our university strong and thriving. Through the giving of our time, talent, and resources, alumni and friends will watch this university reach even higher heights. Your membership in the Alumni Association helps us to provide valuable services to our students and our alumni. Your participation truly makes a difference and I thank you for your continued dedication and service to East Carolina.

GOPIRATES!

CarlW.DavisJr.’73East Carolina Alumni AssociationBoard Chair

eaST CaroLina aLUmni aSSoCiaTion

CommitmentShinesthat

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Front row, L-R: Adrian Cullin, Glenda Moultrie, Melanie Holden, Carl Davis, Marian McLawhorn, Linda Tripp, Ernest Logemann, Diane Ashe, Wes Johnson. Back row, L-R: Garry Dudley, Justin Conrad, Doug Morgan, Rick Conaway, Charlie Martin, Dave Englert, Steve Morrisette, Angela Moss, Harry Stubbs, Tarrick Cox. Not pictured: Sabrina Bengel, Bill Burnette, Pat Lane, Michael McShane, Brenda Myrick, Joanie Tolley

east Carolina alumni association The East Carolina Alumni Association is the constituency of former students whose continuing interest and support have helped ECU become known as one of the finest comprehensive universities in the South. The Alumni Association will inform, involve, and serve members of the ECU family throughout their lifelong relationship with the university.

ECAA financial statementThe annual financial report from our auditors, Clifton Gunderson, LLC, and the IRS Form 990 are available for review on our website at www.piratealumni.com or by contacting our accountant, Candace High, at 252-328-0604 or [email protected].

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CHAIRCarl Davis ’73Assistant General Manager, UNC-TVRaleigh, NC

vICE CHAIRHarry Stubbs ’74, ’77Program Manager, FDICArlington, VA

TREASURER adrian Cullin ’04Administration Manager, Wells FargoCharlotte, NC

SECRETARY Joanie Tolley ’65RetiredElon, NC

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR ernest Logemann ’68CPA and Partner, Gray Callison & Co. PAWinston-Salem, NC

PRESIDENT AND CEOPaul J. Clifford Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations, EC Alumni AssociationGreenville, NC

ExECUTIvE COMMITTEE

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Dr. Diane ashe ’83, ’85Professor of Psychology, Valencia Community CollegeCelebration, FL

Sabrina BengelFirst Ward Alderman and entrepreneur, Co-owner of the Birthplace of PepsiNew Bern, NC

Bill Burnette ’96President and CEO, Portable Storage of North CarolinaVirginia Beach, VA

rick Conaway ’68RetiredChesapeake, VA

Justin Conrad ’96President, Libby Hill Seafood RestaurantsGreensboro, NC

Tarrick Cox ’96, ’07Senior Associate Director, Office of Admission, East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

garry Dudley ’92Senior Pharmaceutical Sales Rep., Schering-Plough Corp.Chesterfield, VA

melanie Holden ’79Human Resources Manager, UNC-TVRaleigh, NC

Wes Johnson ’85Manufacturer’s Rep., Southern States SalesPowder Springs, GA

Pat Lane ’67Founder, The Lane Collection Inc.Chocowinity, NC

Charlie martin ’69Marketing Director, Mid-Atlantic Auto RecyclersGreenville, NC

marian mcLawhorn ’67, ’88, ’97NC House of Representatives, 9th DistrictGrifton, NC

michael mcShane ’66Congressional Liaison Officer, United States Agency for Internal DevelopmentAlexandria, VA

Douglas morgan ’88Assistant Special Agent, US Department of the TreasurySouth Riding, VA

Steve morrisette ’69President, Virginia Healthcare AssociationRichmond, VA

angela moss ’97 ’98Investment Associate, UNC Management Company Inc.Raleigh, NC

glenda moultrie ’79Owner, L&L Travel and ToursDerwood, MD

Brenda myrick ’92Administrator of Operative Services, Pitt County Memorial HospitalGreenville, NC

Jim newman ’68, ’74CFO/Controller, NC Department of InsuranceRaleigh, NC

Linda Tripp ’80, ’81President, Carolina Court ReportersGreenville, NC

EMERITI

Virgil Clark ’50RetiredGreenville, NC

Dave englert ’75Vice President Finance, Southern Tile Distributors Inc.

Yvonne Pearce ’82Social Worker, Walter B. Jones Treatment CenterGreenville, NC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Amber and Steve Lavinder with their

second daughter Lauren. The couple

has established a scholarship through

the EC Alumni Association in honor of

their first daughter Megan.

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The East Carolina Alumni Association’s scholarship program isanintegralpartof theassociation’smission“toserve.”Withmorethan$165,000inscholarshipsawardedinthepastsevenyears, Alumni Scholarships are helping today’s students receive a quality East Carolina education. Alumna Amber Lavinder ’04 and her husband, Steve, are dedicated to the continued success of this program, to which they have given generously and for a very special reason.

MeganGraceLavinder,thecouple’sfirst child, sadly passed away in infancy. An experience no parent should ever have to endure, the couple found comfort in creating an ECU legacy for their precious Megan.

“Setting up the scholarship was the very first thing that came to mind when we were considering a way to honor the memory of our daughter,”saidAmber.“ECUisveryclosetoourhearts,asis our first child, for whom the scholarship was named. We knew that by setting up a scholarship we would be taking a very difficult situation and finding something positive to make out of it for years to come. The scholarship is important to us because it allows us to celebrate the life of our daughter each year by rewarding a very promising student. There is nothing like sitting [at the Scholarship Luncheon] each year knowing that those kids are our future while also honoring part of our family’spastbygrantingthescholarship.”

Amber chose to give her daughter’s memorial scholarship through the Alumni Association because she understands the importance of staying involved with her alma mater.

“The Alumni Association is something I have been part of for several years. Currently, I am the Pirate Contact for the TriadRegionof NorthCarolina.Thetopicof keepingalumni

involved is important to me since I feel it has a large impact on ECU going forward. One thing I love about coming back each year is seeing the families and hearing the stories of those who have attended ECU generation after generation. This is something I also get to hear each year at the Scholarship Luncheon. Our recipient this past year had family who had attended ECU and her brother is now followinginherfootsteps.Heisa freshman this year. This is what

makes ECU so special to us. We continue to invest in ECU because we hope our daughter Lauren will one day call herself aPirate!”

Through generous alumni gifts and scholarship events like the ECU Alumni Scholarship Classic golf tournament, PirateAlumniRoadRaceandFunRun,andPirate’sBountyScholarship Auction, the Alumni Association can continue rewarding deserving students with scholarship dollars for years to come.

Amber Lavinder Gives from Her Heart to ECU

Looking to the Future, HonoringthePast

“We knew that by setting up a scholarship we would be taking a very difficult situation and finding something positive to make out of it for years to come.” —AMBERLAVINDER

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Josh Moultrie and Glenda Palmer-

Moultrie are proud to continue the

Pirate legacy. Glenda shows her

support of ECU through volunteering

with the ECU Alumni Association.

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WhenGlendaPalmer-Moultrie’79arrivedonEastCarolina’scampusinthemid-1970sfromDelaware,shewasanenergetic,optimistic young woman who felt there was nothing she couldn’taccomplish.HerEastCarolinaeducationwasgoingto launch her into a successful career and set her up for a prosperousfuture.Glendawasright,butherstudentexperiencewasaneye-openingone;atimeinher life that she now looks back on with pride and gratitude.

“When I came to East Carolina, I entered a culture where African Americans were still quietly making their way. This way of thinking was new to me, so I made up my mind to make my college experience what I wanted it to be—andthatmeantgetting involved. I loved our football team and going to games, so I tried out for the pom squad and made it. My friends asked me if I was crazy! I was the only African American on the squadandsomanypeopleremembermebecauseof it,”Glendasaid. She became a sort of advocate for her fellow minority classmatesthroughher“cando”attitude.“Itookadvantageof allthatthecampushadtooffer.”

Now as a member of the East Carolina Alumni Association boardof directors,Glendahasfirst-handknowledgeof whatisgoing on at the university. “I’m in touch with decision makers and as a board member, I can help move the association and university forward. With my son Josh being a student, I want to be as active and involved as I can. Through him I can better

represent the needs of current minority students and be sure that those needs are recognized. I hope that one day he will also serve theAlumniAssociation.”

Glenda’sservicetoECUalsoincludesrepresentingtheuniversity in Maryland, where she currently lives, and hosting Freshmen Sendoffs, a welcome event for incoming students and

their families.

“It’s a way for parents to build a network with each other in our area. Not only do the students have a chance to meet and get to know each other, but parents can also exchange numbersande-mailaddressesso that we can keep in touch throughouttheschoolyear,”saidGlenda.“I’mproudtobeanECUgraduate and that’s something that I openly share with my neighbors and those in my community.

“I’m so grateful for the education that I received at East Carolina and I show my dedication through my Alumni Association membership,”Glendasaid.Hersonisalsoamemberof theAlumni Association through the student Forever Pirates program. “I like being a member of Forever Pirates because it’s a way for metobeinvolvedandgettoknowmorepeople—IalsolikethefreeT-shirts,”Joshsaid.TheprogramcompleteditsfirstyearinJune 2011 with more than 774 members.

GlendaandJoshMoultrieareproudmother-and-sonPiratesandhope to continue their family legacy at ECU.

Glenda Palmer-Moultrie Builds the Pirate Community

APirateLegacy—FromOneGenerationtotheNext

“I’m in touch with decision makers and as a board member, I can help move the association and the university forward. With my son Josh as a student, I want to be as active and involved as I can.” —GLENDAPALMER-MOULTRIE

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Tanya KernDirector of Alumni ProgramsEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Jennifer WatsonAssistant Director forAlumni CommunicationsEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]


Paul J. CliffordPresident and CEOEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Douglas Smith ’00, ’07Vice President for Membership and MarketingEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Chris Williams ’01Assistant Director for Alumni MembershipEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Alumni StaffEAST CAROLINA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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Stephanie BunnAssistant Director for Alumni ProgramsEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]


Candi High ’97AccountantEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Monique BestAccounting TechnicianEast Carolina Alumni [email protected]

Emily Adkins ’08Assistant Director for Alumni ProgramsEast Carolina Alumni Association252-328-5557 [email protected]

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Platinum ($1 million or more)

Gene Aman ’65 and Helen AmanThomas D. Arthur ’71Al Bagwell and Deborah B. Bagwell ’71Harold H. Bate*BB&T CorporationIrwin Belk and Carol Grotnes BelkBlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina FoundationDavid Stephen Brody and Laura Camnitz BrodyHyman J. Brody and Stacy C. BrodyLeo Brody*Lorraine BrodyMorris Brody*Mrs. J. Samuel BrodyWilliam Hunter Clark ’66, ’68 and Gloria Clark ’67Ronald Eugene Dowdy ’66 and Mary Ellen DowdyECUSOM Medical FacultyArchie R. Burnette*Eleanor Bass Howard*Verona Lee Joyner Langford* ’35Charles A. Freeze*Hazel N. FreezeGolden Leaf FoundationRose D. Harrison ’42Charles Felix Harvey III and Margaret Blount HarveyGordon Reece Howell Jr. ’64 and Irene HowellDr. and Mrs. Matthew Heric/IAVO Research and ScientificJames Haywood Maynard ’65 and Connie Mizelle Maynard ’62Thomas McLeanFrances Monk*Harry D. Murphy and Lynn Chandler Murphy ’67Packer Engineering Inc.Pitt Memorial Hospital FoundationLedyard E. Ross ’51Eddie and Jo Allison SmithE. H. Taft Jr.*E. Hoover Taft III and Donna TaftSenator Thomas F. Taft and Dr. Elizabeth D. TaftHelen Taft*Kathy Arnold Taft* ’81Hoover and Tom Taft FamiliesThe Brody Brothers’ FoundationThe Brody FoundationThe Country Doctor Museum Foundation Inc.Eddie and Jo Allison SmithThe Harold H. Bate Foundation Inc.The Wachovia Wells Fargo FoundationTrade-Wilco CompanyWachoviaRobert Allen Ward ’62 and Margaret C. Ward ’61, ’63, ’64J. Fred Webb*Nell WebbWalter L. Williams ’51, ’55 and Marie S. Williams ’53Samuel Joseph Wornom III ’65 and Sandra L. Wornom ’99Stuart Wright

Gold ($750,000 to $999,999)

Bill and Barbara BlountElizabeth M. BrittThomas W. Rivers*Glaxo Wellcome Inc.Lloyd Allen Hudson and Dorothy E. HudsonIBMRobert T. Maynard ’58 and Virginia B. Maynard ’57Jesse R. PeelThe Woodall-Smart PartnershipVince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation Inc.

Silver ($500,000 to $749,999)

Michael Ray Baynes ’73Clarence B. Beasley*Julia Weskett BeasleyDavid A. Bond ’78 and Pam BondBrewco Enterprises Inc.Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods BrinkleyC. D. Spangler Jr. and Meredith Riggs SpanglerMyles Cartrette and Jennifer J. Cartrette ’78Ken Chalk ’68, ’71 and Kay Chalk ’76Hilton O. Chesson ’66 and Freda Showfety ChessonRobert William Cihak and Dianne Marie CihakDupontE. R. Lewis Construction CompanyClifford Kiehn*Dorothy R. Brandon*Elizabeth F. Campbell*R. Janie Barber* ’30, ’38Lora W. King*Virginia Herrin*James L. Hatcher and Alice V. HatcherTapley O. Johnson III ’83Robert L. Jones ’58 and Eve Avery JonesMax Ray Joyner Sr. ’55Lola McClary Kelso*Lynn N. Kelso*Verneda Kiehn*Lewis Patrick Lane III ’67 and Lynn L. LaneHarvey Ray Lewis and Brenda Turner LewisDan Lynn Merrell ’75North Carolina Association of Insurance AgentsNorthwest Durham AssociationPotashCorp - AuroraStanton R. PrentissClemmie Dixon Spangler Jr. and Meredith Riggs SpanglerThomas McLeanThe Fullerton FoundationGeorge C. Turner and Sue TurnerPaul Raymond Walker and Kathryn Hettinger WalkerWNGA Family Limited Partnership

Bronze ($100,000 to $499,999)

AnonymousA. J. Fletcher Educational and Opera FoundationAbbott LaboratoriesBetty Sanders Abernathy* ’51, ’57Karel B. Absolon, MD, PhD*Mary Bendix AbsolonAce Transport Ltd.Marcus Sailer Albernaz and Lisa Taylor AlbernazAlliance One InternationalC. Michael Aman ’81, ’83 and Page S. Aman ’82, ’84American Medical Association Education and Research FoundationRobert Amerson and Sue AmersonEugene G. AndersonApple Computer Inc.ARAMARK Southeast RegionARAMARK CorporationWilliam Etheldred Askew and Rose AskewJerry W. Atkins ’70Viola Smith Babcock* ’35, ’37Garland Randy Bailey ’78 and Jillian K. Bailey ’91Thomas BalonBank of AmericaBank of America FoundationTony Robertson Banks* ’72R. Janie Barber* ’30, ’38Bobby Gerald Barbour and Terri White BarbourFrancis M. Barnes*Ronnie Phillip Barnes ’75

Robert Kelly Barnhill Sr. and Mary Ann BarnhillBarnhill Contracting CompanyJames W. Batten*Sara S. Batten*Thomas A. Bayliss III ’72 and Patsy BaylissJames Hudson Bearden and Polly L. BeardenRichard Gray Bennett ’71 and Sarah M. Bennett ’72Walter G. Benton and Lisa D. Benton ’83Berbecker FoundationThomas R. Bland ’02Benjamin Mayo Boddie Jr. ’76Mayo Boddie Sr. and Jean BoddieMichael White Boddie ’79 and Mary Ann BoddieNickolas B. Boddie and Betsy BoddieWilliam L. Boddie and Kim BoddieBoddie-Noell FoundationWilliam H. Bodenhamer and Linda J. BodenhamerJames O. Bond Jr. ’74, ’76 and Connie Minges Bond ’75Clifton Earl Boyd* ’56Jane Godwin Boyd ’54Matthew Thomas Boykin IIConnally Branch ’72Branch Banking and Trust Co.C. Christopher Bremer and Barbara W. Bremer ’83Lawrence F. Brewster*James L. Brooks ’68Bonnie Brown ’71William S. Brown and Jane Darden BrownBrown and Wood Inc.Kenneth Reed Bryant and Terry Minges BryantMichael L. Bunting ’61Louise O. BurevitchArchie R. Burnette*GlaxoSmithKlineJoseph Millard Butterworth III and Sandra Faulkner ButterworthJack Andrew Calvert Sr. ’60Capital Community Foundation Inc.Carolina Data SystemsCarolina Medical Products CompanyProgress EnergyCarroll and Associates Inc.Thomas Edward Casey ’50Caterpillar FoundationCaterpillar Inc.Beatrice A. ChaunceyTruman W. Miller*Ciba Specialty Chemicals Education FoundationJames W. Chesnutt ’79 and Judy Redfern Chesnutt ’63Gabriel Radu Cipau ’74 and Amy Maness Cipau ’82, ’85Edwin Lafayette Clark Jr. ’79 and Ann Williams ClarkJames William Post ’73 and Sandra Long Post ’73Clement CompaniesCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyCOECOGlyn Edwin Collins and Jana CollinsWillard H. Colson Jr. ’70 and Caroline Colson ’69Joe P. Covington Jr. ’73 and Janet R. Covington ’73Stanley Wilson Cox ’64 and Sharon CoxSuddenlink CommunicationsCredit Financial Services Inc.Jim Creech ’73, ’74 and Debra S. Creech ’73Stephen Raymond Cunanan ’87, ’91 and Ellen Mason Cunanan ’88William A. Darden and Clara M. DardenRed Lobster/Darden FoodsR. L. “Vern” Davenport and Julie L. DavenportEmily Monk DavidsonJ. B. Davis ’67 and Claire DavisWalter R. Davis*Wayland Denton and Elaine Garner Denton ’77, ’78Diversified Foods Inc.Digital Equipment CorporationPhillip R. Dixon ’71 and Candace Cicerone Dixon ’75, ’76Domino’s Pizza

CupolaOrder of the

The Order of the Cupola, our most prestigious benefactor-recognition program, was established to honor major lifetime donors to East Carolina University. Its name is taken from the campus’s most historic landmark, the Old Austin Cupola. In 1996, a replica of the cupola was erected in the center of Main Campus as a symbol of the university’s commitment to its traditions and to future progress.

Individuals, businesses, and foundations that have made cumulative gifts of $100,000 or more to East Carolina are recognized in the Order of the Cupola. Recognition is based on combined gift totals of cash, securities, and real property to the ECU Foundation, the ECU Educational Foundation, and the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation.

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Dowdy Student StoresJoyce S. Draughon ’57DSM PharmaceuticalsCharles Duff and Betty DuffBilly R. Dunn and Valerie DunnDuPontEast Carolina Auto and TruckDerek Dunn and Elizabeth K. DunnEastern Nephrology AssociatesEdward C. Smith Jr. and Christopher B. Smith FoundationDon J. Edwards and Judy W. Edwards ’76I. J. Edwards Jr.* ’60Rachel Fleming EdwardsElizabeth Tuten Walker*EmbarqEMCEmily Monk Davidson Foundation Inc.David H. Englert ’75 and Gail R. EnglertEquipment Plus FoodserviceGail McClelland* ’31Celeste A. Deans*Clauda P. Todd*Eunice Garner*Georgina Yeatman*John G. Long* ’51, ’53Joseph C. Bateman*Leon L. Moore Jr.*Mabel C. Hayden*Mary L. Q. Tuttle* ’56Estate of Mildred Daniel CobbMildred McLawhorn Lancaster*Estate of Nancy DardenPearl R. Potter*Violet H. Mitchell*W. C. McClammy* ’63Eunice Garner*James S. Ficklen Jr.*Fidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Citizens BankJohn M. Fisher ’70 and Joy K. Fisher ’77Ellen C. Fleming*James L. Fleming*Francis M. Barnes*Louis P. Forrest ’69William P. Furr ’65 and Emily FurrMary D. FurthThomas G. Gardner Jr. ’73 and Carol Gardner ’73, ’80GE Medical System Information TechnologyGertrude E. Skelly Charitable FoundationGlaxo Wellcome Inc.GlaxoSmithKlineThomas J. Glennon and Alice GlennonGolden Corral CorporationDouglas L. Gomes ’73 and Katherine H. Gomes ’90, ’95Gouras Walls and CeilingsGrady-White Boats Inc.Rudolph Gray and Bette GrayGreater Greenville FoundationRobert J. Greczyn ’73 and Kristen L. Greczyn ’89Greenville ToyotaGregory Poole Equipment CompanyGuidant Foundation Inc.Robert Haywood Hall ’68 and Nancy Hall ’86John Hallow ’83 and Kim HallowKaren HancockIra May Hardy II and Mary Starling HardyMary Ruth Hardy*Thomas John Harrison ’79 and Rexanne Anderson Harrison ’82Robert Dean Hartley ’78 and Charlene M. HartleyHastings Ford Inc.Elizabeth M. HavensJ. Frank Havens*Hendrix-BarnhillSherwin HerringHess Foundation Inc.Erwin and Marti HesterHewlett PackardRonald G. Hight ’60 and Madelyn Coleman Hight ’60Robert Edward Hill ’62 and Betty S. HillHenry W. Hinton Jr. ’76 and Debbie Everette Hinton ’75Dwight Myers HollandA. Wayne Holloman ’64 and Sherry Holloman ’74Keith D. Holmes Jr. ’68 and Susan T. Holmes ’76Hospice of East CarolinaMary Ferebee Howard* ’54, ’57David Reece Howell ’86John M. Howell and Gladys D. HowellHPC Foundation For HospiceJohn P. Hudson ’59 and Harriet Hudson ’59Hudson Brothers Construction CompanyBetty Debnam HuntRector Samuel Hunt III ’65, ’66 and Vicky HuntAlvin B. Hutzler II ’65 and Joanne HutzlerThomas G. Irons Sr. and Carol F. Irons ’94Irwin Belk Educational FoundationISIR/Koppermann USAWilliam P. Jackson ’61 and Billie T. JacksonCharles D. Jamerson Jr.Grant D. Jarman and Brenda Morgan Jarman ’73, ’77Jefferson Pilot FoundationAlan T. Jessup ’77Joe Pecheles Volkswagen Inc.George H. Johnson Jr. and Lynette Dorn Johnson ’86Johnson & JohnsonDennis Gerald Jones* ’73J. E. Jones Jr.Max Ray Joyner Jr. and Kelly J. Joyner ’82Kate B. Reynolds Charitable TrustStephen Preston Keen and Beverly Perkins KeenMichael W. Kelly ’72 and Willo KellyKIA of GreenvilleThomas P. Kidd Jr. and Judy Kidd

Kelly S. King ’70, ’71 and Eva Ann KingSamuel Craig Kirby ‘76, ‘82 and Gennie Kirby ‘77James B. Kirkland ’62 and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland ’61, ’62J. Bryant Kittrell III and Cynthia Domme Kittrell ’75, ’78William Mance Bogey Jr. and Jenni KolczynskiHarry Lee Land Jr. ’69 and Kathy LandBarbara Landers*Matthew P. Landers*William B. Langley ’72 and Doris M. LangleyTed B. Lanier ’60 and Peggy LanierJames LanktonDon Lassiter and Linda V. Lassiter ’74Walter Bryan Latham and Janet Mosley LathamJohn R. M. Lawrence ’80 and Rosa Maria Lopez-CaneteNorwood Brent Lee and Deborah Robertson LeeLee Tractor CompanyKenneth Eugene Lewis Sr.Thad J. Lewis III ‘93 and Carrie M. LewisTommie Leon Little and Marilee Martin LittleRuth Hayes Lokken*Sam Lovelace and Judith A. LovelaceRobert V. Lucas and Victoria LucasTom Mallison ‘66 and Frances Mallison ‘73, ‘77Marion Merrell Dow Inc.David Marshburn and Connie G. MarshburnTimothy N. Martin ’84Sidney Mason*John Thomas Mathews and Gail MathewsJohnnie E. May ’57 and Anne B. May ’58R. William McConnell and Mary J. RaabBenjamin W. McKenzie III ’72Vincent K. McMahon ’69 and Linda E. McMahon ’69Edward C. McRaeMedical Mutual Insurance Company of NCMark Meltzer ’67, ’69 and Nancy B. MeltzerMerck & Company Inc.Milford UnitrustTruman W. Miller*Marie M. MillerJ. Fielding Miller ‘84 and Kimberly G. MillerWilliam Donald Mills Sr. and Donniere Morton MillsMabel Minges*Max E. Minges*Tony Ray Misenheimer ’69 and Jeannette Rivers MisenheimerEdward Thomas Mizell ’63 and Barbara Jones Mizell ’63Mobley AgencyRichard Finley Moldin ’70, ’73, ’76 and Nancy Moldin ’73Edwin W. Monroe and Nancy MonroeMark G. MonteneroClifton Hines Moore ’50Collice Clyde Moore Sr. and Ann Nichols MooreJoan MooreRufus W. Moore*Ruth F. MooreEleanor Morris*Ed Murphrey and Diane R. MurphreyNACCO Materials Handling Group Inc.National Dodge Inc.New York Yankees FoundationRachael Mooney Newell*Danny Nichols and Elizabeth T. Nichols ’80Nickolas B. Boddie Sr. and Lucy Mayo Boddie FoundationWilliam Keller Normann ’85 and Parker NormannNorth Carolina Community Foundation Inc.NovartisOak FoundationJames A. Blair and Marsha BlairMichael Reid Overcash ’73 and Susan Wilson OvercashParker Overton and Becky H. Overton ’67John Vann Parker and Debbie ParkerParker’s BarbecueRobert Donald Parrott ’65 and Helen Saunders Parrott ’89PCMH Volunteer AuxiliaryHelen Peel*Pepsi/Minges Bottling GroupPerkins Trust FundDon H. Perry ’70Marguerite Austin PerryPfizer Inc.PharmaciaPhelps Chevrolet Inc.Piggly-Wiggly of Eastern N.C.Pitt County Pirate ClubRobert Bruce Plybon and Mary Edwards PlybonJames William Post ’73 and Sandra Long Post ’73Procter & GambleWilliam E. Dansey Jr. ’63Terry Cameron Quinn ’71 and Betty W. Quinn ’72Milford Quinn and Reba Sanderson Quinn ’44T. A. Loving CompanyR. A. Jeffreys DistributingJulian W. Rawl and Barbara RawlClarence A. Rawls III ’62 and Patricia Rawls ’64, ’69Hubert Eugene Rayfield Jr. ’66 and Gayle RayfieldRhett Alan Raynor ’78 and Sharon Raynor ’80RBC BankReady Mixed Concrete CompanyRed LobsterNina Belle Redditt*Registrar’s OfficeRichard Randolph Reid ’75 and Betty MintonWilliam L. Reinhart ’77Mike Renn ’73, ’94 and Becky Renn ’73, ’77Robert S. Rippy ’75 and Jennifer Rippy ’73Thomas W. Rivers*Rivers & AssociatesRJR Nabisco Inc.Roanoke ChevroletWilliam Riley Roberson Jr.*William Riley Roberson III and Olivia Grimes RobersonCharles Rogers and Julia “Jewelle” Rogers ’56William Michael Rogers and Janet Dickens Rogers

W. Howard Rooks ’55Walter Julius Pories and Mary Ann RoseDennis P. RossGlennie L. Rouse*Sampson-Bladen Oil CompanySanofi Pasteur BiologicsSchwab Fund for Charitable GivingMrs. Ann Rhem Schwarzmann ’57, ’58Mustafa SelimW. Allen Separk ’65Louis W. Sewell Jr. ’61, ’66 and Doris Sewell ’64Kevin M. Shannon ’81, ’82 and Lori Coates ShannonRaymond Paul Sharpe and Pamela M. SharpeEvelyn W. Simpson*Harry L. SloanAmblick Thomas SmithWilliam Kincy Smith II and Grace D. Smith ’67Henry Lewis Smith and Tracey F. SmithCharles B. Smith ’73, ’82 and Marsha SmithSouthco Distributing CompanyJ. Craig Souza ’71Reginald Coleman Spain ’86 and Bonita B. Spain ’87Elizabeth H. Sparrow ’75, ’76Wendall Keats Sparrow* ’64, ’65EmbarqSt. Jude Medical Inc.Ken Stallings ’80 and Nina Griffin Stallings ’80State FarmMary L. Staton* ’47Michael H. Steadman ’74 and Deborah Steadman ’74Beverly Lee StevensJean M. Stevens ’56, ’63Robert Charles Strickland ’89 and Wanda StricklandHarry Williams Stubbs IV ’74, ’77Suddenlink CommunicationsJ. Howard Swain ’73, ’77 and Lyn W. Swain ’76T. A. Loving CompanyJames R. Talton Jr.* ’65Myrtle Talton ’65Taylor FoundationRobert Dillard Teer Sr. and Mildred TeerThe Burroughs Wellcome FundThe Cannon FoundationThe Community FoundationThe Daily ReflectorThe East Carolina BankThe Gravely FoundationThe Ji and Li Family FoundationThe L. T. Walker Intl. Human Performance CenterDaisy and Walter C. Latham FoundationThe Murray and Sydell Rosenberg FoundationThe North Carolina Foundation for Christian MinistriesThelma Roberts Hall*The Winston-Salem FoundationThomas B. and Robertha K. Coleman FoundationRichard C. Todd*Paul Thomas Trevisan and Sybil Moody TrevisanGraydon W. Tripp ’59 and Melba Rhue Tripp ’63, ’64J. Randolph “Randy” Tripp and Linda A. Lynn Tripp ’80, ’81Libby Tripp-CoxHarold C. Troxler ’57Roy E. TruslowJohn Bernard Tudor ’80David Reid Tyler ’80, ’83 and Marion H. Tyler ’78Marshall E. Tyner Jr. ’79, ’81 and Jennifer S. Tyner ’80Walter R. Davis*United Energy Inc.United Negro College Fund Inc.University Book Exchange Inc.University Health SystemsUS CellularRobert Carl Vause Jr. ’73 and Mary Whitside Vause ’76Anita Torund VermundHalvor Vermund*Drs. Pilar Vargas and Sten H. VermundThomas Martin Vicars Jr. ’74, ’76Wachovia CorporationWachovia SecuritiesWake County Pirate ClubJames A. Walker ’68 and Adria Ward WalkerJoseph L. Wallace and Judy WallaceWalter J. and Lillie A. Berbecker ScholarshipAlfred S. Wang and Veronica C. WangJames Harvey Ward III ’74 and Katie WardBurney S. Warren III ’70 and Judy C. Warren ’69Gary L. Warren ’81Rhonda S. Warren ’82Washington ToyotaPhilip R. S. Waugh Jr. ’82 and Jean Wilder Waugh ’84Thomas Frederick Webb and Karen Farless WebbRobert Howard Weber Jr. ’72Wells FargoRobert Lee West and Roberta E. WestWest Memorial FundWilliam J. Wester and Stephanie K. WesterWeyerhaeuser Company FoundationDavid Jordan Whichard II and Judith Kirkpatrick WhichardBarbara S. WhiteSteven M. White*Jerry Lynn Wilkins ’62 and Andrea H. WilkinsStephen T. WilliamsDavid Lee Williams and Terri B. Williams ’87Henry G. Williamson Jr. ’69, ’72Linda Lee Willis ’91WITN TV Inc.David and Sydney WomackDr. Harriet WootenJohn L. Wooten*Richard Killian WorsleyWyeth PharmaceuticalsDennis Allen Young Sr. ’69 and Ellen Young

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The Leo W. Jenkins Society, the university’s planned-giving society, bears the name of one of ECU’s most distinguished leaders and was established in 2001 to honor philanthropic benefactors of the university. Contributors of various forms of planned gifts display solidarity with Chancellor Jenkins’s legacy by investing the fruits of their labor toward East Carolina’s pursuit of excellence.

Membership in the society is conferred upon all benefactors who have included East Carolina in their estate plans by means of a bequest provision in their will or living trust or by naming the university as beneficiary of a planned-giving arrangement, life insurance policy, or pension plan.

Gregory L. AbeyounisHarry G. AdamsMichael Curtis AhoCharles H. Allen and Tracey Hill AllenCarey Michael Aman and Page Stout AmanGene Thomas Aman and Helen Newman AmanAnonymous Kenneth Wayne Ashley and Lisa J. AshleyCecilia Cartwright AustinTony Robertson Banks*Robert Kelly Barnhill Sr. and Mary Ann BarnhillHarold H. Bate*Michael Ray BaynesRichard F. BeanJames Hudson Bearden and Polly L. BeardenClarence B. Beasley*Julia Weskett BeasleyIrwin Belk and Carol Grotnes BelkJim Lewis Bellamy Jr.Dorothy May Berry*Geraldine M. BeveridgeWilliam Gray Blount and Barbara Keck BlountCatherine Ann BoltonDavid A. Bond and Pamela Short BondEmily S. BoyceLawrence F. Brewster*Elizabeth M. BrittDavid Stephen Brody and Laura Camnitz BrodyBradford Marshall Brown and Deborah Kinlaw BrownErnest Lawson Brown Jr.Maurice Leland Bunch III and Claudia Brinn BunchAlston W. BurkeArchie R. Burnette*John A. Campbell Jr. and Elizabeth Folk CampbellAgnes M. CanzonaFrank Ceruzzi and Grace Williams CeruzziDelorene P. Charest*Beatrice A. ChaunceyJames T. Cheatham and Brenning B. CheathamWilliam C. Cobb*Charles R. CobleWallace E. CockrellJames Beverly Congleton Jr.*Vera W. CongletonMark Fearing Copeland and Tracy Waters CopelandRebekah Crouch CovellPhoebe M. DailHoward Glenn Daniel*Lucille Hampton DanielMamie Daniel*H. Frances Daniels*Nancy Whitfield Darden*Doris L. Davenport*Helen Dees*Samuel B. Dees* and Helen Dees*Phillip R. Dixon and Candace Cicerone DixonBetsy E. Ellis*Ronald G. Ellis Jr.Theodore R. Ellis IIIEstate of Mildred Daniel CobbVerona Lee Joyner LangfordJanice Hardison FaulknerJune Ficklen

Curtis G. Fields*Jean L. FieldsJames L. Fleming*William Hulme Fleming and Kelly Carlough FlemingCharles A. Freeze*Hazel FreezeCarolyn Ann FulghumEugene D.* and Mary FurthMary FurthThomas G. Gardner Jr. and Carol GardnerWhitaker Bernard HamEdward MacGregor Hamilton Jr. and Mary L. HamiltonKaren HancockWilliam W. Hankins and Denise HankinsEdward J. Harper IIRose Dunn HarrisonJames L. Hatcher and Alice V. HatcherRuth Ann Henriksen*Virginia Herrin*Waverly Erwin Hester and Martha HesterMelanie Lace HigginsRobert Edward Hill and Betty Smith HillDwight HollandPhyllis Ann HollandMary Ferebee Howard*Gordon Reece Howell Jr. and Irene HowellLloyd Allen Hudson and Dorothy E. HudsonDouglas Wade HugginsStanley John Humienny Jr. and Brenda Sessoms HumiennyRosa Alice Hunnings*Betty Debnam HuntSara McKenzie HunterJohn A. Israel and Arminda B. IsraelAlan Thomas JessupElizabeth Pate JohnsonHal Swords Johnson and Debbie Truby JohnsonEdwin B. Jones and Joan M. JonesMax Ray Joyner Sr.Gerhard W. Kalmus and Karin C. KalmusBenjamin F. Keaton and Randolph UmbergerMichael W. Kelly and Willo Jean KellyLynn N. Kelso*John Bryant Kittrell III and Cynthia Domme KittrellMichael Barry KodroffMary W. KopfHervy Basil Kornegay Sr. and Deborah Price KornegayH. D. Lambeth Jr.Ted B. Lanier and Peggy LanierGeorge Lautares and Esterre B. LautaresZeplin Sanford Lee Jr. and Bonnie Phipps LeeEloise Morton LewisKenneth Eugene Lewis Sr.*Tommy Glynn Lewis II and Janice Dampier LewisEdward Lowdermilk and Deitra L. LowdermilkJohn W. Lowe Jr. and Nelda Sullivan LoweClyde Thomas Mallison Jr. and Frances MallisonBonnie Gail ManiMorris Duncan Marley and Beverly Nickens MarleyJohnnie E. and Anne B. MayRobert T. Maynard and Virginia Bobbitt MaynardWilliam Charles McClammy*Gail L. McClelland*R. William McConnell and Mary Raab

Thomas McLeanMark Meltzer and Nancy B. MeltzerDan Lynn MerrellTruman W. and Marie M. MillerGayle B. MirielloEdwin W. Monroe and Nancy MonroeStephen C. Morrisette and Linda Hopkins MorrisetteLucy A. NicolaysenNancy Ann NicolettiWilliam Keller Normann and Parker NormannJoseph Benjamin Pace and Sally O’Quinn PaceMichael S. Patterson and Mary Rudroff PattersonHelen Peel*Jesse R. PeelTreva P. Pendleton*Judith Claire PerryMarguerite Austin PerryE. Hayes Petteway and Mary Anne PettewayTimothy M. Phelps and Debra Boswell PhelpsHal Warren PierceMarvin PilandCharles M. PooleStanton R. PrentissC. Ray Pruette*Carolyn C. RabunskyMartin Rabunsky*Fred D. Ragan and Carlene RaganWilliam Lawson ReinhartKenneth R. Wilson and Christa ReiserDavid Michael Renn and Rebecca B. RennPatricia Liccardi RiceBurney Ray Rivenbark and Judy RivenbarkWilliam Riley Roberson Jr.*Ledyard E. RossMartiel C. RossOtha S. RountreeClaude Sawyer and Barbara P. SawyerAnn Rhem SchwarzmannRalph Lee Scott and Nancy Schell ScottWillis Allen SeparkConrad Bernard SharpeBarbara Ann SmithSusan Teagan SmithElizabeth Harris SparrowWendall Keats Sparrow*Nell A. Stallings*Pennie M. StephensBeverly Lee StevensVernon K. Stewart and Caron H. StewartHarry Williams Stubbs IVScott David TalcottSarah Helen TaylorClinton E. Thomas Jr.M. Louise ThomasJames B. Thompson Jr. and Marie Sharpe ThompsonClauda P. Todd*Gordon Earl Trevathan Jr.Harold C. TroxlerRoy E. TruslowIrene F. TurnageLester E. Turnage Jr.* and Irene TurnageMarshall Elwood Tyner Jr. and Jennifer Smith TynerRobert Brian Van MetreAlfred S. Wang and Veronica C. WangBurney Simon Warren III and Judy Christiansen WarrenJack Warren Jr. and Carlynn Jarvis WarrenPhilip R. S. Waugh Jr. and Jean Wilder WaughRobert Lee West and Roberta E. WestJames Edmond White Jr. and Carol Ann WhiteBynum James Whitehurst and Sarah Jones WhitehurstMinnie Marguerite Wiggins*Walter L. and Marie S. WilliamsCecil Troy WilsonHarriet H. WootenRichard K. WorsleyRalph Conley Worthington and Darlene Smith WorthingtonRobert L. Zucker and Anne Strickland Zucker

* Deceased

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What types of gifts can I give? How will my gift be used?

There are three main categories:

Unrestricted FundsAllows for funds to be directed to areas of pressing need.

restricted FundsDesignatedforaspecificprogramof thedonor’spersonalinterest.

named endowed FundsAminimumcontributionof $25,000madethroughalifetime gift or by bequest establishes an endowed fund, which can be named for a person of the donor’s choice. The principal is preserved while the income supports the program. The university has established minimum gift levels for scholarship, professorship, fellowship, research, and other special funds.

What assets can I give?

The three most popular gift assets are as follows:

CashA gift of cash is the simplest and most immediate way to give. Cash gifts may be pledged over a multiyear period for fulfilling larger commitments. Cash gifts are fully deductible up to 50 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income.

appreciated SecuritiesAgiftof long-termappreciatedsecuritiesisexemptfromcapital tax gains. Appreciated stock gifts are deductible up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income.

real estateIn some cases, property can be given outright, and a charitable income tax deduction equal to the property’s fair marketvalueisreceivedbythedonor.Realestatealsowillbeconsideredforfundinglife-incomearrangements.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Making Gifts to East Carolina

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What are life-income gifts?

Herearethreeexamplesof giftsthatprovidelifetimeincome and future project support.

Charitable gift annuitiesGiftannuitiesprovideafixedrateof returntooneortwoannuitants. Older donors receive higher rates.

Deferred Charitable gift annuitiesAn excellent supplemental retirement fund vehicle, payments are deferred to some future date with the payout rate determined by the deferral period and the age of the donor at the time payments begin.

Charitable remainder TrustsA personalized trust in which the donor selects the payoutrate(unitrust)orfixedannuity(annuitytrust)to receive during the trust’s duration. Because they can require involvement of an administrator and/or money manager, trusts are generally cost effective at levels of $250,000ormore.

What other ways can I give?

online giving www.giving.ecu.edu

BequestsFor many donors, a gift made through their will is the best waytomakeasubstantialcontribution.Donorscanleaveapercentage of their estate or a specific dollar amount to any East Carolina University foundation. A bequest can reduce or eliminate federal estate taxes without depleting current assets.

gifts from your ira orQualified retirement Plan Youcanleaveadollartotalorpercentageof yourIRAor other qualified retirement plan with any East Carolina University foundation. This is a revocable gift that works the same as a bequest provision. It is very simple to do; all that is required is that you list the formal name of the foundationontheBeneficiaryDesignationFormthatisprovided to you by your provider. This form will be sent to you upon your request from your retirement plan manager.

gifts of Life insurance You can make any of the East Carolina University foundations the owner or beneficiary of a current or newly established life insurance policy. These are especially great contributions in the instance that the donor realizes they no longer need the policy for protection as they did many years ago when it was established.

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