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Impact of Giving 

The impact of private giving reaches across Carolina – and enables Carolina to reach out to the state, nation and world. Just a few examples, selected from the latest issue of Carolina Connections, our donor newsletter:

Bill and Sara McCoy honor James Moeser with lead gifts to the arts

William and Sara McCoy of Chapel Hill are honoring James Moeser with lead gifts establishing the James Moeser Fund for Artistic Excellence at UNC. The two gifts ultimately will total $1.1 million, with one being an immediate commitment of $100,000 and the second coming to UNC as part of the McCoys’ estate. They will create a new endowed fund that will go toward visiting artists’ fees of the world’s most acclaimed performers at Carolina. read more»

Gifts launch world of opportunity for Carolina Covenant Scholar

The Carolina Covenant, UNC’s promise of a debt-free education for students from low-income families, launched in fall 2004. Private gifts enabled the program to begin accepting transfer students two years later, launching a world of opportunity for Alisa Eanes. Eanes came to Carolina from UNC Wilmington, which she was able to attend only through loans. As a Covenant Scholar set to graduate in December 2008, she doesn’t have to worry about adding to that burden. read more»

Study abroad students return to Carolina changed by the experience

Many people graduate from Carolina equipped with the confidence—and commitment—to change the world. But undergraduates who venture off campus to study abroad in the middle of their college careers often have a different story to tell when they return. Jennifer Melton, Lindsay Eanes and Pharen Bowman, for instance, each came home with tales of how the world had changed them. read more»

Bringing the world home: The Jordan Family Distinguished Professorship in International Studies

Louise Manning Huske Jordan saw her son graduate from Carolina, and then packed him off to Harvard Medical School and a career that would earn him global renown for vaccine research that saved millions of lives. But another legacy was still to come. In 2007, nearing age 90, Dr. William S. Jordan established a $666,000 bequest to create The Jordan Family Distinguished Professorship in International Studies honoring Louise Manning Huske Jordan and memorializing her dedication, perseverance and hard work. read more»

Kittner Eye Center looks to the future

In April 2008, the School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology received the largest gift in its history—a $1 million commitment from UNC alumnus David Kittner in partnership with the Samuel and Rebecca Kardon Foundation—to establish an endowed innovation fund for the department’s future. On June 12, in recognition of Kittner’s and the foundation’s generosity, the department’s facility at UNC’s Ambulatory Care Center was dedicated and named the Kittner Eye Center. read more»

Minority Health Conference gets boost from passionate Carolina alumnus

The 29th Annual Minority Health Conference presented by the School of Public Health on Feb. 29 in Chapel Hill received significant sponsorship from George and Bodil “Bo” Gellman, whose generous leadership gift was the largest single contribution from an individual donor in the conference’s history. Originally launched by the Minority Student Caucus in 1977, the Annual Minority Health Conference has been conducted nearly every year in an effort to highlight health issues that concern people of color and to attract students interested in minority health to the school. read more»

 

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