Tom Bowers served in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for 35 years. In honor of his service, the school awarded the first Tom Bowers Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 to Lauren Ahlschlager, a junior from Greenville, for the 200809 academic year. Bowers joined the faculty in 1971, served as associate dean for 20 years, senior associate dean for six years and interim dean for a year before his retirement in 2006. In addition to his numerous teaching and professional awards, he recently received the Distinguished Advertising Educator Award from the American Advertising Federation.
Tom Bowers
His students, friends, family and colleagues contributed $64,167 to a scholarship endowment to salute his leadership and long service to the school. More than 200 donors made gifts to the fund, led by the Triad Foundation’s gift of $20,000.
Furthering his commitment to the school, Bowers is writing a history of journalism education on campus in preparation for next year’s celebration of the centennial of journalism education at Carolina. He is also recording oral histories of faculty, alumni and prominent journalists who witnessed the school’s rise to national leadership.
Morgan David Arant Jr. Mary Hamilton Arcure Larry Rice Armstrong and Elizabeth Smith Armstrong Judith Carol Arnold Odette Embert Arnold James Jordan Ashley III Catherine Lynne Atchison Gertrude Walton Atkins Philip Lee Atkins and Tamara Overman Atkins Addy Caroline Auten Erwin Theodore Avery Jr. Benjamin Franklin Aycock V and Heidi Eli Aycock Robert Reece Bailey Crystal Baity Thomas Benjamin Bagnal Jon Louis Balbo Crystal Yi Baldwin Garry Lee Ballance Frank Conley Ballard Jr. Thomas Angelo Ballus and Paige Fulbright Ballus Mark Alan Baratta Frederick Stewart Barbour and Susan Strayhorn Barbour Suzanne Craig Barclay Ellen Downs Barnes* Pamela Hall Barnhardt Frances Keller Barr Charles Francis Barrett Rolland John Barrett and Diane Barrett Rachel Stiffler Barron Kenneth Houston Barton Randall Lee Basinger Jo Ellen Bass Leah Efird Bass Ellen deRosset Bassett* E. Thomas Baysden Jr. and Cynthia Bullard Baysden
Elizabeth Richey Beck John Michael Beck and Jane Strader Beck Stephanie Lyn Beck John Tjark Behm Jr. and Laura Elliot Behm David Mitchel Belk and Lisa Allen Belk Mack Bell II Robert Donald Benson* Kevin David Berman Rita Berman Westley Joseph Bernhardt and Holly Howard Bernhardt Anne Riley Bernier Adam Benjamin Bernstein John Monie Betts Jr. Garry Richard Bickett Crystal Darvin Biles Deborah Lazarus Bine Deirdre Fallon Bird Thomas Lee Bird III Kathy Pitman Birkhead Adrian Robert Bissette Jesse Bissette Charles Franklin Blackburn Jr. and Marsha Lamm Blackburn Heather Barber Blackwell Amy Cash Blalock Diane Warman Blanks Katherine Anne Blixt Angela Ballenger Bloomfield Desiree Susan Bolibaugh Stephanie Corinne Bolick Tracey Ann Bolick Richard Dale Boner Jane L. Boone Jeremy Scott Borden Cynthia McCanse Borgmeyer Donald Arthur Boulton Patricia Atkinson Bowers
Matthew Ryan Bowles Peter Hartwell Bowles and Jacqueline Phillips Bowles Betty Holliday Bowman Tammy Marie Bowman Jill Wienberry Boy Debra Harris Boyette Catherine Sherard Brackett Jeffrey Paul Bradley Faye Riley Branca Amy Wooten Brasser Linda Slawter Braswell Magda Ingrid Breuer Susan Walton Brewton Larry Wayne Britt Lindsay Marie Britt Robert Dallas Brittain II Charles Wilson Broadwell* Nancy Weatherly Bromhal Sam Brooks and Anita Krichmar Edna Christean Brown Robert Andrew Brown Sumner Brown Christian Richard Bruning IV* Karyn Mitchell Brunson George Badger Bryant III Ralph Godfrey Buchan Jr. Anne A. Buchanan Carl William Buchholz Francis Asbury Buhrman Jr. Deuward G.F. Bultman III E. Harry Bunting Jr. and Betsy Cochrane Bunting Molly McCarthy Bur John Boyd Burchett Mary Gardner Burg Oscar Nesbitt Burgess Jr. Betsy Eugenia Burke A. Michael Burnett Sally Elizabeth Burrell Deborah Navey Burriss
Robert Scidmore Bursch and Dee da Parma Bursch Sean Conor Busher and Heather Lambert Busher Edward Winslow Butchart Katharine Jones Calhoun Joan McLean Callaway James Phillip Cameron and Karen Culbreth Cameron Linden Dodson Carnes Ashley Clark Campbell Major Brenda Lee Campbell Erika Williams Canady Joanne Lee Cannell F. Scott Canterberry Dale Carlson Elizabeth Kirby Carroll Marian Green Carson Susan Keith-Lucas Carson Robert Lewis Carswell Adair Whisnant Cates Joan Roberts Cates Martyn John Cavallo and Julie Austin Cavallo Joseph A. Cech III Cynthia Hall Chambers Will Chambliss and Jamie Vacca Chambliss Rodney Eugene Cheek and Tonya Widemon Cheek Peter Anthony Chepul and Natalie Dick Chepul Mary Alys Voorhees Cherry William Polk Cheshire Jami Peters Childress Dorathea Janssen Chisholm Paula Grisette Christakos Margot F. Christensen Hwi-Man Chung Douglas George Clark James W. Clark Melissa Trone Clark Ann Clarke
SUMMER 2008
DONORS
Tom Bowers Scholarship
Ann Sawyer Cleland L. James Cline and Betty Joanne Cline Bill and Margaret Cloud Charles Lonergan Cobb Jr. Henry Luther Coble Heather L. Cochran Cunningham James W. Coghill Eileen O’Connell Cohen Gerry Farmer Cohen Bennett Scott Cole and Holly Noble Cole Sara Frisch Coleman Lynn Wareh Coles Lauren Allison Coley Renee Rader Colle Charles A. Collins Sr. Kathryn Sue Collins Nancy Whisnant Collins Stephanie Mingle Collins Tracy Pruitt Collins Lisa Aida Companioni Mary Clark Connell Alice Forney Connolly English Darwin Cook Jr. and Elizabeth Graves Cook Mark Edward Cook Beth Ownley Cooper Linda Yvonne Cooper Kathryn Stacie Corbett Thomas John Corrigan Peter Burton Corson Jr. Lilla Therese Cortese Juanita Josefina Covert Coline Smith Covington David Octavius Cowan III William Riddick Cowper III Richard Pearson Cowperthwait Joy Marie Cox Benjamin Shute Cozart Emily Smyth Cozart Michael Alan Cozza Mary-Kathryn Craft Kenneth Robert Craig Sara LaMotte Crane Lois Ribelin Cranford Lisa Stewart Crater Charles Gordon Crawley Kelly O’Neal Crisp Mark Alton Crouse Jeanne Penrose Culver Nancy Brooks Cummings Philip R. Currie Kristin Biddulph Dabar Gina Correll Daddario Ursula Evelyn Daiber Jayne Childs Daly Barbara Sharon Danley William Reed Darsie Anissa Boyer Davenport Paul Tripp Davies and Karen Tagalos Davies Helen S. Davis Herbert Edward Davis Jr. James Allyn Davis Nancy Katherine Davis Patience Ann Davis Sarah Elizabeth Davis Virginia Kate Davis Patrick D. Davison Wesley Lane Deaton Joseph Albert DeBlasio* Derek Stevens DeBree Edward Harrison Denning and Shea Riggsbee Denning Robin Shane Denny Derek Wayland Denton Stacey M. Derk Margaret Laurens deSaussure David Anthony DiBianco
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