Alumni Relations
Alumni Association President Catherine Button Campe ’89/’91 challenges alumni to elevate their engagement
President
Hello Bobcats! I am honored and privileged to be serving as your Lees-McRae College Alumni Association President. It is amazing to be working with an Alumni Board that is active, well organized and effectively working together for the betterment of the Lees-McRae experience for students. As president, I am committed to maintaining the established partnership with the College and develop innovative services that meet the needs of our global alumni base and increase our level of commitment to the College. You should have already received this year’s save-thedate postcard with a magnet, and you can see there are lots of exciting things happening for our alumni. Class reunions, local events around the Southeast, the grand opening of the Dan and Dianne May Wildlife Center, and finally, Homecoming are just a few events happening at our alma mater. If you haven’t visited the Lees-McRae College campus lately, I invite you to do so. Our campus in the majestic mountains has been elevated even higher with beautification projects and updated facilities. I hope you will join us at Homecoming and reunite your connections! We are also elevating Alumni Frolic Week. It is under construction, and a special team has been appointed to overhaul the concept of the week to make it affordable and engaging for alumni. I am looking forward to an exciting Summer 2013 for LMC alumni. I’d like to challenge you to elevate your level of engagement! Make a gift in an amount comfortable to your budget each year to the LMC Fund, participate in Homecoming festivities, host an event in your town, become an alumni mentor to a current student, or volunteer to serve as class agent for your class. There are many ways you can participate and become an active member of your Alumni Association. And finally, I would like to welcome the most recent graduates of Lees-McRae College into our Alumni Association. You are now members of our alumni family! Thanks for your service and commitment to the College. I look forward to hearing from our newest alumni, as well as those who have been alumni for quite some time. I also look forward to meeting you at upcoming events, reminiscing about our experiences at LMC, and looking ahead to the future of the College together! Best regards,
Catherine
Catherine Button Campe ’89/’91 Alumni Association President
Alumni Mentoring: Make a difference in the future of Lees-McRae students The Career Resource Center’s Alumni Mentoring Program is seeking alumni to mentor current students and to take advantage of the many resources of the College Central Network. “Our alumni have many years of knowledge and experience in their respective fields of employment that could be very useful to our young alumni just entering the workforce,” said Russell Taylor, director of the Career Resource Center in a memo to Alumni Board members. “Lees-McRae invites alumni to share that experience by becoming an alumni mentor.” Lees-McRae has developed an affiliation with College Central Network to provide internship and employment information for our students. It is through College Central that the College is able to make alumni mentoring a reality. “College Central benefits our students by bringing together job and internship opportunities available on the internet and from local employers in a central location with an easy to use search interface,” said Taylor. 24 | The Pinnacles | Spring/Summer 2012
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“Additionally with the capacity to electronically create and store resumés, cover letters and other types of files needed for job and internship applications, students have a central location in which to keep all of their application materials and the ability to quickly and easily communicate it to prospective employers,” Taylor continued. “College Central is a powerful, easy to use tool that should make finding and applying for internships and jobs simple and easy for students.” Founded in 1996, College Central Network, Inc. is the nation’s leading application service provider of career services management tools for small, midsize, and community colleges, as well as art and design schools. For instructions on how to create your personal profile in College Central for Alumni Mentors, contact Michelle Vance Scott ’86/’90 at (828) 8982489 or scottmv@lmc.edu. You can learn more at www.lmc.edu/academics/crc.
Catherine Button Campe ’89/’91 Charlotte, NC
President-Elect
Karen Gobble Meade ’86 Mocksville, NC
Vice President
Martha W. McAfee ’86/’03 Greenville, SC
Secretary
Deena Powell Chambers ’75 Statesville, NC
Directors Robert B. Boyd ’86 Bill E. Cochran ’54 Robin Wiseman Evans ’86 Dawn Dukes Grimaud ’91 Katie Ward Hall ’88 Morgan Beck Herdklotz ’93 Jenny E. Hix ’72 Gail Miller ’72 Pat W. Monroe ’64 Jean Ogburn Neal ’52 Martha Stone Penny ’59 Don K. Rich ’64 Ben E. Simpson ’04 Ken D. Sullivan ’59 Austin O. Wright ’10
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Recruit a student Register to be a mentor Participate in a career fair Become a Class Agent Host an event in your area Participate in Homecoming