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Wen Chieh Tung ‘03 Paul James Turner ‘05 Brandi Lynn Turner ‘03, ‘10 Pamela Rollins Turner ‘86 Lori Poole Turpin ‘85 Nicholas J. Twigg ‘11 Mary Jane Van Lanen ‘86 and Robert Wells Van Lanen, DDS ‘94 Carolyn M. Van Malssen ‘71, ‘86 Raghunandana Venkatapathy ‘10 Viana Properties & Services LLC Donna Goldstein Waga ‘87 Shawntonia LaDrel Walden ‘06 Susan Elizabeth Waldkirch ‘80 and Bryant Scott Waldkirch Dawn M. Waldrop ‘89 and Daniel M. Waldrop ‘97 Mian Wang ‘06 Angela M. Warner ‘93 and Timothy M. Warner Tonya S. Watenpaugh ‘96, ‘97 Ellen Young Watson Martha E. Watson Krista Sharpe Waugh ‘01, ‘02 Eileen A. Wayne ‘79 Dana Michelle Weaver ‘08 and Jason Weaver Jennifer G. Weeks ‘99 and Michael D. Weeks ‘93 David Steven Weiner ‘83 Terry W. Weinle ‘88 Abeba Amanuel Welde ‘03 Carolyn Carr Westall ‘76 Joan D. White ‘82 Makisha Desiree White ‘06 Stephenie C. Whitfield ‘83 Bradley Charles Wickard ‘02 Wide Screen TV, Inc. Christine A. Wilcox and Daniel Andrew Wilcox ‘10 Phillip Scott Wilkins ‘85 Veronica I. Williams ‘83 Deborah Murphy Williams ‘76 C. Earl Williams, Jr. ‘74 Ellis L. Williams ‘95 Anne M. Williams ‘91 Antwan Tannette Wilson ‘01 Julie Marie Windeknecht ‘88 Paul W. Winegar Albert Darry Withers, Jr. ‘81 Felicia Janeil Withers ‘09 Laura L. Witherspoon ‘89 Benita J. Witherspoon ‘90 M. Helen Wolfe Linda West Wooten ‘88 Kathleen Edythe Wootton ‘95 Donald O. Wright, Jr. ‘80 Lakshmi Ganapathi Yanamandra ‘05 Wendy Bell Yancey ‘75 Kristen Selvey Yancey ‘05 William Paul Yergens ‘71 Clay H. Young ‘92 George Zogzas Constantine G. Zourzoukis ‘85 Mary F. Zourzoukis Dimitrios G. Zourzoukis David Shane Zumbro ‘94
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LeAnne Rogers ‘88 Kristen Ann Roulette ‘02 Leslie M. Russell ‘85 Kevin Michael Ryan ‘90 George Sadler ‘74 Rebecca S. Schenck ‘78 Cristy B. Schnitzlein ‘94 Lara G. Schwager ‘94 John D. Scott ‘64, ‘66 David A. Scott Michael Scott ‘88 Scott Realty Company Mary Jane Shafer ‘07 Fae Elizabeth Shaffer ‘07 and Jeremy R. Shaffer Ellen A. Shake ‘87 Tammy Cowan Sharp ‘85 Texie P. Shelby and Bradford M. Shelby ‘82 Pamela W. Sheldon ‘80 Sherri Wentz Shepard ‘88 Michael Wayne Shinn ‘74 Deborah T. Shoff ‘00 David W. Short ‘05 Doug M. Sistare ‘83 Alison Mullis Sizemore ‘94 Jack Donald Skinner ‘67 Robert M. Small ‘74 Laura Nicole Smallwood ‘07 Lynette R. Smith ‘87 Steven Dale Smith ‘75 Lauren Sloop Smith ‘03, ‘04 Linda C. Smith ‘85 Valerie Faulkner Smithers ‘83 Cindy Lee Smithy and Michael Deron Smithy ‘00 Angela Miller Spaugh ‘91 Lisa Mills Spivey ‘84 and Andrew Gary Spivey ‘89 Eleanor A. Stack and Michael J. Stack ‘86 Cari F. Stackpole ‘95, ‘97 State Farm Companies Foundation Deborah Stober and Carl R. Stober ‘86 Melanie Parent Streeter ‘95 Robin Elizabeth Surane ‘05 Sally Wilson Sutton ‘79 Heike R. Sweeney ‘88 Jessie Tan ‘92 Angelo D. Tatsis B. Lamont Taylor ‘93 Mitchell Alan Taylor ‘93 David Samuel Teate ‘80 Vicki W. Temple ‘99 Marcus B. Terry The Hilton Club Peter J. Thevaos Jeffrey Dean Thomas ‘87, ‘95 Aisha Akilah Thomas ‘03 Joey Franklin Thore ‘85 TIAA-CREF Employee Giving Campaign Deborah Anne Timmons ‘00 Jack L. Touchstone, Jr. ‘83 Nick John Triantis Lea Ann Truelove ‘79 and Harold Eugene Truelove ‘82
DONOR SPOTLIGHT BETH AND ROBERT MONAGHAN
Robert and Beth Monaghan and their son, Jordan
If Charlotte has an accounting “power couple,” it’s surely Beth and Robert Monaghan. The Monaghans mean a lot to the Belk College of Business; they say the Belk College means a lot to them, too, and they’re showing their gratitude. Their shared history with UNC Charlotte dates back to the 1980s. Robert first graduated in 1981 with a degree in biology, but returned to UNC Charlotte in the mid-1980s to take accounting classes. Beth is a 1988 graduate with an accounting degree. After a successful 20-year career in various accounting related positions, Robert had a realization: he wanted to teach. He enrolled for a third time as a student – this time in the Master of Accountancy (MACC) program – and joined the Belk College faculty as a lecturer last fall. Some of the professors he had in the ‘80s were his teachers again. Now, they’re his colleagues. “This is really what I want to do when I grow up,” he says. He admits managerial accounting is not always enthralling, so he pulls out all the tricks imaginable to keep students interested and engaged. Meanwhile, Beth has engaged with her alma mater in another way – through philanthropy. “I realized that endowing a scholarship was one of the best ways I could say ‘thank you’ to UNC Charlotte,” she says. “My decision was from a place of gratitude.” Beth credits the Belk College with helping her succeed. “UNC Charlotte absolutely increased my individual marketability,” she says. “The college prepared me to successfully sit for and pass the CPA exam, and their ability to attract strong employers gave me the opportunity to interview with PricewaterhouseCoopers and secure a job offer.” When she started her own business – Monaghan Group, which provides custom accounting solutions – her affiliation with the Belk College helped her deepen relationships that have helped her business grow. The Monaghans are not all business, though. Beth says, “I just selected my seats in the new stadium, and I am so looking forward to future football games.” The couple will be cheering on the 49ers, and a grateful university is cheering them right back.