Alumna Jane Bainum Honored With 2018 Pillar Award At this year’s Alumni Weekend, 80th Honor Class alumna Jane (Goyne) Bainum (’38), was honored as the 2018 Dale E. Twomley Pillar Award recipient. The Pillar Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated vision, leadership, humility and love in extraordinary service and support of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) and its students. The SVA Alumni Association honors Bainum with deep gratitude as a champion of the underserved, and for her lifelong investment in her alma mater—especially in the lives of SVA students with the least financial resources:
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generous philanthropist with a commitment to helping underserved populations, Jane Bainum is a 1938 graduate of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA). Bainum’s education at SVA deepened and solidified her personal values and faith. Born in Tillamook, Ore., Jane and her family moved to Pennsylvania when she was five. She met Stewart Bainum at Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Md. The two were married in 1941, and during their 72 years of marriage, were blessed with four children, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The Bainums raised their family in Silver Spring, Md., as they built several successful businesses together. Stewart, who passed away in 2014, always highlighted Jane’s contributions to their partnership and success in business. In 1968, the Bainums established a charitable foundation known today as the Bainum Family Foundation. For 50 years, this foundation has provided educational opportunities and support for children living in poverty. Due to their own childhood experiences and the strength they gained through their Adventist schooling, the Bainums saw education as a pathway out of poverty. Today, the foundation continues to honor their legacy and support the ongoing philanthropic efforts of four generations of the Bainum family. Jane divides her time between Chevy Chase, Md., and Naples, Fla., where she spends time with friends and extended family. She is an avid reader and fervent Washington Nationals baseball fan. As the
family matriarch, she delights in family gatherings. She remains an active philanthropist with a deep commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Loyal, Generous Class of ’93 Supports SVA With Gift
At the Sabbath worship service during Alumni Weekend, classmates Jason Liu (left), Roy Wu (center) and the 25th Honor Year Class of ’93 present a surprise-worthy student gift of $25,000 to Principal Don Short and Development and Alumni Director Janel Ware, and challenged all other classes to do the same!
Impact is published in the Visitor by Shenandoah Valley Academy n 234 West Lee Highway, New Market, VA 22844 Phone: (540) 740-3161 n shenandoahvalleyacademy.org n Principal, Donald Short n Editor, Janel Haas Ware
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