Donations

DONATIONS Alumni Generosity Changes ECU

Joe and Tammy Mankin needed to downsize after all three sons had left home and there was not room for their beautiful Conober Cable grand piano in their new house. As a result, they donated the piano to the ECU Foundation, which was more than glad to accept such a lovely instrument. The piano, currently housed in the David A. & Alma R. Lockmiller Grand Lobby in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center, will be used for numerous campus and community activities.

Phyllis Danley, Foundation Director, stated: “This is a beautiful piano, and a wonderful gift to ECU. We are grateful to the Mankins for this donation and they can be assured that their gift will be appreciated by students, faculty, staff and community people for years to come.”

Pictured (from left): Cody, Corbin and Casey Mankin (sons); Joe and Tammy Mankin; Dr. Mark Hollingsworth, Dean of College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences; Dr. Brad Jessop, Director of the School of Fine Arts; and Phyllis Danley, Executive Director of the ECU Foundation Essie Roark’s estate gift of $216,500 was presented to the ECU Foundation by Keywood Deese, Vision Bank Vice President and Trust Officer. Ms. Roark’s only stipulation was that her gift be used for scholarships, so students and faculty alike will reap the benefits of this donation.

Pictured (from left): Shirley Pogue, Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair; Vicky Petete, Foundation Treasurer and Audit/Finance Committee Chair; Keywood Deese, Vision Bank VP and Trust Officer; Phyllis Danley, Executive Director of the ECU Foundation; Russ Allen, ECU Foundation Trustee; and President John Hargrave

Anonymous Donation

In June 2015, an anonymous donor contributed $250,000 to the ECU Foundation to be used entirely for scholarships. Just like the Essie Roark donation, students will benefit from this generous gift for generations to come.