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DONOR REPORT 2020-2022
A MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT
Dear Friends, A quality baccalaureate education is essential for success in today’s world and has become the most accessible conduit for opening doors into any number of professional endeavors after graduation. For most of our students, this involves working in the public, private, or non-profit sectors, or matriculating into graduate, medical or law programs. This is especially true of Francis Marion. So many of our students are the first in their families to attend college. During their years at the university, they are presented with numerous opportunities to broaden their knowledge and pursue opportunities that their parents never envisioned. Of course, all of this is made possible by the instruction and mentoring of one of the finest faculties in higher education, a faculty that has become uniquely adept at educating first generation college students. It is also made possible by the generous support of donors such as you - our friends - who contribute to the FMU Education Foundation. Your gifts provide scholarship opportunities for deserving students, funding to enhance our academic facilities, and endowed support for our faculty. Thank you for this support and your enthusiastic commitment to this university and our students. We couldn’t do it without you, nor could they.
Dr. Fred Carter President
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A LETTER from the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear FMU Education Foundation Supporters, It is my privilege to serve my alma mater as Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Executive Director of the FMU Education Foundation. Each and every day, I have the honor of hearing stories from so many of our current students and alumni who have been able to attend college at Francis Marion University due to the generous support from donors to the FMU Education Foundation. Having the opportunity to play a role in helping change the lives of our students is something I do not take lightly and is one of the most rewarding aspects of my career. You see, I was one of those students who received a scholarship from the Education Foundation, so I know first-hand how impactful your support is for our students. You have made a Francis Marion University education possible for thousands of students for over fifty years. Your commitment to the university and our students is deeply appreciated and does not go unnoticed. Because of your support, our students are able to focus on their education because they know that the financial support they need to earn their degrees is provided for them through your generous donations. FMU has an excellent reputation not only because of its academics, but also because of its supportive community. Thousands of you - alumni and friends of the university - continue to give each year through the FMU Annual Fund, Day of Giving, endowed scholarships, real estate, and more to ensure that our current and future students have access to everything they need to complete their education at FMU. Thank you for all you do to continue to support and encourage our students. FMU is a better place because of you.
Lauren Stanton Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director, Francis Marion University Education Foundation
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A GROWING LEGACY $114,927,608
OVERALL CAMPAIGN TOTAL JANUARY 1, 2000 – DECEMBER 31, 2022
76%
40%
42
26
OF ALL GIFTS DONATED BY ALUMNI
OF DONORS LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
TOTAL FACULTY ENDOWED CHAIRS
25%
OF FACULTY & STAFF MEMBERS DONATED
TOTAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES' RESEARCH SCHOLARS
5,353
1,713
1,090
TOTAL GIFTS RECEIVED 2020-2022
TOTAL DONORS 2020-2022
STUDENTS RECEIVING DONOR BASED SCHOLARSHIPS 2020-2022
TOP 10 STATES FOR GIVING
2 5 8 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 NC
SC
GA
VA
FL
TX
TN
CA
NY
DONATIONS ARE FROM
34 STATES AND 6 COUNTRIES
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FMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION GIVING $18,996,132
TOTAL GIVING JANUARY 1, 2020 – DECEMBER 31, 2022
29
15
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED SINCE 2020
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED SINCE 2020
SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS
2020 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
2022 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
66.80% 54.54%
45.56% 33.20%
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
49.40%
50.60%
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
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GIVING TO THE
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AREAS OF NEED Annual Scholarships – Annually funded scholarships provide an important source of funds for students with financial need. Donors make a year-by-year commitment to provide these scholarships in varying amounts. Endowed Scholarships – Endowed Scholarships provide a permanent source of financial assistance to deserving students. Through the endowment process, scholarship funds continue to grow over the years, thereby assisting future students in perpetuity. Annual Fund – Gifts to the FMU annual fund support student scholarships, instructional technology, library acquisitions, and faculty development. Program Support – Gifts that support specific academic programs and student organizations or create funds to distinctively support students and faculty at Francis Marion University. Swamp Fox Club – All money raised for the Swamp Fox Club benefits every sport at FMU. The support provides educational and athletic opportunities to worthy student athletes.
HOW TO GIVE
TO GIVE Online – https://connect.fmarion.edu/home By Telephone – 843-661-1295 By Mail – Post Office Box 100547, Florence, SC 29502 In Person – Francis Marion University Education Foundation – Stokes Administration Building, Suite 111, 4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506 Payroll Deductions – Payroll Deduction forms are available in the Human Resources office at Francis Marion University.
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TYPES OF GIVING Pledges – You may pledge and pay your contribution over a number of months or years. Securities – A gift of appreciated securities brings the donor greater tax savings than gifts of cash. You avoid paying capital gains on the increased value of the stock. You receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock when the gift is made. Bequests by Will – The Education Foundation may be named as a beneficiary in wills to receive gifts of funds or property, or may be named as a residual beneficiary, or the donor’s will may set up a split-interest trust for the joint benefit of the Education Foundation and the donor’s family. Matching Gifts – Many employers have corporate matching gift programs, allowing a donor’s gift to be matched by their employer. Honorary and Memorial Gifts – A gift in memory or in honor of someone is a special way to recognize a person’s life and accomplishments. Real Estate – A gift of real estate provides considerable savings in capital gains tax due upon the sale of appreciated property. At the same time, you receive a charitable deduction for the full market value of the property subject to the limitations described under the Securities section. Life Insurance – The cash-surrendered value of a life insurance policy is immediately tax deductible. By designating the Education Foundation as both the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, premiums are tax deductible to the donor. Split-interest charitable trusts and annuities – A donor’s property of virtually any description may be used to establish a charitable trust or annuity. With a charitable lead trust, the FMU Education Foundation receives the income for a period selected by the donor, after which the trust corpus is returned to the donor and their family. With a charitable remainder trust, the donated asset could be sold without incurring capital gains tax and the donor would receive the trust’s income for their lifetime. Upon death, the assets would pass to the FMU Education Foundation.
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DARLA MOORE & FMU A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
Darla Moore is presented with a photograph of the Darla Moore Scholarship recipients at a dinner and Q&A hosted for scholarship recipients.
The relationship between Lake City native and philanthropist Darla Moore and Francis Marion University has blossomed in recent years, bringing forth fruit that has created opportunities for the region and the state. Moore has long put her philanthropic efforts toward the place where she grew up, and where she still calls home, but the contribution to Francis Marion points towards a longevity that cannot be overstated. In August 2021, FMU and The Darla Moore Foundation announced the creation of The Darla Moore Scholarship, a $5 million gift — $1 million a year for five years — made possible by the generosity of The Darla Moore Foundation. This scholarship will cover tuition and room and board for recipients each semester.
Fall 2022 marked the first semester where Darla Moore Scholars set foot on FMU’s campus. The impact has been nothing short of life changing. “These scholarships are supporting students who possibly could not attend college otherwise,” said Dr. Fred Carter, President of Francis Marion University. “They have a deep impact among students who will be the first in their family to attend college, which represents a significant portion of our student body. What Darla has done is give these young men and women an opportunity to become authors of their own futures through the complete university experience. This impact cannot be overstated, and I’m deeply appreciative to Darla for her generosity and friendship.”
Since its inception in 2010, The Darla Moore Foundation has had a significant impact on not only its founder’s hometown of Lake City, but the entire state of South Carolina.
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WHAT DARLA HAS DONE IS GIVE THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME AUTHORS OF THEIR OWN FUTURES THROUGH THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. DR. FRED CARTER
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RACHEL HODGES INTERNATIONAL FUND NEW FUND WILL ENHANCE STUDY ABROAD FOR FMU STUDENTS A unique, new educational fund was unveiled in the spring of 2021 that is already changing the world for some Francis Marion University students. The Rachel Hodges International Travel Fund, created to honor former South Carolina First Lady Rachel Hodges’ commitment to education, was created in order to expand students’ horizons through international travel. Along with her husband, former South Carolina Governor James H. “Jim” Hodges, the program supports FMU’s popular study abroad programs. Assisting select FMU students, the fund covers some of the expenses incurred while studying abroad, including the cost of travel. The Rachel Hodges International Travel Fund gives preference to female, first-generation college students from the Pee Dee who might not otherwise experience international travel. “Study abroad is an eye-opening experience that creates more confident and well-rounded students and citizens,” the Hodges
said in a jointly released statement in April 2021 with the announcement of the program. “Rachel was a first-generation college student who grew up in Hartsville, and we wanted to create an opportunity for young women from the Pee Dee to enjoy the experience of studying abroad. We are pleased to support the great work being done at Francis Marion, and happy for the young women who will benefit from this scholarship.” The relationship between the Hodges, FMU and the Pee Dee runs deep. Rachel Hodges brought an American Red Cross leadership conference to the university several years ago. Governor Hodges is a long-time supporter of FMU and chair of the University’s McNair Committee, which oversees selection of recipients of the McNair Scholarship, FMU’s most prestigious academic award. Hodges also holds an honorary doctorate from FMU. Dr. Fred Carter, FMU’s president, lauded the generosity of his longtime friends and praised their commitment.
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“Jim and Rachel Hodges are bringing an inspiring vision to life through the creation of this new fund, and at the same time, are enhancing a program that’s already a vital part of the FMU experience,” said Carter. “We’ve worked diligently during the past two decades to build a strong international program at FMU because it can make such a difference in the lives of our students. Travel is life changing.” “Our faculty understands this dynamic, and our students and families understand it, too,” said Carter. “The only hurdle we’ve ever faced in this area is financial. And now, thanks to the generosity of the Hodges, that hurdle is lower than it was before.” FMU has study-abroad exchange agreements with 12 different universities in six countries. Additionally, groups of FMU students regularly make short-term trips abroad that include study and other enrichment activities.
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I COME FROM A SINGLE MOTHER, LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD, SO I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS. THE RACHEL HODGES SCHOLARSHIP HELPED ME ACHIEVE THE DREAM OF TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TO ECUADOR. WHETHER IT WAS THE JUNGLE, THE CITY OR THE MOUNTAINS, IT WAS ALL SO LIFE CHANGING.
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ISABEL RAMIREZ | ECUADOR, 2022
TO ME, THE RACHEL HODGES SCHOLARSHIP HAS RELIEVED SOME OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF TRAVELING TO GERMANY AND OPENED UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HAVE A RICHER CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WHILE I’M STUDYING ABROAD. I’M ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORING NEW CULINARY EXPERIENCES, THE ARTS, AND VISITING HISTORICAL SITES DURING MY TIME IN GERMANY.
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JULIA FULMER | GERMANY, 2023
I’M MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE’S FOOD, LANGUAGE, AND LANDSCAPE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT OF THE COUNTRY IS INVALUABLE AND I AM VERY EXCITED TO LIVE IN GERMANY FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS! I’M SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE RACHEL HODGES SCHOLARSHIP FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY! NYAH PEE | GERMANY, 2023
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CORK, IRELAND, WAS THE MOST AMAZING ADVENTURE OF MY LIFE. THIS SCHOLARSHIP MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME AND COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON EVERYTHING! I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO MRS. RACHEL HODGES FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF A DIFFERENT CULTURE WHICH IMPACTED MY LIFE IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY. ABIGAIL FOSBERRY | IRELAND, 2022 2020-2022 // FMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION DONOR REPORT · 9
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FMU DISTINGUISHED ALUM CHARNISSE KELLY ASSURES QUALITY
FMU Alumni Advisory Board since 2018. Each year, the FMU Alumni Association presents deserving graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Kelly received the Professional Industry Award in Medical and Health Sciences in 2022.
When there is something wrong in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant or a company that makes medical devices, there’s an expert who companies around the world turn to, and she just happens to be a graduate of Francis Marion University. “I'm kind of like the fixer,” said FMU alum Charnisse Kelly. “When they call upon consultants, I'm one of the people that comes to help them.” Kelly identifies the problem(s) and suggests solutions. “I help rebuild their quality so they can regain their confidence,” she said. “And I help the FDA regain confidence in that particular company.” The North Charleston native received a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in sociology and collateral in chemistry from FMU in 1996. Kelly received a Master of Science in Quality Assurance from California State University in 2013. She owns and operates CL&D Pharma Consulting, LLC. She also created her own endowed scholarship and has been an active member of the
Kelly was seventeen when she arrived at FMU. She didn’t know anyone on campus, but she quickly made lasting friendships. After graduation, many of her biology classmates went to work for the central hub at Labcorp in Burlington, North Carolina and that was something Kelly considered - but she ended up back in the Charleston area where she worked in customer service for Hill-Rom, a hospital bed manufacturer. She spent nine years with the American Red Cross, first transporting blood to hospitals. She then transferred to the American Red Cross’s National Testing Lab in Charlotte. “That’s where my career started,” she said.
from happening again. I write investigations, and part of that is coming up with robust corrective actions that will prevent certain things from happening again,” Kelly said. “You feel like, oh, I did something. I achieved something, so I like that. That's great.” Kelly created the endowed scholarship in 2019. “I wanted to give back,” she said. “I was at a point where I had the opportunity to financially give back, so FMU is where I started, and it helped with my career and was just a natural place to give.” Kelly treasures the Distinguished Alumni Award that she received in March 2022. “That was extraordinary,” she said. “I was shocked. It was unexpected, because it just goes to show that you never know who's watching you, and they feel that you're worthy.”
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Kelly started her one-person company five years ago and traveled extensively before the pandemic. Now she does most of her work remotely and really enjoys it.
I WANTED TO GIVE BACK, AND I WAS AT A POINT WHERE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE I COULD FINANCIALLY GIVE BACK, SO FMU IS WHERE I STARTED, AND IT HELPED WITH MY CAREER AND WAS JUST A NATURAL PLACE TO GIVE.
“I enjoy implementing corrective actions to prevent certain things
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She started as a lab technician and eventually worked in quality assurance. Then it was on to Atlanta to work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a contractor through Lockheed Martin.
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FMU DEDICATES SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF LONGTIME BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER FRANK ELMORE
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Trustees. As a member of the Board, Elmore played a key role in Francis Marion’s growth over the next twenty years. After graduating from FMU, Frank went on to the University of South Carolina School of Law where he met his wife, Lee. The couple married in 1976.
A new scholarship in memory of Frank Elmore was recently dedicated. Elmore was a longserving board member and alumnus of Francis Marion who passed away in December 2021. Elmore graduated from FMU in 1973 and was a member of the school’s Board of Trustees for twenty years. The Frank Elmore Scholarship began awarding $2,500 scholarships to thirty-two students in fall 2022. “Frank Elmore was a champion for Francis Marion University and he truly loved this institution,” said Dr. Fred Carter, president of FMU. “The entire university community feels his loss deeply, but Frank’s passion for educating the men and women of South Carolina will endure with every student who benefits from the scholarship bearing his name.” Frank’s relationship with FMU has its roots at the institution’s start in 1970. An active member of the campus community as a student, Elmore served as president of the student body. Nearly thirty years after graduating, he was appointed to the Board of
“This is such a special honor. We genuinely appreciate the University recognizing Frank in such a meaningful fashion,” Elmore said of the scholarship. “I just can’t tell you how much this means to the entire Elmore family.” A first-generation college graduate, Frank deeply valued the education he received at FMU. He credited the university with creating the foundation for the life and career he dreamed of. Lee said her husband never forgot the role Francis Marion played in his life and always sought to give back to the institution. “One of the most admirable things about Frank was that he knew what was important and he always showed up for it,” Lee said. “He understood the importance of the education he had at Francis Marion and wanted to help in any way he could. He drove down (from Greenville) for every meeting and every graduation. He was just that dedicated.” According to Lee, helping students achieve the same educational foundation that was integral to Frank’s life and career
is a fitting way to honor Frank’s legacy at FMU. “To know how much the university thought of Frank and how important he was to the school is an honor we can all be proud of,” she said. “Hopefully, somebody that really had to work hard to get to FMU will have a little extra help because of Frank’s memory.”
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HE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EDUCATION HE HAD AT FRANCIS MARION AND WANTED TO HELP IN ANY WAY HE COULD. HE DROVE DOWN (FROM GREENVILLE) FOR EVERY MEETING AND EVERY GRADUATION. HE WAS JUST THAT DEDICATED.
HOPEFULLY, SOMEBODY THAT REALLY HAD TO WORK HARD TO GET TO FMU WILL HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA HELP BECAUSE OF FRANK’S MEMORY. LEE ELMORE
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DEVELOPER who demonstrate financial need. “I've done some other [philanthropic] things. I decided, in talking with the girls, that we certainly needed to honor my first husband and their father, Howard,” Ms. Baskin said. “We decided the most appropriate would be a scholarship fund at FMU within the School of Business, as his professional interest had been in that field.”
A native of Florence, F. Howard DeBerry, businessman and realtor, developed several residential areas of the city. As a civic leader, he served on numerous local endeavors including the committee which identified a land tract for the establishment of the USCFlorence campus which became today’s Francis Marion University. That feat became a reality in 1960 when 100 acres of farmland in Mars Bluff were donated for the school. Today, the School of Business at FMU will continue to grow in this developer’s name, thanks to a generous donation from his wife, Kathleen, and their children. Kathleen Lazar Baskin, now 104 years young, recently established the F. Howard DeBerry Business Endowed Scholarship. With the assistance of their three daughters: Kathleen Brungard of Charlotte, N.C., Dr. Jacquelyn Odell of Chapin, S.C., and Maria Clayton of Springfield, VA, $100,000 was pledged to the FMU Education Foundation to provide annual support for students majoring in business
After Howard DeBerry’s sudden death in 1965, Kathleen carried on the residential development business they had built together. “I worked with him,” she said. “I was his wife, the mother of his children, his secretary, his treasurer, his partner, and so when he passed away, I just continued on with the business.” In 1967, Kathleen married Ed Baskin and moved to Bishopville, S.C., while managing her real estate interests in Florence. In 2009, she returned to Florence, residing at The Manor and focusing on her philanthropic interests. Among a long list of philanthropic efforts, Ms. Baskin established “Rick’s House” on the grounds of The Manor. It provides roundthe-clock care for four men with special needs. Rick (Frederick Howard DeBerry, Jr.) was her eldest child, a son with special needs, who died at the age of 31. Due to her life’s work in real estate development, Ms. Baskin has been privileged to have a front row seat to history and events that very well could have changed the landscape of both Francis Marion University and the
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NEW FMU SCHOLARSHIP CREATED IN HONOR OF FLORENCE DEVELOPER City of Florence. She remembers that the search committee on which Howard DeBerry served initially looked at land on the southwest side of Florence near South Cashua Road for the USCFlorence campus. Today, the campus sits on land generously donated by the families of Walter G. and J.W. Wallace. According to Ms. Baskin, the area where FMU resides became the best place for the institution. Its current location aside, she said the impact FMU has had on the Pee Dee cannot be underestimated. “It's one of the best things that’s happened around this area,” she said. “Look at all these people. They had no chance of getting an advanced education in this whole Pee Dee area. Just think of all the people that have graduated from college because of FMU.” She loves the reasonable tuition, the growth of the campus and programs, and the university’s mission to educate firstgeneration college students. And now, she, along with her daughters, is thankful to play a part in the education of students studying in FMU’s School of Business through this endowment in memory of her late husband. “I’m very proud of it,” she said.
Note: The family is grateful for any and all continued donations made to the F. Howard DeBerry Business Endowed Scholarship.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP CREATED IN MEMORY OF CROSHAW’S LEGACY Dr. Lynn Croshaw had plans to be a medical doctor, but a Rotary Club Fellowship in 1963 turned Croshaw’s focus to education. After graduating from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Croshaw received a fellowship to study at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. At Makerere University, Croshaw decided he wanted to be an educator instead of a doctor, his wife Audrey Croshaw said. “He really wanted to become an M.D., but life has many twists and turns as we know,” said Audrey. “He spent a year of his life in Africa after he graduated with his degree from Bates College. He spent a year living amongst the people, learning the language, and going to school there. It was quite an experience for him.” When he returned to the United States, he went to the University of Maryland, College Park, and earned his doctorate. While working on his doctorate, he taught classes at the University of Maryland. His next step brought him and his wife to Florence, S.C., where he became a professor in the biology department at Francis Marion in 1970, the year Francis Marion, then College, was founded. At the time, the campus consisted of two buildings. Croshaw would go on to teach anatomy, genetics, embryology, and neurology at the university until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2004. The Croshaws had three children, Dr. Randal Lee Croshaw, Kevin John Croshaw, and Deborah Bledsoe. Lynn Croshaw died on May 25, 2016.
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PROFESSOR Audrey Croshaw said she wanted to do something to help others get an education after the death of her husband. The Dr. Lynn M. Croshaw Endowed Scholarship was established through the Francis Marion University Education Foundation in December 2019. “It was something that had been in my heart for a while,” she said. “He loved to help people … and he loved teaching. I just thought that was the best way we could do something.” The scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior student pursuing a degree in biology and planning to teach at the high school or college level. Preference is given to biology majors seeking a doctorate. Croshaw would not have been able to pursue a college education without receiving scholarships, Audrey Croshaw said. Lynn Croshaw was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, in 1940. He was raised by his grandparents – John Phillip and Elizabeth Croshaw – from the age of 5. “There wasn’t a lot of money for people to do things,” she said. “His grandparents were farmers. His whole life, his granddad raised tomatoes for Campbell Soup Co.” Scholarships and a Rotary Fellowship brought Dr. Lynn Croshaw to education, Florence, and Francis Marion University. The Croshaws watched the university grow from just two buildings in 1970 into what it is today. Now, they will also help others pursue a biology degree at Francis Marion through the Dr. Lynn M. Croshaw Endowed Scholarship in memory of Croshaw’s legacy. 2020-2022 // FMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION DONOR REPORT · 13
CAROLINA WILDLANDS FOUNDATION FIELD RESEARCH AT SOUTHERN 8THS FARM Francis Marion University biology student Clay Tiller saw new things in October while conducting field research at Southern 8ths Farm in Chesterfield, S.C. Tiller was one of five FMU students participating in a smallmammal research project at the approximately 1,500-acre farm. The university and the Carolina Wildlands Foundation are collaborating on a multiyear field
study of small mammals at the Southern 8ths Farm.
the projects. FMU’s project is a fellowship.
It’s a chance for the students to earn academic credits and get paid according to Knowles.
Brad Turley owns the Southern 8ths Farm and founded the Carolina Wildlands Foundation. FMU biology professor Travis Knowles received a grant from the foundation to conduct the research project.
The Carolina Wildlands Foundation offers two types of research grants – fellowships where a professor leads the research project and internships where the foundation and Southern 8ths Farm staff lead
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Five students started the research project in fall 2022. Four of the
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five are participating in spring 2023. The students spend about 45 hours a semester performing their field research on weekends at Southern 8ths, Knowles said. “The research projects are mentored by faculty members, but the students go up to his property, do a field study and present on it at the end of the semester,” Knowles said. During the small-mammal study, Francis Marion University students learned field inventory techniques, including safety, data collection, handling and release. The students stayed overnight on the property, setting traps at dusk to capture rodents – mice, voles and rats – at night when they are most active. The number of students going out and doing field research has declined, Knowles said. “A lot of students don’t want to do much outside anymore,” he said. The small-mammal study and a water-quality study will encourage students to go out in the field to conduct their research. The FMU students set out humane live traps at night. When an animal is found, the students determine the species, place it in a clear bag to be weighed, measure, identify by gender and photograph it. The animal is released unharmed where it was found.
“On Sunday morning, we were able to catch another Eastern Harvest Mouse that we were able to measure and collect data from,” Tiller said. On his third weekend of trapping at Southern 8ths, Tiller said he watched a red-bellied woodpecker land on an old light pole.“It was a really cool experience to see such a beautiful bird that close and see all the details of its marking features,” Tiller wrote in a diary on the Carolina Wildlands Foundation website. Turley said Tiller now is working part time at the Southern 8ths Farm and continuing to do field research. Francis Marion University wants to expand its projects, Knowles said. The university’s Freshwater Ecology Center could help train students to collect water samples and test water quality. “I know there is some interest in the department here to get some water quality sampling – get a grant from him to do that on his property,” Knowles said. Turley said he has talked to Freshwater Ecology Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Steinmetz about the water quality research project. The students would go to Southern 8ths Farm and test the water quality of Thompson Creek and its tributaries, Knowles said. Turley came to South Carolina from Connecticut in 2007. He initially purchased some acreage in Cheraw and later purchased additional acreage in Chesterfield, S.C., ultimately growing the land of mixed hardwoods, pines, planted pines, creek frontage and ponds into what it is today. Turley grew up in the Philadelphia area, which also is part of the Piedmont ecoregion. The land in Chesterfield, S.C., reminded him of his youth. “The more I started to enjoy nature, I realized there are not a lot of young people getting into the business. If you look at most of the naturalists
and scientists out there, they are baby boomers. They are older,” Turley said. He established Southern 8ths Farm as a biological research station for universities and colleges in the region. Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter also talked with Turley. “At Francis Marion, we continually look for ways to give our students experiential learning opportunities. In fact, that's something that separates us from many other institutions," said Carter. "The generosity of Brad to give us access to an incredible place like Southern 8ths Farm allows our students to have real experience in field biology." The Carolina Wildlands Foundation has collaborated with four universities – Francis Marion University, Winthrop University, Wingate University and Newberry College – on field research projects.
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THE MORE I STARTED TO ENJOY NATURE, I REALIZED THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING INTO THE BUSINESS. IF YOU LOOK AT MOST OF THE NATURALISTS AND SCIENTISTS OUT THERE, THEY ARE BABY BOOMERS. THEY ARE OLDER. BRAD TURLEY
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FMU’S FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES BUILDING
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A COMING WAVE OF CONSTRUCTION WILL POSITION THE UNIVERSITY FOR YEARS TO COME. Over the past decade, Francis Marion University has added quite a few new buildings – the Carter Center, the Leatherman Medical Complex, the Honors Center, University Place, and the Freshwater Ecology Lab and Conference Center – but the building has only just begun as the university has recently embarked on the largest construction campaign in its 53-year history. All in all, over $80 million in new construction projects and renovations will transform the main campus over the coming years. “It’s time,” says FMU President Fred Carter. “We have a beautiful campus, and we’ve been fortunate over the last two decades that our legislative delegation has worked diligently to acquire construction and renovation funding for us. We’ve also benefited from the generosity of other public and non-profit entities in developing programs, building new additions to the campus, and maintaining our infrastructure. Now we’re ready to take a major step and invest another $80-90M in capital construction over the next five years.”
All of the planned projects will be completed without incurring any major debt, something the university is particularly proud of. Only the $5 million renovation of the Smith University Center’s student activity and athletic space will be financed, and it will fall under the regime of an existing athletic bond. The upshot is that FMU will once again expand its physical facility without passing on indebtedness to future generations of Patriots. “It has always been our goal to acquire construction funding outside the institution so that student tuition is not encumbered by these costs,” says Carter. “I think that we’ve been successful in accomplishing this over the years. That’s why our tuition remains one of the most affordable in South Carolina. New, contemporary buildings, with little debt, and the lowest tuition in the state. You know, that’s a formula that works for us, and more importantly, for our students and parents.” THE PROJECTS School of Education and School of Business The largest of the new building projects is the 60,000-square foot
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School of Education and School of Business building. This building is currently under construction and will be located beside the threefingered lake, across from the Lee Nursing Building. This new facility will house FMU’s oldest professional schools and include classrooms, an auditorium, office space, and gathering spaces. The building is expected to be completed and open for classes in the 2024-2025 academic year. It is funded by an appropriation from the State of South Carolina. C. Edward Floyd Medical Consortium Building The C. Edward Floyd Medical Consortium Building will be added to FMU’s campus in downtown Florence. This space will be operated by FMU as part of the university’s role in the new Pee Dee Medical and Health Science Educational Consortium, an academic partnership between FMU, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina that was formed in 2020 with the purpose of expanding and establishing medical education and graduate health science
programs in the Pee Dee Region. The facility will house academic facilities and office space to support undergraduate medical education (third- and fourth-year medical from MUSC and USC-School of Medicine), and other graduate health science programs under development. The building – FMU’s sixth major structure in downtown Florence – will be built at the site of the old Circle Park School on Cheves Street. The $21 million project is expected to be complete in Summer 2025, and is supported by the State of South Carolina, the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation, and the City of Florence. It’s named for Dr. C. Edward “Eddie” Floyd, a wellknown cardiologist in Florence and long-time friend of FMU. Engineering Workshop A $1 million Engineering Workshop will also be built on campus to provide space for technical and applied learning for FMU’s growing Department of Engineering and its Industrial and Mechanical Engineering programs. Industrialscale machinery will be housed in the building which will be built in the center of campus, sharing the parking lot for the Stanton Center for Technology. Forestry and Environmental Sciences Building The final new building planned at this time is the Forestry and Environmental Sciences Building expected to open in 2025. This building will play a key part of the university’s array of innovative new programs in the environmental sciences. This $18 million facility will
include classrooms, offices, and an auditorium to support FMU’s new degree programs in environmental science and forestry. It will be built on the west side of Francis Marion Drive, just south of the Griffin Athletic Complex, near the existing South Carolina Department ofs Natural Resources office. A newly created lake will be built beside the structure. RENOVATIONS Outside of the four new buildings, FMU is also initiating a series of projects that will renew and refresh core facilities across campus. Over $8 million has been assigned to major revitalization work at the Smith University Center, the Rogers Library, the McNair Science Building, the Leatherman Science Facility and Founders Hall; and more than $9 million is slated for upgrades to infrastructure. The University Center, the largest and one of the busiest buildings on campus, will be dramatically renovated and refreshed, just as it turns 50 this year. The Smith Center is home to the FMU Athletic Department and serves as headquarters for student life at FMU. The university bookstore and the university health office are also located there. The $5 million renovation will be complete in fall 2023. The McNair Science Building and the Leatherman Science Facility will receive new roofs and renovated restrooms. The first floor of the Rogers Library will get a new floor and new furnishings and other
enhancements. Similar work will take place at Founders Hall. Even while that work is taking place, the university is seeking an additional $9 million for a more comprehensive renovation of the building that houses the majority of FMU classes and faculty offices. Renovation of FMU’s Village Apartments will continue while the university completes plans for a major overhaul of its student housing. Work will also begin on FMU’s $9 million plan to refurbish campus parking lots and surface roads and to upgrade critical infrastructure across campus. Numerous projects are already approved and funded and will be completed by 2024. The university is still in the process of obtaining additional approvals and funding, but plenty is in the pipeline. The work will unfold continuously, and comprehensively, transforming the FMU campus into a thoroughly modern layout that not only meets the needs of students today, but also for years to come. “It’s great that so much will be done so quickly, creating new facilities for students that are in school right now,” says trustee Robert E. Lee (’87), chair of FMU’s Board of Trustees. “But the best part of these plans is the way they set up the university for the future. FMU is going to be in great shape for years to come.”
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ROB AND SHANNON ARDIS PAY IT FORWARD WITH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Rob and Shannon Ardis’ lives were forever altered when they received scholarships to Francis Marion University. Both grew up in rural Georgetown County and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1994 at the top of their class–Shannon as Valedictorian and Rob as Salutatorian. Shannon had a career plan laid out from her junior year of high school: graduate with a biology degree and pursue a graduate degree in physical therapy. Rob’s path was not so straightforward. Knowing he did not have the means to pay tuition,
Rob applied for scholarships and looked into any program he could find that would allow him to get a degree. As enrollment time drew near, Rob thought his best option was an ROTC scholarship program that required four years of military service after graduation. As fate would have it, in the last few months before college, Rob was awarded a full scholarship to Francis Marion University. “I did a lot of worrying and praying,” Rob said. “And when I got the letter from Francis Marion, I realized I could go there without paying for tuition. So I said, ‘sign me up!’ It was awesome to have that opportunity.”
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Rob and Shannon both arrived on campus in the fall of 1994 as first-generation college students. Shannon stayed the course with her biology degree, while Rob took some time to weigh out all his options. After sampling various STEM majors, he eventually settled on double majoring in math and physics. After graduating from Francis Marion in 1998, Rob went on to get an electrical engineering degree from the University of Tennessee. Shannon continued down her planned path and obtained her graduate degree in physical therapy from East Carolina University. After many years of hard work, Rob
is now the President and CEO of Santee Electric Cooperative, and Shannon practices physical therapy at Three Rivers Therapy Associates in Florence.
The Ardises hope that the scholarship will be the difference between attending and not attending college for the students that receive it.
The Ardises live in Florence and have two children, Cade and Ava, who have both expressed interest in engineering.
“I would like to see the scholarship help students who would not have the opportunity to go if not for the scholarship,” Rob said. “That’s how I think about Francis Marion. If not for this university, what would I be doing?”
Looking back on their journey together, Rob credits Francis Marion with getting him where he is in life today. The scholarship Rob received to Francis Marion put him on a path that led him not only to his successful career, but also to his family. “I have no idea where I would have ended up if it had not been for Francis Marion,” Rob said. “That scholarship letter shaped my life. Between that letter and meeting Shannon, those two things ended up making me who I am.” It was that sentiment that led the Ardises to give back to Francis Marion University. Driven by the gratitude they both feel for the opportunities afforded them by Francis Marion, they chose to set up an endowed scholarship fund for first-generation students in the same majors they had.
In addition to Francis Marion’s affordability, the Ardises are also appreciative of the specialized attention and instruction they received. “Francis Marion is an amazing place,” Rob said. “I had such a personal relationship with my professors. Because of the size of Francis Marion, you get so much one-on-one attention. I know it’s a cliché, but you’re not just a number. It really feels that way here.” The Rob & Shannon Ardis STEM Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to first-generation students who major in biology, math, physics or engineering, as well as meet financial need requirements. The legacy of this scholarship is to honor the Ardis’ spirit of pride in
Francis Marion and gratitude for all the success that resulted from their university experience.
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR FRANCIS MARION. THAT SCHOLARSHIP LETTER SHAPED MY LIFE. BETWEEN THAT LETTER AND MEETING SHANNON, THOSE TWO THINGS ENDED UP MAKING ME WHO I AM.
ROB ARDIS
WHAT IS AN
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP? Endowed scholarships provide a permanent source of financial assistance to deserving students. Through the endowment process, scholarship funds continue to grow over the years, thereby assisting future students in perpetuity. Scholarships are endowed through the Francis Marion University Education Foundation. The Francis Marion University Education Foundation expresses their sincere appreciation to all of the individuals, businesses, and organizations that have contributed funds for scholarships. Through this generosity, students may be recruited and retained, and students with financial need may receive assistance.
To view a full listing of all endowed scholarships, please visit www.fmarion.edu/foundation/endowedscholarships.
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ABOUT THE
FOUNDATION
The Francis Marion University Education Foundation was organized in 1974 to provide a means for soliciting and accepting substantial gifts of money or property in order to build an endowment fund that would promote the educational purpose and welfare of Francis Marion University. Since then, the Foundation has enabled the University to meet a number of diverse needs, with a primary focus on scholarship support for students. Thousands of FMU graduates have benefited from this effort. The Foundation also assists faculty members with funds for professional development, and it sponsors various cultural events and lecture series. The FMU Education Foundation is governed by a 35member volunteer board of directors with additional honorary and ex-officio directors, including the president of the university and other key administrators. Through its board and committee structure, the Foundation
gives friends and alumni a personal involvement in the fundraising and asset management program. The Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization. Under IRS guidelines, the Education Foundation is classified as a private foundation operated for the benefit of a state university as defined in the IRS code of 1986 section 170 (B) 1 (A) (iv). Contributions to the University through the Education Foundation are tax deductible. The Foundation exists solely to raise, receive, and manage private gifts for the advancement and benefit of the University. It does not receive public funds such as state or federal grants. Gifts to the Foundation fall into two categories: restricted and unrestricted. Restricted gifts can be directed to a certain scholarship, program, department, etc. while unrestricted gifts are used for University priorities, programs, and services not supported by state funds or other sources.
DONORS AND CONTRIBUTORS FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY | 2020 - 2022
The FMU Education Foundation is pleased to recognize the individuals, businesses and other groups listed below who have generously supported the University through their financial contributions between Jan. 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022. This list reflects total gifts to the University made to any of the following funds: The FMU Fund, Swamp Fox Club, Scholarships, The FMU Education Foundation and gifts-in-kind. These donors provide the necessary resources that make it possible for FMU to continue providing excellent educational opportunities to deserving students. Donors to FMU are honored friends, and we are grateful for their support. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing; if an error is discovered, please contact the Education Foundation at (843) 661-1225 so records may be corrected. HERITAGE SOCIETY Aiken Foundation James '77 & Candace '92 Brown Edward Ervin City of Florence Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Duke Energy Foundation
GIVING LEVELS
Drs. Sompong & Suwanee Kraikit*** McLeod Health MPD Electric Cooperative Timothy '78 & Anne Norwood*** Sunshine Foundation The Darla Moore Foundation
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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CAROLINIANS American Chemical Society FMU Student Chapter Kathleen L. Baskin Audrey Croshaw Dr. Lorraine de Montluzin Duke Energy
> Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
Enterprise Holdings Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Greg Garvan R. Gerald Griffin Governor Jim and Rachel Hodges Roger Hux & Dr. Julia Krebs** Dr. Panos & Debi Kalaritis Lisa E. Toporek Foundation Marion County Healthcare Foundation Marion Mullins Rotary Club 6249 John J. Odorisio '83 Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Donald F. Poston Ronald C. Scott Sidearm Sports, LLC Rebecca Smarr David R. and Helen Smith Sonoco Products Company Samuel F. Sparrow '83 Barbara Terry '76 Dr. Neal Thigpen & The Honorable Patsy S. Stone '77 William B. Douglas Trust Phyllis H. Wittschen '79 FRANCIS MARION SOCIETY ACS Technologies Kevin & Donna Barth*** Thomas L. Beaty '74 Scott Brown & Alex Fitzpatrick Carolina Wildlands Foundation Circle Park Behavioral Health Services The Clouse-Elrod Foundation, Inc. Dr. Morgan & Helen Coker CVS Health Foundation F&J Foundation, Inc. Florence Regional Arts Alliance Florence Symphony Guild J. Parks Garrison Kay R. Hanson Health Care Partners of South Carolina, Inc. Dr. Carlanna L. Hendrick Rives Hogan Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. Dr. Deborah L. Hopla** James E. Clyburn Scholarship & Research Foundation Charnisse T. Kelly '96 Patheon API, Inc. Pee Dee Education Center Paul '89 & Ashley C. '89 Reardon > Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc. Sonoco Foundation PEE DEE SOCIETY Anonymous Rob '98, '16 & Shannon '98 Ardis BHE GT&S Darryl & Kris Bridges** Carolina Bank Dr. L. Fred & Folly Carter** City of Bennettsville ConocoPhillips Daniel S. Dukes Eastern Carolina Community Foundation Florence School District 2 Anthony L. Hayes '89 Dr. Joseph & Evelyn '75 Heyward HHF, Inc. Art & Kimberly '06 Inabinet** Ken '84 & Debbie '80 Jackson* Bobby Jordan Floyd L. Keels* Dr. Peter & Annie King** Marion Physical Therapy, LLC Medical University Hospital Authority Dr. Jacquelyn Odell & Col. John Odell Otis Elevator Company Raines Hospitality Group, Inc. Schwab Charitable Lucy C. Thrower Victor's Steak Wine and Seafood Dr. Duane Myers & Dr. Charlene Wages** Arthur Watts Dr. John M. Whittington '72 FOUNDERS CLUB Richard J. Alford '99 Amspak James '78 & Teresa '73, '76 Anderson*** Anonymous Fred C. Avent, Jr. Ronald S. Banks '85 Dr. Kay W. Belanger '77** Dr. Mark & Lisa Blackwell** Dr. Kimberly Britt Mark & Julia Buyck Harry L. Carter III '98 Ronald D. Carter, Jr. '06, '09 Dr. Richard & Marilyn Chapman Chick-Fil-A William W. Coleman '71* Comfort Keepers #469
Dr. Frank O. Cox D. L. Scurry Foundation Gale H. Dixon Dr. and Mrs. H. Randall Dozier* Dynamic Baseball Dr. Frances L. Elmore FBi Construction First Bank Fletcher Bay Winery, LLC Florence County Medical Society FMU African American Faculty Staff Coalition Dr. Michael D. Frawley '78 Sheila S. Garrett Gaynor & Haslett, P.C. Gary & Marjorie Gaynor Eddie & Markie Gunn* Murray G. Hartzler** Thelma Hawkins '89 Dr. William M. Hazelwood Melinda Hydrick '80 Dr. Chris D. Johnson** Dr. Callum Johnston** Stephen N. Jones '88** Kyle Foundation Glenn J. Matthews '83 Dana L. McClure '99 George C. '78 & Wendy B. McIntyre '89* John W. Miller Mark S. Moore* Dr. Robert W. Moore '80 Drs. Johnathan and Alison Munn** Pee Dee Electricom, Inc. Polyquest Realtor Association of the Greater Pee Dee, Inc. Dr. Wendy C. Richardson** SC State Federal Credit Union Kreg A. Sherbine '93 Lance A. Snyder '85 AJ Soares South Carolina Broadcasters Association Lauren B. Stanton '09, '13** Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. The Malloy Foundation Thermo Fisher Pharma Services Dr. Raymond L. Thomas Toledo Carolina Truist Idette H. Tucker Drs. Jim & Julie '74 Von Frank** Dr. & Mrs. Bill D. Whitmire**
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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Thomas W. Wyatt Evon R. Zuppa CRESCENT SOCIETY A. Loran Adams '83 Keith Allen Dr. Roger W. & Kitty Allen Dr. Joseph Aniello** Anonymous** Marion J. Avent Lauren Baufield-Edwards** Dr. Shirley C. Bausmith '91 Bay Country Consumer Finance, Inc. Mark S. Bedenbaugh '86, '90 Mary K. Belissary '81 Benevity Community Impact Fund D. Keith Best** Robert H. Bostick '74 Bowen Media & Consulting, LLC Janet Braddock LaTasha D. Brand** Dr. John A. Britton** Greg Brown The Honorable & Mrs. Wylie Caldwell Champion Embroidery & Screen Print Jeff Chavis Milton T. Coleman Comfort Inn & Suites - Florence Communities for Students of Dillon County Travis E. Copeland '95 Cormell, Street & Patterson Courtyard by Marriott Michael P. Cruikshank '00 Kendal & Jennifer Danford Douglas & Kimberly '86 Davis Ralph U. Davis '83** Dedicated Community Bank John P. Degen '96 Dr. Patrick Denton Dilmar Oil Company John B. Dixon** H. Paul Dove* E. S. Chappell & Son, Inc. Charitable Trust Eagle Associates of Niagara Frontier, Inc. John Eckenstein L. Franklin Elmore Agustin Estefanell '01 Farmers Telephone Cooperative Dr. Ron & Edwina '79, '86 Faulkenberry Dr. Wanda F. Fernandopulle '94, '97 Gary I. Finklea '90 First Citizens Bank
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Fitness Forum Occupational Testing Services Florence Breakfast Rotary Club Nathan E. Flowers '03** Allen Floyd '76 Dr. Eddie Floyd FMU Chemistry Club Tommy M. Folk III '86 Richard M. Frate Mark G. Gaynor** Alan L. Gibbons '80 J. Glenn Godfrey '92 Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Griffin Real Estate and Investment Betty Grimsley Lt. Col. Charles J. Guerry '79 Kelly Hancock Shannon E. Hardee '89 James '85 & Renee '85 Harrell*** Larry B. Hatchell Michael G. Hawkins '85** Rose C. Heitland '00 Bebe A. Hennessy William H. Hoylen '75 Hyatt Place Florence Robert F. Hyman III '77 Dr. Stephen A. Imbeau Arthenius Colvin '09 Sarah Jergensen Dr. Derek & Kelly Jokisch** Denon & Liz Jordan Robert L. Kilgo '20 Jay & Cindy Kispert Barry S. Koon '82 Koppers Company, Inc. Douglas C. Kurtz '91 Dr. Ben L. Kyer** Paul T. Larsen '85 Dan '01 & Rebecca '01 Larson Dr. Rebecca L. Lawson Karen Leatherman '80* Sandra S. Levy George W. Lindsay Donald H. Lloyd '06 Dr. Sylvia R. Lufkin Mary P. Lundgren Dr. H. Jane Madden Carl W. Manco O'Brien Matthews P. L. McCall Mr. & Mrs. D. Laurence McIntosh Dr. Kris B. McWhite '00 Walter Mead
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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Medtronic Foundation Meritor, Inc. Micky Finn's Aubrey M. Montrose '78 Pearl F. Moore '79 Henry B. Moree '97 Sandra C. Morris Dr. & Mrs. J. David Moss Mothers on a Mission, Inc. Mt. Elon Baptist Church Network for Good John S. Nichols '78 Dr. Cynthia A. Nixon** Dr. J. Kevin O'Kelly* Eddie Oran '73 Alexander Palkovich Krunal S. Patel '18 R. Weston Patterson Pee Dee Chapter of SCACPA Pee Dee Claims Association Pee Dee Kiwanis Club Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Carroll Player Progressive Insurance Foundation Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Dr. Steve '76, '80 & Jane Quick Dr. Tommy & Betty Ramey Thomas H. Randall '77 Michael W. Richey** Dr. Brian Sang SC Association Of Public Accountants Joseph Sessions Dr. Timothy Shannon** Brenda Short** John W. Sparrow Springhill Suites Marriott State Farm Companies Foundation Misty A. Stathos Dr. Parker Stokes Stephen D. Tarkenton '13 Jarett R. Taylor '01, '05 Textron Dr. Joel H. Thayer The Jeffords Agency Thompson Turner Construction Anita L. Throwe TIAA Brent Tiller '00*** Dr. Brittany V. Toole '08 Dr. Jon Tuttle** Dr. Krishnaraju Varadarajan The Honorable Jerry D. Vinson '81 Virtical Education, LLC
> Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
Waffle House Tim Ward '88 Dr. T. Alissa Warters** James R. Watson Dr. David R. White** Jeanette E. Whiteley Jamie Wiggins Wilcox Office Mart, Inc. A. Willard Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A. Robert Woodberry PRESIDENT’S CLUB Adams Outdoor Advertising Aiken, Bridges, Elliott & Tyler and Saleeby P.A. Annette Alston '90 Andele Restaurant, LLC Anonymous Anonymous** Anonymous* Richard J. Austin Dr. Kenneth M. Autrey Ray B. Baggett '75 Baker's Sweets John L. Barringer '75 Glen B. Barron Ronald Baxley Roger Bazen '80 Eric M. Belk '99 William Benton Charles R. Berry Matthew '01 & Amber '01 Biviano Karen E. Bonds '84 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Booth Dr. Curtis B. Boswell '72 Deb Brinegar Marcia E. Brown '81 Kathleen Brungard Dr. Ginger Bryngelson** Benny J. Bryson* Jody Bryson* Dr. V. Callicutt '79 Randy W. Carrier '79 Gregory Cashion Ann Rodgers T. Chandler David J. Chapman '10 Chocobella Maria Clayton Russell V. Conner Dr. Jay & Kim Dowd III Sam Dozier Kevin Duffey > Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
Dr. Timothy Duffey Nathaniel '73 & Joyce '73 Durant Evergreen Lawn Service LLP Fairflo Hotel, LLC First Citizens Foundation Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Jill Fitzkee** Florence Lions Club Austin E. Floyd Amy W. Futch William J. Gainey '77 Steven Gately Tina Gause** Jason R. Geddings '95 William Geisen Johanna H. Gibson '86, '94 Otto Gonzalez Nolan A. Graham '01 Charles A. Gray '77 Greater Lake City Alliance James C. Gregg Griggs & Griggs Homebuilders, Inc. Dr. V. Lynn Hanson Heritage Home of Florence, Inc. Larry Herndon '91 Sloane S. Herring '16 Don Herriott Historic Marion Revitalization Association Hoffman Mechanical Solutions, Inc. Lou Y. Hoffmeyer '75 Hollingsworth LLP Dr. Stephen D. Hudson '76 Dr. Michael P. Hughes Dr. Timothy B. Hunter '96 Dr. Randell A. Hyler '93 IBM Corporation Bernadette J. Johnson '02 Mordecai C. Johnson '88 Francis Jones Dr. Jacqueline C. Jones** Spencer R. Jordan Susan L. Jordan '74 Dr. V. Scott Kaufman** W. Scotty Keefe '92 Lydia Kellett Deborah H. Kelley '96 Tom Kleinhelter Travis W. Knowles** Gerald & Jean Lee Love Jewelry Gloria W. Lussier '73 Michelle Marshall Deborah McClary H. T. McDuffie
Jeffrey D. McKay** Jeff McNeely Clay T. Mitchell Toney Moore George W. Mote Tommy G. Mourounas '80 Peter M. North Jeffrey W. Nye '98 Lynn R. Owens Phillip G. Padgett '03 Travis D. Palmer '03 Palmetto Pulpwood & Timber Chelsea Parker Dr. S. Edward Parker Roxanne Patterson Taylor Patterson Pee Dee Federal Credit Union Pee Dee Fire & Safety, Inc. Dr. LeRoy Peterson '84** Patricia T. Pigatt Pinnacle Bank Dr. T. Carroll Player Charles P. Poag Jeri Porter** Donna R. Rabon Hilda E. Rivenbark Andrew R. Ross '01 Thomas J. Rosson Beth Roth Farid Saintcyr Kit SaizdeLaMora** Don G. Sandifer '14 Olin B. Sansbury Christopher A. Schimmel '93 Jenna L. Sexton '07 Shepherd's Center of the Pee Dee Marc & Adrienne Shouse Staci Smallwood Judy Spruill Virginia L. Stevenson Mikeal A. Strickland Dennis Sullen '77 Dr. Scott D. Swain '91 John P. Sweeney '09 Dr. Stephen E. Taylor '75 The Herron Law Firm Dr. Kate Thirolf Thompson Construction Group, Inc Nick Townsend** Andrea R. Tucker '10 Chris Wakefield Debbie Wall '72 Karen C. West
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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Ted C. Whisnant '90 Jeanne White Robert White, Jr. Whitt Law Firm, LLC John Wiley Mark H. Wilson '95 Dr. Shayna Wrighten** Kenneth H. Yaeger '04 Kaki Zeigler LEADERSHIP CLUB Dr. C. R. Alexander Jeannette Alston '87 American Trophy Company, Inc. Anonymous Apex Health and Wellness Adam Arceneaux Rebecca W. Bacot '80 Kenneth C. Baker '12 Katherine B. Barnette '12, '17 Timothy R. Barrineau Edward Barton IV Bernard H. Bastian 81 Brad J. Beatson '95 Byron '78 & Maggie '73 Beck Rick Bell Daryll Bellai Bruce '72 & Mary Bennett Dr. & Mrs. B. R. Blackwell M.D. Daryl W. Blume '80 Dr. Minerva Brauss** Dr. William H. Breazeale & Dr. Marian Larisey Joyce Britt Tanya Britt Howard V. Brown** The Honorable Melissa J. Buckhannon '91 Lorraine H. Burnett** Eleanor K. Burns Randall Burns Sheila Cartrette Steven S. Chapman '74 Steve '89 & Libby Cooper Terry D. Coreno Dr. Verne E. Cutler Cathy A. Daniels** Brian D. Davis '16 Carrie O. Davis '96 Yvonne G. Davis Stephen A. DeBerry '85 Curtis A. Derrick '09 Dr. Layire Diop** Marie A. Dompierre '82
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Marilyn C. Dooley Dr. Thomas N. Dorsel Kristle Eason** James R. Ellard Elliott Xpress Trucking, Inc. Christopher W. Enzor '17 Agustin Estefanell Kevin W. Everhart '89 Larry B. Falck** Carlton '95 & Princess '95 Farr Freda L. Ficklin '98 Dr. Rebecca H. Flannagan** Dustin A. Floyd '08 Jennifer K. Floyd '99 Francis Marion University Fine Arts Graphic Design Frank Freeman Gregory G. Fry** Mr. Christian K. Gallman Ashley Gordy Elizabeth L. Gould '76 Matthew D. Gourie '08 Emerson & Jane Gower Lemar Graham '90, '94 Paul B. Grich Charley C. Griggs '79 L. A. Ham Thomas Hardy Harper Lambert, P.A. John M. Harvey '92 Robert Hassold Kenneth Hemingway Michael D. Hemingway '99 Viola K. Hendley '80, '84 James O. Herbert Andrew T. Hewitt '95 Henry L. Hill Joe E. Hill '84 Laddie G. Hiller Michael A. Holmes HomeLight, Inc. Dr. Vera C. Hyman Dr. Ronald R. Ingle Brandon M. Jackson '07 Tony James Darrell P. Jameson '95, '02 George D. Jebaily Michael A. Jeffords '94 Chadwick G. Jenkins '01 Jewelers Mutual Insurance Gerry D. Johnson Kathy C. Johnson Erin '04, '06 & Sandra '05 Jones
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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Verneeda Jones** Andrew Kampiziones Kim Kane Deretha Karacson Anna Kay Gary C. Kemp Dr. John '72 & Vicki '72 Kirby Chele M. Lane '85 Rebecca J. Larson '01 Jay Lee Robert E. Lee '87* Anthony W. Lester** Elizabeth S. Littlefield JR Llewellyn James Logan Dr. Erik A. Lowry '95** Kelvin P. Lynch '90, 97 Levin Lynch Amanda Lyons Tommie Mack, Jr. '79 Natalie R. Martin '06 Scott A. Matsil Devenney A. Mazell '84 Aengus McAllister '06 Robert E. McClellan '83 Billy R. McDonald Lesli B. McGee Tony McGee Earl McLeod '77 James McLeod Dr. Cheney Meiere Charlie Mills Thomas W. Misuraca W. R. Mitchell Patrice Moody Stoney C. Moore '96 Robert J. Morgan '90 MUSC Physicians Dr. Toby L. Nelson '01 Richard & Chris Ness Brian Nodine Steven M. O'Neal '72 Debra L. Orander '84 Lisa V. Paris-Raby Jennifer R. Parker '97, '00 Anne M. Patino '75 Janet M. Pearson** Dr. Joseph M. Pearson Lina M. Pearson '77 Yomaris Perkins Michelle A. Phillips '11 Michael A. Ponticello Uvette A. Pope-Rogers '94 > Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
The Honorable Haigh & Betsy Porter Jack E. Porter '93 Joseph P. Price Renaissance Charitable E. L. Rizzo Dr. Pamela A. Rooks Dennis A. Salomon '03 Tammy Scarborough Eileen Schell Douglas Schwartz Robert P. Seward*** James B. Shaw Cyrus & Betty Ann Sloan Andrew Slocum** Dr. Dorn Smith Heath Smith Jackie Smith Janice Smith** Southern Jewelry Designs James T. Stroud Jim Stuart Suggs Law Firm, P.C. Dorothy Terry The Outdoor Lights, Inc. Howard Thomas Robert Thrower William Timmons Harold J. Truesdale Dr. M. Dawn Turner '90 Samuel W. Tuten '96 Thomas M. Umphlett William A. Veronee '83 Nancy Waring M. Paul Watts '89 Terrance O. Welch '77 Steve & Karen West Luke '03 & Katie '08 Wilcox Dale Wilkes Thurmond Williams '77, '81 Robert A. Wilson '82, '91 Brenda M. Windham '93 David Zimmerman CENTURY CLUB Wilson Addison J. B. Aiken Karen Althoff James A. Altman '74 AmazonSmile Foundation Lawrence P. Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Ryan D. Ariail '08 > Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
Neha Arora Beth Arthur Alice C. Baker Bonnie B. Barr** Kiley Barr Robert C. Barrett David P. Barton Melanie Barton Rolla Baumgartner Alvin Beach Dr. James Beaumier Belle Isle Horizontal Property Regime II Charles J. Bethea Kirk R. Bevington '02 Al & Betty Bluman Michele Bock Patricia Bolin Annette Bolt Scott Bourcier Lauren Bowen Amelia Bradshaw William Bradshaw Buddy & Janet Brand Kemper M. Brand '80 Grady R. Branham '77 Richard Bresette Richard D. Brewer '76 Ana Britt Sheri Brockington Rory S. Brodie '07 Dr. Allie E. Brooks Archie T. Brown '97 Tonya Brown Charles B. Bryan '85 Anthony B. Bryant '93 William G. Bullock '96 Randall Cameron William P. Campbell Patsy S. Cannon '76 Dr. Vicente Cano '73 Rev. Clinton Canty, Jr '73 Julio Capra Kitty Carpenter '86 Dr. Will Carswell** Elizabeth Cart Shannon S. Carter '98 Dr. R. Daphne Carter-McCants Susan E. Cathou '96 Elting L. Chapman III Dianne Chinnes Bernard P. Chowaniec D. Kathleen Christoff City of Sumter
Owen T. Clarke Clarke, Johnson, Peterson, McLean, P.A. Closet Factory Coble Wealth Management Coldwell Banker - McMillian & Associates Leslie L. Collins '97 Lisa W. Collins Rev. W. L. Collins Joe Commander Marsha H. Commodore '88 Courtney Schilling Memorial Foundation Susan Cowden Sharon H. Cox M. J. Craig Vicki D. Crainshaw '90 Jessica Cranney Gary W. Crawford David W. Creech David F. Crowe '97 Laura E. Crowther '91 Henry Curry '87 Tony Cuthbertson Elizabeth H. Dabbs '00 Richard Dabbs Dr. Fred R. David David Davies Marian T. Davis '80 Michael Davis Paul T. Davis Marlin H. Dawdy Robert E. Dawkins Ingrid Dawson Marie DeBellis Tony Denny Sandra J. Derrick '75 Marie Devincenzo** Mary R. Dittman '99** Raudrice T. Dowling '10 David J. Driver '98 Mary Duffey Benjamin & Stephanie Duncan David H. DuRant Dr. Kenneth R. Dye Brad Eaddy Eastern Shore Community College Foundation Mark Easton Mary Eaton Gary Edwards James T. Edwards '92 Michael Edwards Nancy Edwards Rodney W. Ellison '76
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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Emper Enterprises, LLC Freddie G. Evans '77 Thomas C. Ewart Fairfield Inn Eugene A. Fallon '72 Ashley B. Farnum '95 Finklea, Hendrick & Blake, LLC Raymond A. Fisher Timothy W. Fisher '79 Robert W. Floyd '82 Karl A. Folkens Carrie A. Fox '97 Dr. Melodie Frick Dr. Karen M. Fries** Rannie D. Gamble Patressa J. Gardner '86 Noopur Garg Eric L. Garris '93, '98** Elizabeth Gehlken Dr. Tracy George** Linda Gilmore Dr. Karen K. Gittings** Reagan Glanz Mason A. Goldsmith Tony P. Golembesky '91 Paul Good Lee A. Goodman '90 Ruth H. Gordon H. V. Gore Michelle T. Goss A. Glen Gourley** Ronald B. Grapatin Kipp '93, '95 & Katrina '93 Gray James E. Gray '72 William A. Gray S. Chuck Green '80 Karen A. Greene '87 Donna M. Greenway '75 Mary U. Gregg Michael P. Grice '88*** William D. Griffin Griggs - Floyd & Grantham, Inc. Mary A. Grimes '05 Stephanie A. Grosick '21 Angela R. Grubbs '87 Susan B. Grubbs '77 Joseph Hall Myra M. Hall Gracyn L. Hamilton '05 Kathleen W. Hammond '17 Steven M. Harkins Lyn Harrell Sabina G. Harrington '02
GIVING LEVELS
Vinetta W. Harris '95 Stefan & Patricia Hartung* Nancy Harwell James W. Haselden '04 Kesha L. Hayes '00 Mark Heley Jeff '93 & Sherri '90 Helton*** Derek L. Hemmingsen '06 Christian Hess '96 Dr. John R. Hester Dr. William H. Hester Timothy A. Hill '95 Frederick A. Hoefer Dr. Lou A. Hoff Charles A. Holden '75 Robert C. Holland '82 Gerald D. Holley Sandra S. Honaker Charlene Honeycutt Wayne A. Howle Mason Hart H. Hubbard William C. Hubbard Donald Hughes Kevin M. Hughes Lee and Virginia Huntsinger Darlene Hush Mark Hush Lucretia Irrera Donna Isgett Donald M. Jackson '83 Edward Jackson Dr. Linda Jacobs Sheron Jacobs Dr. Joseph A. James Jason Yarbrough Insurance Services, Inc. Suzanne Jebaily '74, '81, '96 Caren C. Jenerette '92 Sara Johnson Jones Auto Wrecking Co., Inc. Dr. B. Webb Jones Brinda A. Jones '77 Kellie Jones Sandra A. Jones '05 Stewart Jones Jones Towing Company, Inc. Craig E. Jordan '95 Dr. Jesse J. Jordan Gloria Keith Dr. Jennifer Kelley** Dr. Christopher M. Kennedy** Jane B. Ketcham Betty A. King Elizabeth W. King
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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Harold S. King Jayla King Robert King Dr. Palmer M. Kirkpatrick Dr. Kenneth D. Kitts Donald M. Koch Melanie M. Kostoff '95 Dr. Jennifer L. Kunka** Krispy Kreme Ernie Lair Kelley Lang Tamara Law Dr. Jackson F. Lee Dr. Jeff Lee Marvin Lee Lauren M. Lemaster '14** Debbie Lenhardt Dr. Joseph M. Lewis Elizabeth S. Lloyd Harry L. Logan Dr. Kevin LoPresto Dr. W. Dean Lorenz Camela Marshall Randy Martin Kim Matsil Lynn R. Matthews '88 Jeffrey Mattox Dr. Carol M. McClain '76, '80 Estelle McClary James R. McComb '95 Brannon McGiboney James E. McGill Jeanne McGowan Richard G. McHone Linda F. McKenzie '79 Suzanne H. McLendon '99 Janet S. McLeod** Michael R. McLeod L. T. McMillan '75 Judith McNair Beth Meredith Michael J. Miller Drs. Albert & Julia Mims Wayne J. Mishoe '77 Cody T. Mitchell MMB Operations, LLC Jeremy Mobley Ashia E. Montgomery** Henry J. Montgomery '95 June Moon Betsey S. Moore '80 Christopher S. Moore** Maj. Kenneth Moore
> Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
Lindsey Moulder Tony F. Mullinax '80 John Mullis Kamini Murugaboopathy Dr. Jeannette M. Myers** Dr. Ram and Padma Narayan** Adrian M. Nesbitt '92 Elizabeth Newton Lisa B. Nichols Dr. Carla Nietfeld Laura L. Nolin Toni Odom Michael C. O'Hare Isabella O'Keeffe Old Clio United Methodist Church Teresa N. O'Neal Sarah Orsinger Richard Owen Mary E. Painter '75, '78 Palmetto Commercial Real Estate Frederica Parrott '75, '85 Harry D. Patterson '81 Carolyn Pearce Kimberly C. Perdue Mary J. Petted Kristopher A. Pickler '93 Yvette H. Pierce Lisa A. Pike** Julia P. Piper '84 Samuel Piper Harry R. Plexico '06 Joe A. Poston '91 William H. Price Professional Flooring Installation Douglas S. Punger Brittany Qualkenbush Barbara A. Quinn Joan Rabung Susan I. Rae John Raftery Travis W. Ragsdale Dr. Hari K. Rajagopalan** Teresa J. Ramey Joanna Refvem Helen Reinhard Jaime R. Revels Richard K. Richards '14 Robert W. Richardson '82 Dr. Neil F. Riley** Howard Rivers William C. Robbins '17, '18 Susie Robillard Sharolyn B. Robinson > Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
Frank M. Rogers Randy Rogers '75 Rodney Rogers George Rollins James Rollins Lewis P. Rollins '76 Raymond A. Rollins '87 Roney's Creative Picture Framing & Gallery J. D. Rosenberg Muncie Russell Thomas Rutledge Sabina Sapienza Dr. Jesse Q. Sargent** SC Beer Wholesalers Association SCBIO Karen Scruggs Elizabeth Scull Carlton Sellers Lynda Sereno Dr. Jan M. Serrano** Dr. Hubert H. Setzler** Deborah Sharpe Charles A. Shumpert Lynn Simmonds Alvah Simmons** Daryl W. Simmons Janie K. Simpson '89 Steven C. Sims** Paula Sink Robby '78 & Julia '88 Sisco*** Dale Sistare Stu & Karen Slifkin Lamar Smallwood Ashley Smith Charlie Smith Charlotte Smith Dianne Smith J. M. Smith Shannon Smith Vicki H. Smith Franklin B. Snider Wattie E. Snowden '77 Betty T. Snyder Dr. Ann M. Stoeckmann** Dr. Hunter R. Stokes Amy S. Stone '87 Cynthia K. Stroud '74 Clifford W. Stumbo '73 Ruby Sudler Vincent Sullivan Joshua T. Summerford '17 Dr. John Sutton Frank Swaggard
Dr. Charles Swaim Cathy J. Swartz** Harriette M. Swearingen June D. Talbert '89 Brenda G. Talton Jodie Taylor E. Hood Temple*** Kent Terry Jean Thompson Dr. James J. Thomy TIAA Charitable Gerald Tiller TPA Exchange, Inc. Ray Tripp William M. Truman '86 Justin A. Turbeville '15 Pamela P. Turner** Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney PA Randall Twitty Dr. Emmanuel I. Udogu Dr. Janay Vacharasin Drs. Philip and Harriet Van Hale Glenn Vaughn F. G. Voss Dr. Randal Voss '86 Bruce Wald L. F. Waldrop '87 Judy R. Walling '90 Bruce Walters Dr. Braxton Wannamaker Paul Warner David Waters Bobby Watford Jasmine A. Watson '20 John M. Watson '01 Jason R. Weaver '07 Diana Weger Mildred Welch Robert T. Welch '05 Robert N. Wells Western Sizzlin Restaurant Cynthia G. White Allen B. Wilder David H. Wilkins Hugh L. Willcox Dolores B. Williams Kerri L. Williams '00 Michael Williams Rebecca M. Williamson '76 Robert E. Windham** Nicholas D. Winterstein '19 Ryan M. Woloszyn '12 Malcolm Woods
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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Lezlie Yaeger Charles Yancey Judy S. Yielding '76 PATRONS Dennis Abbott Dr. Michael Abbott Michael Anastasio Brian Anderson Carol Anderson Anonymous David Arcangelo Margaret Armento-McDowell Patricia Arrants Mary E. Asaro '07 Tanisha Asberry Atkinson Law Firm, LLC Brenda Bailey Jeffrey S. Bain Carroll Baker Shelly Barrow Alice Bartlett Joshua Barwick Alan K. Bastian '87 Todd Baxley Karen Belissary Kimberly Bensonhaver Al J. Bray '88 Brookgreen Gardens Parker W. L. Brown '19 Susie G. Brown '77, '81 William A. Bryan Burch Oxner Seale Co CPA's PA Concetta Capra Carolina Combat Baseball Club Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Tammy Carpenter Kathleen I. Carr Stanley R. Carraway '91 Kent C. Caulder Finley Clarke Warren (Buzz) Clarke Marian Coleman Gardenia R. Crews John B. Crouch Austin D. Cummings '13 Antonio Cuthbertson William Daniel John Davis Keri E. Davis '99 Nancy Davis John S. DeBerry Bob Delohanty
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Michael W. Dempsey Debbie Deutschmann Adam DiChiara Nicole C. Dixon '05 Angela R. Dowdy '94, '02 Jonathan P. Edwards '09 Mary Elizabeth D. Eickhoff '71 Dawn Ellis Nancy D. Evans William Fiege Rev. Mary M. Finklea First Baptist Church of Niceville Deacons First Presbyterian Church Dresden S. Floyd '94 FMU Staff Advisory Committee Robert W. Ford Dr. LaNora M. Foster '97 Ervin K. Fowler '81 Elizabeth F. Freeman Blake Gibbons Barbara Gibbs Elizabeth Gibbs Louise Gibbs Betsy Goodale Adrian S. Goodman '99 Kevin C. Gray '87 Carolyn C. Green '88 David Halley Kendrick D. Hardison '17 Thomas Harkins Harrington Vision Center Robert Hartzog Coen J. C. Hasenkamp '18 Hatfield Temple, LLC Ashley Havird Kim S. Hawkins '86 Ronald Hawkins Dr. Donald Hayes Laura K. Heath '87 Kay Hendrix Karen M. Herbert** Dr. Benjamin Hilb** Alec S. Hogsette Evans P. Holland James F. Holmberg '84 Jarrott M. Hooks '12 Orielle Hope Shirley M. Howell '83 Ronald H. Hucks '84 Richard E. Huggins '87 Becky Hunter Elizabeth Huntsinger Robert G. Hyman
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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Ana-Elisa Iglesias Patrick L. Irvin '73 Elizabeth C. Jackson '91 Patricia B. Jackson Pope P. Jenkins Candice Johnson Stephanie Johnson Taylor A. Johnson '18 Frances L. Kedzielawa Douglas K. Kennedy Kerry Killebrew Peter F. Knecht Carol Kurent Corey M. LaCross '87 Lt. Col. G.R. Laethem Zane G. Leake '84 Sheila Leonard '93 Nicholas W. Lewis '01 Dr. Jody W. Lipford '84 The Honorable James E. Lockemy Jackie R. Lockliear '90 Dr. C. Allan Lockyer Fred and Pat Loeber Christina L. Lowman Dr. Jay L. Lucas Peggy A. Macon Dr. Christine Masters-Wheeler** Estelle L. Matsil McAngus, Gouldelock, and Courie, LLC Chaquez T. McCall '15 Jenna McCauley Nancy H. McCormick '89 Dr. Susannah M. McCuaig J. L. McDaniel Edward M. McInnis '86 William S. Mitchell Daryl Moody Robert B. Moore '93 Robyn D. Morgan '00** G. B. Moseley David Moye Janet Mueller James P. Murdock '08 Jeffery D. Murrie '87 Dr. James Neel Bonnie Nordstrom Brandy Nutter '99 Marilyn O'Connor Sherry Owens Cameron Packett '15 Dominick R. Padavano Carrie Palmeter Jody Parker
> Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
Linda Parker Richard J. Pate '77 Sheila Plunkett '92 Melvin Poole '73 Robert W. Poole Dale L. Porter '96 Ralph S. Porter Chessye Powell Jason '14 & Lindsay '05, '06 Privette Dr. K. Wayne Pruitt Dr. William L. Ramseur Gerald Reeves Angela H. Reid '93 Dr. Rahul Renu** Jay Rivers Patsy Sauls '83 Savannah Sawyer Diane Scarborough '77 Heather Schultz Paul A. Shaw Riley Shelnutt Cheryl L. Sherman '88 Robert M. Simmonds Amanda B. Simpson '02 Cody Simpson '13, '17 Haieasha L. Singletary '06** Kimberly T. Skelton '92 Alvida Smith Dana Smith Daniel G. Smith '00 Ernestine H. Smith Janyce F. Smith '73 Walter W. Smith Richard E. Smoak '88 Dr. Rachel N. Spear** John Springs Kenneth W. Stalnaker Joan Stiewe Deana A. Strickland '95 Alan W. Stuart '86 Priscilla B. Stuckey '81 Courtney Stukes Cory D. Tarr '97 Dr. Dillon Tatum** Jennifer L. Taylor '06, '19** Charles Terreni The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. John P. Thomas Dr. Rodney Thompson Susan L. Thornton '80, '85 Joanna Tincher Steven Tomshack > Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
James A. Turner Dr. Duncan W. Tyson Jr. Patricia C. Vassy '84 Chad Walker John D. Waters '83 Melissa L. Watford '86 Jane Webster Jon Weiss Ronald W. Welch '78 Emily West WFXB FOX 43 TV (JME Media, Inc.) Demetria K. White '12 Lena White E. L. Willcox James Williams Julia B. Williams Robert Q. Williams Phil Willis Perry Wilson Windy Hill Hardware Don W. Wise '93 Harry T. Woodmansee '89 Ben Worth Lamar Younginer Dr. Elizabeth A. Zahnd** CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Acai Dr. Briana Aguila** Dante E. Ahquin '20 Ella Y. Alston '16 Charlie K. Altman '86 Carolyn Anderson Cheryl V. Anderson '91 Richard B. Andrews Anonymous Kayla Arthur '20 Elizabeth Augustus '78 Sheri L. Barfield '96 Barrett Barker Kevin R. Barnes '93 David Barnhill Rethmiriam Barr '94, '99 Christopher Barton Lucinde A. Barton Beth G. Bauknight '91*** Bobby J. Beard '16 Delmonica L. Belin '96 Eve Belote George C. Benton '72, '77 Susan E. Bigham '12 Joseph Bittle Alexander D. Blount '10
Dr. Wayne M. Boatwright '78 J. L. Bostick Arlene C. Boyd '89 Christopher J. Bracey '17 Dr. Melanie W. Brant '19 Leah Brazell Faye C. Brewer '82 Martha M. Bridgeman Dr. Michelle L. Brooks '04 Verneda D. Brown '81, '03 W. Marshall Brown '73 Annie R. Brown-Pegues '04 Dr. John Bruce Quanesha L. Burgess '20 Zachary S. Cagle '20 Sherica L. W. Cain '11 Vickie L. Capers '07 Kirk Carter Michael A. Carter '06 Alice R. Casey '90 Thomas D. Cathcart '86 Matthew Cedeno Kayla J. Chambers '11 Anna E. Chandler '93 Eric S. Charley '17 Dr. Brian P. Chiswell '00 Kelly Cimney Dr. Courtney Clayton Tracie M. Clemons '99 Dr. Mary Frances Coleman** Kristie L. Coltrane Lucretia M. Conyers '01 Brenda Cook Retha M. Cooper '94 David Copeland '06 Kelli R. Corbett '04 Shirley T. Corbett '78 Kyle Cordova Harriet Cox Judy Cox Penelope Cox Susan Craig Bonnie J. Cundiff '97 Tyra S. Cunningham '99 Cynthia Daniels Tiffany M. Danner '10 Dr. Aniha C. Davis '97 Skyler Davis Rey E. de la Cruz Markesha L. Dean '06 Antonio Deas '90 Cynthia Deaton Dr. Scott Dell**
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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Brianna L. Dennis '03** Jonathan C. Denny Jan DeTemple '78 Joseph DiChiara Rita D. D'Ippolito '18 Concetta Ditillo Brandy T. Doughty '14 Kendra L. Dove '96 Cary P. Dowdy '98, '01 Michael E. Ducharme John Duffy Thomas L. Easterling '78 Dr. Jo Angela Edwins** Jermaine Ellis '07 Dr. Larry P. Engelhardt** Christian England Jen English Leslye B. Enneking Anice M. Etz '85 Kimberly C. Evans '00, '09 Juan E. Faja-Fernandez '04 Meredith K. Fields '07 Grover M. Fincher '72 Jonetia J. Finklea '91 Finklea Law Firm Attorneys & Counselors at Law Heather H. Flowers '90 Elizabeth H. Floyd '20 Kevin A. Floyd '10 Sheila C. Floyd '78 Maurice P. Fore '77 Dona Fowler Chiquita R. Fox '15 Carol L. Freeman '98 Ruben L. Freeman '00 Kelley L. French '96 Lacquitta A. Fullilove-Berry '97 Julia Fulmer Wanda Y. Fulmore '90 Zachary Gamba Mike Gandy Stanford M. Gardner '76 Carolyn H. Gause '74 Janice W. Gause '79 Nkili Gause Fenny P. Gehres '18 Russell H. Godbold '96 Leniel J. Gonzalez '21 Janelle A. Goodman '00 Maria Goodsell Edward Gordon Melonie A. Gordon '95 Julie Grant
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Inez L. Graves '20 Sonya R. Graves '96 Sarah M. Green W. M. Greer Bonnie Gregg Carolyn Gregg Linda Gregg Jason B. Grice '00 Martha J. Griebel '83 Robert P. Hahn '20 Amberra D. D. Hall '17 Corey P. Hall '18 Arthur S. Hamann '84 Charlie L. Hamer '87 Lauren A. Hamilton '09 Dr. George E. Harding Melanie J. Hausman '91 Marjorie E. Henry '03 Joyce O. Hill '77 Vanosia M. Hines '17 Elizabeth Hinton Naraisa N. Hodge '18 Mark-Anthony L. Holden '16 Riley F. Holt '11 William D. Hood '77 Devane Hope Janie L. Howell '80 Julia "Marty" Hucks** Shannon Hudson Betty Hunsinger Deborah W. Hyler '82 George R. Hypke Janette Hyrowski Anthony G. Ibrahim '21 Bridgett N. Jackson '11 Marie Jaget Kathryne T. Jans '00 Josephine R. Jennings '12 James A. Johnston '75 Stephen T. Johnston '89 Crystal M. Jolley '93 Robert E. Jones Carol M. Jordan '87 Greg Joye Dr. Kenneth S. Kammer Danielle N. Kaplan '20 Rosalynne J. Kauffman '86 Maria Kavasilas LaToya N. Kearise '07 Chanda B. Kelly '97 Vanesia D. Kelly '20 Austin Kemmerlin Colleen E. Kennedy '15
> Heritage Society - $100,000 + > Carolinians - $20,000 + > Francis Marion Society - $10,000 + > Pee Dee Society - $5,000 +
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Linda Kinard James A. King '74 Reamer B. King*** Kyla Koch Za'cchaeus Lampley Adrien Lang Jonathan T. Laster '20 LoSheilah J. Lawrence '88 Emily C. Leaphart '15 Catherine K. Lee '87 Donald Lee Abigail E. Lesley '20 Gordy Lewis Dr. Meredith A. Love-Steinmetz** Mary Lowder Kimberly Lybrand Myra L. Lynch '84 Mary L. D. Lynn D Owen '91 Julie Macker '21 Wendy Mahoney Meghan M. Marriott '21 Alexsis S. Marsh '17 Obey E. Martin '93 Rebecca Martin Stephanie A. McCallum '00 T'Mars L. McCallum '00 James R. McComb '74 Kathy L. McCoy '84, '87 Patrick J. McDaniel '97 Ronald D. McDonald '94 Sylvia McDonald Amy E. McDowell '05 Charles McElveen Charlene R. McKnight '04, '08 Matthew Mendelsohn Imani S. Middleton '18 Nitasha O. Miles '02 Dr. Marcia L. Minick '96 Elizabeth Mishoe Brian A. Mitchell '08 Tiffany C. Mixon '16 Allison T. Moen '20 Joshua H. Montgomery '79 Sally J. Montgomery Bill Moody Arthur T. Moore '90 Deidre O. Moore '14 Demetra A. Moore '01 Peggy Moore '78 Geraldine Moran Rev. George W. Morris '86 William C. Morris Lenard Murphy '99 > Founders Club - $2,500 + > Crescent Society - $1,000 + > President’s Club - $500 + > Leadership Club - $250 +
David C. Nabors '94 Siedah Narciso Marie Neely Dr. Michael R. Nichols Katherine M. Nieuwenhuis '91 Robert J. Odom '00 Bandele M. Onasanya '82 John Orr Dr. Ronnie Outlaw Matthew H. Owens '09 Dr. Caroliniana S. Padgett** James D. Parra '20 Angel N. Parson '11 James H. Pearce '76 Tempest L. Pendergrass '19 Michele Petted Loni A. Picariello '20 Michael N. Porter '77 Dr. Sally A. Poston '98 Jenny Powell Walter M. Powell '84 Kristi Pressley Mary G. Rainey '81 Ta'ja S. Randolph '20 Sandra Raper Matthew E. Reich '07 Cynthia D. Richardson '99 Rebecca F. Richardson '82 Cristal L. Robbins** Alvin C. Robinson '78 Audrey F. Robinson '93 Julian C. Robinson '13 Caitlin A. Romaniello '17 Lindsey Roof Allen Rounds Sterling W. Sadler '18 Wendy L. Sanders '09
> Century Club - $100 + > Patrons - $50+ > Donors Class Year = Alumni > * = Trustee
Jennie A. Sawyer '21 Joseph Schilling Scott & Corley, P.A. Robert M. Sears '85 Lauren N. Seger '13 Yongliang Shao '21 Pamela S. Shealy '90 Brittney S. Sherman '08 Karen Short '09 Karen Shumpert Myrna H. Simmonds Winniford A. Simmons '07 Teresa L. Simons '75 Abigail Smith Adrian '88 & Candace '03 Smith Alexis Smith Johnny H. Smith Julian K. Smith '89 Paige L. Smith '20 Leah Snipe Kayren S. Spears '11 Michael Stackhouse Ted H. Stambolitis '97 Allison M. Steadman** Melissa L. Steele '96 Dr. Jeffrey A. Steinmetz** Sophia Stevenson '90 Patricia D. Stewart '88 Charlotte Stokes Billy W. Strickland Gwen Strickland Dr. Stephanie M. Strickland '05 Brooke M. Summerford '16 Robin E. Tange '17 Joyce Taylor '96 LaTasha A. Terry '04 Jacob J. Thiry '10
Cynthia Thomas Caroline Thompkins Olivia K. Thompson '02 Victoria Thornton Glennon L. Thrower '92 Anna P. Todd '06, '08** Ruth Todd** Keysha C. Tolliver '92 Patricia A. Toney '78, '86 Patricia R. Toney '73, '80 Jayma O. Towles '78 Cynthia Trent Doris E. Tucker '15 Daniel W. Tulloh '84 Michelle E. Turner Shelley Usher Mario Vargas Scott Vaughn Amanda D. Wagner '20 Russell Ward Elaine H. Weston '91 Martha T. Whisnant '17 Christi P. Wiggins '18 Sharolyne P. Wilkes '03 Ella M. Williams '05 Initra A. Williams '14 Sonny L. Williams '20 Toni Williams Kayla B. Wilson '15, '16 Lisa M. Wilson '98 Jakera Womble Angela R. Woodberry '91 Benita Y. Woodbury Eleanor E. Woodward '96 Dr. Karianne M. Yates '10 Zachary C. Zarpentine '16
> ** = Faculty/Staff > *** = Education Foundation Board Member
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FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY PO BOX 100547 FLORENCE, SC 29502
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PO Box 100547 | Florence, SC 29502 | 843-661-1225 www.fmarion.edu/foundation
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