Foundation Annual Report - 2012

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation 2012 Annual Report

About the College of Coastal Georgia

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he College of Coastal Georgia is a four-year baccalaureate school in the University System of Georgia, providing an affordable education and signature service-learning academic initiatives in the natural beauty and abundant sunshine of the Southeast coast.

Coastal Georgia was named one of the nation’s best values in higher education, according to the U.S. Department of Education (July 2011), recognized among the top 10% of American public four-year colleges.

The College stresses experiential and engaged learning with Bachelor’s degrees currently offered across numerous tracks in biological sciences, business, health informatics, mathematics, nursing, psychology, public affairs, and teacher education. Additional signature career associates degrees, in health sciences and hospitality fields, are offered along with exceptional transfer and articulation programs. The College has embarked on a strategic master plan that includes additional baccalaureate degrees, redesigned and enlarged academic facilities, expanded athletic programs, and campus student housing. The College’s objective is to foster a vibrant, attractive campus community excelling in extra-curricular and co-curricular learning that will advance students’ professional development and personal experience.

Part of the larger community of Southeast Georgia, the College is committed to serving as an instrument of civic engagement and a resource for economic and cultural development.

Thanks to its signature educational experience and an unparalleled location, the College of Coastal Georgia is developing lasting recognition as a respected destination for outstanding undergraduate education and as an invaluable community resource.

On the Cover

unlock A sculpture by artist Jim Jones, “unlock”, stands as a symbol of the power of education. The College Foundation commissioned the sculpture in 2012 for the lobby of The Correll Center.

After being approached by College President Valerie Hepburn and gallery owner Mildred Huie Wilcox to design a piece, Jones pondered the purpose of the building and of education. “The image of the key and lock emerged, as I thought about unlocking the mind, the world, success… The books, keys and lock are a metaphor not only for education, but also for unlocking other aspects of life.”

“unlock” was dedicated on January 25, 2013.

Letter from the Chairman and the President Dear Friends and Supporters:

W Rees Sumerford

Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

e are pleased to share the 2012 Annual Report of the College of Coastal Georgia Foundation, highlighting significant milestones and exciting developments from the past year. Chief among them is a new benchmark for community support and participation in Foundation giving. The Foundation received gifts from a record 572 donors totaling $3,427,185, an increase of nearly 50% over the prior year.

Thanks to this generosity, the Foundation was able to provide annual scholarships, capital, and student and faculty programming support to the College at a level equivalent to approximately ten percent (10%) of state appropriations. During these challenging economic times, with continued reductions in state and federal funding, private gifts and Foundation support ensure that the College of Coastal Georgia maintains its momentum and its margin of excellence. Major gifts for the Miriam and Hugh Nunnally Health and Science Building, The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning, the Southeast Georgia Health System’s distinguished deanship, and Founders Gate and the Regent James A. Bishop Arch, as well as several new endowed scholarships and student support programs, were significant factors in the dollars given during 2012.

As one of the few comprehensive undergraduate colleges in the University System of Georgia, we are pledged to academic excellence, superb value, and measurable student success. Each step in our journey of transformation has been well-planned and focused on student achievement, community engagement, and economic advancement.

As we prepare to make a transition in leadership, we do so with full confidence that the campus and our community partnerships will attract an outstanding new academic leader. Our community has embraced the growth of the College, which is now poised to be one of the jewels in the University System of Georgia.

With degree programs attuned to the strengths and economic well-being of our region and state, combined with our emphasis on timely graduation, we are uniquely positioned to serve as a catalyst for a bright future across southeast Georgia. Investments in higher education will continue to reap rewards for the community and each successive generation. Thank you for your continued belief and investment in the College of Coastal Georgia.

Sincerely, Rees Sumerford Foundation Chair

Valerie A. Hepburn, PhD College President

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n 2008, the University System of Georgia fulfilled the long-standing dream of Southeast Georgia by granting senior college status to the local community college.

Becoming a comprehensive baccalaureate institution requires much more than a name change, however. Erroll B. Davis Jr., then Chancellor of the University System (2006-2011), enlisted Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn to lead the transition.

“I did not aspire to be a college president. My original agreement was to serve as interim for a 6-9 month period – what we anticipated as the timeframe for proposing the first four baccalaureate degree programs with some restructuring of the College to support them,” Dr. Hepburn explains. “There was a narrow window of opportunity to successfully fast-track the transformation, but I already understood the requirements and the process for program accreditation and legislative support.”

She believed the community deserved a top-quality baccalaureate college and she knew a transformation was possible. As a strong planner, she had dismantled, re-tooled and built new entities many times. “Once I started, the support of the community was so enthusiastic that I wanted to see the process through to a successful conclusion.”

The work of a few months grew to become a fiveyear involvement in every aspect of the transformation, beginning with the initial four degree programs,

College President Valerie A. Hepburn during Commencement 2011 — the first year baccalaureate degrees were awarded to graduating seniors at Coastal Georgia.

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reorganization of the College Foundation, and collaboration in crafting a comprehensive strategic master plan.

Foundation Trustee Ron Maulden, Former Chair: “Dr. Valerie Hepburn hit the campus like a veritable lightning bolt.

Probably her first – and most important – project was restructuring the College Foundation. I was serving as chairman of the Foundation at that time. By her second week on campus, the two of us were having multiple conversations daily. With restructuring and recommitting, Foundation trustees were asked to work to enable the College to achieve full potential. In less than a year, we went from a non-working board satisfied with raising $35,000 annually to an energized, educated board empowered to advocate for transformation. Five years later, the number is approaching $3.5 million. That translates into student scholarships and faculty professional development – opportunities not covered by state funding.”

Foundation Trustee Duane Harris, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the College of Coastal Georgia’s strategic master plan, 2020 Vision (May 2009): “Dr. Hepburn’s vision was to create a strategic master plan that combined campus development and baccalaureate degree development, including staffing needs. I agreed to chair the Strategic Master Plan Committee because I recognized her leadership and vision were exactly what the College needed to complete and execute such a plan. She gained community and state support for a transition which eventually broke every precedent for converting a community college into a baccalaureate institution.

Captain Maggie Bee (left) and Kansas Robison compete on the College’s newly-established volleyball team. Bee also serves as the Student Government Association president for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The final report, 2020 Vision, is an outstanding example of how a strategic master plan should be developed. Proof of success is the support the plan received from the Board of Regents and the state’s General Assembly. Leaders recognize 2020 Vision as a blueprint for campus and program development for the College. All one has to do is visit the campus to see that the College is on track to complete every aspect of 2020 Vision within the stated timeline.

Dr. Hepburn is a hands-on leader. She was right in the middle of every aspect of plan development, facilitating each meeting of the committee. The better I got to know her, the more I respected her ability to navigate the political process, so critically important to a successful transition during difficult fiscal times. Her facilitation skills were instrumental in completing this task and it was an honor to work with her during the process.”

marking the transition from a commuting to a residential campus. Award-winning new building design (2011 LEED silver certification and an ACI design award for the Nunnally Building) was matched by award-winning campus landscaping (2012 AIA Georgia Merit and ASLA Honor awards).

Sports were added to the athletic offerings and the College joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Southern States Athletic

Conference (SSAC). Dr. Hepburn was tapped to provide leadership to the SSAC as chair-elect in May 2012.

Additional degrees were added, specifically tailored to the coastal region and supported by the local business community but with statewide implications for careers and economic growth. Schools were restructured and expanded. Service-learning was adopted as a quality enhancement plan for improved educational outcomes and community engagement. During 2012, the College

In executing the strategic master plan, Dr. Hepburn tackled bricks and mortar issues as well as quality of campus life and student programs. Existing facilities were repurposed and the first new academic campus construction in almost 30 years began, including the first on-campus student housing and full-scale dining services, Lakeside Village was at capacity in fall 2012 with over 350 students living on campus in its second year.

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Community engagement through service-learning has been a staple of the College’s transition to a senior college in the University System of Georgia

received renewed accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for the next ten years, with no recommendations for improvements.

To help fund such rapid growth, create a margin of excellence and competitively attract talented students, the Foundation implemented new strategies.

Foundation Trustee and Chair Rees Sumerford, one of the two longest-serving trustees – over 23 years - still active on the Foundation board: “You have to be careful what you say when Valerie is in the room.

As Foundation chairman and as a practicing attorney, I thought we were missing the boat when it came to planned giving initiatives.

Traditionally, the largest gifts to non-profits come in the form of bequests. Not too many people feel secure about making significant contributions in today’s economy, but I believed some people would happily include the College as a beneficiary in their will.

To speak is to develop an action plan, particularly when she agrees with you. More diversified giving options were incorporated in the Foundation strategic plan. Last year we began implementing materials and programs developed in 2011. The Legacy Project, for example, emphasizes methods of planned giving that may provide tax incentives while maintaining benefits for donors and their families.

Inspiration in action – that’s sums her up. After she’s gone, this will still be a Foundation initiative that bears fruit for this College and our community.”

Cultural and arts programming have also been enhanced for the community as well as the campus, from distinctly Southern storytellers to distinctive world-class concerts. The College became the site of the Coastal Youth Symphony’s regional summer music camp, one of the hosts of the 2012 Georgia Literary Festival at the Golden Isles and the home of the Huie-Wilcox Gallery

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– the area’s first public art museum. From commissioning a sculpture installation and bringing top performers from New York City to facilitating a committee to recommend programming and features for the proposed Coastal Community Center for the Arts, Dr. Hepburn led the community, through the College, to re-imagining the role that arts and cultural programs play in economic development and well-being.

Foundation Trustee Diana Murphy, Member of the Foundation Executive Committee and member of the Foundation’s Planning Committee for Cultural, Arts and Lifelong Learning (CALL) programs: “Seldom does a college, much less a community, have the good fortune to have an enthusiastic, intelligent, tenacious visionary turn their world upside down. Valerie asked us to pause and reflect: was our community fulfilling its real potential? Then she challenged us to dream big, work really hard, take a long-term approach, set priorities – and ultimately, to be genuinely proud of this campus and our community.

Her tenure as president has encompassed economic development, cultural and arts programming, community engagement and even

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the cityscape along the Altama corridor. She raised the bar for academic programming and the graduation rate while engineering a safety net to provide tools local students needed to achieve and succeed. She advocated degree programs tied to real jobs that meet our community’s needs. She identified and unified talent, improving the environment for regional not-for-profits by propelling talented, enthusiastic students, staff and faculty into service programs. She nurtured partnerships with the school system, the youth symphony, Jekyll Island Authority, FLETC and Southeast Georgia Health System.

Going from no engagement to complete engagement, the College is now inextricably woven into the fabric of southeast Georgia.

Valerie teaches and inspires us while she leads. She is the quintessential mentor, leaving us with a tremendous obligation to continue her legacy.”

Dr. Hepburn sees her legacy in much simpler terms, citing milestones such as graduation of the first baccalaureate students and the first move-in day at the student residence complex. “I’m handing off a successful institution for which the sky is the limit,” she reflects, “and I kept my sense of humor in the process.” u

A Foundation for Student Success Foundation Scholarship recipients thrive at College of Coastal Georgia

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Taylor Spires

tudent scholarships were specifically targeted as a key investment in the College Foundation’s three-year strategic plan. The Foundation has exceeded the goal of granting full or partial scholarships to at least five percent of total student enrollment. Over eight percent of fulltime students received some level of financial support in 2012, reinforcing their decision to attend and graduate from the College of Coastal Georgia – and providing motivated, qualified students who will benefit from a comprehensive baccalaureate education.

The students themselves confirm that scholarships make all the difference.

Compton Scholar Taylor Spires (Frederica Academy ’12) earned a 4.0 GPA for fall term 2012: “My scholarships are awesome! I’m so thankful! These are tough financial times and I’m grateful that I’m not starting out in the hole – in debt. I take my future seriously. Now, when I work, I’m able to save for engineering school instead of student loan payments.”

Freshman Mallory Graham (Glynn Academy ’12), Foundation Scholar, HOPE and Dreams scholarship recipient and a 4.0 GPA student for fall term 2012: “I’m focused on the pre-pharmacy track, so I’m taking science and math classes. The Foundation scholarships allow me to live on campus in Lakeside Village. Not only is dorm life more conducive to study – including easier access to tutors – but it also gives me a better quality of life as a student. I can go to basketball and volleyball games, which I love, and the library is a just a few steps across campus. I

always want to live near the coast, so Coastal Georgia is a smooth transition from home and high school.”

Compton Scholar Brad Thomas (McIntosh Academy ’12), Foundation Scholar, HOPE and Dreams scholarship recipient and Dean’s List for fall term 2012: “The Foundation scholarships provided me with everything I need to be successful. I live in Lakeside Village, which has a great atmosphere for studying. I have privacy when I need it, but I also meet all kinds of new people.

I don’t have to stress out over buying books or the meal plan. And I can focus on earning a 4.0 GPA. My B from Dr. Bleil has become my new challenge – but no doubt about it, I’m a much better writer!” He is channeling his love for sports into his internship – helping to coach McIntosh County Middle School football and baseball.

“I already know I want to be a teacher and a coach,” he grinned, “right next door in McIntosh County.”

Freshman Felicia Peak (Greene County High School ’12, Greensboro), BOAT (Building Our Academic Talent) scholarship recipient and Dean’s List for fall term: “Text books are so costly, but I didn’t have to worry about it. My scholarship makes me thankful and even more determined. I’m the first person in my family to go to college. I want to show my family what I can achieve.

Being smart doesn’t make a difference if you don’t put that intelligence to work. But there is such a positive energy here, it keeps me up and motivated, even with my harder class schedule for spring term.” Peak plans to become a physical therapist. “I don’t want to struggle through life. I’ve seen what that’s like. Education is my tool to achieve bigger and better goals.” u

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Brad Thomas

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Felicia Peak

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The Chamber Players of the Ossia Symphony Orchestra directed by Orlando Alonzo

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Eric and Julie Epstein (left and center) with conductor Orlando Alonzo prior to the Ossia Chamber Players performance

A New York State of Mind

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gift from the Eric and Julie Epstein Charitable Trust to the College Foundation in May established a new performance series at the College to bring New York City artists to the Golden Isles.

“From the City to the Golden Isles” debuted December 7, 2012, with conductor Orlando Alonzo and the Ossia Chamber Players, members of New York City’s Ossia Symphony Orchestra, playing onstage at the Terrill Thomas Auditorium of the Southeast Georgia Conference Center. The concert included a guest appearance

by Maestro Luis Haza, internationally-renowned violinist, Music Director, and Conductor of the Coastal Youth Symphony.

“Julie and I are excited about the cultural programs at the College. As residents of both New Jersey and Sea Island, we are delighted to be combining the best of both in this inaugural series. Once the Coastal Community Center for the Arts is completed, it will be exciting to bring a variety of events to the area,” said Eric Epstein, who is a partner at Davidson Kempner. Philanthropist and arts advocate Julie Epstein served as a member of the College Foundation’s Planning Committee for Cultural, Arts, and Lifelong Learning Programs during 2011. The “City to the Golden Isles” series is scheduled to support several performances annually.

Their gift speaks to the College’s vision of providing diverse programming and cultural enhancement to students and the community. u

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Serving Our Students Bill Torrey honors his late wife, Marta, with an endowed women’s tennis scholarship

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Sunshine Beba

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uncica “Sunshine” Beba says she is honored to be the first recipient of the Marta Torrey Women’s Tennis Scholarship at the College of Coastal Georgia.

But according to the junior and third-year member of the Mariners team, the larger reward has been the opportunity to meet Bill Torrey, who endowed the scholarship in memory of his late wife. “He’s such a nice guy,” Beba said, “I’ve just fallen in love with him.”

Beba, who is from St. Petersburg, Florida, and Torrey met face-to-face for the first time during the College Foundation’s scholarship reception in August at Golden Isles Marina on St. Simons Island.

Beba had already written a letter to Torrey during the summer to thank him for providing the scholarship and to tell him a little bit about herself.

When the two met in person, she thanked him again.

“I just thought it was so cool, because it’s a memorial scholarship,” Beba explained, “and it is really touching that he would do that.”

The Torreys have long been supporters of the College. Bill Torrey has served on the Foundation Board of Trustees for almost 30 years and has chaired the Foundation several times, working with three different College presidents along the way. His wife, Marta, was a talented painter, arts enthusiast and bridge player. One of her biggest loves in life was tennis, which she played well into her 70s, according to her husband.

“My wife was just such an avid player, so I thought that was a fitting way to honor her memory,” Torrey says. He endowed a tennis scholarship which he hopes will help attract top players to Coastal Georgia while inspiring them to enjoy the game as much as his late wife did for so many years.

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Sunshine Beba takes a break from practice to chat with Bill Torrey and his son, Sam.

Torrey is happy to have Beba as the first recipient of the scholarship. Beba, last year’s team MVP, earned a 3.5 GPA fall 2012 semester. In addition to playing tennis, she is also a member of the Student Government Association on campus.

“I was impressed with her being able to carry on a conversation with someone three times her age,” Torrey commented. “She is also very enthusiastic about tennis.”

The two continue to stay in touch. Beba makes a point of checking in with Torrey periodically and has invited him to come watch the team play this spring.

Torrey plans to take her up on the invitation. “I’m looking forward to it,” he said. u

Building Community Partnerships

Reconnecting with Alumni

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he College of Coastal Georgia partnered with Honeywell Hometown Solutions to create a summer teaching academy for middle grade science, math, and social studies teachers during summer 2012.The objective of the program was to provide area teachers content and experiences in the fields of coastal ecology, sustainable development and environmental education, using the education for sustainability (EfS) approach that stresses a balance between economic prosperity and environmental integrity.

The new relationship between the College and Honeywell emphasizes a shared focus on green science. The initiative further expands the collaboration between the College and the local school system.

“Coastal Georgia is advancing the standards in teaching education and environmental sciences. Honeywell is excited about the opportunity to partner with the College to combine these strengths toward the important goal of helping Georgia teachers enhance their knowledge of coastal ecology, energy efficiency and sustainability,” said John Morris, a Honeywell official. ”The goal is to increase teachers’ options for enriching their students’ awareness of these important topics.”

Honeywell Hometown Solutions is the corporate citizenship division of Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies linked to global macro-trends such as globalization, safety and security, energy generation, and energy efficiency. The corporation is committed to delivering programs in science and math that improve hometowns “one student, one teacher, one classroom at a time.”

One aspect of that commitment is to provide educators with new teaching A shrimping excursion on the Lady Jane illustrated business tools to promote green science in sustainability issues. the classroom. u

lumna Jill Dukes ’70 studied for her teaching certification when she attended the College, but if she could turn the clock back, she would pursue a business degree. While she was teaching, her husband persuaded her to help him launch his community pharmacy business, Dukes Drugs.

“He would call the school and ask the principal to pass the message to me that he needed some help. So the principal would page me over the intercom, saying ‘Please go to work after school,’ much to the amusement of the other teachers and students,” she laughed.

Her love of business and her appreciation for entrepreneurial skills inspire her gifts to the College. She and her husband, Foundation Trustee and pharmacist J. Ashley Dukes, established a scholarship for pre-pharmacy students at Coastal Georgia. And as one of the earliest members of the Alumni Association, she personally committed funds to help launch the Alumni Association Scholarship.

“The College is an important community resource, educating our best employees. So I consider these scholarships to be an investment in future employees and in the entrepreneurs who will become future employers,” she explained. “To me, it is a good business decision.

Success in life comes through education, through applying what you have learned, regardless of which academic discipline you studied.

There are always lessons that have multiple applications and skills that, once developed, can be transferred.”

“The new degree programs offered by the College are exciting and will positively impact economic development in this region,” she concluded. “So for any business person, giving to the College should be a priority.” u

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“We chose the College of Coastal Georgia for a very simple reason - it is my home and we care about the community. Our goals are modest; we just hope that, in some small way, we can help make the greater Brunswick area a better place.”

— A.D. “Pete” Correll

The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning

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uring their March 2012 meeting, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the naming of The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning in recognition of A.D. “Pete” and Ada Lee Correll’s commitment to philanthropy and their generous gifts to the College.

The Correll Center, a 32,000-square-foot-complex with state-of-the-art technology, houses the teacher education degree programs, the Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Writing Center. The building represents the core of what this College is about - teaching; learning by doing, by helping others in the real world of the here and now; and unlocking not just the future, but the potential for that future to be brighter for generations.

“The key to success in the future is clear - we must provide an educated work force that is capable of seizing on the job opportunities of tomorrow’s businesses. The whole education process starts and ends with the teacher,” Pete Correll said, in explaining the vision guiding the gift to the College.

“We chose the College of Coastal Georgia for a very simple reason - it is my home and we care about the community. Our goals are modest; we just hope that, in some small way, we can help make the greater Brunswick area a better place.”

Globally respected business executive and Brunswick, Georgia native, A. D. “Pete” Correll, and his wife, Ada Lee, of Emanuel County, have spent their lives improving Georgia – economically, educationally, and civically.

The Corrells have a deep and abiding belief in the power of philanthropy, particularly in rural communities where gifts truly provide a margin of excellence.

They are key supporters of important partner programs of the College of Coastal Georgia, specifically the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Georgia and The Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center, named in honor of Mr. Correll’s mother, along with the Cannon’s Point Preservation initiative.

They have been significant Pete and Ada Lee Correll at the dedication donors to the University of Georgia of the Correll Center and East Georgia College, where they established the Sudie A. Fulford Community Learning Center, honoring Mrs. Correll’s mother.

Through the naming of The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning, the Corrells affirm their abiding commitment to the Coastal Georgia region and service-learning, student achievement ,and teacher education. u

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Dr. Phillis George and Cody Cocchi, in the courtyard outside The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning, which houses the College’s Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement.

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“We have an awesome infrastructure in place and now it’s time to build upon it by expanding the number of service-learning courses and partnerships.”

— Dr. Phillis George

The Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement

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he Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement now has a physical presence on campus beyond the office of Dr. Phillis George, Director of Service-Learning and Assistant Professor of Social Science. During the final weeks of 2012, Dr. George and Cody Cocchi, the Assistant Director of Service Learning, moved into the suite that now comprises the physical space for the Center, located in the new Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning.

“The addition of a formal Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement is most assuredly one of our greatest accomplishments to date. The Center is a fabulous space that includes a Resource Room for service-learning faculty/staff, students, and community partners. Now, we can engage key stakeholders on campus in a space that is specially designed to promote collaboration, service-learning, and engaged entrepreneurship,” Dr. George said. “Hiring full-time staff for the Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement is an additional milestone. The addition of our Assistant Director will assist with the expansion of programming, faculty training and cultivation of new community partnerships.”

The Center for Service-Learning was established by a two-year grant from the St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation (SMUMCF) to the College Foundation.

“The SMUMCF gift gave us the seed money needed to hire full-time staff and to jump-start some of the Center’s programs,

such as the Faculty Workshop. The growth and expansion of the Service-Learning Faculty Workshop is extremely noteworthy because of the immediate impact it has on our ability to offer more service-learning courses. By the end of spring 2013, 37 faculty members will have completed the workshop and that will bring us one step closer to our goal of offering service-learning courses throughout the core curriculum,” Dr. George explained.

“It’s great to share the mission and goals of SMUMCF with our students during service-learning class orientations. Many of the students are inspired by their philanthropic mission. To be able to link the College’s service-learning beginnings to the SMUMCF is a powerful statement of how community support means everything to the success and longevity of our servicelearning endeavors. That’s actually one of the great things about service-learning. It truly is communal by design. Everyone— faculty, staff, students and the community—plays an equal and important role.”

“We have an awesome infrastructure in place and now it’s time to build upon it by expanding the number of servicelearning courses and partnerships. The more creative and innovative the service-learning partnerships, the better,” she concluded. “We, as a College family and extended community, have a beautiful opportunity to bring about positive and longlasting changes to our community as well as the way in which our students learn.” u

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“The College is important to me because it represents our future – not only for the students, but also for our community.” ­—Marcia Kester

A Lasting Legacy

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For information about the Legacy Project and planned giving opportunities at the College of Coastal Georgia, contact the Advancement Office 912-279-5925 www.ccga.edu/foundation/plannedgiving

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o provide more diverse giving options, the Foundation launched The Legacy Project in 2011. Educational legacies through planned giving can be made through charitable gift annuities, trusts, endowments, scholarship funds, and provisions in a will.

“For people who want to commit to the College but protect their income, a gift annuity has appeal,” Foundation Trustee and Legacy Project leader Greer Brown explained. “A gift annuity generates an attractive income stream guaranteed by the College while allowing benefactors to have an impact during their lifetime, rather than after they are gone. The donor receives a very competitive rate and the implementation process is simple and expeditious.”

A gift annuity was Marcia Kester’s choice for giving to the College Foundation. “The College is important to me because it represents our future – not only for the students, but also for our community. The education that is now available through the College is phenomenal. Once I understood the impact of programs such as the Boys of Summer, I wanted to help support the College’s mission. The gift annuity was an attractive option for me because I receive a two-fold return – philanthropic as well as financial – a favorable rate of interest for my investment in higher education.” u

The Center for Academic Success

“This program is a good example of why College faculty and staff should give. Small contributions add up, going a long way to support the mission and goals of the College.“ —Linny Baily

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he Center for Academic Success (CAS) provides at-risk and first-generation college students with the tools, tutoring, mentoring, and intrusive intervention needed to keep them on track for successful graduation.

Niki Schmauch, Director of Academic Services, and Linny Bailey, Assistant Coordinator of Academic Services, describe the approach as “proactive academics.”

“For these students, there is a chasm between what their parents have experienced in life and what they are attempting to achieve as they take that leap from high school to college,” Bailey said. “We try to bridge that void with mentors and staff.”

“Many of them don’t understand that effort equates with success. If others do well and they don’t, they often think it’s because they aren’t smart enough. They don’t automatically think in terms of working harder or getting help,” he explained. “We affirm and reiterate they can be successful if they work at it.”

CAS uses a person-to-person approach, with staff intervention as well as mentor support. “Mentors only receive student input: ‘Are you doing okay?’ ‘Yeah, I’m fine. I’m going to class.’ Staff members get faculty input to compare reality with perception,” Bailey said. “Then we can step in, setting up tutoring and additional counseling to intervene before a student gets too far behind.”

Linny Baily and Niki Schmauch

The Center for Academic Success and Success First are initiatives funded with support from the Zeist Foundation. State funding and tuition are not sufficient to fully support this level of supplemental instruction, making private funding critical.

“This program is a good example of why College faculty and staff should give,” Bailey concluded. “Small contributions add up, going a long way to support the mission and goals of the College. I figure if we know our department needs something, we should contribute to help fund it. That’s positive, proactive action.” u

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Giving Where You Live

Walter C. McNeely and Carl Rooks make a difference in their community

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etired educators Walter C. McNeely and Carl Rooks share a vision: no student who recently graduated and is attending the College of Coastal Georgia should have to drop out of school or miss out because they can’t afford to buy a textbook, basic supplies or a computer program, or participate in a field trip directly related to their college education.

To that end, McNeely established the Walter C. McNeely Fund for Student Support last year through a gift to the College Foundation. He says it is all about supporting local students: “I am glad to have an opportunity to help these young people who want to go to school. The only way they are going to get ahead is by studying – there are no short cuts.” Walter McNeely (right) with Dr. Valerie Hepburn Rooks considers women’s education to be so important, and Coastal Georgia students. he established the Carl Rooks Women’s Resource Fund last summer. “For 27 years I worked with women – teachers in the elementary school and mothers of the kids in school. I depended on those PTA mothers to help me get things done. And my mother was such a hard worker,” he said. “Women have been taken advantage of throughout history – and even still today. I tell students that a woman can’t depend on a man to make a living for her.”

McNeely was with the Glynn County School System for over 40 years as a teacher, principal, interim superintendent and finally, as a board of education member. Rooks retired as principal of Ballard Elementary School in 1983.

“I’ve wanted to do this for awhile,” Rooks explained, “but I wasn’t sure I had enough to make a difference. I’m always telling my two daughters I’m spending their inheritance, but this time, they were tickled to death.”

In fact, they’ve contributed to the fund.

“As a retired educator, I hope this will stimulate other retired school administrators to give to the College.” Rooks added, “I never knew giving away money could be such a great experience!”

“I remember when the first building was built on this campus,” McNeely concluded. “You tell my friends that if they want to do something good, they should give to the McNeely Fund right here at this College.” u

Carl Rooks with Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn and College of Coastal Georgia students

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ACCEL-ing Dual enrollment student Walter Holmes

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hen Walter Holmes graduates from Glynn Academy this spring with 28 college credits, he will nearly be a college sophomore. Holmes is dualenrolled at Coastal Georgia and Glynn Academy, through the ACCEL program he began while a student in the Risley Early College Academy (RECA). Holmes considers the program to have been pivotal in his successful transition from secondary school to college. He also believes assistance from the McNeely Fund for Student Support provided a much-needed boost as well.

“The McNeely Fund helped me cover the fees not included in tuition,” he explained. “It took a lot of pressure off of me as I struggled to pay for my books and worried about making ends meet. I’m able to concentrate on my studies instead of worrying about my finances.”

That security translates into high grades in math classes such as trigonometry and calculus he takes as preparation for an engineering degree.

“I’m a first-generation college student. If I’m successful, that will provide incentive for my younger sisters to believe they can succeed in college as well.

If I’m successful, it will show my teachers how much I appreciate their faith in me,” he added. “Through my college classes, I’ve learned how to use my time better.

Coastal Georgia will have me well-prepared when I transfer to Georgia Tech.”

In the meantime, Holmes attends campus activities between his classes. He is volunteering to work on the Blain Street houses as part of the College’s partnership with Habitat for Humanity during spring term 2013.

And he hopes to represent the College again this spring in the Ferst Foundation spelling bee. The College team of Holmes and nursing student Chelsea Holcomb placed second in the 2012 competition. u

“We’re here for the students – that’s what it comes down to – and the Foundation funds the important extras that enrich what we do.”

—Dr. Andrea Wallace.

Commitment in the Classroom

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r. Andrea Wallace, Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair for Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, has been teaching chemistry at the College since fall term 1995.

She serves as chair of the Presidential Search Committee and is on the Board of Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Chemistry. She is a former chair of Faculty Senate as well as the Academic Advisement and Institutional Effectiveness committees, served as a faculty representative on the steering committee for the College’s strategic master plan and has chaired academic search committees. She is the academic advisor for physician assistant, pre-pharmacy and chemistry academic programs and was selected by students as the Joyce Jackson Advisor of the Year in 2010. She is regularly involved in Expanding Your Horizons, a campus program for middle school girls to encourage them to explore studies and careers in the sciences. This year, she is one of the organizers for the inaugural Math and Sciences Expo on campus, an opportunity for middle and high school students and their teachers from six counties to participate in interactive projects and academic bowl competitions.

Throughout her tenure, she has also been a regular contributor to the Foundation – and according to her, a beneficiary of the Foundation’s faculty development initiatives.

“I believe everyone should give to the College to support our mission,” she said. “We’re here for the students – that’s what it comes down to – and the Foundation funds the important extras that enrich what we do. By connecting us to a community partner such as Pinova, we are able to reach out to secondary school students. The Foundation’s funding for faculty development allows me to travel to significant conferences and workshops, such as the American Chemical Society’s national conference in San Diego during March 2012 and the week-long green chemistry workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation at the University of Oregon in Eugene during July 2011. These workshops and conferences have direct application to the classroom. I immediately transferred what I learned into interactive student projects – solid experiential learning as a best practice.”

Although Dr. Wallace could designate that her gift be used to fund departmental initiatives, she personally chooses to allow the Foundation to apply her money wherever the need is greatest. “I have confidence in the Foundation. I have experienced firsthand the transformation their support and advocacy effects.” u

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College of Coastal Georgia Foundation

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he College of Coastal Georgia Foundation is a non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. The Foundation develops resources to support the College in providing quality education. The Foundation also serves as an advocate across Coastal Georgia communities to further the goals of the College. Programs supported by the Foundation include: student scholarships and support, capital expansion, academic support, athletic programming and facilities, campus programming and student life, and land acquisition.

Executive Committee: Mr. Rees Sumerford, Chairman Managing Partner Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PC Mr. Mike Hodges ’73, Vice Chairman President, Ameris Bank Mr. Jack C. Kilgore, Treasurer President, Consumer Brands Division Rich Products Corporation Ms. Pat Hodnett Cooper, Secretary President Hodnett Cooper Real Estate Mr. William F. Torrey, Jr., Immediate Past Chairman Retired, Canal Chip Corporation Ms. Diana Murphy, At Large Managing Director Private Equity/Rocksolid Holdings, LLC Mr. William J. Stembler, At Large Chairman/CEO Georgia Theatre Company

Ex Officio:

Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn President, College of Coastal Georgia Mr. Jeff Preston Vice President of Business Affairs College of Coastal Georgia

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Executive Committee members (LtoR): Diana Murphy, Mike Hodges, Jr., William F. Torrey, Jack C. Kilgore, Valerie A. Hepburn, Pat Hodnett Cooper, Rees Sumerford, William J. Stembler

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Ms. Elizabeth K. Weatherly Chief Advancement Officer College of Coastal Georgia

Foundation Trustees Mr. Levi Baisden President and CEO Baisden Foundation

Mr. Bruce Dixon President The Dixon Management Group, Inc.

Mr. Jack C. Kilgore President, Consumer Brands Division Rich Products Corporation

Mr. Mel Baxter ’71 Chairman and CEO United Community Bank, Inc.

Ms. Marie Dodd Community Leader

Mr. C.H. “Buff” Leavy IV President and Publisher

Mr. David Bluestein Retired Bluestein Supermarket Mr. J. Greer Brown Senior Vice President – Investments Merrill Lynch Mr. Gary R. Colberg President and CEO Southeast Georgia Health System Mr. Fred Coolidge Retired First Georgia Bank Ms. LaVerne Cooper Retired College of Coastal Georgia Ms. Emily Davenport Owner Coastal NurseCare, Inc. Dr. Melvin Deese, Jr. Orthopaedic/Ankle and Foot Surgeon Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery Mr. Jack A. Dinos Retired Southern Tea Company

Mr. J. Ashley Dukes President Dukes Drugs, Inc Judge Orion L. Douglass, Sr. State Court Judge Mr. Ken Farrell President First Glynn Bank Mr. Duane Harris Owner Sea Georgia Adventures Mr. Ben Hartman Attorney and Partner HunterMaclean, PC Mr. Con Holland Chairman/President and CEO Southeastern Banking Corporation Mr. Michael B. Johnson Vice President of Operations King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort Mr. Wayne Johnson President and CEO The Coastal Bank of Georgia

The Brunswick News

Mr. Ben Lee Certified Public Accountant Coastal CPAs, LLC Mr. Ron Maulden Vice President and General Manager The Brunswick News

Mr. Al McKinnon President South Coast Bank & Trust Mr. Randal Morris Public Affairs Manager GP Cellulose Mr. Donald Myers Retired Fundraising Consultant Ms. Connie Patrick Director Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Mr. Daren Pietsch Director, Business Development/ International Programs PaR Systems

Ms. Diane Sapp Co-owner Woodrow Sapp Water Management and Well Drilling Ms. Susan Shipman Retired, Coastal Resource Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Mr. David Smith Self-employed Brunswick-Glynn County Development Authority Ms. Tricia Smith Community Leader Ms. Willou Smith Former Legislator and Former Member State Board of Education Mr. Scott K. Steilen President Sea Island Company Ms. Anita Timmons Partner Taj Enterprises Mr. Lance Turpin City Executive BB&T Mr. David A. Zimmerman Retired Lear Corporation

Ms. Kathleen Williamson Russell President, Editor and Publisher The Darien News

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The College of Coastal Georgia Foundation is pleased to recognize exceptional donors through December 31, 2012.

Coastal Visionary Society The Coastal Visionary Society honors benefactors who have generously given cumulative gifts of $1,000,000 and above.

The Correll Family Foundation Estate of Ben D. Mills Hugh P. Nunnally, Jr. Estate of Julia Rose Southeast Georgia Health System

Founders’ Society The Founders’ Society honors benefactors who have given cumulative gifts totaling between $100,000 - $999,999

Jeanne and Jim Manning through The Azalea Foundation Dorothy B. Bancker Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority Butler, Wooten and Fryhofer Camden County Sheriff Department Margaret H. Davis Mary and Jack A. Dinos Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford and Martin, PC Sondra and Charles Gilman, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Georgia Pacific and GP Cellulose, Inc. Susan and William Gussman Memorial Health University Medical Center St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation Anne and William Stembler through The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Julia Terrill Thomas and the Julia Terrill Thomas Foundation The Vanguard Group Estate of Audrey Young Zeist Foundation 20 ­

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2012 Contributors

We thank our friends and contributors who are helping build the College of Coastal Georgia.

We appreciate your past and future support.

Visionaries - ($100,000 +) The Correll Family Foundation Hugh P. Nunnally, Jr. Southeast Georgia Health System Zeist Foundation

Benefactors - ($50,000 - $99,999) Margaret H. Davis Estate of Audrey N. Young Susan and Robert Torras

Leaders - ($10,000 - $49,999) Philip Anschutz through the Anschutz Foundation James A. and Mary Bishop Frances and James Blanchard Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority Compass Group Compton Family Foundation Julie and Eric Epstein through the Eric & Julie Epstein Charitable Trust and the Jewish Communal Fund Fourteen Black Men of Glynn, Inc. Georgia Crown Distributing Company GP Cellulose, Inc. Honeywell Hometown Solutions Sally and Bill Jones III through the Broadfield Foundation Julia Terrill Thomas Foundation Regent Donald M. Leebern Lindee and Arthur Lucas Jane N. Marquess Diana and Reg Murphy Robert E. Rich through the Rich Family Foundation Carl Rooks Sea Island Gardening Group Anne and William Stembler through The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Penny Szwast William F. Torrey, Jr. Mildred H. Wilcox

Patrons - ($5,000 - $9,999) Ajax Building Corporation

Bank of America Foundation Cincinnati Belting and Transmission Company Dr. Melvin J. and Leigh Deese Jill ’66 and Ashley Dukes Nathalee and Walter McNeely Gerry and Robert O’Brien Pinova Inc. SunTrust Foundation Regent and Mrs. Richard L. Tucker through the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia University System of Georgia Foundation Robert Watts Woodrow Sapp Well Drilling, Inc.

Sustainers - ($2,500 - $4,999) AT&T Georgia Marcia and Levi Baisden Ann and David Bluestein Stephen M. Bodolay Brunswick Junior Woman’s Club Lucia and Mike Gumaer H.J. Russell & Company Drs. Mary and Lawrence Hepburn HunterMaclean Georgia Ann and Jack Markley Carroll Palmatary Rich Products Corporation Dr. John and Frances Teel The Northern Trust Company Margy J. Wagner through Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation

Supporters - ($1,000 - $2,499) Hugh Armstrong Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Tiggie and Dewey Benefield through the Benefield Foundation, Inc. BPOE Elks Lodge No. 691 Laura and Greer Brown Sandra and Gary Bunn Dr. William B. and Laura Carlton Dr. Glenn Thomas Carson ’80 Coastal CPAs LLC

2012 Contributors Michael Cook Vicki and Fred Coolidge LaVerne Cooper Pat Hodnett Cooper Gerald F. Cox Dr. Ann R. Crowther Geraldine Culbreath ’77 Emily and Lee Davenport Barbara and Frederick DeRatto Jack A. Dinos Peggy D. Dixon Marie W. Dodd Joel P. Drew Dr. Majid Ejlali Vonny and Ken Farrell Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PC J. Littleton Glover Goldman Sachs Gives Wistar E. Goodhue Kay S. Hampton Jerry W. Harper ’66 Sandra M. Harper Carol and Duane Harris Leslie and Ben Hartman Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn and David Hayes Hillsman, Inc. Dana and Mike Hodges ’73 Anne and Roy Hodnett Debbie and Con Holland Wanda A. Hunter Julie and Michael Johnson Donna and Wayne Johnson Brenda and Jack Kilgore King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort Dr. Patricia Kraft Jennifer and Buff Leavy Ben P. Lee Marshwinds Advisory Company Dr. Phillip Mason Rosemary and Ron Maulden Pam and Al McKinnon

Lisa and Randal Morris Dr. William Mounts Susan and Don Myers Navy League of the United States Golden Isles Council John J. Ossick Dana and Patrick Parker Connie and John Patrick Physicians Practice Group Pilot Club of Brunswick Nancy and Arthur Pittman Erma and William Portman David H. Rice Kathleen Williamson Russell Diane and Woodrow Sapp Susan Shipman and Mark Jicha Barbara and David Smith Tricia and Charlie Smith Willou and Bill Smith South Coast Bank & Trust Southeastern Bank Tami and Michael Stogner Dr. A. W. Strickland Christine and Gary Strickland Brooke and Rees Sumerford George P. Swift Katharine and John Teltsch Jane and Bill Thau The Coastal Bank of Georgia

The Darien News Anita and James Timmons Robyn and Lance Turpin United Community Bank United Way of Northeast Florida Womans Club of Brunswick Susan and David Zimmerman

Partners - ($500 - $999) Mary and Ray Acosta Ed Andrews Elaine and Dean Auten Jane Beadles and John Dunham Meyer Bluestein Judy and Claude Booker, Jr.

Mary and R. Neal Boswell Sue and Chuck Cansler M.J. and Sam Choate City Drug Store Coastal Nurse Care, Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Judy D’Antignac Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP Dr. and Mrs. Ian S. Easton Isabelle and Robert Firestone Lynn and Wally Forsythe Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. Jekyll Island Club Hotel Betty M. Jones Dr. Eugene and Charlsie Keferl King & Prince Seafood Corporation Dr. William and Diane Laws Nancy and John Ludwig Drs. Claire and Jim Hughes Lynch Wally Orrell Priscilla and Jim P. Parker Angela and Daren Pietsch Jeffrey H. Preston Phillip Robison Patricia and Howard Rugaber Lee Scheinman Sea Haven Investment Company John Sipe Scott K. Steilen Mark Stovall The Woodcrest Foundation Dr. Gracia Toubia-Stucky Elizabeth and David Weatherly Muriel and John Windolf

Mates - ($250 - $499) Ameris Bank Dr. Irwin Berman Dr. Dennis Carter Don E. Carter Greg Carver Castellini Foundation Sandra and Rocker Channell Climate Controllers, Inc.

Coastal Cardiology Coastal Georgia Pan-Hellenic Council John Crews JoAnn and Ted Davis Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Anna C. Dewart Dr. and Mrs. George Dupuy Dr. Patrick Ebri Edward Jones Investments Penny and Thomas Flickinger Peggy Golden and Kerry Klumpe Grandy’s Country Cupboard Restaurant Richard L. Hampton Regent and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Willis Hunter John A. Tuten & Associates Inc. Kerns Food Concepts, Inc. Tina and Bill Kirby Jeanne Marie and James Kiss Carolyn Knapp Gail and Scott Ledbetter Judith and Andrew Ledford Longhorn Steakhouse Marshland Credit Union Frances and Dennie McCrary Robert H. Miller Jane A. Montgomery Jackson Moore Walter B. Peterson Pizza Inn Sybil and M. Edward Ralston St. Simons Drug Company Tasteful Temptations The Links Incorporated Brunswick Chapter Janice and Sidney Walker L. B. Watkins Ann and Joel Willis Barbara and John Wilsher, Jr.

Friends - (up to $249) Mary and Ronald Adams Frances and Millard Allen, Jr. William Anders

Tommie Anderson Karen M. Ansel Susan R. Ashburn Charlie and John Atkinson Representative Alex and Cynthia Atwood Stella and Edwin Avret Betsy B. Bagley Baker Barrios Architects Ashley H. Barnes Holly Barron Sharon L. Bartkovich Wilbur E. Becker Dr. Keith E. Belcher Blackwater Grill Inc. Drs. Carla Bluhm and John C. Robertson Virginia Boyd Cynthia Bradley Vickie Brian Phyllis and Jim Broadwell Marie Brogsdale Harriet B. Brown Heather A. Brown William H. Brown Winnifred Brown Barbara A. Browne Deborah Browning Bruce Flexer Enterprises, Inc. Lester W. Bruce Brunswick Funeral Home Patsy N. Bryan Dr. Michael Butcher C. Champion Investments, Inc. Melissa Canady Connie Carr Pauline Carson Joseph F. Carter Valeska M. Carter Mary Mungin Cash Holly A. Christensen Commissioner and Mrs. Alan J. Clark, Sr. Cody Cocchi Betty F. Coen Lani Rose R. Collado

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2012 Contributors

College of Coastal Georgia Bookstore John Collins Barry Compton Angie and Albert Copeland John C. Cornell Dr. Robert J. and Louisa Cornell Joy and Ernest Craft Morris E. Crosby Dr. Catherine Culver Clayton Daniels Lonita and Corbin Davis Colonel Gordon and Frances Davis Phil Davis Sara and James Davis Patricia and Grayson Day Elaine Deaver Delaney’s Bistro Diane L. Denton Jessica Dickson Pam and Bruce Dixon Judge Orion and Shirley Douglass Lee Dyson Lee Eades Rebecca and James Edwards Dawn Eldred Heather Farley Dr. Mohammad Faysel Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sara and Luther Fennell Thomas W. Finn First Coast Benefits Solutions, Inc First Glynn Bank Kevin Fisher Robin Flores Frances M. Fordham Mary G. Freeman Elizabeth and Fred Freyer Dr. Jim Fullerton Carl Gabrini Carol and J. Robert Gaither Craig Gentzle Dawana Gibbs

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Judith A. Gift Kristee M. Glace Glynn Iron & Metal, Inc. Hilda Golden Thomas L. Gore Monique R. Green Robert E. Griffin Jason Grooms ’12 Bob Groote Charles E. Grueser Mary Jane and Norman Haft Faye and Royce Hall Michelle Ham Dr. Karen Hambright Nancy and John Hamilton Dr. Newell M. Hamilton Donna Hannon Janet and John F. Harper Margie Harris Terral Harris Karen Haven Dr. Michael N. Hazelkorn Paul Hearn Jane and Kevin Heeney Gerard D. Hegstrom Sue and Kenneth Henson Harold E. Hicks Dr. Debra Holmes Catherine and Stephen Holt Vivian Hope Hot Spot Subs Craig Hovey Anastasia Howe John A. Howton Janet and David Hudson Dawne and Herman Hudson Zerelda A. Jackson Jacobs, Coolidge and Company Miles D. James Jekyll Island Arts Association Nancy and Robert Jenkins George Johnson

Juanita E. Johnson Judy Johnston Patricia and John Kaufman Paul Keith Colonel and Mrs. Ulrich Keller Sandra Kemf Kendall Hunt Publishing Company John L. Kissinger Emma Lou and Michael Kitchens Alfred Knowlton Orsolya Kolozsvari Janice and Lawrence Lamattina Lamkin Public Relations Matthew Lane Donna Langford Beverly and Jerry Latvala Dr. John and Ann Law Gloria and William Lawrence Diana Leal Sheila Ledford Susan and Sam Lee John L. Leggett Kimberly R. Leggett E. H. Leiphart Heidi Leming Lisa Lesseig Kathy and Clyde LeTarte Astor T. Lim Robert B. Long Dr. Dorothy L. Lord and Leonard G. Hogle Rebecca and Charles Lott Dr. Laura Lynch Dr. Ntungwa Maasha Claudia A. Malone Lee Malone Katharine H. Mann Dr. Kimberly Mannahan Walter Marshall Carroll H. Martin Terri and Greg Martin Karen O. Martin

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Don H. Mathews Mack F. Mattingly Lewis May Bill McAnally Timothy B. McBride Charles McDaniel Betty J. McKenzie Sheila and Arlie McNeill McVeigh & Mangum Engineering, Inc. Aerial Merritt Chris Meshanko Creg Miller ’91 W. Miller Dr. Kevin Mobbs Timothy J. Moody Eunice M. Moore Neal Moore Richard Moore ’69 Patricia Morris ’05 Richard T. Morris John Morrissey Margaret Mossholder Kenneth F. Mountcastle Lorraine Moyer Deborah Murphy Belete Muturo Dr. Charlsie Myers Nalley Brunswick Automobiles, Inc. Melissa ’91 and Marc Neu Lon Neuman Lucas Nichol Jimia Nightingale Dr. Charlie Nutt Page Oberlin Gloria and Olaf H. Olsen, Jr. James A. Otte Paul Pandolfi Parker-Kaufman Insurors Jamie Parker-Lewis and James Lewis Clifford Partridge Perth Pearson Joe Peeples

Teresa Peeples Maira E. Perdomo John Perry Rochelle Picard Ann and William Pickard David L. Pine Annie C. Polite Bonnie Rabert The Honorable David L. Rainer Nicole Ransom Charles P. Revoile Sally G. Revoile Louise M. Rhaney Lynn Rhyne Sandra F. Rice Jimmy R. Rich Mimi and John Rogers Marsha Rooks Rotary Club of Kings Bay Freda Roulhac Beverly L. Rowe Murray M. Ruffner Carol and Lowell Russell Roger Sanders Tom Saunders T. B. Saxe Schell & Hogan CPAs SeaJay’s Waterfront Cafe & Pub, Inc. Terry Seierstad Dr. Sharon Sellers-Clark John B. Shaw Robert L. Shaw Danielle M. Siekkinen ’12 Stephen Siler Lou Ann and Denny Silva ’72 Andrew Smith Susan and Clyde Smith Donna M. Smith Edith Smoak Dr. James and Eleanore Snow Lee D. Southard Fred Spigner

2012 Contributors

Leslie A. Spires Melvin C. Spires Catherine and Stephen Squire Patrizia A. Stahle Dr. and Mrs. Morgan Stapleton Rebecca Steely Stephens Production Company Lara F. Stevens H. E. Strange Deanie and Joseph Strength Frankie and Gordon Strother Barbara and John Sullivan Donna H. Sumler Amber Sutor Mary Sweat Jeri ’84 and Mitchell ’95 Sweeney Lillian ’68 and William Talbert Cynthia and William Tanner Brenda L. Taylor Jacquelyn R. Taylor Mark Taylor Sandra Taylor Thaw’s Electric Service, Inc. The Light Vending Company Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co. Amy Thomas Mayor Bryan Thompson and Heather Heath Catina Tindall Bonnie Tobias Cynthia Toler John C. Toshach Angela Tucker Dr. Kimberly Tucker Ann Turner Ronald Upshaw Cheryl M. Van Dyke Dr. Victor Vega-Vazquez Village Inn & Pub Angie Votsis Regent Larry Walker William Q. Walker

Dr. Andrea W. Wallace Jeffrey Ward Stacy L. Ward Faith M. Washburn ’09 Dr. Lydia Watkins Rosa G. Waye Ricky A. Weaver William Webb Brian Weese Barbara and Keith Weikel Bill Weisensee Marcia and Michael Wendel Annette Williams Hope Williamson Joshlyn B. Wilson Judge Lisa Godbey and Richard Wood Walter Wright Elizabeth Wurz Jean W. Wynn Kelly J. Yanko ’05 Jennifer M. Zak

In Honor of

In Memory of

The Baisden Foundation.................Marcia and Levi Baisden James A. Bishop........................... Dr. John and Frances Teel Dr. Leo Mundy................................................. Tiffany West Karen Hambright.........................Dr. and Mrs. Joel P. Drew Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn............... Dr. John and Frances Teel Willis Hunter.................................. Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn Pam Mathis...................................Dr. and Mrs. Joel P. Drew Ann Parker........................................................ Jim P. Parker Joe Willie Sousa.................... Brunswick and Glynn County

Development Authority Elizabeth Weatherly........................ Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

In Memory of

Ralph and Alethia Buckley Baisden....Marcia and Levi Baisden Caroline Bartley..................................... Murray M. Ruffner

Stephen Siler

Dr. John and Frances Teel S. Helen Bloodworth...........................Sara and James Davis John Eben Carson........................................ Pauline Carson Mary Dinos..................................... Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

Anne and William Stembler

William F. Torrey, Jr. Dr. Christine Ejlali....................................... Dr. Majid Ejlali James D. Gould III....................... Dr. John and Frances Teel George L. Harrell..........................Dr. Newell M. Hamilton Susan Hardwick.....................................Mildred H. Wilcox John Kaufman............................. Dr. John and Frances Teel Faye Ogden................................. Dr. John and Frances Teel James A. Otte, Sr......................... Dr. John and Frances Teel Dr. Dean Propst.......................... Dr. John and Frances Teel Sally Shea...................... Drs. Claire and Jim Hughes Lynch Dr. George Simpson.................... Dr. John and Frances Teel Willard A. Snyder, M.D................Dr. Newell M. Hamilton

Charlie Sterner.... Drs. Carla Bluhm and John C. Robertson

Melissa Canady

Holly Christensen

Gerald F. Cox

Dr. Ann R. Crowther

Dr. Catherine Culver

Clayton Daniels

Judith A. Gift

Richard L. Hampton

Kay S. Hampton

Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

Willis Hunter

Judy Johnston

Matthew Lane

Sheila Ledford

Dr. Kevin Mobbs

Lorraine Moyer

Jaime Parker-Lewis

Patricia Rugaber

Mary Sweat

Dr. Gracia Toubia-Stucky

Dr. Victor Vega-Vazquez

Ricky A. Weaver

Walter Wright

Jennifer M. Zak Lucy Davis Zell............................. Dr. Newell M. Hamilton

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2012 Fiscal Report Balance December 31, 2011 (Audited).................................. $12,763,026 Cash Contributions:.......................................................................$3,402,625* Net Increase/(Decrease) in Pledges: ...............................................($893,067) Earnings/Losses: .................................................................................$999,972

Program Disbursements 2% Academic and Institutional Support

40%

58%

*Includes fulfillment of Prior Year Pledge Obligations

Program Disbursements: Academic and Institutional Support.................$654,073 Student Support and Scholarships...................$457,832 Foundation Operations......................................$21,873 Total..................................................................................................$1,133,778

Student Support and Scholarships Foundation Operations

Balance December 31, 2012................................................. $15,138,778 Breakdown of Fund Balance Total Capital Breakdown of Fund Balance: Unrestricted......................................................................................$1,591,971 Temporarily Restricted .....................................................................$7,414,221 Endowed (Permanently Restricted) ..................................................$6,132,586 Total:................................................................................... $15,138,778 Unrestricted: Funds for programs expenses having no restrictions. Temporarily Restricted: Funds for program expenses restricted to a specific purpose by the donor. Endowed(Permanently Restricted): Funds to be held in perpetuity to generate earnings for program expenses.

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11% Unrestricted

40%

49%

Temporarily Restricted Endowed (Permanently Restricted)

Founders Gate and the Regent James A. Bishop Arch

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ommissioned in 2012, Founders Gate will serve as the first-ever signature entrance to the College of Coastal Georgia. Located on Altama Avenue between The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning and College Place United Methodist Church, at the planned intersection with the new Brunswick High School, Founders Gate will welcome students, staff and visitors to the campus with distinction and significance.

The original founding date of the College, 1961, will be noted on the left gate wall which will stand as a tribute to the many families and community leaders who helped establish this institution of higher education. On the right gate wall, near the entrance arch, will be the 2008 date, signifying the College’s transformation and a carving and plaque honoring former Regent James A. Bishop for his leadership in “founding” the modern day College of Coastal Georgia.

The College expects this entrance to become one of the most recognized and named features on campus, with the walkway entrance known as the Bishop Arch. Designed in the coastal Mediterranean style of the College’s Master Plan, which Regent Bishop helped develop, the campus entrance will honor his unparalleled contributions through a strong visual statement welcoming people to the campus. The placement is symbolic for its linkage to the Glynn County School System, for which Regent Bishop served as attorney for more than two decades, and the Altama Community Transformation District, a key initiative of the Brunswick-Glynn County Archway Partnership which Regent Bishop brought to the community.

Simultaneously, the Foundation established the Mary and Jim Bishop Scholarship Fund to support students attending the College. Through 2012, nearly 60 people have donated in honor of the Bishop family.

Founders Gate and the Regent James A. Bishop Arch have been made possible through the generosity of: The Anschutz Foundation James Blanchard The Broadfield Foundation Regent Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Hugh P. Nunnally, Jr. James Stahl William J. Stembler

F O U N D A T I O N

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Advancement Office One College Drive Brunswick, Georgia 31520 www.ccga.edu/foundation — 912-279-5925