NC Outward Bound School 50th Anniversary Campaign Report

NORTH CAROLINA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL

ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN REPORT ENDURING IMPACT: OUR LEGACY AND OUR FUTURE

STRENGTH IN OUR FUTURE

The first half-century of the North Carolina Outward Bound School is firmly behind us, and, thanks to you, the future holds tremendous promise. It is my privilege to share the results of the School’s 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign, and to express my gratitude for your role in what has been an extraordinary success.

We set out on this journey over three years ago with a grand vision for our 50th Anniversary and great optimism for securing a strong and sustainable platform for the decades to come. As you read through the pages of this report, I believe you will find that we far surpassed even our own lofty goals. We came together as a School to celebrate an enormous milestone and, in doing so, we built a strong foundation that will support effective programs for decades to come. With your support, we achieved what once seemed impossible.

AMOUNT RAISED 50th CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES 50TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BASE CAMPS & FACILITIES ENHANCEMENTS

FIELD STAFF SUPPORT FUND

CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

Thanks to the overwhelming response of our whole community, the Enduring Impact Campaign raised $12.4 million—over $2 million above our ambitious goal. This includes $8.3 million for student scholarships, $2.2 million for our base camps, $1.2 million for a new endowment to support field staff, and $660,000 in planned gifts.

Even more impressive than how much we raised, however, is the profound difference this support will make for our staff and our students. In fact, NCOBS is already drawing from Campaign funds to provide experiences that are shaping the lives of hundreds more diverse students every year. Your impact is already revitalizing our base camps in the form of new roofs, docks, and water systems. It is already providing incentives and career development opportunities for NCOBS field instructors. The net result of your generosity is more effective, life-changing experiences for all our students.

This bold campaign represented an important challenge for our School, one that we ultimately overcame in true Outward Bound fashion. We came together as a community to identify our most pressing needs and our most dynamic opportunities, and we rallied together to secure a strong and sustainable future for our staff and students. As our legacy has proven time and again, the NCOBS community is strong and we do not yield. Thank you for the part you played in helping us to achieve this grand accomplishment together.

Upon your shoulders, we look to a future that promises to be as impactful as the last half-century!

Whitney H. Montgomery Executive Director

HONORARY CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS Marjorie B. Buckley Arthur M. Blank Rufus M. Dalton Nelson Schwab III CAMPAIGN STAFF Whitney H. Montgomery, Executive Director Dan Leroy, Director of Development Deb Caughron, Campaign Manager (2015-2016) Kate Mosher, Campaign Manager (2016-2017) Angela Kemper, Campaign Consultant

CAMPAIGN NUMBERS GOAL

PRIORITY 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fund

$6,705,000

$8,276,451

Base Camps & Facilities Enhancements

$1,910,000

$2,202,936

Field Staff Support Fund

$1,000,000

$1,249,636

$585,000

$679,485

$10,200,000

$12,408,508

Campaign Expenses Total Campaign

TOTAL RAISED

$12,408,508

TOTAL DONORS 447

TOTAL RAISED

The overarching goal of the Enduring Impact campaign was to provide a solid foundation for smart and sustainable expansion of our School. We set out to increase the number and the diversity of students we serve every year, while bolstering the infrastructure it takes to run safe, high quality programs. In doing so, we built the campaign on three mutually supporting initiatives: • Establishing a generous pool of endowment funding for scholarships and regional programs to reflect the School’s commitment to serving students from all backgrounds, regardless of their ability to afford tuition; • Fortifying and updating our infrastructure to extend the effectiveness of our base camps and other facilities for the next fifty years and beyond; • Creating a Field Staff Support Fund that will guarantee our instructors more consistent work, first-rate professional development, and ongoing opportunities to thrive in their careers.

Thanks to the incredible response of our donors, the Enduring Impact campaign met and surpassed the goals we set for all three initiatives, ensuring that we will have the necessary resources to grow the School in an effective, sustainable manner.

15,000,000

MONEY RAISED VS. GOAL

12,000,000

AMOUNT RAISED

9,000,000

ORIGINAL GOAL

6,000,000 3,000,000

50th Anniversary Base Camps & Scholarship Fund Facilities Enhancements

Field Staff Support Fund

Campaign Expenses

Total Campaign Committed

TOTAL RAISED $8,276,451

50TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND Throughout our history, the North Carolina Outward Bound School has demonstrated a deep commitment to making courses accessible to participants who would otherwise be unlikely or unable to experience them. Through the Enduring Impact Campaign, our donors guaranteed that the School will have the resources it needs to follow through on this commitment for many years to come.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND American Explorers (Atlanta) Rhea Elliott Cooper Scholarship Endowment (Middle Income Families) John C. Huie Educators Endowment (Group Programs) Virgnia Worden Endowment for EL Scholarships American Veterans Endowment (Veterans Program) Rufus M. Dalton Scholarship Endowment (Charlotte) Ann R. Baruch Endowment for Philadelphia Scholarships Ginger Simms Leadership Fund (Semester Program) Gray Wolf Scholarship for Western North Carolina Charlotte Unity Project Ecology Wildlife Fund (Intercept Program Other Scholarship Funds (Regional Scholarships) Total Campaign

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS VS. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS REGIONAL

EDUCATORS

INTERCEPT

SCHOOL GROUPS

SEMESTER

MIDDLE INCOME

VETERANS

TOTAL

NUMBER SERVED

$1,191,341 $1,157,343 $1,114,492 $1,057,343 $1,008,000 $731,773 $634,965 $495,594 $381,500 $350,000 $100,000 $54,100 $8,276,451

162 390 600 130 250 80 80 20 50 247 10 629 2,486

OVER NEXT 10 YEARS

Nearly 80% of funds raised for scholarships are endowed funds.

Because the overwhelming majority of these contributions went to establish or enhance endowments, their impact upon our students will be sustained for generations to come.

THE RUFUS M. DALTON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT

Longtime Board Member Rufus M. Dalton has made remarkable contributions to NCOBS in his 50+ years with the School, not to mention immeasurable contributions to his Charlotte community. In recognition of his outstanding service to NCOBS, current and former members of the Charlotte Advisory Board, along with several members of his family, supported the Enduring Impact Campaign with the establishment of a new endowment in Rufus’s name. The Rufus M. Dalton Scholarship Endowment will cover all tuition and gear expenses for eight deserving students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg to attend wilderness expeditions in the North Carolina mountains.

The 22-day course was chosen for its transformational impact upon young people, helping them to develop the character traits necessary to achieve success and lead productive, purpose-driven lives.

One promising scholarship recipient, West Charlotte High School junior Danajah Hart, is dedicated to becoming the first female in her family to avoid teen pregnancy, graduate from high school, and earn an undergraduate degree. She received the Rufus M. Dalton Leadership Scholarship in 2017 for an NCOBS backpacking and rock climbing course and, after the course, was paired with an alumni mentor to help reinforce the positive lessons from her NCOBS experience.

When asked how the scholarship has changed her life, Danajah replied: “I see the positive in bad situations.

We went to the summit of Table Rock, it was life-changing and beautiful. I am very proud to say I overcame so many fears at Outward Bound. We have more in ourselves than we think!”

THE ANN R. BARUCH ENDOWMENT FOR PHILADELPHIA SCHOLARSHIPS Fueled by her passionate belief in the impact of NCOBS courses, Ann Baruch has galvanized Philadelphia area leaders, educators and philanthropists to provide annual scholarships to North Carolina Outward Bound School for nearly 20 years. Since the program was founded in 1999, the Philadelphia Scholarship Program has provided 14- or 22-day scholarships for over 400 Philadelphia youth, teachers and school administrators.

As part of the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign, a group of donors worked together to honor and preserve Ann’s impressive legacy by establishing The Ann R. Baruch Endowment for Philadelphia Scholarships.

Thanks to their outstanding generosity, the endowment will provide eight full scholarships for 14- or 22day wilderness courses in the Blue Ridge Mountains on an annual basis to students, teachers and administrators from our public school partners in Philadelphia. In addition to tuition, the scholarship award covers all transportation costs and gear required for the course.

Lina Jacquez, a Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School student, is one of several young people who have received a Philadelphia scholarship. At a recent celebration, she told a crowd of Ann’s family and friends about the powerful lessons she learned on her NCOBS course.

“After Outward Bound,” Lina shared, “nothing—no matter how big or how small—will stop me from what I am capable of doing.”

TOTAL RAISED $2,202,936

BASE CAMPS AND FACILITIES

Since the founding of Table Rock in 1967, base camps have been the bedrock upon which North Carolina Outward Bound School’s programming is built. Base camps provide homes and a sense of community for our staff when they are not on course, and serve as the hub of essential operational, administrative and logistical functions. Thanks to our donors, the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign will ensure that these crucial facilities remain functional and effective for many years to come.

These are a few of the many improvements this campaign has already supported: TABLE ROCK • New water system • New floor in the Dalton Administration Building • Rewiring of electrical and internet cables in the Dalton Administration Building CEDAR ROCK • New roofs on the lodge, pavilion and staff housing • New toilets in the staff bathhouse • New commercial washing machines SUNSET ISLAND • New septic system • New doors and windows on the East and West Cottages • New floors in the kitchen and dining room in the Main Lodge • A new mainland dock, fuel shed and “Sinker”

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS LEND EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORT Perhaps more than students from any other program, Outward Bound Professional (OBP) clients understand the value of NCOBS base camps. Not only do OBP courses use the base camp’s ropes courses to challenge participants’ comfort zones and increase their collaborative skills, many crews actually bunk there for more in-depth programming. The Kurt Hahn Center at Table Rock, in particular, has served as a valued program site for OBP crews for many years.

It is no surprise, then, that the largest contributions for the Enduring Impact Campaign’s Base Camps and Facilities Enhancements initiative came from foundations tied to two of our longest-standing OBP clients: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and Cox Enterprises. Together, the Dowd Family Foundation and The James M. Cox Foundation contributed $1.7 million, representing 77% of the total raised for Base Camps and Facilities Enhancements. Their outstanding leadership— along with the generous support of many others—will ensure that powerful NCOBS experiences will continue to unfold at these special places for all our students.

BASE CAMP SUPPORT = SCHOOLWIDE RESILIENCE The beloved Sunset Island Base Camp has served as North Carolina Outward Bound School’s primary base of operations in Florida since we purchased the island in 1986. Situated on an historic Calusa shell mound in the Everglades, the island has served as an ideal launchpad for staff and students to explore the peace and beauty of one of most unique and fragile natural ecosystems in the world. Like the Everglades ecosystem itself, our students there are incredibly diverse: military veterans, struggling youth, independent and public school groups, college students, families, corporate managers and more.

On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma devastated the Sunset Island Base Camp and the surrounding Everglades City community, effectively wiping out the base camp’s ability to house staff, supplies and equipment, and severely threatening our capacity to run courses in the Everglades.

Though battered, NCOBS was able to confront these enormous challenges, thanks in large part to donors of the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign. Contributions to the Base Camps and Facilities Enhancements initiative were immediately put to use to repair docks, decks and buildings, while we worked to launch a Sunset Island Recovery Campaign.

These vital funds from 50th Anniversary Campaign donors—given both before and after the hurricane hit—fueled the School’s rapid recovery. When two crews of military veterans embarked in their canoes in the Ten Thousand Islands only 80 days after Irma made landfall, they did so because our donors provided us with the means to mount a quick response.

TOTAL RAISED $1,249,636

THE FIELD STAFF SUPPORT FUND “My instructors gave me a new outlook on life and helped me change for the better. They inspired me to be better and stronger in everything I do.”

—Leslie, Alumna

At North Carolina Outward Bound School we take enormous pride in our stellar field instructors who are among the best experiential educators in the world. For this reason, one of the most important outcomes of the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign is the Field Staff Support Fund—a permanent endowment designed to attract and retain the highest quality field staff so they may continue to shape the lives of our students.

In a remarkable act of generosity, current and former instructors came together to support the Field Staff Support Fund to build, nurture and preserve the NCOBS staff community. As a result, our School will have additional resources every year to be used exclusively for initiatives that support field staff in honing their knowledge and skills as Kurt Hahn educators, and thriving in their careers.

FIELD STAFF SUPPORT FUND DONORS FORMER STAFF | 44%

CURRENT STAFF | 26%

ALUMNI | 14%

BOARDS | 11% OTHER | 5%

THE TRAVIS LIZOTTE ENDOWMENT FUND In 2009, North Carolina Outward Bound School tragically lost field instructor Travis Lizotte to a mountaineering accident on a glacier while he was instructing a course in Patagonia. To honor Travis’s spirit and his impact as an instructor, donors to the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign established the Travis Lizotte Endowment as a special memorial fund within the Field Staff Support Fund. The purpose of the Travis Lizotte Fund is to provide supplemental training opportunities for NCOBS instructors looking to develop their careers in the outdoor industry. Through this fund, we hope to provide field staff with opportunities to improve their skills, leadership, and judgment, while renewing their passion for delivering our mission to students.

FIELD STAFF PROFILE: LINDSAY WARD, PROGRAM DIRECTOR Growing up as a Girl Scout in northern Virginia, Lindsay loved outdoor activities like camping, rafting, horse packing and caving. It wasn’t until college, however, that she found out that one could do these activities as a career. After taking a 50-day Outdoor Leadership Course with NCOBS, Lindsay was quickly hired as an Assistant Instructor. Fast-forward nine years and Lindsay has since served as a Lead Instructor, Course Director, Associate Program Director and Program Director—the role she currently holds at the Cedar Rock Base Camp.

In the fall of 2017, thanks to the Enduring Impact Campaign, Lindsay became one of the first recipients of the Travis Lizotte Award. The funding allowed her to become a certified trainer in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention through the Crisis Prevention Institute. This training teaches participants to interact with students experiencing different levels of stress or crisis in a way that helps de-escalate and resolve emotionally intense situations in the field. “I wanted to pursue this training because I heard a lot of staff in the mountains asking for it,” said Lindsay. “When staff feel more confident assisting students through moments of challenge and anxiety, they are better equipped to meet students’ needs and help them stay on course and finish strong.”

Lindsay’s track record as a staff leader made her an ideal candidate to serve on the newly formed Field Staff Support Fund (FSSF) Award Committee in 2018. “The FSSF is an important gesture from NCOBS and its supporters demonstrating attention to the needs of the field staff, and that gesture alone helps us see that we are cared for,” said Lindsay. “The actual initiatives funded by the FSSF will help us feel that care in a tangible way that improves our quality of life and lets us keep coming back to work day after day and year after year—which will benefit future generations of staff and students.”

Having veteran field staff like Lindsay at the table for decision-making on the use of these funds has been critical. “It feels good to know that the field staff experience is valued at all levels of NCOBS. It gets me really excited to see what comes of this in the future, to see what initiatives really do contribute to staff retention and quality of life and what we can change to offer more support in the future.”

FIELD STAFF SUPPORT FUND INITIATIVES: YEAR ONE

The Field Staff Support Fund is already having an impact! The FSSF Awards Committee, after reviewing extensive feedback from current staff, approved the following initiatives for year one: • Retention bonuses to encourage senior staff to extend their NCOBS careers; • Funding for a base camp “service corps,” designed to offer paid work to off-season staff while improving base camp facilities; • A “service camp” designed to inspire and support staff to enhance the delivery of service- related curricula, thereby deepening the impact on both staff and students; • Stipend increases for “field food,” especially at bases without kitchen managers

“The untold story of OB is the transformational effect it has on those of us who work there.”

—John Huie, School Director, 1977 - 1994

$1,000,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marjorie B. Buckley Walter W. Buckley, Jr. The Dowd Foundation $500,000+ James M. Cox Foundation Rufus M. Dalton The Dickson Foundation $250,000+ Friends and Family of Ginger Simms The Gambrell Family Foundation Jane and Nelson Schwab $100,000+ Anonymous Bernard and Holly Arghiere Ann R. Baruch Walter and Susan Buckley Chris and Kelly Dunbar The Ecology Wildlife Foundation Steve and Pam Hassenfelt Larry and Beth Horrell C.H. and Laurie Maguire Henry and Edith McHenry Scott and Anne Perper Leslie and Mitchell Wickham $50,000+ James G. Dalton, Sr. Virginia Ford Bill and Katie McNabb Kent and Linda Satterfield Tom and Priscilla Siler W. Guy Spriggs The 25th Century Foundation Elizabeth, Maxwell and Steve Whisnant $25,000+ Alex Lee, Inc. Laura and Rich Baruch Franklin and Jan Blackford Rufus Dalton, Jr. Bill and Anne Harrison William and Elizabeth Hobbs Jeanette W. Hyde Richard V. Michaels Ken and Elizabeth Richards Ruth Magness Rollins Jeff and Janine Yass $10,000+ John and Annie Ager Charles and Ann Baker Amos and Kimberly Beason Gretchen and Stephen Burke Hugh and Regina Craft Richard and Kate Daileader David G. Dalton Daniel Flanagan and Geoffrey Kerr Henry Flint The Gate Foundation Matthew Gould and Jennifer Loehle Muffin Grant The Thomas and Tracey Gravina Foundation Dick and Tracy Hirrel Betsy and Bob Legnini Chip and Kathy McNamara Messler Family Foundation Whitney Montgomery and Lindsay Hearn Sally and Russ Robinson Rolander Family Foundation Richard and Leigh Schell Gabrielle and Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. Robert J. Switzgable Kenneth and Michèle Taylor Patricia Woodson Ginger and Geoff Worden

$5,000+ Anonymous William B. Barnhardt David and Kate Baruch Agnes R. Beane Joseph and Patti Beckham John and Nancy Begier Gordon and Sophia Caudle Polly Cherner Robert M. Coffelt Jr. and Annetta J. Coffelt Tristram M. and Ruth C. Colket Loring and Louise Conant Frank and Margery Cooper Harry and Rebecca Dalton Bob and Barbi Dalton Robert and Gwin Dalton Edmund F. Garno James A. Gray III Zeb and Jan Gray David P. Hardy and Zina Oliver-Hardy George and Berkeley Harris Lucille Hays Ken and Cathy Hines John Huie and Jaan Ferree Sonji Jacobs Jim and Pattie Kitchen W. States and Alison Lee Thomas and Ellen Marshall Scott McGovern and Peggy Brown Dan and Diane Meyer Scott and Susan Puritz Pandora and Melissa Redwin Gary and Meg Smeal Phil Swan Nathan and Elizabeth Vish $1,000+ Anonymous Dan and Susan Barnes Marcy Baruch Betsy Battle Margaret J. Baxter and Mary Decker William and Holly Blanton Reid Blynn Bob Gretz Charity Fund Dan W. Boone Richard Boyd Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Alfred and Betsy Brand F. Cooper Brantley Jim and Joan Bromley Robert and Susan Brown Robert and Geraldine Bryan Peter Bryant Bob and Susan Burch McBee and Anne Butcher Michael Follo and Deb Follo Caughron Clay Collins and Jen Lepkowski Rhea Elliott Cooper Alice Cullen Martha Jane Dalton Marianne Dean Lisa Detwiler and Dan Mahoney Patsy and Jere Drummond Edifice, Inc. Richard and Debbie Felker Mike and Nina Fischesser Scot A. Fisher and Shelly Lotman-Fisher Maggie and Chuck Ford Judy Futch and Paul Smith Robyn and Will Gaddy Lorraine Galloway Edmund and Kim Garno Bob and Nancy Gray Don P. Haldimann Dale Halton Michael J. Helver and Cozen O’Connor Gig and Mary Jane Hender Ann Marie Hingley John B. Hipp Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp Jackie and Bobby Hobbs James B. Hughes Julie Hull Thomas James and Regina Cortina James and Helen Jennings

Clark and Patty Jensen Hugh H. Jones, Jr. Angela C. Kemper John Kerrick Kimberly and William Kirkpatrick Laura Kohler Ken Lawson Dan and Marin Leroy Christopher Le Vine Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marshall Whit and Camilla McGraw Melaine and Ed Mikusa Katie B. Morris Ingrid and Kim Morsman Carrie Myers and Bess Newton Margo Nottoli and Paul Bartels The Pennsylvania Trust Company Bryant and Peggy Phillips Louise and Alan Reed Russell M. Robinson III Joseph Ruiz Robert M. Schwartzberg Mark and Susan Solow Bob and Julie Spahr Dave and Marti Spicer Stephen Streufert and Lisa Foisy Bill and Shanna Sullivan Kathryn and John Walters Matthew T. West, Jr. Ann and David Westerlund Nettie White Jody Whitehurst and Anita DiNovo R. Richard Williams Terry and Joe Williams Paul and Lynn Yeakel Price and Margaret Zimmermann Ms. Debora C. Zug $1 - $999 Andrew and Lauren Addis Penny and Bill Agnew Mark and Patrice Aitken Gene and Susan Allen Jacquelyn Allen Lynn Allison Anonymous Aram and Linda Attarian Oscar Bahena Ruiz Wayne and Allison Baird Richard and Barbara Barnhart Jeep Barrett Philip M. Bassani Mike and Winnie Beach James Beall William P. Bedard Nancy Belber Irwin Belk Diana Belknap Gene and Suzanne Bell

Martin and Casey Benavides Bob and Donna Benner Matthew Bernstein George and Jane Bingham Richard Blomgren and Tami Pearson Randall and Lynda Brackett Becky Bradbeer Kayla M. Briggs Joshua and Amy Brown Jan Prisby Bryson John Burton Jesse Camacho Robert E. Campbell Mary Carmack Alyssa A. Casey Cummins and Susan Catherwood James and Edith Caughman Betsy M. and Jim Chaffin Nancy and William Chandlee Susan Chapman The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Don Clem Erich and Linda Cluxton Daniel S. Coffey Maricoleman E. Cooper Ned Corkran George Corn Carla W. Cornelius Sandy and Jean Costa Alan Coulter Dalton Cox Tom and Millie Cox John S. Cromlish Margaret (Sandy) Cross Joan Crowley Keith R. Cudworth and Jane Coughlin Eric Cummings Rebecca Dalton and Mark Flood Susan Dalton Bonnie and Charles Damiani Dapper Ink LLC Douglas and Erin Davies Barry H Carden and Susan Daws Robert Doig Adrian Douglass Felix Dowsley Leslie K. Drexelius Anthony Droz Charles and Caroline Dunlap Katherine Dunn Gainor Eisenlohr Ivan and Karen Engle Eric Epstein and Karyn Gilvarg David and Rosemary Farnsworth Brian and Priscilla Fenlin Ritson and Julia Ferguson Eric Fischgrund Ray and Beth Fisher

50TH ANNIVERSARY PLANNED GIFTS

Named after the legendary educator and Founder of Outward Bound, the Kurt Hahn Society honors the extraordinary impact of those who choose to make a legacy gift to North Carolina Outward Bound School.

As part of the 50th Anniversary Enduring Impact Campaign, NCOBS donors committed $660,000 in gifts in support of all three campaign initiatives. As with all Kurt Hahn Society donors, these supporters will help perpetuate NCOBS’ lasting impact on students for generations to come.

For more information, please contact Dan Leroy, Director of Development at dleroy@ncobs.org, or (828) 239-2103.

Barbara and W. Edward Frazer Mr. Henry E. Frick Nancy and Larry Fuller Marty and Earl Galleher Ernest Galloway John and Harriet Gardner Anne Garonzik Tina Geithner Laura Getty Julie Goldman Jeff and Sarah Graham Gordon and Susan Grant Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Robert Green Jane Greenfield Sharon Guy Nancy Habif and Scott Kleber Ozzie Hackett Trish Haitz Graham L. Hales John and Carol Hardenburg Dr. Clyde Harris Virginia W. Harrity Meghan Haslam James H. Hassinger Rebecca Helms Melissa Hessler Carol and JB Hillman Kim P. Hines David T. Hobby Beth Hockman and Greg Gillett John and Teena Hoen Gerald Holt Lois Humphreys Ronald Hunt Elizabeth H. Hunter David and Robbie Irvin Mitsuhiko Iwasaki John W. Jarboe Devin M. Kearns Allen Kearns JoAnn Keen Cody D. Kelly Patrick and Lele Kelly Donna Kempner Linc and Sally Kinnicutt Doug and Jill Knight Harold and Jerri Labush Wanda J. Lanier Lisa Lark John Larkin Ken and Susan Larson Deirdre Laveran-Stiebar Lance and Dorothy Lee Stephen Leeds Linda Lemmon Sarah Lenhard Rufus R. and Caroline Little Sean Mack Ryan Madamba John and Lisa Martin Martha Martinat Louise and Graham Marx Charles S. Mason Joy Mastroianni Katherine Mathieson William K. Mayer Bob and Anne McAlaine Bill and Jerry McAninch Miah F. McClinton Allison McGuire Valerie McKeon Alex and Caroline McMillan Marshall Janes and Molly McMillian Irving McNair Shelagh Meehan and Jordan Smyth Arthur V. Milholland Ronald W. and Jonni J. Miller Eli M. Mills Andy Mink Daniel F. Mooney Catherine R. Moore Richard and Mary Jean Morawetz Rhonda Morin Caleb and Sara Morrison William Murray and Kim Melvin Tara Nappi Nina and Carlton Neel John Nickolas

Nancy Nicodemus Natalie and John Nixon Marty O’Keefe and Marjorie Ulin Adam and Amanda Ormsbee Alyse Ostreicher Jonathon Packard and Cheryl Kozlowski Roger Paige and Sara Schoenberg Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Paul John Pearlstein Ken Peeples Carlton Pendley and Teri Reddick James W. Pennell Dick and Bette Peterson Thomas and Elizabeth Pritchard Gary Prolman Caleb L. Pusey Ed Raiola and Susan Shinn Ian Randall and Rae Powers Eleanor Randolph May Belle Rauch Lee Reading Thomas and Kim Reinheimer Christopher and Cheryl Reisert Duke Richey Phil and Sandy Ringo Daniel and Lisa Ritchie Mark and Jane Ritchie Brady Robinson Willard and Susan Ross Susanna Saunders Theresa and Ted Scheetz Dorothy and Philip Schein Val and Will Schwartz John Sedor Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smart III Robin and Peter Smelzer Alice Smyth Jane A. Snyder Lloyd and Deirdre Snyder William A. Sposa Gary Stern Jim and Cecily Stone Robert Stout Hanes Swingle Buck and Marybeth Tanner John and Claire Tate Harry A. Taylor Stephen Teixeira Mr. and Mrs. Jaques S. Theriot Susan Thompson and Bruce Hills John Trainor John Paul Trouche Michelle Tuday Chase Turnbow James Turner Tim Turner Rebecca and Thomas Tweedy Arlene R. Ustin Sharon Vaissiere Patty and Skip Vanderwarker Paul Villani Vitez Family Charitable Fund Judy and Ron Walsworth Lindsay Ward Will and Lee Warden John Watkins Weinman Family Foundation Callan Welder Arthur and Judy Werner Deb and Josh Whitmore Mack Wilbourn and Mollie Roseman Pamela Wilford John Williams Julie Williams Charlie Williamson Carolyn Wilson Jeffery Wingenroth Meg and Josh Winnecour Cory Winstead and Katie Kitchens Kathleen and Dewey Wobma Pam Wolfe Joseph M. Woods, IV Janet C. Woodward Gloria Wright Carolyn L. Wyatt Karl Zachar Tom Zartman Nicole Zitron Frank Zodda

GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OR MEMORY Please note that several donors listed above made gifts to new endowments in honor or memory of Rufus Dalton, Ann Baruch, Virginia Worden, John Huie, Rhea Cooper, David Genova, Travis Lizotte and Ginger Simms.

In Honor of Armando Bahena Oscar Bahena Ruiz and Ana Acevedo

In Honor of Merri Jones Hugh H. Jones, Jr.

In Honor of Ann R. Baruch Marjorie B. Buckley Edmund and Kim Garno

In Honor of Joe M. Lackey Rebecca and Thomas Tweedy

In Memory of Richard Baruch Dan and Susan Barnes In Honor of Amos N. Beason John Trainor In Honor of Jim and Lin Buck John Pearlstein In Honor of Marjorie B. Buckley Jerry and Bob Bryan Michael Follo and Deb Follo Caughron Virginia H. and Geoffrey F. Worden William and Holly Blanton In Honor of Susan R. Buckley Walter W. Buckley, III In Honor of Michael Follo and Deb Follo Caughron Dan and Marin Leroy In Honor of Carlton H. Childress John Huie and Jaan Ferree In Honor of Crew 2, September 1980 Lynn Allison In Honor of Rufus M. Dalton Ken and Elizabeth Richards Michael Follo and Deb Follo Caughron Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smart III In Memory of Ronald L. Dawson Rebecca and Thomas Tweedy In Memory of Roddey Dowd, Sr. The Dowd Foundation In Honor of Daniel E. Engle Ivan and Karen Engle In Memory of Zachary Farnsworth David and Rosemary Farnsworth In Honor of Field Instructors Having a Tough Day Margaret J. Baxter and Mary Decker In Memory of David K. Genova a.k.a Gray Wolf Bob and Donna Benner John and Annie Ager Matthew T. West, Jr. In Memory of Peggy Genova Susan Chapman Chris and Kelly Dunbar In Honor of Zeb Gray Daniel Flanagan and Geoffrey Kerr In Honor of Isaac Hoff Rebecca and Thomas Tweedy In Memory of Larry, Sr. and Gertrude Horrell Larry and Beth Horrell

In Honor of Dan Leroy Charlie and Ann Baker In Memory of Travis Lizotte Steve and Pam Hassenfelt In Honor of Buffalo McMurray Duke H. Richey In Memory of Margie Meares Nettie White In Honor of NC-6 Arthur Werner In Memory of Donald “Opie” Obert Ken Peeples In Memory of William N. Reynolds The Ecology Wildlife Foundation In Honor of Jacob G. Rosner Julie and Robert Goldman In Memory of Susan C. Ross Willard and Susan Ross In Memory of Braxton Schell Richard and Leigh Schell In Honor of Charles Sedor Debra and John Sedor In Honor of Roger Stevens Jeep and Jean Anne Snyder-Barrett In Honor of The Student Services Team: Erin, Donna, Matt, Whitney, and Philip Randall and Lynda Brackett In Honor of Michèle Taylor Nicole Zitron Stephen Leeds Ray and Beth Fisher Jan Prisby Bryson Matthew Bernstein Jacquelyn Allen Nancy Habif and Scott Kleber Ruth Magness Rollins Mack Wilbourn and Mollie Roseman Adrian Douglass In Honor of Peter Trouche John Paul Trouche In Honor of Meriwether Betts Voris Rhea Elliot Cooper In Memory of Eugene P. Whisnant Stephen and Elizabeth Whisnant In Honor of Robert Mitchell Wickham Michael Follo and Deb Follo Caughron In Honor of Virginia Worden Marjorie B. Buckley

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