college of coastal georgia foundation 2012 annual report

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation2012 Annual Report

The 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.

About the College of Coastal Georgia

On the Cover

unlockA 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.

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Annual Report — 2012 1

Letter from the Chairman and the President

Dear Friends and Supporters:

We 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 Valerie A. Hepburn, PhDFoundation Chair College President

Rees Sumerford

Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

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In 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 five-year involvement in every aspect of the transformation, beginning with the initial four degree programs,

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.

College President Valerie A. Hepburn during Commencement 2011 — the first year baccalaureate degrees were awarded to

graduating seniors at Coastal Georgia.


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.”

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,

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

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.

Lakeside Village was at capacity in fall 2012 with over 350 students living on campus in its second year.


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

– 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

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

Community engagement through service-learning has been a staple of the College’s transition to a

senior college in the University System of Georgia


Student 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

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

Mallory Graham Brad Thomas

Brad Thomas

Taylor SpiresFelicia Peak

6 College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Annual Report — 2012The Chamber Players of the Ossia Symphony Orchestra directed by Orlando Alonzo


A 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

Eric and Julie Epstein (left and center) with conductor Orlando Alonzo prior to the

Ossia Chamber Players performance

A New York State of Mind


Suncica “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.

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

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

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

Sunshine Beba


Alumna 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

The 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 tools to promote green science in the classroom. u

Building Community Partnerships Reconnecting with Alumni

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10 College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Annual Report — 2012The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning


During 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 donors to the University of Georgia 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

The Correll Center for Teacher Education and Learning

“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

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Pete and Ada Lee Correll at the dedication of the Correll Center


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.


The 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 service-learning 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 service-learning 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 long-lasting changes to our community as well as the way in which our students learn.” u

The Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement

“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


To 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 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

Marcia Kester and Foundation Trustee Greer Brown

For information about the Legacy Project and planned giving opportunities at the College of Coastal Georgia, contact the

Advancement Office912-279-5925

www.ccga.edu/foundation/plannedgiving


The 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.”

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

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

Linny Baily and Niki Schmauch


Retired 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.”

Rooks considers women’s education to be so important, 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

When Walter Holmes graduates from Glynn Academy this spring

with 28 college credits, he will nearly be a college sophomore. Holmes is dual-enrolled 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

Giving Where You Live ACCEL-ingDual enrollment student Walter Holmes

Walter McNeely (right) with Dr. Valerie Hepburn and Coastal Georgia students.

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

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


Dr. 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

“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

ACCEL-ingDual enrollment student Walter Holmes


Executive Committee: Mr. Rees Sumerford, ChairmanManaging PartnerGilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PC

Mr. Mike Hodges ’73, Vice ChairmanPresident, Ameris Bank

Mr. Jack C. Kilgore, TreasurerPresident, Consumer Brands DivisionRich Products Corporation

Ms. Pat Hodnett Cooper, SecretaryPresidentHodnett Cooper Real Estate

Mr. William F. Torrey, Jr., Immediate Past Chairman Retired, Canal Chip Corporation

Ms. Diana Murphy, At LargeManaging DirectorPrivate Equity/Rocksolid Holdings, LLC

Mr. William J. Stembler, At LargeChairman/CEOGeorgia Theatre Company

Ex Officio:Dr. Valerie A. HepburnPresident, College of Coastal Georgia

Mr. Jeff PrestonVice President of Business AffairsCollege of Coastal Georgia

Ms. Elizabeth K. WeatherlyChief Advancement OfficerCollege of Coastal Georgia

College of Coastal Georgia Foundation

The 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.

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


Mr. Levi BaisdenPresident and CEOBaisden Foundation

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

Mr. David BluesteinRetiredBluestein Supermarket

Mr. J. Greer BrownSenior Vice President – InvestmentsMerrill Lynch

Mr. Gary R. ColbergPresident and CEOSoutheast Georgia Health System

Mr. Fred CoolidgeRetiredFirst Georgia Bank

Ms. LaVerne CooperRetiredCollege of Coastal Georgia

Ms. Emily DavenportOwnerCoastal NurseCare, Inc.

Dr. Melvin Deese, Jr.Orthopaedic/Ankle and Foot SurgeonSummit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery

Mr. Jack A. DinosRetiredSouthern Tea Company

Mr. Bruce DixonPresidentThe Dixon Management Group, Inc.

Ms. Marie DoddCommunity Leader

Mr. J. Ashley DukesPresidentDukes Drugs, Inc

Judge Orion L. Douglass, Sr.State Court Judge

Mr. Ken FarrellPresidentFirst Glynn Bank

Mr. Duane HarrisOwnerSea Georgia Adventures

Mr. Ben HartmanAttorney and PartnerHunterMaclean, PC

Mr. Con HollandChairman/President and CEOSoutheastern Banking Corporation

Mr. Michael B. JohnsonVice President of OperationsKing and Prince Beach & Golf Resort

Mr. Wayne JohnsonPresident and CEOThe Coastal Bank of Georgia

Mr. Jack C. KilgorePresident, Consumer Brands DivisionRich Products Corporation

Mr. C.H. “Buff” Leavy IVPresident and PublisherThe Brunswick News

Mr. Ben LeeCertified Public AccountantCoastal CPAs, LLC

Mr. Ron MauldenVice President and General ManagerThe Brunswick News

Mr. Al McKinnonPresidentSouth Coast Bank & Trust

Mr. Randal MorrisPublic Affairs ManagerGP Cellulose

Mr. Donald MyersRetiredFundraising Consultant

Ms. Connie PatrickDirectorFederal Law Enforcement Training Center

Mr. Daren PietschDirector, Business Development/ International ProgramsPaR Systems

Ms. Kathleen Williamson RussellPresident, Editor and PublisherThe Darien News

Ms. Diane SappCo-ownerWoodrow Sapp Water Management and Well Drilling

Ms. Susan ShipmanRetired, Coastal Resource DivisionGeorgia Department of Natural Resources

Mr. David SmithSelf-employedBrunswick-Glynn County Development Authority

Ms. Tricia SmithCommunity Leader

Ms. Willou SmithFormer Legislator and Former MemberState Board of Education

Mr. Scott K. SteilenPresidentSea Island Company

Ms. Anita TimmonsPartnerTaj Enterprises

Mr. Lance TurpinCity ExecutiveBB&T

Mr. David A. ZimmermanRetiredLear Corporation

Foundation Trustees


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

Benefactors - ($50,000 - $99,999)Margaret H. DavisEstate of Audrey N. YoungSusan and Robert Torras

Leaders - ($10,000 - $49,999)Philip Anschutz through the Anschutz FoundationJames A. and Mary BishopFrances and James BlanchardBrunswick and Glynn County Development AuthorityCompass GroupCompton Family FoundationJulie and Eric Epstein through the Eric & Julie Epstein Charitable Trust and the Jewish Communal Fund

Fourteen Black Men of Glynn, Inc.Georgia Crown Distributing CompanyGP Cellulose, Inc.Honeywell Hometown SolutionsSally and Bill Jones III through the Broadfield Foundation

Julia Terrill Thomas FoundationRegent Donald M. LeebernLindee and Arthur LucasJane N. MarquessDiana and Reg MurphyRobert E. Rich through the Rich Family FoundationCarl RooksSea Island Gardening GroupAnne and William Stembler through The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation

Penny SzwastWilliam F. Torrey, Jr.Mildred H. Wilcox

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

Bank of America FoundationCincinnati Belting and Transmission CompanyDr. Melvin J. and Leigh DeeseJill ’66 and Ashley DukesNathalee and Walter McNeelyGerry and Robert O’BrienPinova Inc.SunTrust FoundationRegent and Mrs. Richard L. Tucker through the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

University System of Georgia FoundationRobert WattsWoodrow Sapp Well Drilling, Inc.

Sustainers - ($2,500 - $4,999)AT&T GeorgiaMarcia and Levi BaisdenAnn and David BluesteinStephen M. BodolayBrunswick Junior Woman’s ClubLucia and Mike GumaerH.J. Russell & CompanyDrs. Mary and Lawrence HepburnHunterMacleanGeorgia Ann and Jack MarkleyCarroll PalmataryRich Products CorporationDr. John and Frances TeelThe Northern Trust CompanyMargy J. Wagner through Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation

Supporters - ($1,000 - $2,499)Hugh ArmstrongBank of America Matching Gifts ProgramTiggie and Dewey Benefield through the Benefield Foundation, Inc.

BPOE Elks Lodge No. 691Laura and Greer BrownSandra and Gary BunnDr. William B. and Laura CarltonDr. Glenn Thomas Carson ’80Coastal CPAs LLC

2012 ContributorsWe thank our friends and contributors who are helping build the College of Coastal Georgia. We appreciate your past and future support.

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

Coastal Visionary SocietyThe 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 FoundationJulia Terrill Thomas and the Julia Terrill Thomas Foundation

The Vanguard Group

Estate of Audrey Young

Zeist Foundation


Michael CookVicki and Fred CoolidgeLaVerne CooperPat Hodnett CooperGerald F. CoxDr. Ann R. CrowtherGeraldine Culbreath ’77Emily and Lee DavenportBarbara and Frederick DeRattoJack A. Dinos Peggy D. DixonMarie W. DoddJoel P. DrewDr. Majid EjlaliVonny and Ken FarrellFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PCJ. Littleton GloverGoldman Sachs GivesWistar E. GoodhueKay S. HamptonJerry W. Harper ’66Sandra M. HarperCarol and Duane HarrisLeslie and Ben HartmanDr. Valerie A. Hepburn and David Hayes

Hillsman, Inc.Dana and Mike Hodges ’73Anne and Roy HodnettDebbie and Con HollandWanda A. HunterJulie and Michael JohnsonDonna and Wayne JohnsonBrenda and Jack KilgoreKing and Prince Beach & Golf ResortDr. Patricia KraftJennifer and Buff LeavyBen P. LeeMarshwinds Advisory CompanyDr. Phillip MasonRosemary and Ron MauldenPam and Al McKinnon

Lisa and Randal MorrisDr. William MountsSusan and Don MyersNavy League of the United States Golden Isles Council

John J. OssickDana and Patrick ParkerConnie and John PatrickPhysicians Practice GroupPilot Club of BrunswickNancy and Arthur PittmanErma and William PortmanDavid H. RiceKathleen Williamson RussellDiane and Woodrow SappSusan Shipman and Mark JichaBarbara and David SmithTricia and Charlie SmithWillou and Bill SmithSouth Coast Bank & TrustSoutheastern BankTami and Michael StognerDr. A. W. StricklandChristine and Gary StricklandBrooke and Rees SumerfordGeorge P. SwiftKatharine and John TeltschJane and Bill ThauThe Coastal Bank of GeorgiaThe Darien NewsAnita and James TimmonsRobyn and Lance TurpinUnited Community BankUnited Way of Northeast FloridaWomans Club of BrunswickSusan and David Zimmerman

Partners - ($500 - $999)Mary and Ray AcostaEd AndrewsElaine and Dean AutenJane Beadles and John DunhamMeyer BluesteinJudy and Claude Booker, Jr.

Mary and R. Neal BoswellSue and Chuck CanslerM.J. and Sam ChoateCity Drug StoreCoastal Nurse Care, Inc.Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyJudy D’AntignacDrew Eckl & Farnham, LLPDr. and Mrs. Ian S. EastonIsabelle and Robert FirestoneLynn and Wally ForsytheGeorgia Power Foundation, Inc.Jekyll Island Club HotelBetty M. JonesDr. Eugene and Charlsie KeferlKing & Prince Seafood CorporationDr. William and Diane LawsNancy and John LudwigDrs. Claire and Jim Hughes LynchWally OrrellPriscilla and Jim P. ParkerAngela and Daren PietschJeffrey H. PrestonPhillip RobisonPatricia and Howard RugaberLee ScheinmanSea Haven Investment CompanyJohn SipeScott K. SteilenMark StovallThe Woodcrest FoundationDr. Gracia Toubia-StuckyElizabeth and David WeatherlyMuriel and John Windolf

Mates - ($250 - $499)Ameris BankDr. Irwin BermanDr. Dennis CarterDon E. CarterGreg CarverCastellini FoundationSandra and Rocker ChannellClimate Controllers, Inc.

Coastal CardiologyCoastal Georgia Pan-Hellenic CouncilJohn CrewsJoAnn and Ted DavisDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.Anna C. DewartDr. and Mrs. George DupuyDr. Patrick EbriEdward Jones InvestmentsPenny and Thomas FlickingerPeggy Golden and Kerry KlumpeGrandy’s Country Cupboard RestaurantRichard L. HamptonRegent and Mrs. Robert F. HatcherWillis HunterJohn A. Tuten & Associates Inc.Kerns Food Concepts, Inc.Tina and Bill KirbyJeanne Marie and James KissCarolyn KnappGail and Scott LedbetterJudith and Andrew LedfordLonghorn SteakhouseMarshland Credit UnionFrances and Dennie McCraryRobert H. MillerJane A. MontgomeryJackson MooreWalter B. PetersonPizza InnSybil and M. Edward RalstonSt. Simons Drug CompanyTasteful TemptationsThe Links Incorporated Brunswick Chapter

Janice and Sidney WalkerL. B. WatkinsAnn and Joel WillisBarbara and John Wilsher, Jr.

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

Tommie AndersonKaren M. AnselSusan R. AshburnCharlie and John AtkinsonRepresentative Alex and Cynthia Atwood

Stella and Edwin AvretBetsy B. BagleyBaker Barrios ArchitectsAshley H. BarnesHolly BarronSharon L. BartkovichWilbur E. BeckerDr. Keith E. BelcherBlackwater Grill Inc.Drs. Carla Bluhm and John C. RobertsonVirginia BoydCynthia BradleyVickie BrianPhyllis and Jim BroadwellMarie BrogsdaleHarriet B. BrownHeather A. BrownWilliam H. BrownWinnifred BrownBarbara A. BrowneDeborah BrowningBruce Flexer Enterprises, Inc.Lester W. BruceBrunswick Funeral HomePatsy N. BryanDr. Michael ButcherC. Champion Investments, Inc.Melissa CanadyConnie CarrPauline CarsonJoseph F. CarterValeska M. CarterMary Mungin CashHolly A. ChristensenCommissioner and Mrs. Alan J. Clark, Sr.Cody CocchiBetty F. CoenLani Rose R. Collado

2012 Contributors


College of Coastal Georgia BookstoreJohn CollinsBarry ComptonAngie and Albert CopelandJohn C. CornellDr. Robert J. and Louisa CornellJoy and Ernest CraftMorris E. CrosbyDr. Catherine CulverClayton DanielsLonita and Corbin DavisColonel Gordon and Frances DavisPhil DavisSara and James DavisPatricia and Grayson DayElaine DeaverDelaney’s BistroDiane L. DentonJessica DicksonPam and Bruce DixonJudge Orion and Shirley DouglassLee DysonLee EadesRebecca and James EdwardsDawn EldredHeather FarleyDr. Mohammad FayselFellowship of Christian AthletesSara and Luther FennellThomas W. FinnFirst Coast Benefits Solutions, IncFirst Glynn BankKevin FisherRobin FloresFrances M. FordhamMary G. FreemanElizabeth and Fred FreyerDr. Jim FullertonCarl GabriniCarol and J. Robert GaitherCraig GentzleDawana Gibbs

Judith A. GiftKristee M. GlaceGlynn Iron & Metal, Inc.Hilda GoldenThomas L. GoreMonique R. GreenRobert E. GriffinJason Grooms ’12Bob GrooteCharles E. GrueserMary Jane and Norman HaftFaye and Royce HallMichelle HamDr. Karen HambrightNancy and John HamiltonDr. Newell M. HamiltonDonna HannonJanet and John F. HarperMargie HarrisTerral HarrisKaren HavenDr. Michael N. HazelkornPaul HearnJane and Kevin HeeneyGerard D. HegstromSue and Kenneth HensonHarold E. HicksDr. Debra HolmesCatherine and Stephen HoltVivian HopeHot Spot SubsCraig HoveyAnastasia HoweJohn A. HowtonJanet and David HudsonDawne and Herman HudsonZerelda A. JacksonJacobs, Coolidge and CompanyMiles D. JamesJekyll Island Arts AssociationNancy and Robert JenkinsGeorge Johnson

Juanita E. JohnsonJudy JohnstonPatricia and John KaufmanPaul KeithColonel and Mrs. Ulrich KellerSandra KemfKendall Hunt Publishing CompanyJohn L. KissingerEmma Lou and Michael KitchensAlfred KnowltonOrsolya KolozsvariJanice and Lawrence LamattinaLamkin Public RelationsMatthew LaneDonna LangfordBeverly and Jerry LatvalaDr. John and Ann LawGloria and William LawrenceDiana LealSheila LedfordSusan and Sam LeeJohn L. LeggettKimberly R. LeggettE. H. LeiphartHeidi LemingLisa LesseigKathy and Clyde LeTarteAstor T. LimRobert B. LongDr. Dorothy L. Lord and Leonard G. Hogle

Rebecca and Charles LottDr. Laura LynchDr. Ntungwa MaashaClaudia A. MaloneLee MaloneKatharine H. MannDr. Kimberly MannahanWalter MarshallCarroll H. MartinTerri and Greg MartinKaren O. Martin

Don H. MathewsMack F. MattinglyLewis MayBill McAnallyTimothy B. McBrideCharles McDanielBetty J. McKenzieSheila and Arlie McNeillMcVeigh & Mangum Engineering, Inc.Aerial MerrittChris MeshankoCreg Miller ’91W. MillerDr. Kevin MobbsTimothy J. MoodyEunice M. MooreNeal MooreRichard Moore ’69Patricia Morris ’05Richard T. MorrisJohn MorrisseyMargaret MossholderKenneth F. MountcastleLorraine MoyerDeborah MurphyBelete MuturoDr. Charlsie MyersNalley Brunswick Automobiles, Inc.Melissa ’91 and Marc NeuLon NeumanLucas NicholJimia NightingaleDr. Charlie NuttPage OberlinGloria and Olaf H. Olsen, Jr.James A. OttePaul PandolfiParker-Kaufman InsurorsJamie Parker-Lewis and James LewisClifford PartridgePerth PearsonJoe Peeples

Teresa PeeplesMaira E. PerdomoJohn PerryRochelle PicardAnn and William PickardDavid L. PineAnnie C. PoliteBonnie RabertThe Honorable David L. RainerNicole RansomCharles P. RevoileSally G. RevoileLouise M. RhaneyLynn RhyneSandra F. RiceJimmy R. RichMimi and John RogersMarsha RooksRotary Club of Kings BayFreda RoulhacBeverly L. RoweMurray M. RuffnerCarol and Lowell RussellRoger SandersTom SaundersT. B. SaxeSchell & Hogan CPAsSeaJay’s Waterfront Cafe & Pub, Inc.Terry SeierstadDr. Sharon Sellers-ClarkJohn B. ShawRobert L. ShawDanielle M. Siekkinen ’12Stephen SilerLou Ann and Denny Silva ’72Andrew SmithSusan and Clyde SmithDonna M. SmithEdith SmoakDr. James and Eleanore SnowLee D. SouthardFred Spigner

2012 Contributors


Leslie A. SpiresMelvin C. SpiresCatherine and Stephen SquirePatrizia A. StahleDr. and Mrs. Morgan StapletonRebecca SteelyStephens Production CompanyLara F. StevensH. E. StrangeDeanie and Joseph StrengthFrankie and Gordon StrotherBarbara and John SullivanDonna H. SumlerAmber SutorMary SweatJeri ’84 and Mitchell ’95 SweeneyLillian ’68 and William TalbertCynthia and William TannerBrenda L. TaylorJacquelyn R. TaylorMark TaylorSandra TaylorThaw’s Electric Service, Inc.The Light Vending CompanyThomas & Hutton Engineering Co.Amy ThomasMayor Bryan Thompson and Heather Heath

Catina TindallBonnie TobiasCynthia TolerJohn C. ToshachAngela TuckerDr. Kimberly TuckerAnn TurnerRonald UpshawCheryl M. Van DykeDr. Victor Vega-VazquezVillage Inn & PubAngie VotsisRegent Larry WalkerWilliam Q. Walker

Dr. Andrea W. WallaceJeffrey WardStacy L. WardFaith M. Washburn ’09Dr. Lydia WatkinsRosa G. WayeRicky A. WeaverWilliam WebbBrian WeeseBarbara and Keith WeikelBill WeisenseeMarcia and Michael WendelAnnette WilliamsHope WilliamsonJoshlyn B. WilsonJudge Lisa Godbey and Richard WoodWalter WrightElizabeth WurzJean W. WynnKelly J. Yanko ’05Jennifer M. Zak

2012 Contributors

In Honor of The Baisden Foundation ................Marcia and Levi BaisdenJames A. Bishop .......................... Dr. John and Frances TeelDr. Leo Mundy ................................................ Tiffany WestKaren Hambright ........................Dr. and Mrs. Joel P. DrewDr. Valerie A. Hepburn .............. Dr. John and Frances TeelWillis Hunter.................................. Dr. Valerie A. HepburnPam Mathis ..................................Dr. and Mrs. Joel P. DrewAnn Parker ....................................................... Jim P. ParkerJoe Willie Sousa ...................Brunswick and Glynn County Development AuthorityElizabeth Weatherly ....................... Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn

In Memory of Ralph and Alethia Buckley Baisden ...Marcia and Levi BaisdenCaroline Bartley .................................... Murray M. Ruffner Stephen Siler Dr. John and Frances TeelS. Helen Bloodworth ..........................Sara and James DavisJohn Eben Carson ....................................... Pauline CarsonMary Dinos .................................... Dr. Valerie A. Hepburn Anne and William Stembler William F. Torrey, Jr.Dr. Christine Ejlali ......................................Dr. Majid EjlaliJames D. Gould III ...................... Dr. John and Frances TeelGeorge L. Harrell .........................Dr. Newell M. HamiltonSusan Hardwick.....................................Mildred H. WilcoxJohn Kaufman............................. Dr. John and Frances TeelFaye Ogden ................................ Dr. John and Frances TeelJames A. Otte, Sr. ....................... Dr. John and Frances TeelDr. Dean Propst.......................... Dr. John and Frances TeelSally Shea ..................... Drs. Claire and Jim Hughes LynchDr. George Simpson ................... Dr. John and Frances TeelWillard A. Snyder, M.D. ..............Dr. Newell M. Hamilton

In Memory of 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. ZakLucy Davis Zell ............................ Dr. Newell M. Hamilton


Balance December 31, 2011 (Audited) ................................. $12,763,026Cash Contributions: ......................................................................$3,402,625*Net Increase/(Decrease) in Pledges: ..............................................($893,067)Earnings/Losses: ................................................................................$999,972 *Includes fulfillment of Prior Year Pledge Obligations

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

Total .................................................................................................$1,133,778

Balance December 31, 2012 ................................................ $15,138,778

Total CapitalBreakdown of Fund Balance:Unrestricted .....................................................................................$1,591,971Temporarily Restricted ....................................................................$7,414,221Endowed (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.

2012 Fiscal ReportProgram Disbursements

Academic and Institutional Support

Student Support and Scholarships

Foundation Operations

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Endowed (Permanently Restricted)

Breakdown of Fund Balance

40% 58%

40% 49%

11%

2%

Founders Gate and the Regent James A. Bishop Arch

Commissioned 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 OfficeOne College Drive

Brunswick, Georgia 31520www.ccga.edu/foundation — 912-279-5925

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