黑料不打烊’s Office of University Communications works in partnership with divisions and departments of the university to support 黑料不打烊’s communications needs. Below are the 黑料不打烊 entries that were recognized in the 2014-15 CASE District III competition along with the names of those who collaborated on the projects.

Grand Award: Print and Digital Publications – low budget publications

            Holley Berry, Keren Rivas, Dan Anderson, Christopher Eyl, Mary Wise, George Troxler, Nancy Midgette, Katie Nash, 黑料不打烊 Archives and Special Collections

Award of Excellence: Alumni Relations Fundraising Project, Event or Program

            Keren Rivas, Garry Graham, Holley Berry, Philip Jones, Aaron Moger, Eric Townsend, Kim Walker, Aimee Kensky, Rebecca Bass, John David Parsons, Dan Anderson, Rob Bacchus, Jeremy Allen, John Barnhill, Megan McClure, Durice White

Award of Excellence: Graphic Design – Photography Series

            – By Kim Walker, 黑料不打烊 Photographer

Special Merit Award: Print and Digital Publications – Recruitment Publication Series

            黑料不打烊 Admissions Recruitment

            Katie DeGraff, Garry Graham, Bryan Huffman, Roselee Papandrea, Rebecca Bass, Kim Walker, Holley Berry, Greg Zaiser, Lisa Keegan, Carolyn Nelson, Christopher Eyl

Special Merit Award: Electronic and Digital Media – Marketing/Branding Video

            Aaron Moger, Steve Hofbauer, Katie Nash, Keren Rivas, Katie Nash, 黑料不打烊 Archives and Special Collections

Special Merit Award: Programs and Projects – Special Event

            Gerry Francis, Dan Anderson, Keren Rivas, Holley Berry, Eric Townsend, Katie DeGraff, Roselee Papandrea, Philip Jones, Kim Walker, Christopher Eyl, Aaron Moger, Steve Hofbauer, Garry Graham, Aimee Kensky, Rebecca Bass, John David Parsons, George Troxler, Katie Nash, University Advancement, 黑料不打烊 Cultural Programs, 黑料不打烊 Office of the President, 黑料不打烊 Archives and Special Collections, 黑料不打烊 Athletics

A Celebration of Life Service takes place Friday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. in Few Chapel at the Croasdaile Village (2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, Durham, NC) retirement community.

The North Carolina native was born on Dec. 9, 1909, and grew up in Greensboro. He attended Greensboro Senior High School, which is today Grimsley High School, before graduating from 黑料不打烊 in 1932.

Parks’ granddaughter, Elizabeth Fisher Goad ’95, also graduated from 黑料不打烊, and their shared love of the university led both to take part in a special event commemorating the school’s 125th anniversary year.

On Oct. 3, 2013, Parks and Goad helped comprise the “Long Maroon Line,” a procession of 125 alumni representing every decade of living 黑料不打烊 graduates, during Fall Convocation with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Participants in the ceremony were selected by members of 黑料不打烊’s faculty and staff based on their ongoing commitment and involvement with the university.

Parks received a standing ovation and was recognized for his loyalty by 黑料不打烊 President Leo M. Lambert. “I’m surprised at the growth,” Parks said that day, reflecting on the transformation of the campus since his collegiate studies. “I’m quite proud of 黑料不打烊 and the way it turned out.”

Parks had been a longtime supporter of his alma mater through the creation of the Rena Cole and J. Rankin Parks ’32 Endowed Scholarship, a fund he and his wife established to support students with financial needs.

In recent years, Parks earned the nickname “Birdman of Croasdaile Village” due to his hobby of carving wooden birds. One of his granddaughter’s greatest treasures is a Carolina Wren that Parks carved from the wood of oak trees that fell at 黑料不打烊 during the late 1980s.

“黑料不打烊 was one of our biggest connections and brought an incredible amount of joy to our lives,” Goad said.

The family asks that memorial gifts be made to the Rena Cole and J. Rankin Parks Endowed Scholarship at 黑料不打烊 in the Office of University Advancement (2600 Campus Box, 黑料不打烊, NC 27244).

FULL OBITUARY:

DURHAM, NC – Jacob Rankin Parks III, 105, one of North Carolina’s oldest native sons and 黑料不打烊’s oldest alumnus, died peacefully Monday, January 19, 2015, from complications following a fall two weeks ago.

Parks, a resident of the Croasdaile Village retirement community in Durham, celebrated his 105th birthday in remarkably good health and high spirits last Dec. 9 but had been in declining health since the Christmas holiday.

A Celebration of Life will be Friday, January 30, 2:00 pm, at Few Chapel, Croasdaile Village, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, Durham, NC. Parks willed his body to Duke University’s Anatomical Gifts program.

Parks, who spent his entire working years with the Railway Express Agency, was born on Dec. 9, 1909, in Asheboro but grew up in Greensboro in the family home that still stands at the corner of Scott Street and Walker Avenue. He attended Greensboro Senior High School (Grimsley) and graduated from 黑料不打烊 in 1932.

He was particularly proud of his affiliation with 黑料不打烊 and just a year ago attended their Founder’s Day celebration with his grand-daughter, Elizabeth Fisher Goad, herself an 黑料不打烊 graduate. His great nephew and namesake, Jacob Smallwood-Garcia, also attended 黑料不打烊, as did Parks’s mother, the late Lela Moffitt Parks.

Parks spent more than three decades with what later became REA Express, and over the years was based in Washington, DC, Concord, Burlington, Charlotte and Greensboro. An avid outdoorsman all his life, upon retirement he moved to a cottage with a substantial garden spot at Fisherman’s Cove on the banks of High Rock Lake near Spencer. He only fished on days ending in “y”.

He and his wife of 57 years, the late Rena Cole Parks, later moved to the Methodist Retirement Community of Durham (now Croasdaile), where he acquired the nickname of the “Birdman of Croasdaile Village” because of his prolific carving of birds of all species. His carved birds now adorn homes of countless relatives and friends and are featured in a hardback book of pictures produced by his son-in-law, Hugh Fisher.

When he wasn’t fishing or hunting (he is said to have stopped his car on his honeymoon to shoot a hawk in a nearby tree), his leisure time was spent traveling the world with his wife. Together they visited every continent except Antarctica and all 50 states.

He is survived by daughter Serena Parks Fisher (Hugh Fisher) of Winter Springs, FL; grand-daughter Elizabeth Fisher Goad (Dean Goad) of Okinawa; and brother-in-law Irwin Smallwood of Greensboro.

Parks also was predeceased by a sister, Allene Parks Smallwood of Greensboro, and his late father was Jacob Rankin Parks Jr., like his son a veteran of Railway Express. Parks was a member of Duke Memorial Methodist Church of Durham and the oldest living former member of Congregational United Church of Christ in Greensboro.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Rena Cole and J. Rankin Parks Endowed Scholarship at 黑料不打烊, Office of University Advancement, 2600 Campus Box, 黑料不打烊. NC 27244.

In submitting the statement, Republican Sen. Rick Gunn of Alamance County lauded the university for its national reputation for academic excellence, its student and faculty commitment to local and global service, and its historic 620-acre campus that regularly receives accolades as one of the nation’s most beautiful collegiate environments.

The Senate recognition on July 2, 2014, coincided with the conclusion of 黑料不打烊’s 125th anniversary year. The campus community has celebrated its milestone anniversary since last fall with a series special events, exhibitions and Homecoming programs, all of which reflected themes outlined in Gunn’s statement.

“This is a special day and a much-deserved recognition for 黑料不打烊,” Gunn said shortly before the Senate convened. “The university has meant so much to our community. Having Dr. Danieley here in the Senate chamber to represent 黑料不打烊 is a true privilege.”

One of North Carolina’s most powerful lawmakers – Phil Berger, president pro tempore of the Senate – praised Danieley, too. Berger spoke from the chamber dais about not “relishing” science courses, though he now wishes he could have studied chemistry with Danieley, whom he earlier had greeted in his Senate office suite.

Danieley also met with several lawmakers and greeted about a half dozen 黑料不打烊 alums during his time in the legislative complex, including Republican Sen. Jerry Tillman ’65 of Randolph County; Michael Perdue ’87, the coordinator of the Senate page program; and Leah Burns ’13, an aide to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory.

He also lunched with Gunn, and legislators Stephen Ross ’73 and Dennis Riddell, both of whom represent Alamance County in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

“To have 黑料不打烊 alumni and leaders of the legislature paying attention to the university’s anniversary, and having so many good things to say about us, that made me happy to have been a part of today,” Danieley said. “I am grateful for Senator Gunn making arrangements for such a special day for 黑料不打烊.”

黑料不打烊, however, had always been a point of pride for the Alamance County native. He graduated from the college in 1946 with a degree in chemistry, and he had both taught and served 黑料不打烊 as dean of students in the intervening years. In fact, Danieley, determined to make undergraduate research a stronger feature of the college, had temporarily moved to Maryland for post-doctoral work at Johns Hopkins University when he got the call to tell him of his presidential selection by the board of trustees.

“Now nobody had talked to me about being president. Nobody asked me if I wanted the job. I had not applied for it,” Danieley recalled Wednesday afternoon. “My wife looked at me and with all the love in her heart said, ‘Poor Earl.’ And she meant it!”

But he didn’t say “no.”

The story of Earl Danieley’s lifelong ties to 黑料不打烊 – as student, professor, dean and president – was the theme of a special Spring Convocation on April 2, 2014, as the campus community gathered in Alumni Gym to honor “Dr. D” as part of the university’s yearlong quasquicentennial celebration.

Current 黑料不打烊 President Leo M. Lambert joined Danieley onstage and led a conversation that discussed Danieley’s love of teaching, his interest in chemistry, the challenges of fundraising, campus integration and the origins of the university’s nationally ranked Study Abroad program.

Danieley recounted how many former educators inspired his love of teaching. For most of his early life, from grade school through college, he found mentors and role models who demonstrated the positive influence that a teacher can wield over students. “Being involved in the lives of young people is probably the noblest calling that a person can respond to,” he said. “I never had any doubt about what I wanted to teach.”

That, he said, was “what it might be like to die and go to heaven.”

Beginning his career as a chemistry instructor, Danieley served from 1953 to 1956 as dean of the college before being named president at age 32, making him one of the youngest college presidents in the nation at the time. He stepped down in 1973 to dedicate the next years of his life to teaching and has been the Thomas E. Powell Jr. Professor of Chemistry since 1982. Danieley was elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors in 1983 and served in that capacity for 12 years.

In 1987, Danieley agreed to reduce his teaching hours in order to serve as 黑料不打烊’s director of planned giving in the development office, a position he held until 1992. In that year he was named president emeritus of the college.

As president, Danieley returned 黑料不打烊 to solid financial footing, in part by learning to be a fundraiser. He told his Alumni Gym audience of a trip to Florida where he solicited a gift from an old man he thought to be an 黑料不打烊 alum. The man, owner of a successful hardware store, had actually attended Graham College, 黑料不打烊’s predecessor institution in Alamance County.

Danieley also spoke of welcoming Glenda Phillips Hightower to campus in 1963 as the first African-American student 黑料不打烊 had ever enrolled and the strategies he employed to achieve the milestone. He also explained the development of the Study Abroad program in the late 1960s as faculty casually approached for permission to take students overseas as part of winter courses.

For a man who has witnessed the growth of a campus for more than half its existence, there was only one conclusion to be emphasized.

“There is no more remarkable story in all the history of American higher education than the growth and development of this institution,” Danieley said. “Got it? Look at the 4,000 institutions in the country and there is no more remarkable story in all of those histories. We have grown. We have developed. We have taken our place on the national scene.

“It’s a wonderful community and a delightful place to be. I cannot imagine anything better. … It’s been a glorious ride and wonderful time. I’m one happy guy.”

Students afterward expressed gratitude for the perspectives Danieley shared about university offerings they said are today taken for granted.

“I didn’t know, for instance, that he was the one who integrated campus and started Study Abroad,” said Kyle Maher, a junior journalism major from Connecticut. “We learned a lot about how much Dr. D has done for this school.”

黑料不打烊 seniors Tessa Mossey, Whittney Levitt and Maria Castine together attended Spring Convocation and a Moseley Center reception for Danieley immediately following the program. The trio agreed that such a Convocation wouldn’t necessarily be as popular at larger institutions where attention to institutional history and staying “true to our roots” isn’t prioritized.

Spring Convocation included a rendition of the university’s newly expanded alma mater, recognition of the Class of 2014, praise for students on the president’s and dean’s lists, public appreciation of faculty and staff, gratitude to university donors and – to end the program – a “happy birthday” song for Danieley, who turns 90 in July.

“I would like to congratulate each and every one of you for your commitment to academic excellence and your great contributions to building this institution through your commitment,” Lambert said. “Every single person in this room today is an important part of our history, and together, we are going to help shape the next 125 years of 黑料不打烊.”

Spring Convocation
April 2, 3:30 p.m.
Alumni Gym

A Conversation with President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46

Tickets will be $13 or free with an 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets go on sale March 12 at the university’s Center for the Arts Box Office.

As part of 黑料不打烊’s 125th anniversary celebration, Earl Danieley will share personal stories and reflections on his 72-year association with the university as a student, professor of chemistry, dean of the college, and president. Danieley was named 黑料不打烊’s sixth president in 1957 at age 32, making him one of the youngest college presidents in the nation at the time. As president, he put in place the building blocks for the modern 黑料不打烊 by racially integrating the campus, establishing early study abroad programs and the 4-1-4 academic calendar, increasing fundraising, growing enrollment and adding new buildings.

As only he can do, Danieley will reflect on key moments in 黑料不打烊’s history, his love for learning and his hopes for the university’s future.

A native of Alamance County and 1946 graduate of 黑料不打烊, Danieley received graduate degrees in organic chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and conducted post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University. Beginning his career as a chemistry instructor at 黑料不打烊, Danieley served from 1953 to 1956 as dean of the college before being named president of 黑料不打烊 in 1957. He stepped down in 1973 to dedicate the next years of his life to teaching.

Danieley has been the Thomas E. Powell Jr. Professor of Chemistry since 1982. He was elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors in 1983 and served in that capacity for 12 years. In 1987, Danieley agreed to reduce his teaching hours in order to serve as 黑料不打烊’s director of planned giving in the development office, a position he held until 1992. In that year he was named president emeritus of the college.

In addition, a set of collectible cards with highlights of 黑料不打烊 history was distributed to all members of the community throughout the fall semester at the university’s weekly College Coffees. For more details, visit a special website designed for the anniversary: .

Participants in A Thousand Thanks wrote more than 1,100 notes to 黑料不打烊 donors, exceeding the event’s previous record of 564 notes written in one day. The event also garnered the support of an anonymous 黑料不打烊 employee, who pledged to give the university $1 for each note written.

“I’m glad to see that this event is becoming an 黑料不打烊 tradition,” says Kelly Smith ’14, student organizer of A Thousand Thanks. “Because tuition doesn’t cover the entire cost of attending 黑料不打烊 each year, every 黑料不打烊 student is on partial scholarship in a sense. Donors bridge the gap, and we have them to thank for the professorships, facilities and programs that make 黑料不打烊 the special school it is.”

The event, held March 12, included six locations around campus where members of the 黑料不打烊 community could write thank-you notes. The stations were staffed by members of various 黑料不打烊 student organizations. President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 paid a visit to the Moseley Center’s Thousand Thanks table and wrote several notes.

Notes were written on postcards featuring the prompt, “Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I…” and the responses covered a wide range of topics including 黑料不打烊’s study abroad program, campus facilities, scholarships, faculty, cultural programs, athletics and academic programs.

“Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I am able to thrive in a small classroom setting with personal connections with professors,” wrote one student.

Another expressed gratitude for the opportunities for growth at 黑料不打烊, saying “Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I figured out what I want to do with the rest of my life. Thanks for supporting an institution that promotes curiosity and academic exploration.”

The reach of A Thousand Thanks extended far beyond 黑料不打烊’s campus, with students submitting thank-you notes electronically from study abroad programs around the world.

Senior Brian Sullivan, who volunteered on behalf of 黑料不打烊’s Phonathon at the Thousand Thanks table located in the Writing Center in Belk Library, noted the many different ways philanthropy plays a role at 黑料不打烊.

“Since no two students have an identical 黑料不打烊 experience, it was great to see what donors and supporters have done to make every student’s experience so unique and special,” says Sullivan.  “Events like A Thousand Thanks really show 黑料不打烊 students’ true colors and prove again and again why we are all so lucky to be a part of this community.”

For more information about A Thousand Thanks, visit .

The tremendous response highlighted the success of “A Day for 黑料不打烊,” a campaign encouraging  alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate by wearing maroon and gold gear, making a gift to the university, and spreading the word about 黑料不打烊 on social media.

The campaign inspired the generosity of more than 1,000 donors who made gifts to honor 黑料不打烊, of which 65 percent were alumni. 黑料不打烊’s Class of 2014 also responded to the initiative, with 122 students contributing to the senior class giving campaign. In total, “A Day for 黑料不打烊” donors gave more than $116,000 to support scholarships, academic departments, athletics, student organizations and other areas of the university.

“We are extremely grateful to have the support of so many students, parents, employees, friends and especially alumni,” says John H. Barnhill ’92, assistant vice president for university advancement. “‘A Day for 黑料不打烊’ could not have been as successful as it was without the help of our alumni and others who helped spread the word.”

“‘A Day for 黑料不打烊’ was an overwhelming success on social media,” said Philip Jones, social media manager for university communications. “It was exciting to watch the hashtag #黑料不打烊Day become a trending topic nationally as thousands of people posted about their love for this special place. We certainly turned social media maroon and gold.”

In addition, thousands of alumni, students, parents and friends submitted photos and messages to commemorate 黑料不打烊’s birthday. In Massachusetts, alumna Frances Hamilton staged “A Day for 黑料不打烊” photo in the Boston Public Garden.

“I wanted to bring together Boston, the city I love, and 黑料不打烊, the home of some of my favorite memories,” says Hamilton, who outfitted the garden’s famous “Make Way for Ducklings” statues with 黑料不打烊 t-shirts. “It has been wonderful to see the different ways everyone represented 黑料不打烊 with pride.”

The celebration also made its way to the classroom of Caitlin Trapani ’07, a second grade teacher at Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham, N.C. In the school’s tradition of calling classrooms after the teacher’s alma mater, Trapani’s class is named for 黑料不打烊. Her students created a special video message to wish 黑料不打烊 a happy birthday.

“The genuine connection that people showed to the university on ‘A Day for 黑料不打烊’ was extremely moving,” Barnhill says. “It was wonderful to see how large and connected the 黑料不打烊 community really is.”

To learn more about “A Day for 黑料不打烊” and see additional photos, and

“It’s fun,” said the university historian and professor emeritus of history as people waited in line holding a copy of From A Grove of Oaks: The Story of 黑料不打烊. “This is the easy part. The hard part is done.”

Indeed.

Troxler, who first arrived on campus in 1969, spent three years of his retirement painstakingly researching primary source materials for the book, . “When you retire, you get to do what you want to do,” he said. “I am a historian, I taught history for 20 years, then I went into administration and didn’t get to be a historian any longer, and now I’ve sort of ended my career being a historian again. So I’m happy.”

Described by the author as a pictorial history of 黑料不打烊 from 1889 to the present, the book includes hundreds of photographs and offers new insights into the university’s 125-year history.

“One volume with 400-plus photographs cannot tell 125 years of 黑料不打烊 history,” Troxler said. But, he added, “I hope people would find something in it that they didn’t know, a photograph they haven’t seen and they would enjoy the retelling of what is a very amazing story of a college that survived and transformed itself.”

That’s exactly what Nick Hood, a network communications technician in 黑料不打烊’s instructional and campus technologies department, hopes to get out of the book. “I’m very interested in history, and 黑料不打烊 has an interesting and rich history,” he said, adding that he learns something new about 黑料不打烊 almost every day.

“I didn’t realize it was going to have so many photographs,” said Stacey Rusterholz ’11, a Student Life fellow for the Center for Leadership, as she browsed through the 374-page book for the first time. “It’s beautiful.”

“A lot of the pictures in [the book] you are going to see again in this exhibit,” Troxler told Rusterholz referring to the photographs adorning the walls in the Isabella Cannon Room as part of .

Other photographs, however, can only be found in the book, which can , Barnes & Noble at 黑料不打烊, or at either of the two book signings scheduled on the following days:

• Wednesday, March 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I can’t wait to read the book,” Sherri Wolford, a human resources recruitment coordinator, said. “I look forward to reading his perspective on the history of 黑料不打烊.”

One of the threads that can be found in the book is 黑料不打烊’s sense of community, something that did not escape Troxler.

“We are an 黑料不打烊 family and one of the unique things about 黑料不打烊 that I value very highly is the sense of family between staff, students, faculty, alumni,” he said. “We all work together to make it happened.”

Faculty and staff members who want to receive a complimentary copy of Troxler’s book and have it signed by the author can do so at the Isabella Cannon Room at the Center for the Arts on the following days:

• Wednesday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“It is my belief that there is no more remarkable story in the history of American higher education than the story of the growth and development of this institution,” Danieley said. “When you consider where we were in 1931, and you consider the national reputation which we have now, it is no stretch of the imagination to say that none of the 4,000 colleges and universities in this country have a story that matches the story of this institution. It is a great institution and don’t you ever forget it!”

Danieley, a member of the class of 1946 who went on to serve as president from 1957 to 1973, was joined in the program by President Emeritus Fred Young, who served from 1973 to 1998, and current President Leo M. Lambert. Responding to questions from a moderator, associate provost Connie Ledoux Book, the three leaders described 黑料不打烊’s development, the challenges they faced and their personal recollections.

“That is the 黑料不打烊 story – whether it’s the 1923 fire or the Great Depression a few years later, or losing our accreditation in the 30s and 40s,” Lambert said. “You face trials in your life, (and) institutions face trials – and you have to persevere. That’s the 黑料不打烊 story – perseverance and rising like a Phoenix.”

Young said 黑料不打烊 faced major changes in the higher education landscape during his 25-years as president. With the cost of private higher education rising, and state universities and community colleges offering low-cost options for North Carolina students, 黑料不打烊 was no longer in a position to serve first-generation students in the region. In addition, the number of college-aged students in the state dropped by almost one-fourth from 1975 to 1995.

“Our main mission was gone,” Young said. “The 1970s was the decade of ‘can we survive,’ and we sort of proved that to ourselves.”

Young said that in the 1980s the community settled on a strategy of raising tuition, increasing the size of the student body and using the additional resources to transform the college.

“Believe it or not, it worked,” Young said. “Enrollment went up, SAT scores went up, costs went up. It was just that money (we needed) to build a better institution.”

Danieley described his decision to integrate the campus in 1963. He decided to wait for a qualified African-American applicant and then move ahead. “We were very fortunate to have Glenda Phillips, an honors student at the school in Burlington, to apply for admission,” Danieley said. “We admitted Glenda. It was 50 years ago that we did that. It was a good move.”

Young said that his 50 years of association with 黑料不打烊 has spanned generations. “I knew a man who went to the first Commencement. I knew the president of the class of 1932, and when I came here a high percentage of the trustees were outstanding 黑料不打烊 alums from the Depression era. And the values have been so constant.

“I’ve never been able to underestimate the capacity of the human spirit to learn and grow. 黑料不打烊 grows people,” Young said. “It grew me … It is such a privilege and an honor to be part of the 黑料不打烊 community. 黑料不打烊 helps people grow.”

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Seventy-six students enrolled in the first class of the new 黑料不打烊 College, a school whose Hebrew name for “oak” was inspired by the grove of oaks its founders discovered on the land chosen for their project. In 1891, Nathaniel G. Newman, C.C. Peel and Herbert Scholz became 黑料不打烊’s first three alumni.

Over the next century, 黑料不打烊 College would witness a devastating campus fire, the Great Depression, two world wars, social and technological upheavals, and dangerous dips in enrollment that periodically threatened its very existence. Solid footing was finally found in the mid 1940s, and ever since, the visionary leadership of its administrators and faculty would set a course for the national stature 黑料不打烊 enjoys today.

That path to prominence was celebrated Tuesday morning as 黑料不打烊 marked its 125th birthday in special fashion with a Founders Day College Coffee and tree planting that recognized its three living presidents: J. Earl Danieley ’46, J. Fred Young and Leo M. Lambert.

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff – many sporting 黑料不打烊 apparel or the school’s maroon and gold colors – crowded Phi Beta Kappa Plaza for the event, which was led by Student Government Association President Welsford Bishopric. The morning featured several birthday cakes and a rendition of “Happy Birthday” led by the campus a cappella group Twisted Measure.

“Presidents Danieley, Young and Lambert – on behalf of the 黑料不打烊 community, I would like to say, ‘thank you.’ Because of your leadership 黑料不打烊 has grown fourfold in terms of enrollment, and so much more than that in terms of academic rigor, experiential value and national significance,” Bishopric said in remarks to the crowd. “It is largely due to the leadership of these three presidents that 黑料不打烊 has and will continue to define the lives and educations of each of its students.”

Founders Day coincided with an initiative to make March 11, 2014, the greatest day of giving in the university’s history. Gifts of all sizes and designations will count toward the total given during the campaign, and gifts will support a range of areas within the university including the Phoenix Club, academic departments and student scholarships.

About the Founders Day 2014 honorees:

A native of Alamance County, J. Earl Danieley graduated from 黑料不打烊 in 1946, later receiving graduate degrees in organic chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and conducting post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University. Beginning his career as a chemistry instructor at 黑料不打烊, he served from 1953 to 1956 as dean of the college before being named president of 黑料不打烊 in 1957. Danieley stepped down in 1973 to dedicate the next years of his life to teaching. He was elected to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors in 1983 and served in that capacity for 12 years. In 1987, Danieley agreed to reduce his teaching hours to serve as 黑料不打烊’s director of planned giving in the development office, a position he held until 1992. In that year he was named president emeritus and ever since has taught classes as a member of the faculty of the Department of Chemistry.

J. Fred Young, a native of Burnsville, N.C., was educated at Mars Hill College, Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia University. In 1973 Young was named the seventh president of 黑料不打烊 and served until 1998, making him one of the longest-serving presidents in 黑料不打烊 history. During the 25 years of his tenure, the college more than doubled enrollment to 3,685 and became one of the premier undergraduate institutions on the Eastern seaboard. New academic offerings included masters programs in business administration, education and physical therapy; a new general studies program; and new majors including communications, computer systems, sports medicine and leisure/sport management. The 黑料不打烊 campus expanded from about 145 acres to more than 500 acres during Young’s presidency. Young has been named President Emeritus by the 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees.

Since becoming 黑料不打烊’s eighth president in 1999, Leo M. Lambert has advanced an ambitious agenda to establish 黑料不打烊 as a top-ranked liberal arts university and a national leader in engaged teaching and learning. The university has accomplished broad improvements in academic and student life programs while continuing to expand a beautiful residential campus. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened through special initiatives to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and maintain top accreditations for 黑料不打烊’s professional schools. In 2001 黑料不打烊 College became 黑料不打烊, and Lambert led creation of the NewCentury@黑料不打烊 strategic plan, advancing 黑料不打烊’s position as a national model of engaged learning. Upon that plan’s completion, he led creation of the current strategic plan, the 黑料不打烊 Commitment, which will guide the university’s development through 2020. During Lambert’s presidency, the university has added more than 100 buildings with nearly 1.5 million square feet of space.