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Davidson College is governed by a Board of Trustees. Twenty-four of the Trustees represent the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), sixteen of which are confirmed by the presbyteries within the State of North Carolina, and eight atlarge from the national membership. Twelve are elected at-large by the Trustees themselves and eight by the alumni. In addition, five members of the Board serve ex officio, including the President-elect and President of the National Alumni Association, the Chair and Past Chair of the Board of Visitors, and the President of the College.

Carlos E. Alvarez, Chief Executive Officer, The Gambrinus Company—San Antonio, Texas

Robert L. Avinger, Principal, OPT Capital, LLC—Charlotte, North Carolina

Edward L. Baker, Chairman, Florida Rock Industries, Inc.—Jacksonville, Florida

Frances W. Baker, Pediatrician—Norfolk, Virginia

The Honorable John M. Belk, Chairman, Belk Stores Services—Charlotte, North Carolina

Sarah P. Boehmler, Retired Vice President, American Stock Exchange—New York, New York

Lowell L. Bryan, Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.—New York, New York

M. Erwin Carter, President, Newbold Corporation—Lithonia, Georgia

Ann B. Clark, Regional Superintendent of High Schools, Charlotte—Mecklenburg Schools-Charlotte, North Carolina

Kenneth S. Crews, Vice Chairman, Managing Director, Global Head—Energy and Power, UBS Warburg- Dallas, Texas

Debbie Dillon Darden, Former Educator—Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Roy Davis, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, S&D Coffee, Inc.—Concord, North Carolina

Paul W. Davis III, President, The Colville Group—Charlotte, North Carolina

Stuart B. Dorsett, Director, Ward and Smith, PA—Fayetteville, North Carolina

Elisabeth C. Ervin, Retired Educator—Morganton, North Carolina

W. Wyche Fowler, Jr., President, Wyche Fowler International—Washington, D.C

S. Taylor Glover, President, Turner Enterprises—Atlanta, Georgia

Kevin R. Hanna, Secretary, City of Philadelphia Office of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Derry Harper, Chief Inspector General, State of Florida—Tallahassee, Florida

Lawrence M. Kimbrough, President & Chief Executive Officer, First Charter Corporation—Charlotte, North Carolina

S. Sherburne Laughlin, Adjunct Professor, Non Profit Management, American University—Bethesda, Maryland

Paul R. Leonard, Jr., U. S. Council, Habitat for Humanity International—Americus, Georgia

Ross W. Manire, Chief Executive Officer, Clearlinx Network Corporation—Glen Ellyn, Illinois

The Honorable James G. Martin, Corporate Vice President, Carolinas HealthCare System—Charlotte, North Carolina

William N. Mathis, President, Gulf States Investments, Energy Services—Houston, Texas

Wallace B. Millner III, Retired Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer, Signet Banking, Current Chair, MCG Capital Corp.—Richmond Virginia

W. Olin Nisbet III, Chairman, Sterling Capital Management—Charlotte, North Carolina

Robert B. Norris, Attorney, Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman, P.A.—Charlotte, North Carolina

A. Alex Porter, President, Porter Orlin, LLC—New York, New York

Sara Tatum Pottenger, Former Banker, Community Leader—Durham, North Carolina

Patricia A. Rodgers, President, Rodgers Builders, Inc.—Charlotte, North Carolina

John B. Rogers, Jr., Senior Minister, Covenant Presbyterian Church—Charlotte, North Carolina

Arthur Ross III, Pastor, White Memorial Presbyterian Church—Raleigh, North Carolina

Thomas W. Ross, Sr., Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation—Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Stephen L. Salyer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Radio International—Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mitzi Short, Vice President of Sales, West Region, Pepsi USA—Greenwood Village, Colorado

Stephen B. Smith, Managing Director, Bear Stearns/Camilla Asset Management—Dallas, Texas

Arnold H. Snider, General Partner, Deerfield Management—New York, New York

Samuel V. Tallman, Retired Partner, Knight, Tallman & Co., Inc.—Saint Petersburg, Florida

Amelia Crittenberger Taylor, Former Field Hockey Coach, Cape Fear Academy—Wilmington, North Carolina

Todd A. Thomson, EVP for Finance, Operations and Strategy and Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup, Inc—New York, New York

Robert F. Vagt, President, Davidson College—Davidson, North Carolina

Kenneth D. Weeks, Jr., Physician, Cardiologist, (Former President) MidCarolina Cardiology—Mooresville, North Carolina

Carolann C. Willingham, Media Assistant, Wake County Public Schools—Raleigh, North Carolina

(tenure/tenure-track appointments)

The first date shown in parentheses is that of the original academic-year appointment to the faculty and the second is that of appointment to current faculty rank.

* Tenure-Track Appointments

Mary Reynolds Babcock Professorship —Established in 1960 by a gift from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, in honor of Mary Reynolds Babcock, the sister of Z. Smith Reynolds.

James Knox Batten Visiting Professorship in Public Policy —Created in 1995 by grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Knight-Ridder, Inc. in memory of James K. Batten, Class of 1957. The Batten Professorship is an interdisciplinary position held by a series of individuals with experience and expertise in such diverse realms as politics, economics, urban affairs, journalism, and the sciences.

Herman Brown Professorship in Natural Sciences —Established in 1983 by gifts from The Brown Foundation of Houston, Texas, and other friends of Davidson, the Herman Brown Professorship is named for the late chief executive officer of Brown and Root.

Brown Professorship in Asian Studies —Established by The Brown Foundation of Houston, Texas, in 1989 to expand the teaching of Asian studies at Davidson.

James W. Cannon Professorship —Established in 1919 by gifts from the children of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Cannon of Concord, North Carolina, with subsequent support from a trust established by their son, Charles A. Cannon, Class of 1915.

Maxwell Chambers Professorship —Established in 1855 under a special provision of the will of Davidson’s principal 19th century benefactor, Maxwell Chambers of Salisbury, North Carolina, this professorship enabled Davidson to inaugurate the teaching of chemistry.

Joel O. Conarroe Professorship —Established through the generosity of an anonymous donor, this professorship honors Joel O. Conarroe, Class of 1956, and President Emeritus of the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Covington Visiting Professorship —Established in 1982 by Howard W. Covington, Class of 1937, this professorship brings exciting teachers to campus as visiting professors.

John Crosland Professorship -Established in 1995 by John Crosland, Class of 1951, and his wife Judith E. Crosland.

Charles A. Dana Professorships —The Dana Professorships were established in 1966 through a challenge campaign initiated by the late philanthropist and industrial pioneer, Charles A. Dana.

R. Stuart Dickson Professorship —Established in 1994 by the Dickson Foundation and the Ruddick Corporation to honor longtime Davidson trustee R. Stuart Dickson, Class of 1951.

Gail M. and Ernest G. Doe Professorship —Established in 1998 by Ernest G. Doe, Class of 1969, and his wife Gail to recognize a faculty member of the department of economics who excels in undergraduate teaching, has a record of superior professional achievement, and exemplifies the moral and intellectual values of Davidson College.

Beverly F. Dolan Professorship —Established in 1993 by Textron, Inc., to honor the service of its retiring chief executive officer and chairman of the Board, Beverly F. Dolan, this professorship is for a member of the mathematics or physical science faculty.

James B. Duke Professorship —Established by gifts from The Duke Endowment, in response to the inauguration of the Dean Rusk Program in International Studies.

Paul B. Freeland Professorship —Created in 1981 through a bequest from Dr. Paul B. Freeland, Class of 1925, a minister from Crowley, Louisiana.

W.R. Grey Professorship —Established in 1935 by Captain James Parks Grey, Class of 1885, in honor of his brother, W.R. Grey, Class of 1884, a professor at Davidson for forty years.

Douglas C. Houchens Professorship —Established through the generosity of an anonymous donor to honor Douglas C. Houchens, Davidson College Professor of Art from 1953-1978.

Virginia Lasater Irvin Professorship —Created in 1960 by a gift from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to honor Virginia Irvin, wife of George L. Irvin, Class of 1924, and a cousin of R.J. Reynolds, Jr.

Frontis W. Johnston Professorship —Established in 1986 through gifts from Dr. Johnston’s family, colleagues, and friends, this professorship was created to honor the late Frontis Withers Johnston, Class of 1930, who served Davidson for many years as teacher, dean of the faculty, and interim president.

Francis B. Kemp Visiting Professorship —Established by Bank of America in memory of Francis B. Kemp, Class of 1963, this professorship supports a visiting faculty member distinguished in his or her field.

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship —Created in 1968 and later augmented by the William R. Kenan Foundation.

John T. Kimbrough Professorship of Mathematics —Established in 1998 by gifts from his children, Lawrence M. Kimbrough, Class of 1963, Mary P. Kimbrough King, John T. Kimbrough, Jr., Class of 1958, and William A. Kimbrough, to honor John T. Kimbrough, Professor of Mathematics at Davidson College from 1928-1974.

L. Richardson King Professorship —Established by the Kimbrough and King families in honor of L. Richardson King, Class of 1959, and Richardson Professor of Mathematics from 1964-2002.

MacArthur Professorship —Established in 1981 by a gift from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago, this rotating professorship helps bring promising young professors to Davidson.

Nancy and Erwin Maddrey Professorship —Established in 1993 by Davidson trustee E. Erwin Maddrey III, Class of 1963, and his wife Nancy Burgess Maddrey.

James G. Martin, Jr. Professorship —Established in 1991 by friends and admirers of the Honorable James G. Martin, Class of 1957, in recognition of his service to the State of North Carolina as governor.

John and Ruth McGee Professorship and Dean Rusk Directorship of International Studies —Established by the John F. and Ruth B. McGee Foundation of Charleston, West Virginia, to endow this joint faculty administrative position.

McGee Visiting Professorship in Creative Writing —Established by John F. McGee, Class of 1943, and his wife to bring gifted writers to campus as visiting professors. Josephine Humphreys, Al Young, Susan Allport, Karen Jones-Meadows, Peter Meinke, Sheri Reynolds, and Robert Morgan are among those who have visited Davidson as McGee Professors.

J. Estes Millner Professorship —Established in 1997 through a major bequest of J. Estes Millner, Class of 1926, to support teaching in the department of music.

Joseph R. Morton Professorship —Established in 1990 by Joseph R. Morton, Class of 1920, to support teaching in the departments of chemistry, physics, or mathematics.

C. Louise Nelson Professorship —Established by Ross W. Manire, Class of 1974, and his wife Dee to recognize the dedication to teaching demonstrated by this member of the Davidson faculty who served the college from 1964-1988.

Malcolm Overstreet Partin Professorship —Established by William N. Mathis, Class of 1988, to attract to Davidson talented young pre-tenured faculty members who demonstrate a love of classroom teaching, lectures meant to both educate and enthrall, and commitment to instill a lifelong devotion to learning as embodied by this Mary Reynolds Babcock Professor of History from 1968- 2002.

Richardson Professorship —Established in 1962 in response to a challenge grant from the H. Smith Richardson Foundation.

Holmes Rolston III Professorship —Established by Holmes Rolston III, Class of 1953 and recipient of the 2003 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities, this chair explores in teaching, research, and scholarship the dialogue and interaction between religion and science.

James Sprunt Professorship of Bible and Philosophy —Established in 1925 by a bequest from this remarkable and erudite North Carolina businessman.

Samuel E. and Mary West Thatcher Professorship —Established by a bequest from Mary Thatcher and by gifts from John Thatcher, Class of 1948.

Todd and Melissa Thomson Professorship in Environmental Studies —Established by Todd S. and Melissa McKeithen Thomson, both of the Class of 1983, to attract to Davidson College an individual with a strong record and potential in environmental studies, with an emphasis on public policy.

Vail Professorship —Established by a gift from Foster and Mary McGaw in 1977, in honor of James D. Vail III, Mrs. McGaw’s son, and his family.

E. Craig Wall, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities —Established through gifts from family, friends, and business associates of Mr. Wall, Class of 1959, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this chair supports teaching in the Humanities Program and honors Craig Wall’s service to Davidson as chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Wayne M. and Carolyn A. Watson Professorship —Established in 1991 through gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Watson, parents of Bryna Watson, Class of 1982.

William H.Williamson Professorship —Created in 1926 through a trust fund left by William Holt Williamson, Class of 1886.

In addition to classroom and laboratory instruction, Davidson faculty and students have a variety of opportunities to enrich their academic environment and experience. Some of these include support for research and internships both on and away from campus. Others include support for special projects, visiting speakers, awards, seminars, and instructional materials.

The endowed funds listed below have been established to enhance the academic curriculum in specific ways.

George L. Abernethy Endowment —Established by Robert Abernethy, son of this Richardson and Dana Professor of Philosophy from 1946–1976, to strengthen the intellectual life of Davidson by funding programs and projects related to the areas of Professor Abernethy’s principal interests and life-long work—philosophy, ethics, politics, economics, public health, world affairs, and comparative religion.

Barron Fund —Established by Dr. F. Hutton Barron, Class of 1961, to support meritorious faculty projects, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Richard R. Bernard Society for Mathematics —Honoring Professor Emeritus Bernard, membership in the Bernard Society is extended to mathematics majors. The Bernard Society supports the traditional Math Coffees, visiting speakers, and other special projects to enhance the study and teaching of mathematics.

Frank Bliss Memorial Photography Fund —For students interested in photography who wish to pursue a noncredit project; established by family and friends in memory of Professor Frank Bliss.

Henry and Daisy Bridges Earth Lecture Series —Established by Henry P. Bridges, Jr., Class of 1950, to provide perpetual funding for programs and activities which will increase the discourse about our planet and inform others of important concerns about its ecology.

Joel Conarroe Lecture Series —Established through the generosity of an anonymous donor to honor Joel Conarroe, Davidson College Class of 1956 and President Emeritus of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, this lecture series is to enhance the literary experience of Davidson students.

Cornelson Senior Seminar in Economics —Established by Mr. George H. Cornelson IV, Class of 1953, to support the Department of Economics through a lecture series and the senior session program.

Embry-Ghigo-Meeks Memorial Fund —For added cultural opportunities for participants in the Davidson at the University of Tours program in France; established in memory of French professors J.O. Embry, Francis Ghigo, Class of 1929, and Walter E. Meeks, Jr., ardent supporters and early faculty directors of the program.

Ken Kelley Program in Historical Studies —Established by alumni, family and friends in memory of this member of the Class of 1963, the fund supports Kelley Scholars, the Kelley Lecture Series, and the Kelley Award, annually presented to the senior history major who best exemplifies the personal qualities of Ken Kelley.

Page and Robert E. Kizer, Jr. Fund —Established by Robert Edward Kizer, Jr., Davidson College Class of 1961, and his wife Page, to endow both the position of Kizer Director of Teacher Education and the Kizer Internship.

Hilde Kreutzer Music Endowment —Established through the estate of Hilde B. Kreutzer to support the piano program at Davidson.

Leonard Ccommunity Service Fund —Established by Judy and Paul Leonard, Class of 1962, to support student service projects.

Malcolm Lester Endowment for the Teaching of History —Established through gifts from colleagues, alumni, parents and friends in honor of Dr. Lester, Davidson History Department Chairman for twenty-five years, this fund provides resources to supplement classroom teaching in history.

Henry Lilly Endowment for the Study of English —This fund memorializing Dr. Lilly, Class of 1918, a legendary Davidson English professor, provides resources to supplement classroom instruction with a variety of opportunities for advanced study in English.

Edwin F. Lucas, Jr. Endowment —Established by gifts from Blue Bell, Inc., family and friends, in honor of this member of the Class of 1942; the fund provides support for speakers and programs sponsored by the Pre-Management Committee.

Samuel D. Maloney Endowment for the Study of Religion and Society —Established by gifts from the Thomas Jefferson, Class of 1959, family of Richmond, Virginia, to honor Samuel D. Maloney, Class of 1948, James Sprunt Professor Emeritus of Religion, who served on the Davidson College faculty from 1954 to 1994; to support both an annual lectureship and student essay prize.

Physics Department Endowment —Established by past majors and other friends to provide departmental awards and other special initiatives.

J. Harris Proctor, Jr. Fund for Political Science —Established in honor of Harris Proctor, longtime Chair of the Department of Political Science, this fund provides resources to enrich the study of political science.

Charles E. Ratliff, Jr. Endowment in Economics —Established in honor of Dr. Ratliff, Class of 1947, Kenan Professor Emeritus of Economics, this fund provides resources for economics programs that reflect his concerns and commitments. Programming includes faculty-student projects in public policy, international summer study or research, faculty development, and visiting professorships.

Staley Endowment —Established by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Staley in honor of Mr. Staley’s parents, this fund is used to enhance the spiritual life of the Davidson College community.

Stapleton/Davidson Urban Service Internship —Established by G. Donnell Davidson, Class of 1939, and his wife Anne Stapleton Davidson, to involve Davidson students in Christian service projects related to the betterment of life for persons in the more troubled neighborhoods within the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Robert T. Stone Internships Fund —Established in memory of this distinguished alumnus of the Class of 1962 to enable one or more students to pursue internships involving the environment and other types of community service.

Richard Wardlow Music Fund —Established through gifts from Richard E. Wardlow and the Schoenith Foundation to support the programs of the department of music.

The income from these funds, established by family and friends of the honorees, is used to purchase books for the library each year. All funds are open-ended. The market value of all endowed book funds in the library is now more than $6 million.

The Susan Dudley Abbott Fund— Established by Dr. Leland M. Park, Class of 1963 and Davidson College Library Director, in honor of the Coordinator of Special Events of the Davidson College Development Office, from 1986-1995. She is the wife of Dr. Anthony S. Abbott, Professor of English.

The George Lawrence Abernethy and Helen McLandress Abernethy Fund— Established by bequest of Dr. Abernethy, Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy, 1946-1976.

The Henry B. Abrahams Fund— Established by bequest of Mr. Abrahams of New York City, longtime friend of Davidson College.

The Atwell Alexander and Pauline Hill Alexander Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Stony Point, North Carolina. Mr. Alexander is a 1929 graduate.

The Jean Elizabeth Alexander Fund— Established by members of the Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church, Polkton, N.C.

The Gwen Greenfield Appleyard Fund— Established by friends in honor of the former Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Business and Finance, 1990-1997.

The Alumni Association Memorial Fund— Established by the Davidson College Alumni Association in memory of deceased alumni.

The Alumni Association/Wildcat Club Fund— Established by a gift from these two Davidson organizations.

The Alumni Travel Fund— Established by participants in travel programs sponsored by the Alumni Association.

The Nancy Rodden Arnette Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of the Administrative Secretary to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1974-1985.

The Jane Jackson Avinger Fund— Established by Dr. Leland M. Park, Class of 1963 and Library Director, in honor of this member of the Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners from 1985-1995 who served as Mayor Pro-Tem, 1991-1993. She is the wife of former Davidson professor, Dr. Robert L. Avinger, Jr., Class of 1960, and the mother of Robert L. Avinger III, Class of 1990.

The Joseph Abrams Bailey Fund— Established by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Bailey Obering of Oklahoma City. Mr. Bailey, a native of Clinton, South Carolina, was a member of the Class of 1883.

The Carrie Harper Barnhardt Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in memory of his mother.

The Deborah Kinley Barnhardt Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt, Sr. in honor of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sadler H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Dorothy McDougle Barnhardt Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt, Sr. in honor of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. James H. Barnhardt, Jr., of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The James H. Barnhardt Fund— Established in honor of Trustee Barnhardt by Dr. Warner L. Hall, Chairemeritus of the Board of Trustees.

The Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Barnhardt Fund— Established by their children.

The James Knox Batten Fund— Established in memory of this 1957 graduate, former Trustee, and Chair of the Board of the Knight-Ridder Newspapers by Mrs. Joan Rider Challinor.

The Lucille Hunter Beall Fund— Established by McPherson Scott Beall ‘25, in memory of his wife.

The Mary Davis Beaty Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of Dr. Beaty, Assistant Director and Reference Coordinator of the E.H. Little Library, 1973-1992.

The Robert B. Bennett, Jr. Endowed Fund— Established by Robert B. Bennett, Jr., Class of 1977.

The Thomas M. Bernhardt Fund— Established by family and friends of this 1974 graduate, Director of the Living Endowment from 1975-1978.

The Anna Augusta Sutton Bledsoe Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History Emeritus Malcolm Lester in memory of his grandmother.

The Francis Marion Bledsoe, M.D. Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History Emeritus Malcolm Lester in memory of his grandfather.

The David B. Bostian, Sr. Fund— Established by David B. Bostian, Jr. ‘64 and Mrs. Clara K. Bostian.

The Boylston Family Fund— Established by Benjamin C. and Eleanor A. Boylston of Bethlehem, PA.

The Royal L. Branton Fund— Established by W. Coleman Branton ‘36 in memory of his brother, a 1941 graduate.

The William Coleman Branton Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1936 by his wife.

The Thomas McL. Breeden Fund —Established by Mr. Howard W. Covington of Greensboro, North Carolina, in memory of his friend and classmate, both members of the Class of 1937.

The Jerrold L. Brooks, Ph.D. Fund— Established in memory of this 1957 graduate and former trustee by his friends.

The Hattie Stephenson Buffaloe Fund— Established by Mr. Robert J. Stephenson, Director of Administrative Services, and Mrs. Stephenson in memory of his aunt.

The Patricia Cashion Burgess Fund— Established in honor of Mrs. Burgess, the Communications Assistant and Office Manager for the Development Office/College Relations from 1957-2004 by Dr. Leland M. Park, Class of 1963, Library Director.

The Alwin C. Burns, Jr. Fund— Established in memory of this 1942 graduate by Vance M. McBurney of San Diego, CA.

The Richard Clyde Burts, Jr. and Annamarie Booz Burts Fund— Established by President Emeritus Samuel R. Spencer, Jr., Class of 1940, and Mrs. Spencer, in honor of Dr. Richard C. Burts, Dean of Students, 1961-1970; Registrar, 1970-1985; and Professor of Psychology, 1961-1985 and Dr. Annamarie B. Burts, Director of Audio Visual Services 1965-1982.

The Herman Spencer Caldwell, Sr. and Richard Earl Caldwell Fund— Established by family and friends of Herman S. ‘33 and Richard E. ‘37. Herman S., Jr. is a 1967 graduate.

The Herman Spencer Caldwell III Fund— Established by Herman Spencer Caldwell, Jr., Class of 1967, in memory of his son.

The Lillie Haltiwanger Caldwell Fund— Established by R. S. Haltiwanger ‘14 in memory of his sister.

The Preston Banks Carwile Fund— Established by a bequest of Mrs. Lois C.K. Carwile in memory of her husband, a 1920 graduate.

The Hugh D. Cashion, Sr. Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of this 1933 graduate.

The Carleton Burke Chapman, M.D. Fund— Established in honor of 1936 alumnus and Davidson Rhodes Scholar by John E. Craig, Jr., Class of 1966.

The Chatham Calhoun Clark— Frank Robert and Belle Marks Hyman Fund-Established by a bequest of Mr. Clark ‘29, in memory of Mr. Hyman, Class of 1897, and his wife.

The Class of 1972 Memorial Fund— Established by members of this class as a memorial to classmates who have died.

The Sidney Cohen Fund— Established by family and friends of Dr. Cohen of New York City.

The Monna D. Conn Fund— Established by Dr. Cynthia L. Lewis, Professor of English, in honor of her grandmother.

The James Robert Covington Fund— Established in memory of this 1929 graduate by his brother, William T. Covington, Jr., Class of 1927, through a charitable gift annuity.

The Ben T. Craig Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt in memory of the Chairman of the Davidson Board of Trustees, a member of the Class of 1954.

The Crawford Fund— Established by Dr. Gregory A. Crawford, Class of 1978.

The William Patterson Cumming Fund— Established in memory of this 1921 graduate who was the Virginia Lasaster Irvin Professor of English, 1927-1968, noted cartographer, and donor of the Cumming Map Collection which is located in the Library.

The Gladys Potts Cunningham Fund— Established by bequest of Mrs. Cunningham. Her son, John Rood Cunningham III, was a member of the Class of 1979.

The W. Ray Cunningham Fund— Established in honor of this member of the Class of 1951 by Harriet C. Inscoe, Margaret C. Mackersie, William C. Cunningham ‘57, and John R. Cunningham III ‘79.

The Henry Fitshugh Dade Fund— Established by bequest of Mr. Dade, Class of 1938, of Greenville, North Carolina.

The Tom Daggy Fund— Established in memory of Dr. Tom Daggy, Professor of Biology, 1947-1981, by Dr. and Mrs. John H. Williamson.

The Chalmers Gaston Davidson Fund— Established by classmates of Dr. Davidson ‘28 in appreciation of his many services to the college and the Class of 1928.

The Loyce Sherrill Davis Fund— Established by President and Mrs. Samuel R. Spencer, Jr., to honor Mrs. Davis as past Executive Secretary to the President and the Trustees of Davidson College 1972-1986, and current Presidential Papers Conservator in the College Library since 1987.

The Arthur Prim Dickens, Jr. Fund— Established by Mr. Dickens, Class of 1968, of High Point, North Carolina.

The Charles A. Dixon Fund— Established by Mrs. James G. Paschal in memory of her father, a 1918 graduate.

The Charles Dwin Dockery Fund— Established in honor of Dr. Dockery’s tenure as Professor of French 1974-2002, by his wife, Dr. M. Amelia Dockery, and their children: Frédéric, Carmen, and Natacha.

The Joseph Turpin Drake, Ph.D. Fund— Established by friends in memory of Dr. Drake, Professor of Sociology, 1957-1977.

The Duke Endowment Fund— Established by the Duke Endowment of Charlotte, North Carolina, longtime supporter of Davidson College.

The Darrell and Abby Dupler Fund— Established by a bequest of Darrell and Abby Dupler, former residents of Davidson, North Carolina.

The Fay Ross Dwelle Fund— Established by the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Dwelle, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida, in memory of his mother. Mr. Dwelle was a 1932 graduate; his son, Edward C. Dwelle III, graduated in 1967.

The Nathaniel Cabot Earle, Jr. Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel C. Earle to honor their son, a member of the Class of 2001.

The Edgar Family Fund— Established to recognize three Davidson generations: C. Ernest Edgar, Jr., Class of 1928; Walter B. Edgar, Ph.D., Class of 1965; and Elizabeth R. Edgar, Class of 1996.

The English Family Fund— Established by Dr. Raymond A. English, Class of 1969.

The Ursula Chandler Fogleman Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of the Library Business Manager, 1962 -1982.

The Carol Anne Folger, M.D. Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1978, by her classmate, Mary Amos Krick.

The Margaret Walker Freel Fund— Established by Guy Walker, Class of 1917, in honor of his cousin.

The Dirk French Fund— Established by Richard P. Wharton, Class of 1994, in honor of Dr. French, Professor of Classics.

The Harry L. and Frances Ford Fry Fund— Established by Dr. Henry F. Fry, Class of 1964, in memory of his parents.

The Wilbur L. Fugate Fund— Established by the Beckett Charitable Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia, in honor of Dr. Fugate, Class of 1934, an attorney, legal scholar, author, and donor of the “Fugate Collection of 100 First Editions” to the E.H. Little Library.

The John Bryant Gallent and Louise C. Gallent Fund— Established by friends in memory of Dr. Gallent, Class of 1925, Department Chair and Professor of Chemistry, 1942-1972, and his wife, and educator in the town of Davidson.

The Connie Williamson Gamble Endowed Book Fund— Established in memory of Mrs. Gamble, a longtime Davidson resident, by her family.

The Joe P. Gates Fund— Established in memory of Mr. Gates by his wife, Mrs. Harriett E. Gates of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, and his daughter, Mrs. Sarah T. Schantz of White Stone, Virginia.

The Rachel Helen McKenzie Gaynor Fund— Established by Edward F. Gaynor, Class of 1981, in honor of his mother.

The Seddon “Rusty” Goode, Jr. and Jane Nisbet Goode Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Goode. Mr. Goode is a former trustee and 1954 graduate. (moved to put in alpha order)

The Francis Ghigo Fund— Established by friends in memory of Dr. Ghigo ‘29, Professor of French, 1959-1974.

The Robert D. Gilmer Fund— Established by James M. Vann, Jr., Class of 1950, in memory of his classmate.

The A. V. Goldiere Fund— Established in memory of this Professor of French (1922-1963) by his wife.

The Seddon “Rusty” Goode, Jr. and Jane Nisbet Goode Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Goode. Mr. Goode is a former trustee and 1954 graduate.

The Gorham Fund— Established by Edwin L., Jr. ‘32 and his sons, Edwin L. III ‘63 and Charles B. ‘68 of Texas.

The F. David Grissett Fund— Established by this 1972 graduate.

The Lucile S. Gudger and James R. Gudger, M.D. Fund— Established by bequest of Mrs. Gudger. Dr. Gudger, Class of 1925, is a native of Davidson.

The William Joseph Haley III Fund— Established by his friends in the Class of 1980. Mr. Haley was from New Providence, New Jersey.

The Lucy Farrow Hall Fund— Established by the Reverend Warner L. Hall, Sr., in honor of his wife. Dr. Hall was chairman of the Trustees of Davidson College, 1970-1980.

The Warner Leander Hall, Sr. Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of Board of Trustee Chair Emeritus, 1970-1980.

The Brevard Ervin Harris Fund— Established by Mrs. Jane H. Nierenberg in memory of her grandfather, Class of 1886.

The Janie Murray Harris Fund— Established by H. H. Harris ‘32, in memory of his mother.

The Madge Sadler Hayes Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in memory of her mother.

The Dr. James P. Hendrix, Sr. Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1925 by Board Chair Ben T. Craig and his wife.

The William Blainne Hight, Jr. Fund— Established by Mrs. William B. Hight, Jr., Eric Hight, and Chris Hight, in memory of their husband and father, who was Professor of Education and department chairman from 1962-1986.

The James Henry and James Lolo Hill Fund— Established by a bequest from Henry Harrington Hill, Class of 1914 and LL.D., 1948, in memory of his father, Class of 1854 and his half-brother, Class of 1884.

The William Mayhew Hunter, Jr. Fund— Established by Mr. Hunter, a Davidson resident and graduate of the Class of 1931.

The General T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson Fund— Established by John H. Ariail ‘64 of Lorton, Virginia, in memory of General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, CSA, son-in-law of Davidson’s first president, the Reverend Robert Hall Morrison.

The Robert Bruce Jackson, Jr. Fund— Established in memory of Dr. Jackson, Class of 1950, Vail Professor of Mathematics 1956-1995, by his wife Jean Edwards Jackson.

The William Howard Jetton Fund— Established by Mrs. William Howard Jetton in memory of her husband, a 1930 Davidson graduate.

The Clifford P. Johnson Fund— Established by Mr. Johnson, a 1977 graduate.

Edward P. and Sarah K. Johnson Fund— Established in honor of his parents by Clifford P. Johnson, Class of 1977.

The Frontis Withers Johnston Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of Kenan Professor Emeritus of History (1935-1977), Dean of Faculty (1958-1970, 1975-1977). Acting President (1968), and Interim President (1983-1984), a 1930 graduate.

The Jones Family Fund— Established by Dr. Richard Hughes Jones, Class of 1986, honoring three generations of the Jones family who have attended Davidson.

The Keiser Family Fund— Established by Albert Keiser, Jr., Class of 1966, in honor of members of the Keiser Family.

The Kendrick K. Kelley III Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick K. Kelley, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida, and the Campbell Soup Company Matching Fund Program in memory of their son, a 1963 graduate.

Lois Anne (Sandy) Kemp, Ph.D. Fund— Established in memory of Dr. Kemp, Professor of Spanish, 1972-2000, by her friends.

The Laurance Davies Kirkland, Jr. and Mary Fuss Kirkland Fund— Establish by William Alexander Kirkland, Jr. ‘62, and his wife, Ann Carter Kirkland, in honor of his uncle and aunt.

The William Alexander Kirkland and Helon Wilkerson Kirkland Fund— Established by William Alexander Kirkland, Jr. ‘62, and his wife, Ann Carter Kirkland in memory of his parents. The honorees’ granddaughter, Elizabeth Kirkland Sickles, is a member of the Class of 1988.

The Sandor Kiss Fund— Established in memory of the father of Elizabeth E. Kiss ‘83, Davidson’s first woman Rhodes Scholar.

The Peter S. Knox, Jr. Fund— Established in memory of this 1932 graduate by his friends, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Spencer, Jr.

The James Bell Kuykendall, Jr. Fund— Established by friends in memory of Mr. Kuykendall ‘27, who was president of Davidson College Alumni Association, 1963-1964 and father of John W. Kuykendall ‘59 and William H. F. Kuykendall ‘56.

The John Wells Kuykendall Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of Davidson’s president, a 1959 graduate.

The Zac Lacy Fund— Established by the Department of English in memory of this member of the Class of 1997 who served for a time as night manager of the College Union.

The Emmie Frances Bledsoe Lester Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History Emeritus Malcolm Lester in memory of his mother.

The Malcolm Nicholson Lester Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History Emeritus Malcolm Lester in memory of his father.

The Pauline Domingos Lester Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History Emeritus Malcolm Lester in honor of his wife.

The Collier Cobb Lilly Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt, Sr. in memory of Collier Cobb Lilly, Class of 1989.

The Henry T. Lilly Fund— Established by Mrs. Henry T. Lilly in memory of her husband, a 1918 graduate, who was Professor of English, 1926-1965, and Chair of the Faculty Library Committee, 1935-1965.

The Charles Edward Lloyd Fund— Established by friends in memory of this Professor of English, 1956-1980, and Coach of the 1969 and 1979 Champion College Bowl Teams.

The Fay Cox Long and Zachary F. Long, M.D. Fund— Established by their son, Zachary F., Jr., a 1965 graduate.

The Steven H. Lonsdale, Ph.D. Fund— Established in honor of Dr. Stephen H. Lonsdale, Associate Professor of Classical Studies and Humanities, 1986-1994, by his faculty colleagues.

The Gail Yarsley Lowery Fund— Established by Richard C. Lowery, Class of 1963, in memory of his wife.

The John S. Lyles Fund— Established by Dr. Lyles, a 1950 graduate. His son, J. Steedman Lyles, Jr., and wife, Dorothy Fulenwider Lyles, are 1979 graduates.

The Harvey Edward McConnell, M.D., Fund— Established in honor of 1936 alumnus of Lancaster, South Carolina.

The Marjorie M. McCutchan Fund— Established by Marjorie M. McCutchan, who was acting head of the Reference Department in the Library from 1972-1974.

The William Gillespie McGavock Fund— Established in memory of Dr. McGavock, Class of 1930 and Charles A. Dana Professor of Mathematics, 1934-1975, by Mr. and Mrs. J. Rush Wilson, Greenville, South Carolina.

The Mary Wettling McGaw Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt, Sr., in memory of the mother of Davidson Trustee James D. Vail III.

The John Alexander McGeachy, Jr. Fund— Established by family and friends of Dr. McGeachy, Class of 1934, Mary Reynolds Babcock Professor of History, 1938-1977.

The John Lacy McLean, Jr. Fund— Established by President Emeritus and Mrs. Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. in honor of his cousin, a 1943 alumnus who also received an honorary LL.D. from Davidson in 1977.

The Gordon E. McMain Fund— Established by Herman S. Caldwell, Jr., Class of 1967, in memory of his longtime friend of Little Silver, New Jersey.

The William K. Mahony Fund— Established by Professor of Religion, William K. Mahony with funds he received as recipient of the Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award.

The Robert D. Margolis, M.D., D.M.D., M.S. Fund— Established in memory of this 1975 graduate by family and friends.

The J. Chalmers Marrow Fund— Established by Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson in memory of his 1928 classmate.

The John Alexander Mawhinney, Jr. and Lucy Worth Mawhinney Fund— Established in honor of this 1939 graduate and former Trustee and his wife by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mayor and “Miss Elizabeth Bennett.”

The Mary Elizabeth Mayhew Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of Miss Mayhew, a native of Mooresville, North Carolina, who was head of the library Acquisitions Department, 1957-1976.

The William Melvin Means Fund— Established in honor of 1940 alumnus of Concord, North Carolina by Jane H. Nierenberg.

The F. DeWolfe Miller and Wilhelminia Livingston Miller Fund— Established by bequest of this member of the Class of 1930.

The J. Joseph Miller Fund— Established by James M. Vann, Jr., Class of 1950, in memory of his classmate.

The William Andrew Moffett Fund— Established by a bequest of this 1954 graduate who received an LL.D. in 1992.

The William Lauder Morgan Fund— Established in memory of Mr. Morgan ‘20, by his family. His nephew, James L. Morgan ‘45, was a Davidson trustee.

The Harvey L. Morrison Fund— Established by Mrs. Harvey L. Morrison in memory of her husband, Class of 1933, Instructor in Physics, 1942-1944.

The Matthew Edward Morrow Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of Matthew Edward Morrow and his son, Matthew Edward Morrow, Jr., M.D., Class of 1939.

The William Frederick Mulliss Fund— Established by William M. Barnhardt in memory of this graduate, Class of 1933, LL.D., 1975, and member of the Board of Trustees (1960-75; Secretary, 1963-75).

The Myers Park Presbyterian Church Fund— Established by the congregation of this Charlotte, North Carolina church.

The Rolfe Neill Fund— Established by Dr. Leland M. Park, Class of 1963 and Library Director in honor of Mr. Neill who was Chairman and Publisher of the Charlotte Observer, 1975-1997.

The C. Louise Nelson Fund— Established in honor of this Professor Emerita of Economics by John E. Craig, Jr., Class of 1966.

The Randy F. Nelson Fund— Established in honor of Dr. Nelson, Virginia Lasater Irvin Professor of English, by nine former students, attorneys with Smith Moore LLP.

The Samuel William Newell, Jr. Fund— Established by Davidson President Emeritus Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. (1940) and Mrs. Spencer in memory of Dr. Newell, a 1939 graduate, recipient of the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1959, and minister of the Davidson College Presbyterian Church from 1953-1961. His brother, C. Morris, is a 1949 graduate.

The Samuel William Newell, Sr. Fund— Established by members of the family which includes his alumni sons, Samuel W. Newell, Jr. ‘39, C. Morris Newell ‘49, granddaughter Virginia E. Newell ‘78, son-in-law John L. Newton ‘35, and grandson, Charles L. Newton II ‘70.

The Jane Harris Nierenberg and Jill Morrison Nierenberg Fund— Established by the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Brevard Ervin Harris, Class of 1886.

The Mary Winston Crockett Norfleet Fund— Established by friends in memory of the mother of Dr. Robert C. Norfleet, Class of 1970, Vice President for Business and Finance at the college.

The Richard E. Offutt, Jr. Fund— Established by Dr. Offutt, a 1976 graduate from Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Paddison-Cunningham Fund— Established by Ruth Paddison of Asheville, North Carolina, in memory of her friend, Gladys Potts Cunningham.

The Leland Madison Park Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of the Library Director, Class of 1963.

The Rebecca Leland Park and Arthur Harris Park Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of the parents of Dr. Leland M. Park, Class of 1963, Director of E.H. Little Library.

The Charles W. Parker Fund— Established by the Scandling family of Alexandria, Virginia, including Mark W. ‘77 and John D. ‘74, in memory of Davidson wrestling coach Charles W. Parker ‘38.

The Kenneth F. Parks Fund— Established by this 1973 graduate to purchase books to support the French Department.

The Ernest Finney Patterson Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of Dr. Patterson, Professor of Economics, 1957-1979.

The William Clayton Patton, M.D. Fund— Established by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nance, Jr. of Wilmington, North Carolina, in memory of her brother, a 1958 graduate.

The Robert Rudolph Perz, M.D. Fund— Established in memory of this 1979 graduate by his classmates.

The Edward William Phifer, M.D. Fund— Established by Mrs. Susan Phifer Johnson of Spartanburg, South Carolina, in memory of her father, a 1932 graduate and 1961-1972 Trustee.

The Thomas Bryan Phillips Fund— Established in memory of this alumnus of the Class of 1980 by his classmates and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Allen, Jr., Mr. David G. Lenox, Dr. Douglas A. Holt, and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Summerell, Jr.

The James Faulkner Pinkney Fund— Established by family and friends of 1927 alumnus of Alexandria, Virginia.

The Fradonia Brown Porter Fund— Established by friends of Mrs. Porter. Her son, A. Alex Porter, Jr., is a 1960 graduate.

The James S. Purcell, Jr. Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of Dr. James S. Purcell, Jr., Professor of English, 1948-1977, English Department Chair, 1966-1977.

The Charles Edward Ratliff, Sr. Fund— Established in honor of the great-grandson of Vincent Parsons, Class of 1840, by his son, Professor Emeritus of Economics Charles E., Jr., Class of 1947, and his grandson, John Charles Ratliff, Class of 1979.

The William McClintock Reid, Jr. Fund— Established in memory of this 1934 graduate of Louisville, Kentucky, by his wife, Mrs. William M. McClintock, Jr., and his children, Ms. Barbara P. Reid, Mrs. Hensley Reid Peterson, and William M. Reid III.

The William T. Reilly III Fund— Established by classmates and friends in memory of this 1980 graduate.

The V. O. Roberson, Jr. Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of the father of Virgil O. Roberson III ‘62 and W. Earl Roberson ‘62.

The Martha Byrd Roberts Fund— Established by family and friends in memory of this Director of Communications, 1974-1979, and wife of Davidson professor, Dr. Jerry A. Roberts.

The William Cumming Rose Fund— Established by a bequest of Dr. William Cumming Rose, B.S., 1907; Sc.D., 1947.

The Norman C. Ross and Helen B. Ross Fund— Established in memory of his parents, by Dr. Clark G. Ross, Frontis W. Johnston Professor of Economics, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty.

Robert Colvert Sadler, M.D. Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1908, by The R.C. Sadler Foundation.

The Margaret Salter Fund— Established by J. Carl Salter, Class of 1970, in honor of his mother.

The Joan M. Scandling Fund— Established in honor of the mother of Mark W. Scandling, Class of 1977, John D. Scandling, Jr., Class of 1974, and grandmother of John Patrick Scandling, Class of 2006, and Martha Amelia Scandling, Class of 2008.

The John D. Scandling Fund— Established in memory of the father of two, Mark W. Scandling ‘77 and John D. Scandling, Jr. ‘74 by his family.

The Lewis Bevins Schenck Fund— Established by friends and former students of Dr. Schenck ‘21, J. W. Cannon Professor of Bible 1927-1966.

The Neal Anderson Scott Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1940 by Dr. Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. ‘40 and Mrs. Spencer.

The Starkey Sharp V Fund— Established by fraternity brothers and friends in memory of this 1978 graduate.

The Harry Lee Shaw, Jr. Fund— Established by his wife, Mrs. Jocelyn T. Shaw, family and friends, in memory of this alumnus of the Class of 1926 who also received a D.Litt. degree in 1969.

The J. Alexander Shaw, M.D. Fund— Established in memory of this 1918 graduate by his sons, Frank S. Shaw, M.D., Class of 1955, and John G. Shaw, Class of 1958.

The Della Shore Fund— Established by friends of Miss Shore who was Head of the Cataloguing Department (1946-1976) and Indexer of Presidential Papers (1979-1987) in the college library.

The James P. Sifford, Jr. Fund— Established by this graduate of the class of 1950.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Fund— Established by the North Carolina Theta Chapter of SAE Fraternity of Davidson College.

The John Raymond Snyder Fund— Established in memory by his grandson, Donald H. Caldwell, Jr., a 1981 graduate.

The Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of President Emeritus (1968-1983), a 1940 graduate.

Richard A. Stoops Fund— Established in memory of this 1968 graduate by his friends.

The James G. Swisher Fund— Established in memory of Dr. James G. Swisher, Pianist-in-Residence and Associate Professor of Music, 1978-1996 by friends.

The Melton Hill Tankersley Fund— Established by bequest of Mrs. Corrie Hill Tankersley in memory of her son, a member of the Class of 1959.

Farish Carter “Chip” Tate V Fund— Established in memory of this 1965 graduate by his classmates.

The Archibald Boggs Taylor and Margaret Louise Webb Taylor Williams Fund— Established by their children. Mr. Taylor was a 1911 graduate.

Amelia Paul Thomas Fund— Established by friends in memory of Mrs. Thomas, wife of Professor I. Job Thomas.

Thomas G. Thurston II, M.D. Fund— Established in memory of Dr. Thurston, Class of 1937, by the John G. Murphy Family.

The Isabelle White Trexler Fund— Established by Charles B. Trexler of Charlotte, North Carolina, in memory of his wife.

The William Waugh Turner Fund— Established in memory of her father, Class of 1899, by Elizabeth Turner Clark.

The Mary Jane McGee Vernon Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in memory of Mrs. Ben T. Vernon of Charlotte. Mr. Vernon is a 1950 graduate.

The William Wallace Wade Fund— Established in memory of this longtime Head Football Coach at Duke University by his namesake, Wade Gunnar Anderson, Class of 1983.

The Carolyn A. & Wayne M. Watson Fund— Established by Dana Professor of History and Mrs. T.C. Price Zimmermann in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Atlanta, Georgia. Their daughter, Bryna Alwyn, is a 1982 graduate.

The K.D. Weeks, M.D. Fund— Established to honor the “Davidson/Duke Connection” between K.D. Weeks, Sr., M.D., Class of 1935 and K.D. Weeks, Jr., M.D., Class of 1969.

The L. D. Wharton and Lilian Benton Wharton Fund— Established by bequest of Lacy Donnell Wharton, Jr., Class of 1927, in memory of his parents.

The Lacy Donnell Wharton, Jr. Fund— Established by this member of the Class of 1927.

The Mary Tilley Wharton Fund— Established by bequest of Lacy Donnell Wharton, Jr., Class of 1927, in memory of his wife.

The Jack Williams, Jr. Fund— Established by Mrs. Jack Williams, Jr., in honor of her husband, Class of 1934.

The Robert C. Williams Fund— Established in honor of Dr. Williams who was Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, 1986-1998 by his staff.

The Charles Nelson Williamson, M.D. Fund— Established by the Charles Nelson Williamson Trust.

The Edward Lee Willingham III Fund— Established by family and friends of the late Executive Director of the Living Endowment/Constituent Program, a 1948 graduate.

The Walter L. and Carolyn Cooner Withers Fund— Established by Mrs. Gladys D. Cooner.

The Jack Womeldorf Fund— Established by this 1961 graduate.

The Robert Davidson Woodward, Jr. Fund— Established in memory of Mr. Woodward by his wife and recalling family ties with the college through his son, Dr. Pat M. Woodward ‘58, and grandchildren Katherine L. Woodward ‘79, Pat M. Woodward, Jr. ‘84, Dr. John Woodward McNeill ‘87, Mary Virginia McNeill ‘92, Mary Katherine Gregory ‘93, and Marjorie Elizabeth Gregory ‘95.

The John T. Zaharov, Jr. Fund— Established by friends in memory of this 1970 graduate.

The T.C. Price Zimmermann Fund— Established by Trustee and Mrs. James H. Barnhardt of Charlotte, North Carolina, in honor of Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Emeritus (1977-1986).

The Anne Katherine Zirkle Fund— Established in memory of this member of the Class of 1994 by friends.

The Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt Fund— Established by Richard P. Wharton, Class of 1994, in honor of Dr. Zumwalt, Associate Professor of Anthropology.

Phi Beta Kappa— This nation’s pre-eminent honor society recognizes outstanding achievement in the study of the liberal arts in the United States. The oldest of the American Greek-letter societies, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary and now has 270 chapters at colleges and universities across the country. The Davidson College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa received its charter as Gamma of North Carolina from the United Chapters (now the Phi Beta Kappa Society) on March 1, 1923. Since then, the local chapter has elected more than 2,200 students to membership-in-course. Seniors at Davidson who maintain an overall average of 3.6 or above on at least eighteen graded, countable courses are ordinarily considered for election, which is by ballot of faculty and staff of the local chapter. Election to membership, however, is not automatic on the attainment of a certain grade average. In accordance with the constitution of the national Society, students elected must have qualifications of “high scholarship, liberal culture, and good character.” Not more than 12.5 percent of a senior class may be elected. Elections take place during the spring semester.

Omicron Delta Kappa—This national leadership society recognizes eminence in five phases of campus life: scholarship; athletics; social and religious activities; publications; and forensics, dramatics, music, and other cultural activities. O.D.K. has three purposes: (1) to recognize persons who have attained a high standard of efficiency in college and collegiate activities, and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainment along similar lines; (2) to bring together the most representative men and women in all phases of collegiate life and thus to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest; and (3) to bring together members of the faculty and student body on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.

Omicron Delta Epsilon— The economics honor society has as its objective the promotion of scholarly achievement in economics, fellowship among those in the profession, and understanding of key economic issues and problems.

Alpha Epsilon Delta—The Davidson chapter of this national honor premedical fraternity is North Carolina Alpha.

Delta Phi Alpha— A nationally organized honor fraternity that recognizes achievement in German. The society seeks to promote greater understanding of German life, culture, and language.

Alpha Phi Omega— This national service fraternity is composed of students who wish to carry through college days the ideal of service to college, community, and nation.

Alpha Psi Omega— A national honor dramatic fraternity restricted to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated a particular interest in theater through participation in the college drama program.

Eta Sigma Phi— An honor society founded at the University of Chicago in order to stimulate interest in the history, art, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome, and to promote closer relationships among students interested in classical study.

Gamma Sigma Epsilon— A national fraternity recognizing excellence in chemistry. The chapter at Davidson, founded in 1919, is the mother chapter.

Omicron Gamma Chapter of the Order of Omega— A national Greek Service and Leadership Honor Fraternity for men and women who are outstanding within their own organization. Annual initiation to the Order of Omega is open to the top five percent of the Greek population on campus. As a member in this organization students are charged with taking an active role in campus wide leadership and participation as a group in service activities.

Phi Beta Delta—An international honor society open to juniors, seniors, faculty, and staff. It recognizes exceptional achievement in international studies or service and promotion of international awareness.

Scabbard and Blade—A national military honor society designed to recognize excellence in the study of military affairs and to promote interest in military education. Lifetime membership is by election as an outstanding ROTC student in the junior or senior year. The Davidson chapter, B Company, 5th Regiment, has been in continuous existence since 1923.

Sigma Delta Psi— An honor athletic fraternity open to all students who can perform all 14 prescribed athletic feats.

Sigma Pi Sigma— The national Physics Honor Society. Founded in 1921, the chapter at Davidson is the mother chapter.

Alumni Medal — For the freshman with the highest academic average; given by the Alumni Association.

Vereen Bell Memorial Award — For the student submitting the best piece of creative writing; given in memory of author Vereen M. Bell, Class of 1932.

Sandy Black Memorial Award — For the rising senior premedical student judged most outstanding in academic record and who gives promise of an outstanding contribution in the field of medicine: established by Mrs. Sam Orr Black in memory of her grandson, Sandy Black, Class of 1966.

Franz Boas Award in Anthropology — For the senior anthropology major who best exemplifies the qualities of scholarship, intellectual curiosity, and ethical concern for all of humanity demonstrated by Franz Boas, the principal founder of modern American anthropology.

Bremer German Language Award — For excellence in the study of the German language; established by C. Christopher Bremer, M.D., Class of 1960.

Agnes Sentelle Brown Award — For a sophomore, junior, or senior, chosen for outstanding promise as indicated by character, personality, and academic ability; established by the late Dr. Mark Edgar Sentelle, Davidson Professor and Dean of Students, in memory of his sister.

William Scott Bryant Memorial Award — Established by family and friends to increase understanding of our national government by helping outstanding students participate in work and study programs in Washington, D.C.

James A. Chapman, Jr. Annual Award — For a promising student interested in a career in commerce. Established by the Textile Veterans Association in memory of a 1943 alumnus who was a leader in that industry.

Tom Daggy Biology Award — Established in honor of Professor Daggy, who taught in the Department of Biology from 1947 to 1981, this award recognizes outstanding achievement, leadership and service, and a love of exploring the secrets of life.

The Davidson Black Alumni Network Award — Established by Davidson alumni for students of African-American descent who through strength of character and commitment have demonstrated distinguished service to college and community.

Department of the Army Superior Cadet Award — For the outstanding cadet in each year’s group of Military Studies students based on scholastic excellence and demonstrated leadership ability.

Alberta Smith DeVane Religion Award — To a senior religion major whose overall excellence promises outstanding contributions in ministry, medicine, the study of religion, or other service; established by Mrs. Helen DeVane Carnegie in memory of her mother.

Eumenean Literary Society Award — For a member who best exemplifies the society’s motto: Pulchrum est colere mentem, “It is beautiful to cultivate the mind.”

Gladstone Memorial Award — For a rising senior with high potential for future service to mankind as indicated by leadership, service, and academic record; established by family and friends of George L. Gladstone, Jr., Class of 1960.

Leona M. Goodell Memorial Award — Established by friends and family of this career government servant to help students explore careers in government.

Goodwin-Exxon Award — For a sophomore, a junior, and a senior judged to exemplify the highest standards of character, good sportsmanship, and consideration of others; established by Henry S. Goodwin, Class of 1930, and his wife Claire L. Goodwin and funded in part by the Exxon Education Foundation.

Greek Prize — Occasional award of books to a student with the greatest ability and promise in the study of Greek; presented by the Class of 1922.

R. Windley Hall Fund — A first-year student writing award which also provides for a visiting lecturer on campus; honors the memory of a member of the Class of 1963.

William B. Hight, Jr. Teaching Award — Established by colleagues, alumni, and friends in memory of Bill Hight, founder and longtime chair of the department of education; for the senior who has demonstrated great potential for a successful career in teaching at the secondary level.

Douglas Houchens Studio Art Award — For the studio art major in the junior class who made the most progress during the previous year; honoring the professor who founded Davidson’s Art Department in 1953.

David Halbert Howard, Jr. Chemistry Award — For a rising senior studying chemistry who gives promise of the largest degree of usefulness in a related field of service; established by the mother and sister of David Howard, Class of 1928, who died while a chemistry professor at Davidson in 1936.

Lucile and Max Jackson Award in Art History — Established by Charlotte art lovers and friends of the college; presented annually to the rising senior who has demonstrated not only ability and aptitude, but dedication to the discipline of art history.

The Keiser Prize in English — Established in 2000 by Albert Keiser, Jr. ‘66 in honor of his father, Professor Albert Keiser, Ph.D.: recognizes superior contributions by one Davidson student each year to the performance of classical English literature.

Kendrick Kelley Award in History — Awarded to the senior history major who best exemplifies the qualities displayed by Ken Kelley, Class of 1963: distinguished academic performance, self-effacing leadership and personal integrity. Established by family and friends in memory of Ken Kelley.

Le Prix de Français (The French Award) — Established in 1991, the French Award was created to honor outstanding achievement in French studies and/or exceptional contributions to the Davidson French program by a senior major.

Henry T. Lilly Award for Excellence in English — Established in 1993 and given in memory of Henry T. Lilly, Class of 1918, Professor of English from 1926 -1966.

Charles E. Lloyd Award — For the student submitting the best piece of nonfiction writing; established in memory of English professor (1956-80) Charles E. Lloyd.

The Samuel D. Maloney Essay Prize — Given in honor of Emeritus Professor Samuel D. Maloney by the Thomas Jefferson family, the Maloney Essay Prize recognizes the student essay that best exemplifies outstanding work in the field of religion, ethics, and culture.

William G. McGavock Mathematics Award — For the member of the senior class who has demonstrated the greatest promise and accomplishment in mathematics while at Davidson; honors the memory of W. G. McGavock, Class of 1930, and longtime professor of mathematics.

Mundo Hispanico (The Spanish Award) — Established by the Spanish Department to recognize excellence in the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.

Phifer Economics Award — For an upperclass student who has made a distinguished record in the study of economics; established by Mrs. A.K. Phifer.

The Physics Award — Established by alumni and friends to honor outstanding achievement in the study of physics.

W. Kendrick Pritchett Award in Classics — Presented to a senior classics major who exemplifies the qualities displayed by W. Kendrick Pritchett, Class of 1929: distinguished academic performance, personal integrity, and love of ancient literature, history, and archaeology.

Harris Proctor Award — Established through gifts from colleagues to honor Professor Emeritus J. Harris Proctor. The award is presented annually to the outstanding senior political science major.

Charles Malone Richards Award — For a rising senior, ordinarily preparing for the ministry, who has made the most significant contribution to the religious life of the college community; established by family and friends of Dr. Richards, Class of 1892, and Davidson pastor and professor.

Richard Ross Memorial Music Award — For a graduating senior music major who during four years of study has demonstrated the greatest achievement in the three areas for which Richard Ross was known: musical artistry, academic excellence, and Christian character.

Dean Rusk Program Award — For the student who has contributed most to international studies at Davidson.

The C. Shaw Smith Award — Presented annually to a rising junior or senior who has made outstanding contributions to the life of the college community through service at the College Union; honors C. Shaw Smith, Class of 1939, and College Union Director from 1952-1983.

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award — Two medallions presented annually, one to a member of the senior class and the other to a person outside the student body, recognizing fine spiritual qualities practically applied to daily living, usually going to persons who have given unselfish service without due recognition; established in 1926 by the New York Southern Society in memory of its founder.

Theatre Award — For the senior who has contributed most to better theatre at Davidson College during four years on campus.

Rawley P. Turner Drama Award — Presented to the student who, in the opinion of a committee made up of faculty and community threatre-goers, has given the best performance in a major drama production for the year.

Porter P. Vinson Chemistry Award — For a rising junior, recognizing unusual mastery of the field and significant promise for further study; established by family in memory of Porter Paisley Vinson, M.D., Class of 1909, Davidson M.A. in Chemistry 1910.

William D. Vinson Mathematics Award — For a rising junior, recognizing unusual mastery of the field and significant promise for further study; established by family in memory of Davidson mathematics professor (1883-97) William Daniel Vinson, LL.D.

Daniel Blain Woods Award — For the rising senior premedical student who best exhibits the qualities of a good doctor: wisdom, compassion, the desire to serve, the ability to analyze problems, integrity, and academic excellence; established by Dr. James B. Woods, Jr., Class of 1918, and his wife in memory of their son.

James Baker Woods III Memorial Award — For a rising senior military science cadet who has displayed outstanding qualities of leadership, moral character, academic achievement, and aptitude for military service; established by Dr. James B. Woods, Jr., Class of 1918, and his wife in memory of their son, Class of 1962, who gave his life in defense of his country.

William Gatewood Workman Psychology Award — For the senior judged to have come closest to attaining Dr. Workman’s extraordinary standards of scholarship, character and service; established in honor of this longtime professor of psychology by psychology faculty and alumni.

Helen DeVane Carnegie Award — Presented to the most outstanding freshman athlete.

David Parrott Memorial Award — Presented to a student in recognition of contribution, outstanding sportsmanship and participation in the intramural athletic program.

Tommy Peters Memorial Award — Presented to a male athlete with outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics.

Susan K. Roberts Award — Presented to a woman athlete best exemplifying the Davidson spirit in intercollegiate athletics and campus leadership.

Thomas D. Sparrow Award — Presented to a male athlete best exemplifying the Davidson spirit in intercollegiate athletics and campus leadership.

Rebecca E. Stimson Award — Presented to a woman athlete in recognition of outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics.

Marian Wright Edelman, Doctor of Humane Letters

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