Horizons

CHANGING LIVES,

CHANGING COMMUNITIES

By Erin Ward

Lukas Brown

Hometown: Wallace Major: Biology/pre-medicine Career goals: Become a radiologist Scholarships: The David and Angie Fussell Access Scholarship, The Golden LEAF Scholarship

What does receiving this scholarship mean to you?

This scholarship means the world to me . This scholarship gave me the opportunity to attend East Carolina University and to further my education . I have always been fascinated with the science of how our body is made up and how it functions . This scholarship gave me the chance to make something great happen in my life to help others in my future medical career . The Fussells have done so much for our county and our state . I am thankful to Mr . and Mrs . Fussell for helping me reach my dreams . Why should alumni support scholarships?

These scholarships help students like me to attend college and receive a degree . Then we can use our knowledge and education to give back to our communities .

Donor spotlight:

David Fussell Jr.

David Fussell Jr . ’90 is president of Duplin Winery, one of the largest wineries in the South . In addition to being an active donor, he serves on the ECU Foundation board and ECU board of trustees . The David and Angie Fussell Access Scholarship supports students from Duplin County who have academic potential but not the financial means to attend the university .

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GIFT CREATES

THOMAS D. ARTHUR

GRADUATE SCHOOL

OF BUSINESS

A $5 million gift from Tom Arthur ’71 to the East Carolina University College of Business will transform the school’s graduate program, which will be renamed the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business, and support student veterans and military personnel in the program.

“ECU has been very friendly to veterans. I wanted to make sure the College of Business would be military friendly,” said Arthur, an Army veteran with three combat valor awards, a Silver Star, Bronze Star “V” and Gallantry Cross.

The donation is a $2.5 million cash commitment paired with an additional $2.5 million planned gift. Arthur made a previous $1 million gift to establish the Thomas D. Arthur Distinguished Professorship in Leadership in 2010. His cumulative giving is the largest of any donor to the college.

“Over the years, Tom Arthur’s financial gifts have elevated our faculty, and his appearances at our annual Business Leadership Conference have inspired many students,” said Paul Schwager, dean of the College of Business. “With this new gift, his legacy will be imprinted on the many lives that turn to the College of Business to grow their personal career path.”

Arthur grew up in Greenville, the son of a tobacco leaf processor. He went away to college, then into the Army, and in 1969 returned home after serving in Vietnam. He met with then-dean of the College of Business, James Bearden, who convinced Arthur to join the new MBA program, “because if you can serve in the military, you’re a leader,” Arthur recalled. “He said, ‘I’m the dean and you’re in.’”

Several years after graduating, Bearden tapped Arthur again to join him, this time on the board of the BB&T Center for Leadership Development. “That association with ECU was pivotal in getting me reconnected to the university. I saw firsthand the tremendous impact ECU had on eastern North Carolina, the entire state and region,” Arthur said.

After completing his MBA, he became vice president of a Floridabased investment banking firm. Arthur then joined Havatampa Corp. in Tampa. In 1978, he formed a group to buy Havatampa’s cigar manufacturing business and grew it to the second-largest cigar maker in the U.S. During the nearly 20 years Arthur’s group owned Havatampa, annual sales increased from 160 million cigars to 1.2 billion.

Arthur was a majority shareholder until the company’s sale in 1997. Since then, he’s been engaged in private investments through ASAP Capital Partners, his family financial firm, which his daughter Tready Smith runs. “It really says a lot about ECU that this is where his giving is going. I hope it will leverage others to see the university in a positive light,” Smith said.

“I wanted to do something while I was alive and could see it and touch it,” he said. “The first best decision I made was go to into the military. The second was attending ECU. Those two things really prepared me for life.”

Clockwise from top left, Tom Arthur received his MBA from ECU in 1971. His $5 million donation will support future business graduate students. The Bate Building, home of the College of Business. Arthur serving in Vietnam.

– Erin Ward

In Memoriam

ALUMNI

1940s

Verda “Tommie” Campbell ’44 of Raleigh, N .C ., on

April 17, 2021 . Lona Hackenberg ’44 of Silver Spring, Md . on Sept . 21, 2021 . Elizabeth Sutton ’41 of High Point, N .C ., on Aug . 4, 2021 . Christine Waters ’49 of North Charleston, S .C ., on

July 21, 2021 .

1950s

Johanna L . Allen ’59 of Wilmington, N .C ., on March 14, 2021 . Charles Atkinson Jr . ’59 of New Bern, N .C ., on June 23, 2021 . Ed Baldwin Jr . ’59 ’65 of Durham, N .C ., on July 24, 2021 . Jesse “Jack” Beamon ’57 of Cary, N .C ., on March 21, 2021 . Charles Bishop ’58 of North Myrtle Beach, S .C ., on

March 16, 2021 . C .G . Boyd ’58 of Greensboro, N .C ., on Feb . 10, 2021 . Carolyn Brawley ’53 of West Palm Beach, Fla ., on

March 19, 2021 . Janie Briley ’55 of Morehead City, N .C ., on Feb . 26, 2021 . Patricia Burgess ’56 of Kitty Hawk, N .C ., on June 19, 2021 . Elaine Smith Byrd ’58 of Murrysville, Pa ., on March 22, 2021 . Guelda Crouse ’57 ’62 of Winston-Salem, N .C ., on

July 18, 2021 . Maurice Fleming ’58 ’60 of Palmetto Bay, Fla ., on

June 26, 2021 . John L . Gray Jr . ’58 of Kinston, N .C ., on July 30, 2021 . Comer Griffin ’59 of Bath, N .C ., on Aug . 27, 2021 . Mary F . Harris ’54 of Madison, Ala ., on Dec . 5, 2020 . Tommy Jones ’58 of Greensboro, N .C ., on May 10, 2021 . Virginia W . Kennedy ’54 of Winston-Salem, N .C ., on

May 13, 2021 . Annette MacRae ’51 ’52 ’75 ’84 of Tarboro, N .C ., on

April 30, 2021 . Louise S . McLawhorn ’50 of Snow Hill, N .C . on Aug . 23, 2021 . Rachael Modlin ’52 of Ahoskie, N .C ., on July 10, 2021 . Lessie Newton ’50 of Jacksonville, N .C ., on July 12, 2021 . Katherine Rhue ’58 of Mebane, N .C ., on March 12, 2021 . Delia “Dee” Perkins ’53 of Virginia Beach, Va ., on May 6, 2021 . Carolyn Rice ’59 of Shelby, N .C ., on March 1, 2021 . Percy E . Rogerson ’56 of Pinehurst, N .C ., on Aug . 9, 2021 . Shirley Webber ’57 of Melbourne, Fla ., on April 11, 2021 . Patsy White ’58 ’62 of Wilson, N .C ., on April 3, 2021 . Dorine R . Williams ’58 of Albertson, N .C ., on June 3, 2021 . Dr . Pinkey Young ’59 of High Point, N .C ., on July 9, 2021 .

1960s

Jerold “Jerry” Allen ’68 of Williamsburg, Va ., on April 14, 2021 . Thomas Arthur ’66 of Wilmington, N .C ., on June 10, 2021 . John Barnes ’65 of Cashtown, Pa ., on Sept . 19, 2021 . Richard Barnes ’65 ’70 of Denver, N .C ., on Sept . 18, 2021 . Barbara Boroughs ’64 of Winter Park, Fla ., on Sept . 17, 2021 . Henry Vann Britt of Raleigh, N .C ., on June 21, 2021 . Edward L . Correll Jr . of Los Angeles, Calif ., on Sept . 2, 2021 . Andrew “Marty” Davis ’64 of Montgomery, Texas, on

Feb . 9, 2021 . Robert W . Dowd ’69 of Brandon, Miss ., on June 3, 2021 . Mary-French Evans ’63 ’64 of Greenville, N .C ., on

May 25, 2021 . Daisy Fowler ’65 of Lewisville, N .C ., on July 8, 2021 . James Grant Gordon ’60 of Belmont, N .C ., on Aug . 21, 2021 . Cynthia Haar ’62 of Bath, N .C ., on Feb . 27, 2021 . Bobby Hathaway ’63 of Raleigh, N .C ., on June 16, 2021 . Paul Hersch ’66 of Washington, D .C ., on March 12, 2021 . Carolyn Perkins Howe ’66 of Holt, Mich ., on March 27, 2021 . Carolyn Hurley ’63 of Salisbury, N .C ., on July 19, 2021 . Charles R . Jenkins ’66 ’67 ’68 of Laurinburg, N .C ., on

Aug . 27, 2021 . Joseph Liner Jr . ’60 of Virginia Beach, Va ., on May 20, 2021 . Thomas Lilly ’69 of Cross Roads, Texas, on April 4, 2021 . Robert Ormand ’69 of Connelly Springs, N .C ., on

April 24, 2021 . Elton Lee Newbern ’63 ’66 of Enfield, N .C ., on Nov . 13, 2020 . Evelyn D . Renshaw ’65 of Fincastle, Va ., on June 9, 2021 . Nora Short ’65 of Hanover, Va ., on Feb . 25, 2021 . Florida Smith ’64 of Trent Woods, N .C ., on April 10, 2021 . George F . South III ’63 of Hertford, N .C ., on June 22, 2021 . Catherine Speight ’61 of Rocky Mount, N .C ., on

Sept . 12, 2021 . Willis “Bill” Sullivan ’65 of Maxton, N .C ., on June 12, 2021 . Sarah Swindle ’60 of Birmingham, Ala ., on March 3, 2021 . Donald Thompson ’64 ’67 of Morehead City, N .C ., on

Feb . 7, 2021 . Betty T . Williams ’67 of Angier, N .C ., on June 24, 2021 . George I . Woodall ’65 of Chapel Hill, N .C ., on June 9, 2021 .

1970s

Barry S . Bailey ’75 ’78 of New Orleans, La ., on Sept . 1, 2021 . Dr . Richard Bradner ’73 of Charlotte, N .C ., on July 28, 2021 . Linda S . Byrd ’79 of Kinston, N .C ., on May 20, 2021 . Kester Carrow ’75 ’82 of Washington, N .C ., on Sept . 5, 2021 . William “Blake” Comby ’76 of Conover, N .C ., on

Sept . 18, 2021 . Denis Craig ’74 of Alameda, Calif ., on March 15, 2021 . Kim Dougherty ’79 of Kill Devil Hills, N .C ., on April 15, 2021 . Lynda Earp ’71 ’78 of White Lake, N .C ., on Sept . 4, 2021 . Thomas S . Edwards ’70 of Pittsboro, N .C ., on May 22, 2021 . Susan Fackrell ’78 of Galax, Va ., on Aug . 14, 2021 . Mary Gargus ’70 of Spring, Texas, on Aug . 20, 2021 . Steve Hale ’79 of Columbus, Ga ., on March 4, 2021 . Murrell Hightower ’77 of St . Simons Island, Ga ., on

March 28, 2021 . William Huffman ’71 ’74 of Flagstaff, Ariz ., on March 22, 2021 . Paul W . Kelly ’71 of Boynton Beach, Fla ., on Aug . 30, 2021 . Paul Klaine ’74 of Statesville, N .C ., on Sept . 8, 2021 . Deborah Landers ’75 of Fairview, N .C ., on Aug . 18, 2021 . Karen R . Lucas ’74 of Salisbury, N .C ., on March 24, 2021 . Don Maggio ’71 of Clovis, N .M ., on Aug . 11, 2021 . Sister Anita Maleski ’75 of Dunmore, Pa ., on March 23, 2021 . Sarah McKeever ’78 ’81 of Asheville, N .C ., on July 4, 2021 . Judy D . Osbourne ’73 of Stokesdale, N .C ., on March 13, 2021 . Susan S . Robbins ’77 ’83 of Penderlea, N .C ., on June 8, 2021 . Richard W . Scroggs ’76 of Swansboro, N .C ., on Feb . 14, 2021 . Betty D . Shackelford ’77 of Quinton, Va ., on June 14, 2021 . Jane Shoaf ’74 of Durham, N .C ., on May 29, 2021 . Thomas H . Sloan ’71 of Washington, N .C ., on June 24, 2021 . Jimmie Sue Smith ’72 of Warner Robins, Ga ., on April 6, 2021 . Ronald Turbyfill ’79 of Landis, N .C ., on July 29, 2021 . Donald Warren ’70 of Carolina Shores, N .C ., on April 15, 2021 . Olivia M . Wyrick ’79 of Greenville, N .C ., on March 31, 2021 .

Remembering two early supporters of a medical school at ECU

The youngest of 14 children, Glenn Jernigan ’61 learned early on how to get along with people to get things done . From 1971 to 1982, he served in the N .C . House and N .C . Senate and co-sponsored legislation to create the ECU School of Medicine . Jernigan was an ECU trustee from 1977 to 1979 and served the university as a member of the College of Education Professional Advisory Board and chairman of the Pirate Club . He received the Outstanding Alumni award in 1982 . In the 1980s, he chaired the state Employment Security Commission . He retired from his lobbying Glenn Jernigan ’61 firm, Glenn Jernigan and Associates, in 2017 . Friends and family noted that perhaps more than anything, Jernigan loved meeting and talking with people . “If he took you to a Pirates game, you needed to pack your bags,” said nephew Frank Maynard at Jernigan’s funeral . “As good as the outing was, it was a nine-hour experience, particularly if we ate two full meals at Parker’s Barbecue and the Pirates won .” Jernigan died Sept . 3 in his hometown of Fayetteville . He was 82 . Another doer, Dr . Bill McConnell of Greenville, died Aug . 10 . He was 92 . McConnell was the first interventional radiologist in eastern North Carolina and Dr. Bill McConnell chair of Eastern Radiologists . He was part of a group of 41 community and medical leaders who were instrumental in establishing the ECU School of Medicine in Greenville . He and his wife, Dr . Mary Raab, were awarded the Chancellor’s Amethyst in 2017 for their endowment efforts and contributions to the school, hospital and community . Through the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation, they established the Drs . Mary and Spencer Raab Distinguished Professorship in Medical Oncology and the R . William McConnell, MD, Medical Student Scholarship Endowment, in addition to supporting numerous other initiatives around campus .

1980s

Woody R . Copeland ’81 ’83 of Merry Hill, N .C ., on

March 28, 2021 . Eldred “Chip” Dudney ’87 of Chapel Hill, N .C ., on

March 25, 2021 . Betty Gardner ’87 of Wilmington, N .C ., on June 24, 2021 . Vivian H . Ingram ’88 of King, N .C ., on March 7, 2021 . Stuart “Tom” Knoff ’85 of New York, N .Y ., on Feb . 25, 2021 . Deborah Anne Lambeth ’81 of Burlington, N .C ., on

March 29, 2021 . Ashley Heath Peters ’85 of Charleston, S .C ., on Sept . 7, 2021 . Laurie Guthrie Woolard ’89 ’90 of Evans, Ga ., on

April 10, 2021 .

1990s

Peggy Denning ’95 of Goldsboro, N .C ., on March 4, 2021 . Stephen Gholson ’90 of Richlands, N .C ., on March 25, 2021 . Laura Gipson ’92 ’94 of Newport, N .C ., on Jan . 4, 2021 . Patricia A . Knott ’93 of East Laurinburg, N .C ., on July 8, 2021 . Ann Lemmons ’94 of Winston-Salem, N .C ., on

March 17, 2021 . Mack Carlton Stocks ’98 of Louisville, Ky ., on April 14, 2021 . Patricia Workman ’92 of Charlottesville, Va ., on April 12, 2021 . Candice S . Yost ’95 of Newport News, Va ., on Sept . 17, 2021 .

2000s

Dondi Duff Callaway ’03 of Callaway, Md ., on April 11, 2021 . Brett G . Ciccone ’04 of Fayetteville, N .C ., on March 17, 2021 . Kelly-Grier Ferguson Costin ’06 of Suffolk, Va ., on

March 19, 2021 . Ted Overton ’02 of Aurora, N .C ., on July 23, 2021 . Regina Parker ’08 ’19 of Clinton, N .C ., on June 5, 2021 . Brian D . Pyle ’04 of Pittsburgh, Pa ., on June 8, 2021 .

2010s

Nolan Sanders ’14 of Dudley, N .C ., on March 27, 2020 .

FACULTY/STAFF

Robert Champlin (science education) of Holden, Mass ., on Aug . 31, 2021 . Charles Cullop (graduate school) of Milford, Ohio, on

April 13, 2021 . Adrienne Dunning (education) of Greenville, N .C ., on

July 5, 2021 . Karen Elberson (nursing) of Cumming, Ga ., on July 26, 2021 . Judith Hepler (foreign languages) of Durham N .C ., on April 12, 2021 . Randy Howard (facilities services) of Chocowinity, N .C ., on March 18, 2021 . Kathy Jones (sociology) of Greenville, N .C ., on July 23, 2021 . Janet Kilpatrick (library services) of Ft . Barnwell, N .C ., on

March 9, 2021 . Dr . Paul David Mozley (medicine) of Fairhope, Ala ., on

June 15, 2021 . Tom Paul (physical education) of Statesboro, Ga ., on

Aug . 29 . 2021 . Eddie Payne (athletics) of Spartanburg, S .C ., on July 7, 2021 .

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