PHILANTHROPY
WELL GIFTED
Three recent significant gifts will make an enduring impact on Guilford College.
John Thomas Subak Emergency Fund THE JOHN THOMAS SUBAK EMERGENCY FUND was established in March 2019 to aid students in good standing who are facing financial emergencies. John Thomas Subak was born in the Czech Republic, but fled the Nazi occupation in the early 1940s. After serving in the U.S. Navy, John attended Yale University and Yale Law School. He became a successful attorney in Philadelphia, finishing his career as a Group Vice President and Director at Rohm and Haas. “(My father) always felt that educational opportunity was one of the most important T H E H E G E - C O X A R T B U I L D I N G AT R I U M A N D G A L L E R Y S PA C E W I L L S H O W C A S E W O R K S B Y S T U D E N T S , FA C U LT Y A N D O T H E R TA L E N T E D A R T I S T S .
gifts he got when he arrived here,” said Jane Kennedy. Jane, her daughter Hannah K. Moran ’11 and husband Steve, former Director of the Office of Student Leadership & Engagement at
Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation THE EDWAR D M. AR MFIELD, SR. FOUNDATION OF GR EENSBORO
Guilford, created the Subak Emergency Fund in celebration of John’s legacy for empowering others by providing access to education. In its first year, the Fund has helped dozens
awarded Guilford College an $800,000 grant over a four-year period in support
of students in crisis — from affording a cap
of improvements to the Hege-Cox Art Building and implementation of other
and gown for graduation to catching up on
aspects of The Guilford Edge.
rent and paying medical bills.
Edward M. Armfield, Sr., a native of nearby Asheboro, and long-time resident of Greensboro, was the Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Armtex, Inc., a textile company. At his death, the Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation was organized to make gifts in Surry, Randolph and Guilford counties, with a focus on supporting education. “The Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation is very pleased to provide grant support to Guilford College for improvements to its art building and for its very innovative new academic initiative, The Guilford Edge,” said Mindy Oakley, Executive ADAIR ARMFIELD 6 | W W W. G U I L F O R D . E D U
Director of the Foundation.
STEVE AND HANNAH '11 MORAN
