WELL GIFTED

The Hege-Cox Art Building atrium and gallery space will showcase work by students, faculty and other talented artists.

Three recent significant gifts will make an enduring impact on Guilford College.

Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation

The Edward M. Armfield Sr. Foundation awarded Guilford College an $800,000 grant over a four-year period in support of improvements to the Hege-Cox Art Building and implementation of other aspects of The Guilford Edge.

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 Director of the Foundation.

Adair Armfield

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 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 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 of students in crisis — from affording a cap and gown for graduation to catching up on rent and paying medical bills.

Steve and Hannah '11 Moran

Charles A. and Mary K. ’45 Routh

Charlie and Mary '45 Routh, long-time friends and benefactors of Guilford College, have made a deferred gift to establish a tenure-track professorship solely focused on Quakerism, as well as a 3-week-term course about Quaker testimonies and service.

The faculty member holding the Charles A. and Mary K. ’45 Routh Professorship in Religious Studies for Global Quaker Studies will oversee students majoring and minoring in Quaker Studies, create opportunities for service learning trips and connect students to Quaker communities around the world. This professorship marks Guilford College’s place as a global leader in undergraduate Quaker studies and leadership formation.

Additionally, the new Charles A. and Mary K. ’45 Routh Quaker Testimony and Service In Context Annual Class will be an experiential course taken within the Quaker Studies major or minor. The 3-week, four-credit class will help students learn about and practice service from a Quaker perspective and discover how context shapes service.

Charles and Mary '45 Routh