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Cat-U News
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February 2019
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Show your class (and Catawba) some LOVE this month and join the Class Giving Challenge!
The Catawba Class Giving Challenge will run from February 1-May 31, 2019. Can your class top the charts in the most classmates participating (by %) and most money raised? To participate, make a gift to any area of the College that you are passionate about (MIND BODY SOUL campaign initiatives, scholarships, Catawba Fund, ANYTHING included).
The classes that have the most participation and the most money raised will be celebrated at the Alumni Awards and Brunch during Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 25-27), 2019. Watch Cat-U News each month for updates on The Class Giving Challenge standings!
GIVE NOW
From June 1- January 20, 2019, the standings are:
Top 10 Classes by Giving Participation
| Class Year |
% Who Gave |
| 1964 |
22.0 |
| 1961 |
21.3 |
| 1965 |
19.7 |
| 1954 |
19.6 |
| 1967 |
19.3 |
| 1963 |
17.5 |
| 1953 |
17.0 |
| 1945 |
16.7 |
| 1962 |
15.0 |
| 1959 |
14.9 |
Top 10 Classes Total Dollars Raised
| Class Year |
Amount Raised |
| 1970 |
$698,792.86 |
| 1979 |
$580,351.60 |
| 1961 |
$209,105.00 |
| 1971 |
$168,675.00 |
| 1983 |
$79,132.28 |
| 1972 |
$64,068.73 |
| 1959 |
$61,343.54 |
| 1981 |
$60,890.50 |
| 1985 |
$56,343.75 |
| 1976 |
$39,110.50 |
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Much to his surprise, non-baseball player, Phil Kirk '67 was recently inducted into the George Whitfield Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame in January. Read More |
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Destiny Stone '18 takes the stage as Nina Simone in Nina Simone: Four Women at the Hadley Theatre in Charlotte. The show runs through February 16. Read More / Purchase Tickets |
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The Virginia Society of Association Executives (VSAE) honored Larry Land '74 with the Career Service Award of Excellence during the Holiday Awards Luncheon & Silent Auction at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump.
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Dr. Phil May '69, professor of nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) and in the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been a demographer and epidemiologist for the better part of 50 years. He was recently highlighted in a UNC "Faculty Focus" article. Read More |
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Kathryn Heidt '14, now a graduate student at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., was recently awarded a Research Fellowship from the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation (FVS). The Research Fellowship focuses on Best Practices & Guideline Development for Management of Vertebral Subluxation.
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Ben Mackel '04 of Threadbare (solo music project) recently met and performed with one of his largest musical inspirations, David Wilcox during a performance in Asheville. Follow Ben on Instagram and Learn More about His Upcoming Shows |
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Dr. Jonathan Slaughter '00, a Neonatologist and Research Principal Investigator at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, was recently awarded a five-year, $3 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health to help neonatal caregivers better care for preterm infants through Early Prediction of Spontaneous Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure and PDA-Associated Outcomes.
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Catawba College is among 25 institutions featured on www.OnlineSchoolsCenter.com's "Hidden Gems of the Southeast."
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Volunteer Catawba: For 20 Years, Students Have Learned Life of Service. Read More |
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Dean's List for Fall 2018 Announced: A total of 326 students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester at Catawba College, according to Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Provost of the College. Students named to the Dean's List have achieved a 3.5 grade point average in 15 or more semester hours.
View the Dean's List |
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Student and Faculty Highlights
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Catawba College Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Dr. Tyler W. Davis, and students, Michael Pierce and Kory Ly attended and presented at the world's largest gathering of earth and space scientists a — the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting — which was held in Washington, D.C. December 10-14. Both Michael and Kory submitted abstracts that were accepted for Pop-Up Talks — a special session for students and early career scientists to share how their research impacts society, what their vision is for the future of geophysics, or their experiences as a student.
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MIND, BODY, SOUL Campaign Updates
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33RD ANNURAL BRADY AUTHOR'S SYMPOSIUM featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author ROBERT OLEN BUTLER
Thursday, March 14
11:00 a.m.
Robertson College-Community Center
Moderated Symposium w/ Q&A — 11:00am
Seated Luncheon — 12:30pm
Book Signing — 1:30pm
Purchase your tickets online, or call the Public Relations Office at (704) 637-4393. Be sure to join the
mailing list for updates!
CATAWBA AFTER COLLEGE (Alumni networking event for current students)
Friday, February 15
6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Room 300, Center for the Environment
All alumni are welcome to attend to network with our current students at this panel discussion and cocktail reception event.
RSVP NOW -RSVP requested by February 5th
Jacksonville, FL: MIND, BODY, SOUL Campaign Event
Thursday, February 21
6:00 p.m.
Alexander DeGance Barnett, P.A. (1500 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32204)
Hosted By Mark '81 and Dr. Beverly Alexander
RSVP by February 15, 2019 at
development@catawba.edu or 704-637-4681
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ATLANTA, GA: MIND, BODY, SOUL Campaign Event
Saturday, February 23
6:00—8:00 p.m.
Bonanza! at Kimball House (303 East Howard Avenue |Decatur, Georgia 30030)
Hosted by Kathleen Blake ’08 and Clarke Davis ‘74
Join Catawba head football coach, Curtis Walker ’93, fellow alumni and friends to learn more about the MIND BODY SOULD Campaign for Growth during this interactive reception with hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
RSVP by February 15 at development@catawba.edu or 704-637-4394
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LIVE AT LEE STREET
Saturday, March 30
7:30 p.m.
Lee Street Theatre (Salisbury, NC)
The Jeff Little Trio with Catawba College Vernaculars Artists. Tickets available at leestreet.org beginning February 25.
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DISCOVER: Catawba’s Youth Theological Institute
Senior High: July 7-12 or July 14-19
Junior High: July 21-26
Black Lake Retreat Center, Asheboro, NC
No cost!
LEARN MORE / APPLY TO ATTEND
HOMECOMING 2019
October 25-27
Classes of 2019, 2014, 2009, 2004, 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, 1974 and 1969 are due to celebrate milestone reunions. Please contact the alumni office at
alumni@catawba.edu if you are a member of one of these classes and would like to join a reunion planning committee. We need
at least 5 classmates from a reunion class to form a planning committee for those classes that wish to have individual reunion events during Homecoming. All reunion classes will be honored at a new, All Campus Party Saturday evening of Homecoming Weekend.
More information coming soon.
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CATAWBA TRIP TO GERMANY/POLAND
 December 2019 (Dates TBA)
Alumni and friends are invited to join Catawba Honors students enrolled in the class, "States of Killing: Genocide in the 20th Century" on their trip to Germany and Poland in December 2020.
 Details, including dates, payments, travel information and itinerary, coming soon! Questions? Contact Dr. Michael Bitzer at
jmbitzer@catawba.edu or Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery at
mvanderg@catawba.edu.
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| The Alumni Office was notified of the passing of the following alums since the January publication of Cat-U News: |
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 Mary Beth Tharpe Harllee '68
Randall C. Loeb '75
Elizabeth Allen Patton '78
Ruth McColl Pope '42
Pat Willett Hall '50
Dr. John R. Faust '52
Ray A. Brawley '58
Mary Beth Tharpe Harllee '68
John J. Richard '82
Chris J. Drye '94 |
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Erin Stringer '05
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
(704) 637-4394
estringe12@catawba.edu
www.catawba.edu/alumni |
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