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Cat-U News
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May 2019
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Does Catawba Rock YOUR Socks?
Your support is an investment in Catawba students.
When you make a gift to the Catawba Fund, you create new opportunities for students to transform, inspire, and belong by providing more scholarships, creating more service opportunities, and more undergraduate research experiences.
As a special thank you for each donor who gives $50 or more to the Catawba Fund between April 15 and May 31, you will receive a pair of custom Catawba socks and Catawba will donate a pair of socks to Salisbury based non-profit, Sole Hope.
Thank you for being Catawba's – heart and sole!
I Want The Socks!
The Catawba Class Giving Challenge is ALMOST OVER! We will run the challenge through May 31st. 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.
Class Giving Challenge update as of April 21 are:
Top 10 Classes by Giving Participation
*Indicates class is in a reunion year
| Class Year |
Percent Who Gave |
| 1964* |
29.3% |
| 1954* |
25.5% |
| 1965 |
23.3% |
| 1961 |
22.5% |
| 1953 |
21.7% |
| 1967 |
20.4% |
| 1945 |
20.0% |
| 1969* |
19.9% |
| 1950 |
19.6% |
| 1963 |
19.5% |
Top 10 Classes Total Dollars Raised
*Indicates class is in a reunion year
| Grad Year |
Amount Donated |
| 1970 |
$1,012,248.36 |
| 1979* |
$586,151.60 |
| 1983 |
$220,397.28 |
| 1961 |
$209,730.00 |
| 1971 |
$175,725.00 |
| 1972 |
$99,295.73 |
| 1975 |
$93,323.35 |
| 1977 |
$79,751.00 |
| 1950 |
$77,961.10 |
| 1981 |
$71,790.50 |
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Six athletes or coaches and one legend in sports writing are those being honored by the Iredell County (NC) Sports Hall of Fame — including Joe Popp '52. Read More |
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John Force Racing has Catawba College alumnus Justin Kamm '11 as its Director of Corporate Partnerships. The 32-year-old will relocate to the team's Yorba Linda, Calif., corporate headquarters from West Palm Beach, Fla., according to the company's announcement.
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Catawba College alumnus Philip Russ '11, an educator and baseball coach at Bessemer City High School, made headlines in the "Gastonia Gazette" on April 5th, for his role in drawing attention to autism.
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"Blood Done Sign My Name" is a powerful production that was recently performed at Lee Street theatre (Salisbury). Mike Wiley '96 wrote the play based on the nonfiction book by Tim Tyson. Read More |
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Wilson Cherry '74, Director of Consumer Affairs at RVO, was given the Arc's 2018-19 Distinguished Services Award which honors an individual contributing in a distinguished manner to the promotion of rights and/or services to people with developmental and intellectual services in Rowan County. Read More |
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Walter R. Ramseur
May 17, 1928 - March 26, 2019
Catawba College Board of Visitors expresses its profound gratitude to Walter R. Ramseur for his stewardship and philanthropy, for his testimony that the Catawba Experience can change and shape a life, for his long-term service and dedication to the Board of Visitors, and for being a Catawba Ambassador in the broader world. Thank you Walt!
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Catawba College Offers "Flex Pathways" to Teaching.Were you aware that Catawba College's Department of
Teacher Education offers
View Pathways that allow students greater flexibility in completing education majors and minors while providing different options for future careers as educators?
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Catawba hosted annual Awards Convocation: The focus was on student, faculty and staff achievement in service, leadership, academics, and special merit during Catawba College’s annual Awards Convocation held April 11 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel.
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Thirty Catawba College first-generation students were inducted into a newly established honors society,
Alpha Alpha Alpha in a 3 p.m. ceremony held Sunday, April 7, in the Hurley Room on campus.
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Catawba College recently welcomed L. Sharisse Robinson as the new Assistant Director of
Career Services. Robinson leaves the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she worked for six years – for the first four as the Assistant Director of Counseling Services for Student Support Services (TRiO), providing support and programs for first-generation students.
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Catawba College's chapter of
Psi Chi, the international honor society for
psychology, recently held its spring 2019 induction ceremony and welcomed five new members.
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Student and Faculty Highlights
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Assistant professor Matthew Forrest, from the Department of Art at Georgia College Milledgeville, visited Catawba College Thursday, April 11th. Forrest arrived for the culmination of a
semester-long collaboration with visiting assistant professor, Dr. Tyler W. Davis, of the Department of Environment and Sustainability at Catawba.
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Two Catawba College students, Marcia-Mariel Erhart (
Mathematics) of Rodgau, Germany, and Federico Borrego Higareda (
Mathematical Finance) of Mexico City, Mexico, attended the biennial national convention of the mathematics honor society, Kappa Mu Epsilon.
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Culminating the 2018-2019 academic year, students from Catawba College Sciences attended the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), in Orlando, Florida, to celebrate New Frontiers and the Internal Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT).Student attendees included Kara Cline (senior) of Salisbury; Accola Hudson (senior) of Randleman; Alexa Marcy (alumnae) of Ft. Collins, Colo.; Devan Shell (senior) of Ferguson; Cheyenne Smith (junior) of Jacksonville; Trevor Williams (senior) of Mt. Pleasant; Destiny Whitman (senior) of China Grove; and Wyatt Zander (senior) of Rockwell.
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Catawba College students from the Catawba Sciences (The Departments of Biology, Chemistry and, Environment and Sustainability) attended and presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) in Memphis, Tenn. Students were accompanied by five faculty mentors, Drs. Jay Bolin, Steve Coggin, Carmony Hartwig, Erin Howard and Joe Poston, all from the Department of Biology.
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Catawba Students Assist with Living Shoreline and Wetland Restoration Project in Virginia. Dr. Jay Bolin, chair and professor of Biology at Catawba College, and 13 students in his natural resource and ecology management class drove to Virginia Beach, Va., to partner with the Elizabeth River Project on a service learning project.
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Catawba students are being accepted by major institutions and being awarded amazing summer research experiences for undergraduates (REU) opportunities that will prepare them for the future. Sydney Goertzen was selected for the Summer Biomedical Research Program for Undergraduates at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, George Mitchell Harris will be at UNC- Charlotte this summer to do biochemical research, and Giovanni Quiroz Delfi will be going to Florida State University for lab research experience.
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Students in Catawba College's
Biochemistry course with Professor of Biology Dr. Steve Coggin are studying the three dimensional architecture of proteins. In addition to images in books and on the internet, these students are able to interact with models of proteins they produced with a 3D printer.
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The Catawba College
Honors Program took 12 students to the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC) conference in Memphis, Tenn., March 28-30. All 12 Catawba students who attended the conference presented original academic work.
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MIND, BODY, SOUL Campaign Updates
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A $150,000 donation to the Catawba College MIND BODY SOUL campaign from Greg '79 and Missie Alcorn of Salisbury will be used to enhance the College’s growing active learning center, housed at the Corriher-Linn-Black Library.
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Take a look at the MIND, BODY, SOUL pages on our campaign website to view which priorities have been funded so far and which ones are on their way to reaching completion!
You can learn more about our campaign priorities, get involved, view our progress and share in our successes by visiting our new website: catawbamindbodysoul.com. |
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CATAWBA COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Saturday, May 11
Day Student Commencement 10:00 a.m.
Evening Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement 2:00 p.m.
Keppel Auditorium, Robertson College-Community Center
NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA MIND, BODY, SOUL CAMPAIGN EVENT
Friday, May 17, 2019
6:30 pm
Country Club of Fairfax (5110 Ox Road Fairfax, VA 22030)
Hosted by Tom Burdette '73, Pam Huffman Falls '95, and Mathy M. Downing '76
RSVP by May 10 at
rsvp@catawba.edu
CHARLOTTE ALUMNI CLUB - NIGHT OUT AT THE KNIGHTS
Saturday, July 12
6:00 p.m.
BB&T Stadium
Attendees will enjoy our reserved event space and all-you-can-eat buffet at the Rooftop Party Terrace, from 6:00-first pitch at 7:00 p.m. Afterwards, enjoy the game in our group seating area and be sure to stay for the post-game fireworks display.
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Information on how to purchase tickets with our group is coming soon!
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!
READ MORE / APPLY TO ATTEND
WILLIAMSPORT, MD AREA MIND, BODY, SOUL CAMPAIGN EVENT
Thursday, September 19, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Elmwood Farm Bed and Breakfast (16311 Kendle Rd, Williamsport, MD 21795)
Hosted by Lettie Wilkes '03 and Selena Wilkes '96.
RSVP by September 10 at
rsvp@catawba.edu
SILENT AUCTION & DINNER TO BENEFIT CATAWBA ATHLETICS
Friday, September 6
7:00 p.m.
Goodman Gymnasium
Please join us for an evening of delectable eats and spirits. Bid on trips, vacation homes, experiences, dining, and more.
Tickets may be purchased online. Admission to this year's event is $50 and reserved tables of 8 are available for $350 for those wanting a guaranteed seat with friends and family. If you would like more information or would like to donate an item, please call
Pam Barber at (704) 637-4474.
FAMILY WEEKEND 2019
September 27-29
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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. 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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YORK, PA AREA MIND, BODY, SOUL CAMPAIGN EVENT
Thursday, April 2, 2020
6
:00 p.m.
The Inn at Wyndridge Farm (885 South Pleasant Avenue Dallastown, PA 17313)
Hosted by Dick Seiwell '67
RSVP by March 27, 2020 at
rsvp@catawba.edu
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| The Alumni Office was notified of the passing of the following alums since the April publication of Cat-U News: |
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 Carolyn Musgrove Blevins '48
Gordon A. Beaver '52
Barry L. White '67
Linda Whitaker Idol M'98 |
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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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