Students lead 2006 CALS donor gala celebrating College achievements
Scholarship student Justin Lowe (left) presided over the Gala.
Photo by Becky Kirkland
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences scholarship students were prominent in the ceremonies as alumni, faculty and friends of the College gathered Nov. 5 at its annual donor recognition event. The theme of the 2006 CALS Donor Recognition Gala was "Spotlight on CALS Achievements," a celebration of College accomplishments made possible by donor support. Held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Conference Center at Research Triangle Park, the luncheon was hosted by CALS student Justin Lowe, a senior in agricultural education and horticultural science.
Lowe, a Roy S. Larson Floricultural Scholar, is also the recipient of the Senator Jesse Helms Agricultural Legislative Internship. Another CALS scholarship student, Charles Barrett, offered the luncheon invocation. Barrett, a senior majoring in agricultural and environmental technology and agricultural business management, is recipient of the N.C. Section ASAE Endowed Scholarship and the John H. Wiley Scholarship.
Lowe and Barrett were among the many CALS students gathered with their scholarship benefactors at the event.
N.C. State University Chancellor James L. Oblinger and CALS dean Dr. Johnny C. Wynne presented 2006 CALS donor and volunteer awards, accompanied by a multimedia production and fanfare.
The Winston-Salem Foundation received the 2006 Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation award. Betty Gray Davis of the Winston-Salem Foundation accepted the award given in recognition of the group's work in partnership with Forsyth County Extension and North Carolina 4-H and extensive support of community programs.
BASF Corp., Bayer CropScience and Bayer Environmental Science were honored as 2006 Outstanding Corporate Donors. Stephen Briggs and Toni Bucci of BASF accepted for the company; Alan Ayers, for Bayer CropScience; and Nick Hamon, for Bayer Environmental Science, as the corporations were honored as businesses and industries that work to help the College fulfill its mission. Bayer's gifts to N.C. State of more than $2.5 million and BASF's of more than $2.3 million have significantly enhanced the research, teaching and extension of almost every CALS department.
The N.C. Pork Council and N.C. Poultry Federation received the award as 2006 Outstanding Commodity Organizations and were represented by R.C. Hunt and Bob Ford, respectively. The groups were honored for contributions in support of College programs, including scholarship endowments, student clubs, facilities renovation and the Nickels for Know-How program.
Honored as the 2006 Outstanding Volunteers were James "Jim" Smith, Dr. Larry Sykes and Virginia Yopp.
Smith, a 1959 CALS animal science graduate, is a member of the N.C. Agricultural Foundation and Livestock Hall of Fame. With his wife, Nancy, he has endowed two scholarships in their names, as well as assisting in the creation of eight more endowments in the College.
Sykes, who holds three CALS degrees in biological and agricultural engineering, retired in 2004 as director of agricultural programs, Leaf Department, Philip Morris USA, where he was instrumental in making Philip Morris the single largest corporate donor in the history of NCSU. In addition, he and his wife, Rita, have established a CALS scholarship endowment in their names.
Yopp, a former 4-H'er who is now a member of the 4-H Development Fund's marketing committee, leads efforts in support of the state's 4-H programs, including working with the General Assembly on behalf of the 4-H camps and conference center.
Receiving the 2006 Joe and Ginger Taylor Outstanding Philanthropist Award - named in honor of the Taylors' ongoing innovative and entrepreneurial leadership for the College - were William and Mary Coker Joslin.
The Joslins were recognized for their distinguished professional and academic careers - and specifically for their life-estate planned-gift pledge of their home and its 4.5-acre garden to the College for use as an extension of JC Raulston Arboretum, along with the creation of a $1 million endowment to support the upkeep of the facilities.
Wynne told the award-winners, endowment/scholarship benefactors and NCSU Lifetime Giving donors, "Our College would not be where it is today without your extraordinary support and leadership."
- Terri Leith
Lowe, a Roy S. Larson Floricultural Scholar, is also the recipient of the Senator Jesse Helms Agricultural Legislative Internship. Another CALS scholarship student, Charles Barrett, offered the luncheon invocation. Barrett, a senior majoring in agricultural and environmental technology and agricultural business management, is recipient of the N.C. Section ASAE Endowed Scholarship and the John H. Wiley Scholarship.
Lowe and Barrett were among the many CALS students gathered with their scholarship benefactors at the event.
N.C. State University Chancellor James L. Oblinger and CALS dean Dr. Johnny C. Wynne presented 2006 CALS donor and volunteer awards, accompanied by a multimedia production and fanfare.
The College thanked its benefactors, including (front) Davis, Smith, Joslin, Coker Joslin, Ford, Hamon; (rear) Hunt, Yopp, Bucci, Briggs, Ayers and Sykes.
Photo by Kim Ingold
Photo by Kim Ingold
BASF Corp., Bayer CropScience and Bayer Environmental Science were honored as 2006 Outstanding Corporate Donors. Stephen Briggs and Toni Bucci of BASF accepted for the company; Alan Ayers, for Bayer CropScience; and Nick Hamon, for Bayer Environmental Science, as the corporations were honored as businesses and industries that work to help the College fulfill its mission. Bayer's gifts to N.C. State of more than $2.5 million and BASF's of more than $2.3 million have significantly enhanced the research, teaching and extension of almost every CALS department.
The N.C. Pork Council and N.C. Poultry Federation received the award as 2006 Outstanding Commodity Organizations and were represented by R.C. Hunt and Bob Ford, respectively. The groups were honored for contributions in support of College programs, including scholarship endowments, student clubs, facilities renovation and the Nickels for Know-How program.
Honored as the 2006 Outstanding Volunteers were James "Jim" Smith, Dr. Larry Sykes and Virginia Yopp.
Smith, a 1959 CALS animal science graduate, is a member of the N.C. Agricultural Foundation and Livestock Hall of Fame. With his wife, Nancy, he has endowed two scholarships in their names, as well as assisting in the creation of eight more endowments in the College.
Sykes, who holds three CALS degrees in biological and agricultural engineering, retired in 2004 as director of agricultural programs, Leaf Department, Philip Morris USA, where he was instrumental in making Philip Morris the single largest corporate donor in the history of NCSU. In addition, he and his wife, Rita, have established a CALS scholarship endowment in their names.
Yopp, a former 4-H'er who is now a member of the 4-H Development Fund's marketing committee, leads efforts in support of the state's 4-H programs, including working with the General Assembly on behalf of the 4-H camps and conference center.
Receiving the 2006 Joe and Ginger Taylor Outstanding Philanthropist Award - named in honor of the Taylors' ongoing innovative and entrepreneurial leadership for the College - were William and Mary Coker Joslin.
The Joslins were recognized for their distinguished professional and academic careers - and specifically for their life-estate planned-gift pledge of their home and its 4.5-acre garden to the College for use as an extension of JC Raulston Arboretum, along with the creation of a $1 million endowment to support the upkeep of the facilities.
Wynne told the award-winners, endowment/scholarship benefactors and NCSU Lifetime Giving donors, "Our College would not be where it is today without your extraordinary support and leadership."
- Terri Leith