Page 62 - NCAT Magazine Fall 2018
P. 62

PeoPle Behind the scholarshiPs




                  In memorIam                                                                                                                inSPired giving

                                                                                                                                             Greensboro couple endows $500,000

                                                                                                                                             scholarship for local students to pursue
                  alumni                      Dorian W. Powell ’96         faCulTy & sTaff                                                   degrees in stem disciplines
                  John A. Best ’63            Thoms A. Rawdanowicz ’98     Kristen Brown, adjunct professor
                  Thomas L. Boone ’72         Tylea D. Sides ’66           Don Corbett, former basketball coach                              By Jordan M. Howse
                  Barbara W. Breeden ’61      Anthony M. Skinner Sr. ’66   Kenneth Flurchick, assistant professor
                  James E. Browne ’62         Louise P. Slade ’44          Lennette Goggans, technology                                       Linda and John Englar value   John and Linda, who is a
                  Betty J. Byrd ’69           Elliot D. Smith Sr. ’50        support technician                                               nothing more than education.   graduate of the University of
                  Margaret C. Chesney ’56     Emmerson R. Smith ’68        Calvin “Cal” Irvin, former basketball                              That is why they created an   South Carolina and retired
                  Lonnie L. Cockerham ’60     Tommy B. Spivey ’86            coach and athletics director                                     endowed scholarship in their   as an industrial engineer
                  Cabell W. Daniel ’63        Robert A. Taylor ’55         Jilan Li, assistant professor                                      name at North Carolina A&T.  at Burlington Industries,
                  Ernest Davis ’77            Franklin M. Thomas ’52                                                                                                      started a similar endowed
                  Essie L. Everson ’51        Karla R. Thomas ’90                                                                             John is a graduate of Duke   scholarship at his alma mater
                  Flossie P. Fisher ’52       Lennard D. Tucker ’75                                                                           University, something he    where nine students have
                  William O. Francis Jr. ’69                                                                                                  says would not have been    benefitted in the 25 years
                  Georgia C. Frye ’55         sTudenT                                                                                         possible without the help   since its endowment.
                  Diana M. Gardner ’98        James Kulii, senior                                                                             of scholarships.
                  Pamela W. Graves ’68                                                                                                                                    The Englars’ commitment
                  John R. Griffin Jr. ’57                                                                                                     “We’ve been supporting      to education is evident in
                  Jessica S. Guter ’00                                                                                                        other people’s opportunity   their three sons—Kevin,
                  William H. Harrell ’50                                                                                                      because I was inspired by   Scott and Brian. All three
                  Robert J. Hill Jr. ’71                                                                                                      what was given to me,” John   boys attended Our Lady of
                  Felicia S. Hooper-Donnell ’90                                                                                               said. “We are firm believers   Grace through grade 8 and
                  Dorothy T. Jordan ’57                                                                                                       that education is the only   then attended Grimsley for
                  Daniel Lanier Jr. ’55                                                                                                       stepping stone for any      high school.
                  Phyllis H. Latta ’76                                                                                                        young person.”
                  Travis E. Long ’94                                                                                                                                      “Whether it’s a private
                  Otis McMichael Jr. ’75                                                                                                      N.C. A&T will match the     Catholic school or a large
                  Robert L. Moore Jr. ’69                                                                                                     $250,000 from the Englars   public school, we were
                  Donald W. Morgan. ’65
                                                                                                                                              to create a $500,000        always around for the need
                                                                                                                                              scholarship. It can be      for volunteers,” he said.
                                                                                                                                              awarded to students from    “We know what success
                                                                                                                                              Guilford County Schools     can come from our great
                                                                                                                                              to study STEM (science,     public schools.”                                          John and Linda englar
                                                                                                                                              technology, engineering
                                                                                                                                              and mathematics) disciplines   Kevin attended University
                                                                                                                                              at A&T.                     of Michigan and Wake
                                                                                                                                                                          Forest Medical School and    As further testament to John   give other students from
                                                                                                                                              “We’ve lived in Greensboro   is in a six-year residency   Englar’s commitment to     our great public schools
                                                                                                                                              for 40 years and we know    in reconstructive surgery    education, he taught courses   this opportunity for higher
                                                                                                                                              A&T is an important part of   at UC San Diego. Scott     in MBA programs at UNC      education,” he said.
                                                                                                                                              our community and STEM      attended University of       Greensboro and Duke.
                                                                                                                                              is where A&T is excelling,”   Texas and is a manager for                             The scholarship will be
                                                                                                                                              said John Englar, who retired   digital advertising for the   “Because of the success   available beginning the
                                                                                                                                              as general counsel from     TV streaming service, Hulu.   our kids had coming from   2019-2020 academic year.
                                                                                                                                              Burlington Industries. “We   Their youngest son, Brian, is   Guilford County Schools
                                                                                                                                              need those jobs in STEM and   pursuing his master’s degree   and our love for our
                                                                                                                                              A&T does such a great job   in public policy at Duke.    community, we want to
                                                                                                                                              preparing its students.”
        60 •  N.C. a&t MagaziNe                                                                                                                                                                                                                NCat.edu  • 61
   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64