UNCW honors alumnus for lifetime gifts exceeding $1 million to scholarships and other programs
11/15/2004 4:06:13 PM
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Nov. 15, 2004
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The University of North Carolina Wilmington Board of Trustees recently honored alumnus Charles F. Green III for his lifetime giving to the university, which exceeds $1 million in support of 30 different programs.
“UNCW is a better university because of his generosity,” Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo said during an Oct. 28 reception at Wise Alumni House. “We are a better place because of his guidance and concern for students and his love for learning.”
During the past 20 years, Green, a Wilmington, N.C., resident, has made 145 individual contributions to UNCW. He has supported 30 different programs, 26 of which he started. He has endowed scholarships, funded student travel programs, supported lecture funds and invested in faculty development. His gifts have benefited the Department of English, Randall Library, the Watson School of Education, the Cameron School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the UNCW Alumni Association.
“To our knowledge, no donor in the school’s history has shown such a wide range of academic interest and support,” DePaolo said. “We are thrilled to know that he plans to continue this support.”
Green, a 1971 graduate, offers a simple explanation for his generosity – he wants to share his passion for learning with others.
“The great gift which I received from UNCW was the planting of various seeds within me during my student days,” he said. “These seeds came to bloom many years later in the form of substantial and life-enriching avocations in literature, history, military history and classical music. It has been my goal in recent years to establish scholarships and other programs at UNCW which are designed to inspire and facilitate the study of these engaging subjects by other persons who may also develop an appreciation for them.”
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