2023-24 Annual Report

Letter from Leadership

It is our honor to share the University of Lynchburg’s Annual Report for fiscal year 2023-24. This report is a reflection of your steadfast support of the University and our commitment to fiscal responsibility. Your generosity has been instrumental in sustaining and enhancing the University’s financial health.

As a valued University of Lynchburg community member, we invite you to explore Lynchburg Connect. By logging into your account, you can search for your name in the annual Honor Roll of Donors, update your personal information, and access features such as your complete giving history and the alumni directory.

Your support is an important part of our success, and we want to express our sincere appreciation for your continued dedication to the University of Lynchburg. Together, we are building a community of caring people who are finding their purpose and following their passions. Thank you for making this such a special place.

With gratitude,

Aaron Basko

Vice President of University Outreach

Shawn Wood

Associate Vice President of Advancement

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Leadership Boards

Board of Trustees

† Deceased
• Honorary Doctorate

Robert A. Lemon Jr. ’98 MBA, chair
Forest, Va.

Dr. Andrew J. Tatom III ’78, vice chair
Lynchburg, Va.

Bryant A. Haskins, secretary
Lynchburg, Va.

Michael L. Allen
Vienna, Va.

Charles W. “Chip” Berry ’78
Lynchburg, Va.

Hannah Howe Besanceney ’96
Orlando, Fla.

Dr. Melanie J. Biermann ’71
Free Union, Va.

Dr. Christopher L. Boyd’97
Jonesboro, Ga.

David C. Boyle ’91
Wilmington, Del.

Stephen L. Crank ’73, ’74 MBA
Lynchburg, Va.

Julie P. Doyle
Lynchburg, Va.

Darla Davis Edwards ’95, ’98 MEd
Williamsburg, Va.

Dr. Polly Blackwell Flint ’71, ’73 MEd, ’18 DHL •
Lynchburg, Va.

Dr. Joan Fitzgerald Foster ’69, ’70 MAT, ’85 MEd, ’13 DHL •
Lynchburg, Va.

Jamar M. Hawkins ’04
Woodbridge, Va.

Dr. Nathaniel X. Marshall ’83, ’22 DHL
Lynchburg, Va.

Dr. Margaret A. Miller
Charlottesville, Va.

David A. Rosser ’90
Waxhaw, N.C.

Dr. Verna R. Sellers
Madison Heights, Va.

Gillian Smith Stoettner ’91
Barrington, Ill.

Francessca Spencer Vasquez ’00
Centreville, Va.

Lee C. Verrone ’90
Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Honorary Life Trustees

Daniel S. Brown ’62
Roanoke, Va.

Rodger W. Fauber
Lynchburg, Va.

Dr. Andrew J. Larsen ’09 DHL •
Brentwood, Tenn.

Trustees Emeriti

Dr. Yuille “Skipper” Holt III ’67, ’17 DHL •
Lynchburg, Va.

† Dr. Mary Rose Carpenter Ragsdale ’57, ’17 DEd •
Richmond, Va.

† Dr. Thomas A. Walker ’53, ’19 DHL •
Emporia, Va.

President's Advisory Council

Analisa J. Archer ’93
Ellicott City, Md.

Amy Breeman-Rhodes
Lynchburg, Va.

Emily G. Brown ’02
Washington, D.C.

Ellen Cotton
Charlotte, N.C.

Michael Cotton
Charlotte, N.C.

Traci Wille Daniels ’97, ’01 MEd
Rustburg, Va.

Roger C. Dowdy ’70
Richmond, Va.

Stephen W. Elam ’16 EdD
Moneta, Va.

Carter S. Elliott IV ’19
Lynchburg, Va.

Brian Fitzgerald
Middlesex, N.J.

Kathleen Fitzgerald
Middlesex, N.J.

Rachel P. Gibson ’10
Woodbridge, Va.

Paul E. Goldenbaum ’66
San Antonio, Texas

Kathryn Whitestone Goodman ’13
Charlottesville, Va.

Kathryn Hill Hall ’03, ’05 MEd
Southern Pines, N.C.

Cyrus A. Krohn ’94
Destin, Fla.

Robert F. McCracken Jr. ’86
Poquoson, Va.

Sinclair Booker McCracken ’87
Poquoson, Va.

Melissa Rowley Mullins ’01, ’04 MEd
Elizabeth City, N.C.

Richard P. Munson ’75
Vero Beach, Fla.

Andrew M. Orlando ’85
Falls Church, Va.

Shari Procopio
Amherst, Va.

Matthew W. Rhodes
Lynchburg, Va.

Steven W. Shockley ’88
Evington, Va.

Kaprece D. Smith ’01, ’03 MEd
Hagerstown, Md.

Antonio G. Terry ’96
Midlothian, Va.

Marjette Upshur
Lynchburg, Va.

Jason Vallozi
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Adrieanna E. Vest-Turner ’22 MPH
Shipman, Va.

Amber Wilkins
St. George, Va.

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President

Melissa Rowley Mullins ’01, ’04 MEd
Elizabeth City, N.C.

Vice President

Antonio Terry ’96
Midlothian, Va.

Advancement Committee Chair

David Rogers ’93
Boston, Mass.

Alumni Outreach Committee Chair

Kathryn Whitestone Goodman ’13
Charlottesville, Va.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair

Antonio G. Terry ’96 (2023)
Midlothian, Va.

Nominating Committee Chair

Marcus Stringer ’08
Wiesbaden, Germany

Student Engagement Committee Chair

Melissa Rowley Mullins ’01, ’04 MEd (2023)
Elizabeth City, N.C.

Kathryn Hill Hall ’03, ’05 MEd (2024)
Southern Pines, N.C.

Traditions Committee Chair

Stephen Elam ’16 EdD
Forest, Va.

Westover Alumni Chair

R. Marc Jordan Sr. ’69 (2023)
Belmont, N.C.

Executive Secretary, Ex-officio

Thomas H. Burrowes, Jr. ’93, ’21 MA
Lynchburg, VA.

Members-at-large

Matt Anderson ’14
Herndon, Va.

Chris Badgett ’13
Lynchburg, Va.

Anna M. Bentson ’17 MA
Lynchburg, Va.

Dee Brown ’02, ’19 MEd, ’23 EdD
Forest, Va.

John Cardwell ’93
Lynchburg, Va.

Carter Elliott IV ’19
Lynchburg, Va.

Geralyn Gulino Fortney ’13, ’16 MEd
Lynchburg, Va.

Susan Hassan ’88
Lynchburg, Va.

Journey Johnson ’78, ’80 MEd
Midlothian, Va.

Lakisha Barbour Kidd ’02, ’05 MEd, ’13 MEd
Lynchburg, Va.

Vivian Carr Miller ’90, ’00 MEd
Lynchburg, Va.

Shay Murray ’00
Conyers, Ga.

Claudio Otero III ’20, ’22 MEd
Madison Heights, Va.

Jeffrey Snow ’19, ’21 MA
Lynchburg, Va.

Adrieanna Vest-Turner ’22 MPH
Shipman, Va.

Davion Washington ’21
Raleigh, N.C.

Tom Zimmerman ’05
Saint Paul, Minn.

Parent & Family Advisory Council

Ifeoma Agbasi
Norton, Mass.
Ayden Agbasi ’27

Mike & Ellen Cotton
Charlotte, N.C.
Timothy Cotton ’25

Anthrenett Daniel
Houston, Texas
Za’Lexia Bogan ’26

Brian & Kathleen Fitzgerald
Middlesex, N.J.
Shannon Fitzgerald ’27

Steven King & Katherine Braun
Falls Church, Va.
Victoria King ’24

Scott & Tonya Kulka
Woodbridge, Va.
Kyleigh Kulka ’24

David & Randi Martin
Williamsburg, Va.
Willow Martin ’26

Shari Procopio
Amherst, Va.
Samuel Procopio ’25 DPT
Joseph Procopio ’27

Matt Rhodes & Amy Breeman-Rhodes
Lynchburg, Va.
Marshall Rhodes ’26

Michele Rush
Townsend, Del.
Eamon Rush ’27
Jonas Rush ’27

Bill Scoggin
Raleigh, N.C.
Margaret Scoggin ’27

Kelly Snyder
North East, Md.
Richard Snyder Jr. ’27

Eric & Denise Walter
Mechanicsville, Va.
Addison Walter ’24

The Christian Church

The Christian Church Statement

The University of Lynchburg is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a denomination with a tradition of engaging faith and reason in education. The University was founded in 1903 as Virginia Christian College by Dr. Josephus and Sarah Hopwood and a group of Disciples of Christ ministers and businessmen. The University receives annual funding from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Disciples Mission Fund, endowments housed at the Christian Church Foundation, and the Thanksgiving Special Offering. In partnership with Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM), the University of Lynchburg stays connected to the 14 other colleges and universities associated with the denomination. Lynchburg has always nurtured the concept of vocation, both for the countless pastors educated here and for the laypeople who understand faith and a commitment to justice as part of their life’s work.

Donor Recognition

Annual Donor Recognition

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Matching Gift Companies

Abbott Laboratories
Ameriprise Financial
Aramark Corporation
AT&T Foundation
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Baxter Foundation
Capital Group Associate Matching Gifts Program
The Carlyle Group Matching Gift Program
The Clorox Company Foundation
CNA Foundation
Dominion Energy Foundation
The Equitable Foundation
Ernst & Young Foundation
FOX Factory Social Impact Program
Gartner, Inc.
Geico Philanthropic Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
GoDaddy for Good
ICF International, Inc.
L3Harris
Lammico
Lenovo Matching Gift Program
Milliken & Company
Nationwide Foundation Matching Gift Program
New York Life Foundation
PrimeLendingCares
Red Hat, Inc.
Sentara Healthcare
SiriusXM Project Matching Gift Program
TEGNA Foundation Give & Volunteer Programs
Teleflex Foundation Matching Gift Program
Thermo Fisher Scientific Matching Gift Program
UBS Matching Gifts
The Verizon Foundation
Virtus Investment Partners
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Zimmer Biomet

Tribute and Memorial Gifts

Gifts Made in Honor Of

† Deceased
• Honorary Doctorate
‡ Honorary Alumni Award

1977 – 1978 Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball Team
1991 Lynchburg College Women’s Lacrosse Undefeated Regular Season Champions
Ms. Reese Albany ’27
Mrs. Christine Albers
Dr. William E. Albers
Mrs. Carey Bridwell Allen ’03
Mr. Jackson W. Allen ’25
Mr. H. Dale Almond ’57
Alpha Chi Omega, Iota Omicron Chapter
Dr. Linda L. Andrews
Mrs. Meghan Andrews Orr ’03
Dr. Patricia A. Aronson ’24 ‡
Mr. Charles K. Arrington ’92
Mr. Kevin W. Arrington ’23
Mrs. Virginia Cox Arrington ’93
Ms. Tiana H. Artese ’26
Arusha
Ms. Alexis B. Austin ’20 MS
Mr. Carter S. Averette ’23
Ms. Audrey W. Bachman ’18
Mr. John M. Bachmore ’24
Mr. Spencer B. Baird ’25
Mr. Steven I. Baker
Dr. Eric T. Baldwin
Mrs. Sonya Frezieres Barriger ’60
Coach Travis J. Beazley ’23 MEd
Mr. Frank Beverly, Jr.
Dr. Melanie J. Biermann ’71
Mr. William J. Bodine ’78, ’89 MAd
Boom
Mr. Dane T. Bower ’16
Dr. Thomas G. Bowman
Ms. Madelyn L. Boyce ’26
Mrs. Jennifer Mul-Key Boyd ’95
Dr. Debbie A. Bradney
Mrs. Diane Baker Brooks ’77
Dr. Jamie Leftwich Brooks ’06
Ms. Julia G. Broughton ’23
Mrs. Bettie Kemmerly Burch
Mr. Hiram Levi Burch
Dr. Richard C. Burke ’20 ‡
Ms. Emilia M. Burns ’27
Ms. Laney J. Burns ’27
Mr. William D. Burns
Mr. Kellen D. Campbell ’23
Dr. Robert L. Canida II
Mr. John M. Carico ’25
Ms. Haleigh E. Casey ’25
Ms. Teigan A. Casey ’27
Mr. Ayden R. Cass ’27
Ms. Kylie R. Cass ’27
Mrs. Laurie D. Cassidy ’02
Mr. Thomas L. Cassidy ’73
Mr. Parker Cato ’28
Mr. Ben D. Chamberlin ’27
Mrs. Elsie F. Chambers
Ms. Emily H. Charlton ’24
Mr. Marc Chase
Mrs. Jana Thoma Chidester ’04
Ms. Madison A. Claudy ’25
Ms. Brittany M. Claybaugh ’22
Mrs. Dawn Arnold Cloyd ’65
Mr. Jonathan E. Cobb ’24
Dr. Michael A. Coco
Ms. Emma C. Coffey ’23
Mr. Edward L. Coffren V
Mrs. Nicole Marburger Cone ’14, ’18 MEd
Ms. Danielle J. Coon ’26
Mr. Timothy J. Cotton ’25
Mrs. Connie P. Crank
Mr. Stephen L. Crank ’73, ’74 MBA
Mr. Mark D. Cyphert
Ms. Sophia J. DaCruz ’27
Ms. McKenna H. Dahm ’25
Ms. Alla K. Daniel ’23
Ms. Ashlyn F. Davis
Dr. Adam W. Dean
Mr. Noah J. C. den Hartog ’23 MEd
Mr. Alexander P. Derstine ’25
Mr. Robert J. DiGiacomo ’73
Mrs. Patricia Bernard DiGiacomo ’73
Ms. Alexandra M. DiNardo ’26
Harper Dodd ’28
Mr. Adam T. Dofflemyer ’21
Mr. Charles L. Doremus ’73, ’74 MBA
Mrs. Kenna Garren Doremus ’72
Rev. Roger C. Dowdy ’70
Mrs. Julie P. Doyle
Ms. Leah M. Dumas ’21
Ms. Sydney S. Dumas ’26
Coach Bradley Dunn
Ms. Katherine M. Durany ’10
Dr. Evan R. Durrer ’07
Mr. Connor C. Duryea ’24
Mr. Jayson C. Easton ’26
Dean John G. Eccles ’06 ‡
Ed
Mr. Carter S. Elliott IV ’19
Mr. Landon W. Ellis ’24
Mr. Robert L. Eubank ’64
Dr. Emily Wallin Evans ’19 EdD
Ms. Madison Claire Evko ’22
Mr. David H. Fanning ’03
Mr. Holden A. Fiedler ’22
Mrs. Holly Hartman Flynn ’80
Ms. Madelyn L. Foreman ’24
Mr. Jared Forvour
Mr. Jason Forvour
Mr. Gene Frantz ’71, ’76 MEd
Mrs. Susan Little Frantz ’75
Dr. Kenneth R. Garren ’07 HAA, ’21 DEd •
Ms. Alexis Rose Garrett ’16
Ms. Grace Gaskins ’25
Mr. Matthew A. Gillett ’22
Mrs. Caitlin Dolby Givens ’11
Ms. Leah Heal Graves ’13, ’17 MPAM
Ms. Mya C. Green ’25
Mrs. Cory Klanian Greene ’06
Ms. Mackenzie L. Greene ’25
Mr. Zachary J. Greene ’03
Mr. Dawson M. Guzik ’24
Ms. Kayleigh H. Hacket ’24
Mr. Jon B. Hagadorn ’25
Dr. Brooke Haiar
Ms. Ashley J. Hair ’26
Ms. Lindsay K. Hair ’24
Mr. Robert E. Hakes IV ’23
Mrs. Pamela Robertson Hall ’12
Dr. Elizabeth Forsyth Harris
Dr. Alex Hastings
Miss Elsie F. Hatcher
Mr. John C. Hatcher ’13, ’16 MBA
Mrs. Rebecca Loftis Hatcher ’13, ’16 MBA
Ms. Mya N. Hausauer ’27
Mr. Jamar M. Hawkins ’04
Mr. Dezmeriah R. Heal
Mrs. Allison Brooks Helgeson ’98
Dr. Laura R. Henry-Stone
Ms. Hannah K. Herr ’26
Ms. Taylor E. Herzog ’22
Mr. Benjamin Hetzel ’07
Ms. Emma E. Hiett ’21
Mr. Eric C. Hiett ’25
Mr. John S. Hines ’06
Mr. Robert Hinkle
Ms. Brianna R. Hodges ’24
Mr. Walter T. Hoffman
Mr. Kevin C. Hollister ’09
Ms. Zoey E. Horn ’26
Mr. Owen R. Howery ’26
Mr. Tyler B. Howlett ’27
† Dr. Anne Marshall Huston ’01 ‡
Ms. Caroline L. Inskeep ’25
Mr. Garrett D. Jackson ’22
Mr. Maximo V. Jacquet ’28
JB 2028
Mr. Christopher R. Jennings ’22
Mr. Jeremy L. Johnson ’23
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomasson Johnston
Mrs. Jackie Lawing Jones
Coach Lucas Jones ’05
Mrs. Vicki Lang Jordan ’70, ’73 MEd
Dr. Cheryl R. Jorgensen-Earp
Nancy Keegan
Ms. Alissa R. Keith ’14 MA
Mr. Brian P. Kemper ’06
Mrs. Lauren Pagano Kemper ’06
Ms. Kailey M. Keough ’26
Ms. Victoria A. King ’24
Mr. William “Bo” King ’68
Ms. Madeline F. Koontz ’17
Mr. Stephen R. Koudelka ’14 ‡
Dr. Daniel G. Lang ’24 ‡
Ms. Regan G. Leach ’26
Leadership Lynchburg
Dr. Deanna Marie Lewis
Ms. Abigail E. Little ’24
Ms. Claire J. Lloyd ’25
Ms. Abigail G. Lockhart ’26
Dr. Catherine E. Lowe ’21 DPT
Lynchburg College 2014 NCAA DIII National Champion Women’s Soccer Program
Lynchburg College Class of 1957
Lynchburg College Class of 1970
Lynchburg College Class of 1973
Lynchburg College Class of 1975
Lynchburg College Class of 1978
Lynchburg College Class of 1979
Lynchburg College Class of 1989
Lynchburg College Class of 1995
Lynchburg College Class of 1999
Lynchburg College Class of 2002
Lynchburg College Class of 2003
Lynchburg College Class of 2005
Lynchburg College Class of 2006
Lynchburg College Class of 2009
Lynchburg College Class of 2010
Lynchburg College Class of 2013
Lynchburg College Class of 2016
Lynchburg College Class of 2018
Lynchburg College Class of ’98 Women’s Tennis Team
Lynchburg College Classes of 1962 & 1964
Lynchburg College Field Hockey, Class of 2018
Lynchburg Hornets Sports Network
Mr. Quinn E. Madden ’27
Mr. Evan S. Maddox ’18
Mrs. Sarah Mock Maddox ’20
Mr. Kylar L. Mahoney ’26
Mr. Cameron G. Main ’27
Ms. Jacqueline A. Malay ’09
Ms. Jeannine M. Malay ’12
Mrs. Michele Verrone Manning ’92
Ms. Brooke B. Marcy
Dr. Nathaniel X. Marshall ’83, ’22 DHL •
Ms. Elaine G. Martin ’85
Ms. Jordan R. Mayberry ’24
Mrs. Melinda Manolovich McCord ’93
Ms. Kelley C. McCormick ’24
Mr. Robert F. McCracken, Jr. ’86
Dr. Sinclair Booker McCracken ’87
Mr. Colin M. McGuire ’18
Ms. Hadley Meadows
Mr. Luke S. Meadows ’26
Mr. Matthew C. Meadows ’19
Mr. Douglas A. Meredith ’77
Mr. Andrew J. Miller ’25
Mr. Bruce Miller
Mr. Daniel W. Miller ’24
Mr. Nathan T. Miller ’27
Mrs. Ruth Ewald Miller ’73
Mr. Rawley L. Milstead, Jr. ’69
Mr. James D. Minix ’26
Ms. Abigail G. Monk ’26
Mr. Brady N. Moore ’18
Ms. Caitlyn D. Moore ’26
Mr. Connor B. Moore ’25
Mr. T. Alexander Mooring ’27
Ms. Sophia Morariu ’28
Ms. Ashley N. Morgan ’24
Ms. Erika K. Mork
Ms. Rebecca C. Morris ’24
Mr. Frank W. Morrison
Mrs. Gail J. Morrison
President Alison Morrison-Shetlar
Ms. Olivia L. Muir ’26
Ms. Macey D. Mullins ’26
Mr. Benjamin A. Myers ’25
Mr. Aiden New ’28
Dr. Joanne B. Newton ’11 MSN, ’16 EdD
Rabbi John Nimon
Mr. Charles Nusbaum ’79
Mrs. Nancy H. Nusbaum
Ms. Elle E. Nutting ’26
Ms. Cynthia C. Oliver
Ms. Morgan L. Oliver ’27
Mrs. Susan Lord Oliver ’75
Dr. Todd L. Olsen ’15 ‡
Mrs. Emilee Herbert Orndorff ’12
Mr. William W. Orndorff ’12
Ms. Lauren K. Orner ’27
Mr. Ethan E. Owens ’17
Ms. Logan E. Peacock ’27
Mrs. Jennifer Smith Piercy ’16
Mr. Sean E. Pokorak ’26
Dr. Clifton W. Potter, Jr. ’62
Dr. Dorothy Bundy Turner Potter ’64
Ms. Alexa L. Powell ’24
Dr. James J. H. Price
Coach E. Wayne Proffitt ’67, ’73 MEd
Dale Pruitt
Psi-Chi Founding Members, Class of 1987
Dr. Gwynn W. Ramsey
Mx. Marshall B. Rhodes ’26
Ms. Sarah M. Rhodes
Mrs. Ruth H. Robertson
Dr. Michael G. Robinson
Ms. Victoria G. Rogansky ’21
Mrs. Martha Reese Rogers ’87
Mrs. Rebecca Bolton Rosser ’47
Mr. Andrew N. Rossman ’17
Dr. Barbara A. Rothermel
Ms. Devon E. Rountree ’26
Mr. Reid V. Rouse ’26
Dr. James C. Roux
Ms. Sydney A. Rowe ’26
Dr. Elizabeth A. Savage
Mrs. Grace Withers Savage ’14
Mr. Finnegan W. Schmidt ’26
Mr. Riley F. Schmidt ’21
Mr. Wesley H. Schmidt III ’08
Ms. Abigail G. Schneider ’27
Ms. Shay Schoones ’27
Ms. Emma M. Schweizer ’25
Ms. Margaret A. Scoggin ’27
Mrs. Denise R. Scruggs ’15 ‡
Brig Gen Sally C. Selden, Ph.D.
Ms. Katherine M. Shepherd ’26
Ms. Callie Short ’28
Mrs. Janet Cocke Sigler ’65
Dr. Julius A. Sigler, Jr. ’62, ’15 DSc •
Coach Dawn G. Simmorns ’97
The Sky’s The Limit Ballooning
Mr. Edward R. Smith, Jr.
Mr. Harrison H. Smith ’24
Mr. Thomas Ethan Smith ’25
Ms. Brianna N. Spainhour ’26
Mrs. Annette Blankinship Stadtherr ’86
Mr. Gregory H. Starbuck ’14 MA, ’19 MA
Coach Enza I. Steele ’08 ‡
Ms. Leah P. Stevens
Ms. M. Nicole Stephens ’10
Mrs. Irene R. Sterne
Ms. Megan A. Stiffler ’26
Ms. Sydney G. Strauss ’25
Ms. Jessica A. Strickland ’27
Ms. Peyton M. Talomie ’25
Ms. Jennifer A. Tangires ’24
Mrs. Susan B. Tatom ’88
Ms. Kayla M. Terry ’26
Ms. Jayme Thomas ’27
Dr. Thomas C. Tiller, Jr. ’56
Dr. Elza C. Tiner ’24 ‡
Mrs. Patricia Walton Turpin ’66
University of Lynchburg 2019 Softball Team
University of Lynchburg 2023 Indoor Volleyball Team
University of Lynchburg 2023 NCAA DIII National Championship Baseball Team
University of Lynchburg Baseball Coaching Staff
University of Lynchburg Baseball Program
University of Lynchburg Class of 2019
University of Lynchburg Class of 2021
University of Lynchburg Class of 2022
University of Lynchburg Class of 2023
University of Lynchburg Class of 2024
University of Lynchburg Class of 2025
University of Lynchburg Class of 2026
University of Lynchburg Counseling Faculty
University of Lynchburg Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Class of 2025
University of Lynchburg Field Hockey Program
University of Lynchburg Master’s of Athletic Training Program, Class of 2025
University of Lynchburg Men’s Lacrosse Program, Class of 2020
University of Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Team Class of 2024
University of Lynchburg Men’s Volleyball Program, Class of 2028
University of Lynchburg Nursing Program Class of 2024
University of Lynchburg Swim Team, Class of 2023
University of Lynchburg Women’s Soccer Program
University of Lynchburg’s Office of Advancement
Mr. Alan M. Van Asch ’26
Mr. Lee C. Verrone ’90
Ms. Zoe M. Villarreal ’26
Mr. Michael D. Walker ’66
Mr. A. Murray Waller III ’13
Ms. Sophie M. Walsh ’23
Ms. Addison M. Walter ’24
Mr. Nicholas B. Ward ’07
Ryan Warner
Ms. Caroline G. Waters ’22
Mr. Jonathan S. Waters
Ms. Cameron Weber ’28
Mr. Logan C. Webster ’25
Ms. Regan L. Weeks ’26
Dr. G. Kenneth West ’91 ‡
Ms. Sarah A. Wetherly ’21
Dr. Jay White
Mrs. Nicole Simpao Williams ’19
Mr. Calder L. Withers ’09
Mr. John K. Wolfslayer ’89
Wonder
The Wonderful Communications Studies Faculty & Staff
Mr. Layden B. Wood III ’74
Mr. Ahmad M. Woodson ’26
Dr. Percy Wootton ’53, ’98 DSc •
Ms. Ainsley E. Yates ’27
Coach Chris Yeager
Mrs. Laura Janis Zaferakis ’92
Mrs. Patsy Walker Zimmerman ’63
Mr. Sherwood N. Zimmerman ’64
Mr. Thomas A. Zimmerman ’05

Gifts Made in Memory Of

• Honorary Doctorate
‡ Honorary Alumni Award

Mr. Todd M. Abell ’89
Dr. Dorothy A. Smith Akubue-Brice
Mr. Richard Alheit
Mrs. Peggy Miller Almond ’61
Dr. Robert Alty
Mr. Crantford V. Anderson III ’85
Mr. W. Daniel Andrews
Mr. William E. Appleby ’04
Mr. Larry R. Arrington ’71
Rev. Rhodes M. Artz ’44
Prof. Charles H. Barrett
Mr. Mark Baumer
Mrs. Pearl H. Bedford
Mr. Sidney M. Bedford, Sr.
Mr. Lester G. Bell
Mrs. Nora F. Bell
Mrs. Delberta Bell Bennett ’32
Mr. Frank J. Bennett ’32
Mrs. Virginia Baird Berger
Dr. Anne Hughes Bishop ’68 MEd
Mr. H. Joseph Blanton ’51
Mrs. Jane Borroughs
Mr. John W. Boyd III ’95
Rev. Robert L. Bradley ’57
Mr. L. Grey Brockman ’53
Mr. Thomas M. Brooks, Sr.
Mr. Dennis A. Brown ’01
Mr. Robert C. “Bob” Brown
Jimmy Buffett
Dr. Frank H. Buhler ’99 DHL •
Ms. A. Kathleen Burnette ’47
Mr. Jay Burroughs
Mrs. Susan V. Cable
Dr. James Cannon
Mr. Garland M. Canter ’58
Mr. Bennett B. Cardwell, Jr.
Mrs. Lucy S. Cardwell
Dr. Raymond J. Carr ’14 DPT
Mrs. Florence Colbert Cassidy
Mr. John W. Cassidy
Rev. R. Lanier Clance ’61
Mrs. Anna Jo Shappee Clark ’63
Mrs. Frances W. Cloyd ’97 ‡
Mr. E. Stewart Coleman ’86
Mrs. Anne Marea Corey
Dr. Nancy E. Cowden
Mr. Christopher C. Cowles ’90
Mr. Steve Cox
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Crank, Jr. ’47
Mrs. Melba Cornett Crank ’49
Mr. Francis L. Csorba ’23
Mr. C. Stewart Curran III
Ms. Dee Daly
Ms. Lois M. Daniel ’93 ‡
Mrs. Virginia Irby Davis ’73 MEd
Mr. Anthony J. Decanio ’98
Mr. Christopher J. Delaware ’02
Mrs. Carolyn Gates Turner Dewhirst ’63
Lynwood G. DeWitt
Mrs. Rachel Dieker
Oma Dini
Dr. Leighton B. Dodd ’56, ’07 DHL •
Mrs. Janie Wineman Dowdy ’70
Hon. Mary K. Driskill & Dr. Robert Driskill
Mr. Douglas D. Drysdale ’45
Dr. Rebecca Burnette DuFour ’82, ’19 DEd •
Dr. Richard P. DuFour ’19 DEd •
Mr. Robert Duncan
Mrs. Gloria Layne Farrar ’52
Mr. Fred L. Fauber ’67, ’70 MEd
Mr. Seldon Conwell Ferguson
Mrs. Lucille Jennings Ferrell ’90 ‡
Mr. John Ferrera
Gary Fiehler
Mr. Lloyd G. Flint Jr. ’41, ’89 DL •
Mrs. Lorraine Kiley Flint ’43
Mr. Robert L. Flowers ’58, ’67 MEd
Mrs. Nancy Harvey Floyd ’50
Mrs. Ethel E. Forvour
Mr. Joseph W. Forvour
Mr. William C. Foutz ’57
Mr. Nicholas Toms Franca ’13
Mr. Henry R. Furino ’96
Mr. Robert Hutter Gale
Mrs. Clarice C. Garretson
Dr. Harold H. Garretson
Mr. Carl C. Gillespie, Jr. ’54
Mr. Harold C. Goodrich ’73
Mrs. Vivian H. Graham
Mr. James D. Graham
Mr. Warren D. “Danny” Hackett
Dr. Robert C. Hailey, Sr. ’90 ‡
Mrs. Toni-Marie Verrone Hals ’93
Ms. Ann Murray Harper ’84
Mrs. Mary Belle Garraghty Harrell ’60
Ms. Jennifer L. Harris
Mr. Ronald S. Hathen ’68
Mr. Larry M. Hawkins
Mr. John O. Hayden ’75 MBA
Jim Headley
Ms. Pat Healy
Mrs. Ethel Bryant Hedrick ’33
Mr. Donald Hesson
Dr. Virgil V. Hinds
Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoa
Mr. Gregory H. Holland ’91
Mrs. Mary Jo Hopkins
Dr. Josephus Hopwood
Mrs. Sarah E. Hopwood
Dr. Peter W. Houck
Dr. Carl Blair Housley
Mr. Hugh Lyndel Hovermale
Mr. Earle L. Howell, Jr. ’66
Mrs. Mary Beth Putz Hoyt ’73
Mrs. Gail McMahon Hudson ’53
Dr. Harvey D. Huiner
Mrs. Betty J. Hunt
Mr. Henry O. Hunt, Jr.
Mrs. Julia Shackelford Hunter ’39
Mr. George C. Hutter
Mr. James Risque Hutter
Ms. Hallie Christine Jackson
Mr. Walton Jamerson, Jr.
Mr. Dodou “Moe” Jobateh ’10
Mr. David L. Johnson ’58
Mr. Vaughn Johnson
Mr. Jack B. Johnston
Dr. Courtney L. Jones ’59
Dr. G. Curtis Jones ’33, ’48 DD •
Greg Jordan
Mr. Paul C. Kelbaugh ’71
John King
Mrs. Martha Anne S. King ’68
Mr. J. Clopton Knibb ’33
Mrs. Margherite C. Knibb
Mr. Robert E. Koudelka
Mrs. Rhoda Whitacre Kriz ’58
Mrs. Bernadette Kulp Kyle ’40
Mrs. Virginia Hopwood Lantz, Class of 1929
Mr. Kenneth E. Layne
Mr. Merle Watson Lee
Mrs. Helga Neuhaus Leftwich ’62
Mr. Derek Leveque
Mrs. Henrietta B. Lockridge
Mr. Robert S. Lockridge, Sr.
Ms. Margaret C. Lumsden
Mr. Ervin Douglas MacDonald II ’58
Dr. Peter T. Marcy
Prof. Ronald E. Martin ’59
Mrs. Annie Harris Massie
Dr. William M. Massie
Ms. Karen Matney, RN7
Mr. D. Ben Mayhew ’91, ’01 MBA
Mrs. Ellen M. Mays ’65
Ms. Mary McCarthy
Mrs. Suzanne McCloskey
Simon McGehee
Col. & Mrs. William McIntosh
Members of the Lynchburg College Class of 1957 who have been lost
Members of the Lynchburg College Class of 1957 and 1958 who have been lost
Dr. Curtis Millner ’53
Dr. C. Rex Mix ’00 ‡
Dr. Aubrey R. Moon, Jr. ’56
Dr. Douglas V. Moore ’66
Mr. Jerald F. Moore
Miss Marilyn E. Moorhead
Mr. Lawrence E. Morris ’76
Mr. Leonard J. Morris, Jr. ’94
Dr. Willie H. Morris, Jr. ’59
Rev. William F. Murdock ’56
Mr. Hal W. Myers, Jr. ’49
Dr. Joseph L. Nelson, Jr.
Mrs. Margaret Miller Nelson ’78 MEd
Pvt. Samuel W. Nester
Mr. Paul A. “Drew” Nichols III ’11
Dr. R. Kendall North ’92 ‡
Mrs. Peggy Ramos Nottingham ’72
Mr. Kenneth G. Olin
Mr. Kenneth S. Olin ’93
Mrs. Frances Sutton Oliver
Rev. Raymond E. Oliver ’48
Mr. Raymond E. Oliver, Jr. ’75
Mrs. June Marie Hall Orlando
Dr. James L. Owens ’10 ‡
Dr. Laura Jeter Parker
Pvt. William H. Parrent
Mrs. Yvonne Catlett Peiffer ’64
Mrs. Ada Belch Petty, Class of 1926
Dr. J. Edward Petty
Mr. Panayiotis A. Pittas
Mr. Thomas A. Policastro ’71
Mr. Rionn D. Pradia ’15
Ms. Stannard Hutter Preston
Mr. Jonathan P. Radford ’78
Mr. John S. Reeves ’76
Mr. Robert E. Rhine
Mrs. Hilda F. Rhine
Mrs. Agnes Hunt Rhodes
Mr. David Sherman Rhodes
Mr. Scott C. Robert
Dr. Shirley E. Rosser ’40
Mrs. Barbara Maddox Salmon ’56
Ms. Nancy B. Samuels ’69
Mrs. Deborah Ann Cavalier Sasso ’73
Mrs. Cheryl Howard Scruggs ’73, ’00 MEd
Coach William H. Shellenberger ’89 ‡
Mr. Joe G. Shelton
Rev. G. David Shreeves ’47
Alexander Hatton Skinner
Mrs. Cheryle Mason Smith ’70
Mr. William M. Smith II ’74
Dr. Allen B. Stanger ’33
Mrs. Nelle Gray Stanger ’33
Mr. Charles E. Sumpter ’49
Mr. A. Kendall Sydnor ’39
Mrs. Grace Pittard Sydnor
Mr. Jordan D. Taylor ’10
Mr. Donald G. Tedrow II
Mrs. Gloria Lange Tedrow
Mrs. Ann M. Thomas
Mrs. Sharon Griffin Thompson
Mrs. Marie Tiner
Ms. Helga Trottan
Mrs. Joanna Bower Tucker ’56
Mrs. Margaret Cook Tucker ’34
Dr. John M. Turner, Jr. ’29, ’88 DHL •
Mrs. Cynthia Wade
Dr. Thomas A. Walker ’53, ’19 DHL •
Rev. W. Dabney Walters ’55
Mr. Henry Watkins
Mrs. Judith Gross Westbrook ’84 MEd
Mr. John Wheeler & Mrs. Jean Wheeler
Mr. George R. White, Jr.
Mrs. Kimberly Hulligan White ’74
Mrs. Kimberly Osborne McGuire ’15
Dr. Robert H. White ’08
Mrs. Barbara A. Williams
Apollo Winnagle
Mr. David L. Winnagle
Mr. Eugene C. Winston ’62
Mrs. Mary Boswell Winston ’64
Dr. Helen Mundy Witt ’67, ’78 MEd, ’13 DEd •
Mrs. Helen Pesci Wood
Ms. Anna M. Wright ’11
Mrs. Jean F. Yates
Mr. Drew Yeager
Mrs. Jeanne Marshall York ’68
Mr. R. Ted Younger ’63

Endowed Funds

Endowed Funds Established in 2023-24

Rhoda Whitaker Kriz ʼ58 Endowed Scholarship

Dr. George J. Kriz established this fund in memory of his wife, Rhoda Whitaker Kriz ʼ58. Mrs. Kriz graduated with a bachelor’s of science in mathematics and had a career in computer programming, administration, and public service. The scholarship provides support for undergraduate students.

Arrington Family Endowed Scholarship

This fund was established by Betty Hawkins Arrington ʼ64. Mrs. Arrington and the late Larry R. Arrington, Jr. ʼ71 have been ardent supporters of their alma mater for many years and provided vital resources for a variety of programs. This scholarship provides support for undergraduate students.

Men’s Lacrosse Endowment

This fund was established by a lead gift from Andrew J. McKenna ʼ99 and the McKenna Family Foundation and was fully funded by a dedicated group of alumni, students, and friends. The fund provides support for the men’s lacrosse program.

Endowed Funds Receiving Gifts in 2023-24

Afghanistan Student Education Fund
African-American Alumni Achievement Scholarship Fund
Dr. Dorothy Akubue-Brice – Tribute to Black Faculty Scholarship
Thomas C. Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund
H. Dale Almond and Peggy Miller Almond Scholarship Fund
William E. Appleby ’04 Scholarship Fund
Rachel L. Arnold Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dr. Patricia Aronson Scholarship
Charles H. Barrett Creative Writing Award Fund
Sidney M. and Pearl H. Bedford Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bruce J. Benedict Environmental Science Research Scholar Award Fund
Frank J. and Delberta Bell Bennett Scholarship
Jeanne Roberts Bickner Award in History Fund
Rev. Goldie Canody Jones Blair ’69, ’75 MEd Trailblazer Book Fund
Hilda George Blanton Scholarship Fund
Richard C. Burke Study Abroad Fund for Westover Fellows
Fred R. and Mary Esther Siddons Cawthorne Scholarship Fund
Center for Community Development and Social Justice Endowment Fund
Chiles-Burnett Scholarship Fund
Church Related Vocational Scholarship Fund
Frances W. Cloyd Dining Services Endowment Fund
Christopher C. Cowles Award in History Fund
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Crank, Jr. ’47 and Mrs. Melba C. Crank ’49 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Susan Hornsby Crank Memorial Art Award & Scholarship Fund
Christopher J. Delaware Memorial Scholarship Fund
Leighton B. Dodd Scholarship Fund
Dorothy Hayes Dodson Scholarship Fund
Roger C. and Janie Wineman Dowdy Endowment
Patricia Kinney Doyle Scholarship Fund
Douglas D. Drysdale Endowed Professorship in Business
Douglas D. Drysdale Endowed Professorship in Economics
Pamela Elizabeth Dunkum Scholarship Fund
Easley Scholarship Fund
Linda S. Ellinwood Scholarship Fund – Endowed
Ferriel and Shaw Family Scholarship Fund
First Generation Student Success
Lloyd G. Flint, Jr. and Lorraine Kiley Flint Scholarship Fund
Robert Lee Flowers and Joy Fowler Flowers Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth M. Forsyth Professorship in Education and Human Development Fund
Elizabeth M. Forsyth Scholarship Fund
Gene Frantz ’71 Scholarship Fund
Joseph F. Freeman III Political Science Award Fund
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Nursing Scholarship Fund
Futrell Scholarship for Future Teachers Fund
Harold H. Garretson Scholarship and Research Fund
General Endowment
General Scholarship Fund
Samuel D. Green Endowed Scholarship Fund
Griffin Scholarship Fund
Robert C. Hailey Scholarship Fund
Hawkins Family Scholarship Fund
William Randolph Hearst Endowment for African-American Students
Historic Sandusky General Endowment Fund
Historic Sandusky Peter Houck Endowment Fund
Yuille Holt, Jr. Endowment Fund
Hopkins and Phillips Library Fund
Josephus Hopwood Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marjorie Ellen Proffitt Howard & Morgan David Howard Scholarship Fund
JoAnn P. Hunt Lecture Concert Series on Music Performance Fund
Adam Wood Johnston Scholarship Fund
Martha Anne Smith King Scholarship
James Clopton Knibb & Margherite Chenault Knibb Scholarship Fund
Barry M. Kornblau Scholarship Fund
Bernadette K. Kyle Scholarship Fund
Larsen Family Achievement and Persistence Scholarship Fund
John M. Lawing Baseball Fund
Brinton and Gladys LeCompte Scholarship Fund
Professor Helga Neuhaus Leftwich ’62 Memorial Fund
Tamara E. Lemon ’94 MEd Endowed Scholarship in Counselor Education
Justine F. Lerch Scholarship Fund (corpus)
Derek Leveque Memorial Scholarship Fund
David J. Lipani Study Abroad Scholarship Fund
Henrietta and Robert Lockridge Scholarship Fund
Lynchburg Legacy Scholarship Fund
Ben Mayhew Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ellen M. Mays Scholarship Fund
Catherine Strader McGehee Award Fund
Men’s Lacrosse Endowment Fund
G. Alan Meredith Fund for the Enhancement of Performing Arts
Connie A. Messerschmidt Access Student Scholarship
Dr. Curtis Millner Study Abroad Scholarship Fund
Dr. Aubrey R. Moon, Jr. Achievement and Persistence Scholarship Fund
Alison Morrison-Shetlar and Robert Shetlar Scholarship Fund
MSAT Minority Scholarship Fund
Dr. R. Kendall North Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ken S. Olin Scholarship Fund
Raymond E. and Frances Sutton Oliver Scholarship Fund
Ada Belch Petty Scholarship Fund
Carl J. Pfeifer Scholarship Award for Excellence in Theatrical Performance and Directorship Fund
Polloway Family Scholarship Fund
Dr. James J. H. Price Award in Biblical Studies Fund
Mr. Richard G. Pumphrey ’74 and Dr. Kathryn M. Pumphrey ’75 Speaker Series in the Arts and English
David S. and Agnes H. Rhodes Library Endowment Fund
Shirley Rosser Excellence in Teaching Award
Rosel H. and Elliot S. Schewel Faculty Development Fund
Hugh McNeil Scrogham, Jr. ’66 Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Hugh Scrogham ’66 College of Graduate Health Sciences Scholarship Fund
Seventh Street Christian Church Spiritual Life Programs Fund Honoring G. Curtis Jones
William G. Shackelford Scholarship Fund
William H. Shellenberger Scholarship Fund
Dr. Julius A. Sigler, Jr. ’62, ’15 DSc & Mrs. Janet C. Sigler ’65 Scholarship Fund
Frazier R. Sizemore, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Ben M. and Elizabeth C. Smith Scholarship Fund
Laura Rich Soles Scholarship Fund
Charles F. Stevens Research Fund
Betty Brydges Straus ’41 Scholarship
Neal G. and Jane C. Sumerlin Fund
A. Kendall and Grace P. Sydnor International Study Abroad Scholarship Fund
Sue and Andy Tatom Endowed Scholarship
Jordan Taylor Westover Fellow Scholarship
Sharon Shetlar Taylor Scholarship Fund
William Sherer Thomasson Scholarship Fund
Thomas C. Tiller, Jr. Graduate Scholarship in Education Fund
Elza C. Tiner Library Fund
Joanna Bower Tucker Scholarship Fund
John M. Turner, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Vanauken Fellowship Fund
D. L. “Pete” Warren Scholarship and Award Fund
We Power STEM Scholarship Fund
Kimberly Hulligan White ’74 Endowed Scholarship Fund
Norma S. White Endowed Professorship in Counseling
Lettie Pate Whitehead General Scholarship Fund
Lettie Pate Whitehead Nursing Scholarship
Lawrence N. Whitehurst and Grace Bayne Whitehurst Music Scholarship Fund
Dr. Helen Mundy Witt and Mr. Leroy Witt, Sr. Master of Education Scholarship Fund

Financials

Sources of Gift Support

The fiscal year 2023-24 saw more than $6,786,000 contributed by alumni, parents and friends, students, faculty and staff, external organizations and foundations, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. More than $1,876,000 was designated for programmatic support, and more than $2,159,000 was designated for scholarships and endowments.

Sources of Gift Support

Support by Constituency

Areas of Support

Statement of Activities

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The Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC)

The Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges Statement

Founded in 1952, the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that supports 16 of Virginia’s independent institutions of higher education, including the University of Lynchburg. VFIC contributions that are undesignated from business and community leaders are distributed to member colleges and universities according to a standard formula: 40% on the basis of undergraduate enrollment and 60% divided equally among the colleges and universities. In addition, Lynchburg receives designated funds that are vital in supporting academic programs, faculty development, library enhancements, facility improvements, multicultural activities, career services, student scholarships, and high-impact opportunities. For the 2023-24 academic year, Lynchburg received a total of $128,459 in funding from the VFIC. This amount included $53,418 in unrestricted funds, $32,897 in general scholarships, $20,845 for seven designated student scholarships, and $21,299 to support library, research, programming, ethics, and leadership development initiatives.

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This Annual Report was compiled by the Office of Advancement and published by the Office of Marketing and Communications. Every effort has been made to verify this list of 2023-24 fiscal year donors for accuracy. We sincerely apologize if we omitted your name or if it is listed incorrectly. If you have any questions, please contact:

Sarah M. Rhodes
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