Donor Stories

A retained life estate
A retained life estate
Carol Douglas's vision of a better world included impact that would live long after her battle with multiple myeloma ended.
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Bequest — Life Insurance
Bequest — Life Insurance
Their lives together—and their life's work—began on the campus of NCCU. From there, Dr. S. Dallas Simmons '62 and his wife...
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Charitable Gift Annuity
Charitable Gift Annuity
E.D. Kennedy '45 knows the value of a good scholarship. A child of the Depression who applied for funds to attend Women's College...
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Gift Annuity
Gift Annuity
For Rossie Henley Lindsay '63, UNCG was a family affair. "I was born in Kinston, NC, but grew up on a farm in Chatham County," she said.
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Life Insurance
Life Insurance
Lamanda "Michelle" Reid completed her bachelor's degree in social work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and wanted more.
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Bequest — Roth IRA
Bequest — Roth IRA
Patricia's connection to public television grew over her lifetime. Born in New York and reared primarily in Kentucky before moving to North Carolina in...
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Bequest — Life Insurance
Bequest — Life Insurance
"It is critically important that individuals support historically black institutions financially," said Nicholas Perkins...
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Bequest — Life Insurance
Bequest — Life Insurance
She's a young alumna who wants to make a difference, and youth isn't about to stop her. "It's important to give other students the opportunity...
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Testamentary Pledge
Testamentary Pledge
She was a sophomore at WSSU when her father had a heart attack. "He became unable to continue to send me to school," she said...
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