Carolina Alumni Review - July/August 2007

Honors
GAA
Board of Directors

2007 2008

Officers

Dwight M. Davidson III ’ 77, Greensboro . . . . . . .Chair Tom David Efird ’ 61, Gastonia . . . . .Immediate Past Chair Randy Kane Jones ’ 79, Chula Vista, Calif. . . .Chair-Elect William G. Daughtridge Jr.’ 75, Rocky Mount .1^stVice Chair Joseph M. Jenrette III ’ 73, Charleston, S.C....2^ndVice Chair Anthony Eden Rand ’ 61, Fayetteville . . . . . . . Treasurer William P. Aycock II ’ 65, Greensboro . . . . . . . .Counsel Douglas S. Dibbert ’ 70, Chapel Hill . . . . . . . .President

Tar Heel Network Chairman

Thomas W. Lambeth ’ 57 . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem

Directors
APPOINTED AT LARGE
Kraig J. Holt ’ 82 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte
James R. Zook Jr. ’ 87 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta
W.Allen Cobb Jr. ’ 74 (2009) . . . . . Wrightsville Beach
Sylvester Taylor ’ 79 (2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greensboro
Rebecca Smith Galli ’ 80 (2008) . . . . . . .Phoenix, Md.
Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. ’ 72 (2008) . . . . . . . . . .Concord
ELECTED TO REPRESENT N.C. DISTRICTS
1. Sarah Hester Mayo ’ 85 (2010) . . . . . . . .Greenville
2. Dan Allen Myers ’ 71 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . .Kinston
3. Joseph M. Jenkins ’ 70 (2008) . . . . . . . . .Fayetteville
4. Donald W. Curtis ’ 63 (2009) . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh
5. Thomas E. Terrell Jr. ’ 79 (2009) . . . . . . . .High Point
6. Karen Lynn Parker ’ 65 (2008) . . . . Winston-Salem
7. William J. Leach Jr. ’ 67 (2008) . . . . . . . . .Statesville
8. Judy Allen Vinroot ’ 65 (2010) . . . . . . . . .Charlotte
9. W. Hampton Lefler Jr. ’ 59 (2010) . . . . . . . .Hickory
10. Ann Yaeger Young ’ 72 (2009) . . . . . . . . . .Ashevill
ELEC TED TO REPRESENT OUT-OF-STATE ALUMNI
James E. Delany ’ 70 (2008) . . . . . . . . . .Park Ridge, Ill.
Virginia Commander Knott ’ 72 (2008) . .Mill Neck, N. Y.
David B. L. Royle ’ 78 (2008) . . . . . . Washington, D.C.
E. Warner Bass ’ 63 (2009) . . . . . . . . . .Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas N. Chewning ’ 67 (2009) . . . . . . . .Richmond,Va.
Suzanne Lowe Weerts ’ 88 (2009) . . . . .Burbank, Calif.
Michael J. Egan ’ 78 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta
Marjorie Julian Spruill ’ 73 (2010) . . . . .Columbia, S.C.
S. Thompson Tygart ’ 62 (2010) . . . . . . .Jacksonville, Fla.
EX OFFICIO, REPRESENTING THE STUDENT BODY
Eve Carson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President, Student Body
Erin E. Zureick . . . . . . . . . .Editor, The Daily Tar Heel
Ashley Marie Shores . . . . . . . .President, Senior Class
Monique J. Huynh . President, Order of the Bell Tower
EX OFFICIO, REPRESENTING THE FACULT Y
Trudier Harris (2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapel Hill
PRESIDENTS OF SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS (EX OFFICIO)
Barbara Beechwood ’06 (MRP),City&Reg’l Plan. . .Durham
Dr. Richard R. Pence ’ 71 (DDS), Dentistry .Lincolnton
David Augustus Martin ’ 73, Education . . . . . .Raleigh
Mark M. Sanders ’03 (MSLS), Info.& Library Sci. . . .Greenville
Daniel W. Teachy ’ 95, Journalism & Mass Comm. .Cary
John B. McMillan ’ 64, Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh
Dr. Theodore C. Kerner Jr. ’ 85 (MD), Medicine .Raleigh
Nancy Barrett Freeman ’ 73, Nursing . . . . . . .Durham
Lee Worsley Jr. ’ 97 (MPA), Public Admin. . . . . .Hickory
Shelley Golden ’ 99 (MPH), Public Health . . . . . .Carrboro
Gregory E. Perkins (’03 MSW), Social Work . . .Fayetteville
ALUMNI ON THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL (ELECTED AT LARGE)
Jason F. Stanicek ’ 95 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh
Eric S. Montross ’ 94 (2009) . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapel Hill
Richard F. Taylor ’ 50 (2008) . . . . . . . . . . . Lumberton

Scores of Service
Former coach, three alumni recognized for ‘unselfish efforts’

The GAA honored four individuals in May for their commitment to

Board of Trustees and former chair of the GAA board; and

SUSAN SIMONE

Carolina. Recipients of the

2007 Distinguished Service

Medals are Bill Guthridge, retired UNC men’s basketball coach; Anthony Harrington

’ 63, former chair of the

GAA Board of Directors; Jean Almand Kitchin ’ 70, vice chair of the UNC

Nelson Schwab ’ 67, chair of the UNC Board of Trustees.

“Like previous recipients, those recognized this year have provided outstanding service to our University and our alumni association,” said GAA President Doug Dibbert ’ 70. “We are grateful for their unselfish efforts and are inspired by their example.”

Beginning in 1967, Guthridge spent three decades as assistant coach alongside Dean Smith. He became head coach in 1997 and led the team to 80 wins and two Final Fours in the three years before he retired.

In 1993, Guthridge and his wife, Leesie, created the William W. and Elise P. Guthridge Library Fund, which enabled the House Undergraduate Library to purchase much-needed humanities materials. The Guthridges also helped kick off the Undergraduate Library renovation campaign in 1998 by making a first donation toward the $2 million effort.

Harrington is founding president of Stonebridge International LLC, a strategic advisory firm, and was a partner in the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson, both based in Washington, D.C. He was on three of President Clinton’s intelligence advisory boards and was U.S. ambassador to Brazil from 1999 to 2001.

A Morehead Scholar while at UNC, Harrington is a trustee of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. He and his wife, Hope, endowed a distinguished visiting professorship and study abroad program Past medal recipients are listed at focused on Latin America at UNC. alumni.unc.edu/awards.

From left are Bill Guthridge, Nelson Schwab ’ 67, Jean Almand Kitchin ’ 70 and Anthony Harrington ’ 63. The four received Distinguished Service Medals from the GAA in May in recognition of their dedication to Carolina and the GAA.

Kitchin is president and CEO of Almand’s Drug Stores in Rocky Mount. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UNC with a bachelor’s degree in education.

Kitchin has been a member of the UNC Board of Visitors and secretary of the UNC Board of Trustees, of which she is now vice chair. Kitchin joined the board in 1999; her term ends this year. She is a cookbook author and the producer and host of Tar Heel People.

Schwab, co-founder and managing director of the Charlotte-based merchant banking firm Carousel Capital, is the former chair and CEO of Paramount Parks, a leading developer and operator of regional theme parks.

Schwab has been on the boards of visitors of UNC and of Kenan-Flagler Business School. He was on the University’s National Development Council and is on the Carolina First Steering Committee. Schwab is the past chair of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, the Carolinas Partnership and the N.C. Outward Bound School.

The GAA has awarded the medals since 1978 to UNC alumni and others who have provided outstanding service to the GAA or the University. Outgoing GAA Board Chair Tom Efird ’ 61 presented the awards at the Annual Alumni Luncheon during the spring reunion weekend.