Wake County Carolina Club leader Danita Morgan ’ 81 found herself with some pretty big guests as Old Well Celebration host: from
left, Rusty Clark ’ 68, Bill Chamberlain ’ 72, Woody Durham ’ 63, Surry Wood ’08, Lennie Rosenbluth ’ 57 and Eric Montross ’ 94.
Before the laughter subsided, he said,
“They gave me some greens that I’d never
heard of.” Durham said, “Those were col-
lards.” Rosenbluth: “I don’t know what it
was. Then there was what they called
black-eyed peas. I said, ‘I’m not about to
eat a black-eyed pea.’ There was a pea with
an eye staring at me. To this day, I won’t eat
any black-eyed peas.”
Rosenbluth, an NCAA player of the
year who led UNC to the national cham-
pionship in 1957, had a much different
journey to North Carolina. He didn’t really
choose Carolina — it was chosen for him.
It had been assumed that he was going to
N.C. State, but Rosenbluth, never known
as a practice player, didn’t fare well in a
scrimmage at State and Coach Everett Case
withdrew the offer.
A New York native, Rosenbluth wanted
to play for Frank McGuire, but he didn’t
want to stay in New York, where McGuire
coached St. John’s.
“I got a phone call, ‘Don’t do anything
until you hear from Coach McGuire,’ ” said
Rosenbluth, who met McGuire at a restau-
rant. “He said, ‘You’ve got to keep this quiet,
but I’m leaving St. John’s. I need you — I
want to build up a program. I don’t know
where I’m going. It might be the University
of Alabama or it might be the University of
North Carolina.’ I said, ‘Coach, wherever
you’re going, I’m going.’And that’s how I
ended up at the University of North
Carolina.”
Despite the culture shock, he quickly
became proud to be a Tar Heel. McGuire,
using what Rosenbluth described as “flowery
language,” extolled the virtues of wearing
“North Carolina” on his chest. “You put
that uniform on — that’s the motivation.
How could you not play with North
Carolina written on your chest and you’re
going against State or someone else? I can’t
see where they say someone did not moti-
vate them to play when you put that uni-
form on — now practice, that’s something
else.”
His first taste of Chapel Hill came at the
Monogram Club, where he sat down to
eat. “I guess it was all Southern food. I did-
n’t know what was going on,” Rosenbluth
said. “They gave me a hush puppy —
what’s a hush puppy in New York?”
The Wake County club, which started its
Old Well Celebration scholarship program
for deserving Wake County students three
years ago, has raised about $37,000 in
scholarship money, including more than
$12,000 from this event, held at the N.C.
Museum of Natural Sciences. Not only did
attendees pay to attend the event, but they
bid generously on auction items, which
included game tickets and autographed
balls.
“The reason we had such a nice crowd
was that people came out to hear these
gentlemen,” said Danita Morgan ’ 81, the
Wake Club’s leader. “It was wonderful to
hear their stories and have them share their
love of Carolina. Plus, we were able to raise
money for scholarships.” ;
— Clifton Barnes ’ 82
ONLINE: To see video from this event, visit
alumni.unc.edu/video.
GAA
Board of Directors
2009
2010
Officers
Eleanor Saunders Morris ’ 55, Chapel Hill . . . . . . .Chair
Randy K. Jones ’ 79, Chula Vista, Calif. . . .Immed. Past Chair
D. Jordan Whichard III ’ 79, Greenville. . . . . . .Chair-Elect
Donald W. Curtis ’ 63, Raleigh . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Vice Chair
Thomas N. Chewning ’ 67, Richmond,Va. . . 2nd Vice 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
William L. Chambers ’ 72 (2012) . . . . . . . . . .Asheville
Andrew R. Pflaum ’ 91 (2012) . . . .Portola Valley, Calif.
Teresa Artis ’ 83 (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh
William A. Current Jr. ’ 56 (2011) . . . . . . . . . .Gastonia
Kraig J. Holt ’ 82 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte
James R. Zook Jr. ’ 87 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta
ELECTED TO REPRESENT NORTH CAROLINA ALUMNI
Elbert Lee Avery ’ 82 (2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Durham
Eloise McCain Hassell ’ 80 (2012) . . . . . . .Greensboro
Margaret Ferguson Raynor ’ 67 (2012) . . . . . . .Garner
Alan L. “A.C.” Caldwell ’ 78 (2011) . . . Winston-Salem
Harriet Morrison Loweth ’ 82 (2011) . . . . Wilmington
Sally Price Ormand ’ 58 (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . .Monroe
W. Hampton Lefler Jr. ’ 59 (2010) . . . . . . . . . .Hickory
Sarah Hester Mayo ’ 85 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . .Greenville
Dan Allen Myers ’ 71 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kinston
Judy Allen Vinroot ’ 65 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte
ELECTED TO REPRESENT OUT-OF-STATE ALUMNI
F. Daniel Batten III ’ 64 (2012) . . . . . . .Charleston, S.C.
L. Allan Parrott ’ 88 (2012) . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia Beach,Va.
Cathy Harper Watts ’ 88 (2012) . . . . . . . . . .Los Angeles
Draggan P. Mihailovich ’ 83 (2011) . . . .Stamford, Conn.
Elizabeth Fell “Betsy” Oliphant ’ 96 (2011) . . .Philadelphia
Larry L. Poe ’ 65 (2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Issue, Md.
Michael J. Egan III ’ 78 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta
Marjorie Julian Spruill ’ 73 (2010) . . . . .Columbia, S.C.
S. Thompson Tygart ’ 62 (2010) . . . . . . .Jacksonville, Fla.
ALUMNI ON THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL (ELECTED AT LARGE)
Samuel B. Perkins ’ 84 (2012) . . . . . . . . . .Indianapolis.
Vaughn D. Bryson ’ 60 (2011) . . . . . . .Vero Beach, Fla.
Jason F. Stanicek ’ 95 (2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh
EX OFFICIO, REPRESENTING THE STUDENT BODY
Jasmin Mariel Jones ’ 10 . . . . .Student Body President
Andrew Dunn ’ 10 . . . . . . . .Editor, The Daily Tar Heel
Meghan “Meggie” Staffiera ’ 10 . .President, Senior Class
John Jacob Byrne Jr.’ 10 . . President, Order of the Bell Tower
EX OFFICIO, REPRESENTING THE FACULT Y
Joseph L. Templeton (2010) . . . . . . . . . . .Chapel Hill
PRESIDENTS OF SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS (EX OFFICIO)
Barbara Beechwood ’06(MRP),City&Reg’l Plan. . .Durham
C. Scott Davenport ’ 84 (DDS), Dentistry . . . . .Charlotte
Elizabeth M. Colbert’ 86, Education . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh
Emily M. King’01, Info. & Library Sci. . . . . . . . .Chapel Hill
Daniel W. Teachey ’ 95, Journalism & Mass Comm. . .Cary
Norma R. Houston ’ 86, Law . . . . . . . . . . Chapel Hill
Dr. Hugh A. McAllister Jr. ’ 66 (MD), Medicine . .Houston
Gregory A. Simpson ’01 (MSN), Nursing . . . . .Durham
Lori Tutterow Setzer ’ 83, Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . .Lewisville
Marchell Adams David’ 92,Public Admin. . . .Rockingham
Jacky A. Rosati ’02 (PhD), Public Health . . .Hillsborough
Michelle R. Turner ’01, Social Work . . . . . . . . .Chapel Hill
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