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+LD1981 .Ab2 V. 7 WINTER 199 1 ~ GAINESVILLE COLLEGE LIBRARY Office of Alumni Affairs //11/1/1////11////111/ //1//11///11/1///1// 11/1///11//1//11///1/1////11// 1/1//11/ Gainesville College -------5 0710 01018697 4 GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30503 WINTER, 1991 Hamrick, Hopkins Honored, Forrester NamedI • Life Trustee Bob Hamrick .and Marsha Hopk;ins, both of Gainesville, were honored at the Gainesville College Foundation's 24th Annual Meeting held on January 13 at the College. Also at the meeting, Jim Forrester, Winder, was named an Honorary Life Trustee of the Foundation. Hamrick received the Distinguished Service Award, and Hopkins was presented the Distinguished Alum nus Award from the GC Alumni Association. Hamrick has served two terms on the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Several years ago he received special recognition for his outstanding fundraising efforts on behalf of the Foundation. He is well-known throughout Northeast Georgia, having served as Mayor of Gainesville for three terms and. as a member of the Ci Marsha Hopkins and Bob Hamrick received the ty Council since 1970. He is employed by Home Federal Distinguished Alumnus Award and Distinguished Service Savings Bank. He is a member of the Lions Club where Award (respectively) from the GC Foundation. Left to he served in several leadership positions, the right: Bob Scanlin, Chairman of the Recognition Commit tee, Hopkins, Hamrick, anif. Bobby Whitlock, President (Continued on page 6) of the Gainesville College Alumni Association. GC: The Bridge from Mountains To Capitol for Bill Stephens By Carroll Jones Gainesville College gradu " When I was growing up I knew that there were im ate Bill Stephens grew up in portant people who had come from the mountains, so the very heart of Fannin that made me think maybe I could do something im County where the Blue Ridge portant, too," Stephens said. " Also, I wanted to pay Mountains have gently back - to.give back - something in return for the op straddled the Tennessee portunities that were given to me." border arid settled just inside For much of his life Stephens had known one of those the state of Georgia. important people from the mountains: Zell Miller, In the peace and richness of whose mother had roomed with Stephens' mother at mountain life Stephens Young Harris College many years before. dreamed dreams and made Over the years, Stephens' commitment to the ongo plans that were never met by ing process of "paying back" repeatedly brought him anything less than the into contact with Miller; they .were colleagues in in strongest encouragement. Bill Stephens numerable civic, cultural and political causes. In the "There was nobody there telling you you couldn't culmination of their flourishing association, Miller do .something," Stephens said. In this nurturing en recently named Stephens executive assistant and direc vironment he also developed a sense of self and human tor of communications for his new administration. possibilities and a loving indebtedness to the family " I see this job as what could be a one-time oppor and community that had shaped him. (Continued on page 4) Alumni, Students Serving In Persian Gulf A partial list has been compiled of students and alumni of Gainesville College who are serving in the Persian Gulf. The College has corresponded with each of them with a message of concern and support. Also, - copies of Anchors Away and of the Anchor will be sent as they are published. Alumni who are acquainted with these who have been called are encouraged to write them. G. Mark Arnold 190th M.P. Co. 716th M-P-P-N 89th M-P-BDE APO New York 09616 SSGT Joseph H. Chitwood 258-94-4966 A-CP, 3rd AA. BN. FPO San Francisco, CA 96608-5522 L CPL Christopher E. Conley 258-11-0735 HQ Battalion 2nd LAD Battalion APO New York, NY 09502-0548 L CPL Charles D. Evans 260-39-8262 , Ammo Co. (r), 1st Supply Battalion 1st FSSG, IMEF, FPO San Francisco, CA 96608-5703 CPL Kent 1. Gravitt 256-45-4764 B 1/6th WPNS PL T Operation Desert Storm FPO San Francisco, CA 96602-9008 SKSR Steven Dennis Hogan 258-53-1970 Class 91080 SK (A) School . Meridian, MS 39309-5200 CPT Barry P. Ladd 254-84-2543 Operation Desert Shield 341st AG Co. (Postal) APO New York 09863 SPC Elvin R. McNeill 522-25-6486 190 MP Company/716 MP Battalion 89 MP Brigade APO New York 09616 SPC Lisa Rhinehart 260-35-4518 USAMEDDAC Box 436 Fort Polk, LA 71459-6000 Additional names will be added as they become available. Please communicate with the Advancement Office at the College if you know the name and address of an alumnus serving in Desert Storm. 2 A Shared Vision For The Future By J. Foster Watkins President, Gainesville College Gainesville College paused to reflect upon its first success was achieved during a year when we were try 25 years of service to Northeast Georgia during 1989 ing to reach closure on the $750,000 Endowment and 1990. Our alumni were involved in a number of Challenge Grant opportunity. The success of that ef the special events which occurred during those years. fort is detailed in the'Maritime Mark included in this This pause allowed the institution and its many sup issue. When matched by the $1.5 million from the porters to reflect upon its productive past and to federal government and extended by more than recognize the yeoman service of many who made those $500,000 of endowment support which had been raised first 25 years so fruitful. However, if the Golden An prior to this grant, the endowment base of Gainesville niversary of the founding of the College around 2014 College as a public two-year institution is showing is to parallel last year's activities, the institution must much promise. We will continue to work annually on not linger in its reflection on the past but must con our fund drive as well as our endowment base to move tinue to work every day to position itself for the future. us toward the time when no students will find One of the short-term operational objectives themselves in a position of not being able to further established for the faculty/staff/administrators during their education at Gaine~ville College because of finan the 1989-90 academic year was the development of a cial need. shared vision for the future of the institution. It hopeful From that perspective, almost weekly I run into situa ly will provide direction as the College strives to be a tions that distress me. Recently, while being served player in the emergence of Northeast Georgia. A shared lunch by a young man, I entered into a conversation vision statement which was developed from broad about his educational status. I had recognized him as based discussions was considered by the Executive a student at the College and inquired about his Committee of the Board of Trustees and was presented coursework this quarter. He indicated that he was not at the Annual Meeting of the Foundation. The evolu in school as he had to work and earn some money to tionary document is some 18 pages in length with 10 be able to return next quarter. He had not contacted our strands which describe the future of the institution as Financial Aid 'Office about possible financial aid it is envisioned at this time. assistance. This indicates to me that we need to do a I call your attention to those strands which are better job with respect to_communicating with students reflected as an abbreviated statement of the shared vi about financial aid options. As alumni, you are in a key sion on page 8 in this edition of Anchors Away. The position to assist with getting the word out throughout complete statement would be made available to any of Northeast Georgia that financial aid opportunities are our alumni who desire to receive it. We welcome any available at Gainesville College because of the generous feedback from our alumni relative to this shared vision support of the Foundation and its many volunteers that statement. work on its behalf. A key aspect of our efforts to position the institution The growing success of the Alumni Scholarship for the future is in the area of financial support. We Trust which, when double-matched by the challenge continue to be warmed by the fundraising success of grant, will have an endowment base of $88,000, should the Gainesville College Foundation. Fred Kelly, Class be a source of pride to all our alumni. Two very deser of 1972 and Vice Chairman and Fund Drive Chairman ving students are studying with us through scholar for 1990, announced at the Annual Meeting that the ships made available through that program. $210,000 goal for last year had been surpassed. This Through Anchors A way we will continue to keep you informed about developments at the College and encourage you to participate in activities to become in volved in leadership ways on the Alumni Council and on our Board of Trustees and - yes - give you op portunities to financially support through the Founda tion the good things that happen at the institution. In closing, we are encouraged by the fact that the number of alumni contributing financially through the Foundation increased from 90 in 19871.0 335 in 1990. We are grateful for our expanding alumni support. Alumnus Lee Chapman (left) and Director of A~ions Martha Hembree (Class of '83) talk with Anthony Aber crombie of Gainesville High School and Kelly Heffernan of North Hall High School at the Gainesville-Hall Coun ty PROBE Fair held at the Georgia Mountains Center in October.