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Friends and family honor Mayberry\u2019s memory<\/h3>\n

At the Clemson-Boston College football game, friends and teammates of former Clemson football player Robert P. \u201cBob\u201d Mayberry Jr. announced that $1 million and 74 dollars has been raised to establish an endowment to honor Mayberry\u2019s memory and values. The endowment will award partial scholarships to football trainers and\/or managers.
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\nMark Richardson \u201983, a member of the committee that initiated the effort, said that the scholarship was a fitting tribute. \u201cWe are confident it would have been Bob\u2019s dream to honor those who work hard day in and day out with no expectation of recognition beyond that which accrues to the whole team.\u201d The fundraising committee also includes Jubal Early, Steve Horvath, Steve Luquire, Robert P. Mayberry Sr. and Kendall Alley \u201983, M \u201985.
\nMayberry started on the 1981 National Championship team. Following graduation in 1983, he joined his father in the automobile business, married and raised a family, and seized every opportunity to demonstrate his passions for Clemson and for helping others. He died in 2012 after a battle with cancer.
\nPledges and gifts in support of the Robert P. \u201cBob\u201d Mayberry Jr. \u201983 Endowed Memorial Grant-in-Aid may be addressed to the Clemson University Foundation and mailed to Connie Sexton, IPTAY Major Gifts, P.O. Box 1529, Clemson, S.C. 29633.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Barker Scholars update<\/h3>\n

More than $2.8 million has been donated to the Barker Scholars Endowment, established to honor President Barker and his wife, Marcia. The endowment will support need-based scholarships for undergraduates. More than 2,000 contributed to the fund, with more than 80 founding partners who contributed more than $25,000 each.
\nDonations may still be made online, by check or by gifts of appreciated stock. Make checks payable to Clemson Fund, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, S.C. 29633, and indicate \u201cBarker Scholars.\u201d
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Fort Hill Club looks to the long term<\/h3>\n

Since 2006, the Fort Hill Clemson Club has funded annual scholarships for students through the money raised from their annual Recruiting Wrap Up. But this year, they decided a change was in order.
\nThe event has more than tripled in attendance to 700 and increased more than 1,000 percent in sponsorships to $21,000. Held the day after recruiting ends, it includes chats with the coaches and players, barbecue and getting the inside scoop on the season to come.
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Jerry Handegan and Eric Breazel<\/p><\/div>
\nThis year, club leadership took a look at their profits and their goals. \u201cThere were always two schools of thought,\u201d says former club president Jerry Handegan. \u201cDo we give immediate money now, or do we create an endowment? People wanted to do scholarships. So we just gave our $10,000 annually for that.\u201d
\nAccording to Eric Breazel, also a past president of the club, \u201cAs the event got more and more successful, we began to ask the question, \u2018Should we think more long term?\u2019 What pushed us over the edge was a chat with the financial aid and admissions staff, and hearing their perspective on the benefits of endowment \u2014 being able to attract students and offer them four-year scholarships. It was a no brainer.\u201d
\nThe club is actually doing both for now, giving an annual scholarship until the endowment reaches a high enough level to support more scholarships. The club invites scholarship recipients to the event each year, and according to Breazel, that makes the day even more special. \u201cObviously, folks come to see Dabo and the recruits. But while we\u2019re welcoming new student-athletes we\u2019re also celebrating new academic scholarships as well.\u201d
\nAnd their message to other groups? \u201cI would strongly like to encourage other groups or individuals to take a second or third look at making a gift that will make an impact for generations to come, not just for one year,\u201d says Breazel. \u201cClemson\u2019s still young and has centuries to go. An endowment can make a significant difference.\u201d
\nTo learn more about how you can make an impact on the future of Clemson, visit clemson.edu\/giving, call 864-656-5896 or email cufund-L@clemson.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Wells Fargo supports Call Me MISTER\u00ae, Emerging Scholars<\/h3>\n

Call Me MISTER and Emerging Scholars have in common their goal of improving educational opportunities for underrepresented populations. They also have in common the support of Wells Fargo, which donated $500,000\u00a0last fall to support\u00a0the programs. Call Me MISTER\u00a0seeks to place\u00a0more African-American males in elementary school classrooms as teachers. Emerging Scholars\u2019 mission is to increase the number of college graduates from economically disadvantaged areas and first-generation families. Since 2006, Wells Fargo has given $1.71 million to support the two programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Butch and Joy Ferree<\/p><\/div>\n

Ferrees create trust for scholarships, experiential learning<\/h3>\n

Maurice \u201cButch\u201d Ferree \u201965, M \u201967 and his wife, Joy, have created a charitable remainder trust valued at more than $1 million to benefit students in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.
\nHalf of the money will establish the Dr. Maurice E. \u201cButch\u201d Ferree and Joy Culver Ferree Scholarship Endowment to provide scholarships for students in the college. The other half will create an endowment to provide experiential learning opportunities for students.
\n\u201cWe just both love Clemson,\u201d said Butch. \u201cI don\u2019t have anything but good memories of being a student here. Looking back, most of my professors were tough as nails, but they loved their students. They were making men out of boys \u2014\u00a0that stuck with me. That experience was so valuable for me.\u201d
\n\u201cClemson is a place I have loved all my life,\u201d said Joy. \u201cWe want to see it continue to grow, and we wanted to help deserving students complete their education here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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New leaves honor great generosity<\/h3>\n

The grounds of Fort Hill are home to three new bronze oak leaves sporting the signatures
\nof the new members of the Fort Hill Legacy Society, whose bequests or testamentary trusts were realized at $1 million or more.
\nEthelyn Berry Smith dedicated her life to education. She taught several years in Kershaw County, and continued her devotion to education by establishing the Harry Graves Berry Bioengineering Endowment to honor her brother, a member of the Class of \u201941.
\nTragedy struck Ernest and Virginia Carroll when their only son, Ernest Jr., was killed in action in June 1944 during the invasion of Normandy, while Ernest Sr. was serving in the Pacific theater. The Carrolls created the Ernest Hill Carroll Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund at Clemson, where he had attended before enlisting in the Army.
\nPorter H. and Sara L. Adams\u00a0have long been tied to Clemson. Porter graduated in 1940, and their son Porter Jr. graduated in 1964. After 26 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, Porter Sr. taught both high school and college, then established the Porter Adams Family Endowed Unrestricted Scholarship.
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As part of the inaugural Week of Gratitude held on campus in October, the Student Alumni Council presented a $75,000 check to benefit the Student Alumni Council Scholarship Endowment Fund and the Student Memorial Chapel.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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