Development News Bohnen to Lead Institutional Advancement


Evan Bohnen, associate vice president for development at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), will be Winthrop’s vice president for institutional advancement beginning July 31.


“Winthrop faces a pivotal period as we have embarked on a new strategic plan which relies on fundraising to support its initiatives,” said President Dan Mahony. “As we searched for Winthrop’s next vice president, we knew we needed someone with a complete set of fundraising and management skills. Evan Bohnen is a proven leader who will continue to cultivate and grow key relationships with donors and friends of Winthrop, while substantially enhancing our advancement operation.”


At IUP, Bohnen is responsible for all fund-raising operations such as major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, donor relations and donor research, as well as managing the university’s largest comprehensive campaign to date.


Gary and Jody Gaulin


New Endowment Honors Retiring CBA Dean


Roger and Elizabeth Weikle


Funds Commemorate Rock Hill Couple


Alumni Couples Establish New Scholarships


Two alumni couples have established scholarships to celebrate their connections to Winthrop, where their relationships began.


Gary Gaulin ’79 and his wife, Jody Guy Gaulin ’78, have established the Jody Guy Gaulin and Gary V. Gaulin Endowed Scholarship to support political science or business majors who graduated from a South Carolina high school and maintain a GPA of at least 2.5. Te couple lives in Rock Hill.


Capt. Charles Toennes ’06, U.S. Air Force, and his wife, Kristen ’08, have established the Charles and Kristen Toennes Scholarship, which will benefit political science majors, with first preference given to Winthrop students who


are military veterans. Te Toenneses, who live in Sumter, hope to endow the fund over the next five to seven years. Kristen recently joined the Alumni Executive Board with a term beginning July 1.


Scholarship Honors Late Alumna, Educator


Martin and Harriet Goode


A new endowment will honor College of Business Administration Dean Roger Weikle, who will retire in June, and support students or adjunct faculty within the college or the Department of Human Nutrition.


Weikle, who retires after 41 years at Winthrop, and his wife, Elizabeth ’83, ’85, have established the Roger and Elizabeth Weikle International Opportunities Endowment. Te fund will allow more students the opportunity to experience international study and will focus on supporting students or adjunct faculty in designated international study and learning experiences.


To make a gift to any of the funds mentioned in this section, send checks payable to “Winthrop University Foundation” to 302 Tillman Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733, or give online at www.winthropalumni.com/give, then use the fund search and designate your support for the fund of interest to you.


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Te children of Winthrop supporters Martin Goode ’76 and Harriet Marshall Goode have established two new funds — an endowment and an annual restricted fund — to honor their parents’ 80th


birthdays.


Te Harriet and Martin Goode Student Artists’ Fund and the Harriet and Martin Goode Annual Restricted Fund will provide for either a purchase or merit award from the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition or the purchase of student artwork at another time during the year. Merit awards will be based on overall accomplishment, and any student artwork will become part of the university’s permanent student art collection on display at the President’s House.


Te Goodes, who reside in Rock Hill, have strong ties to the university: Martin earned his M.B.A. at Winthrop, while Harriet graduated from Winthrop Training School in 1955.


Te Gayle Campbell Lanford Scholarship, which will award for the first time in fall 2017, will celebrate the work of longtime guidance counselor Gayle Campbell Lanford ’62, ’74 who recently passed away.


Te scholarship, established by Lanford’s husband, Joe, will support one student who is pursuing an M.Ed. in counseling and development, school counseling concentration, and who demonstrates a passion for and commitment to guidance counseling.


Lanford earned her B.A. in English and her M.Ed. in guidance at Winthrop. She went on to work as a guidance counselor in the Rock Hill School District, eventually earning S.C. School Counselor of the Year honors for her efforts to improve admissions and find financial assistance for college-bound students.


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Alumni News Winthrop Launches


Advocacy Network Winthrop has launched a new initiative that will give alumni and supporters in South Carolina a more prominent role in advocating on the university’s behalf.


Te Winthrop Advocacy Network will provide in-state alumni an opportunity to become better informed about issues being addressed at the State Capitol, connecting alumni and supporters across the state to influence legislation affecting Winthrop among members of the South Carolina General Assembly.


During the legislative session, Winthrop will reach out to alumni and ask them to make contact with their representative and senator about legislation that is important to the university. Tis simple action won’t require much time, but it will have a tremendous impact.


Join the Winthrop Advocacy Network and effect positive change for Winthrop. For more information, contact Vice President for University Relations Jeff Perez at 803/323-3029 or perezj@winthrop.edu.

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