SUMMER 2024 Jay Dowd’s Loyalty to Winthrop Runs Deep


Jay Dowd ’89 played baseball as a college stu- dent, but it wasn’t on the diamond that he found his sweet spot. Having built a career in advance- ment at numerous institutions, Dowd might well be considered the designated hitter for philanthro- py in higher education.


When The Citadel Foundation CEO and some for- mer teammates recently gathered at the Winthrop Ballpark for a game, there was an unspoken sense of loyalty to the home team that resonated beyond the exchange of memories and rekindling of friendships.


Dowd and other former players and friends have established a fund in memory of his coach, the late Horace Turbeville, and Dowd is currently in the process of funding his own named endow- ment to benefit the baseball program. He is a member of the Eagle Club, a basketball season ticket holder and supports many other programs within Winthrop Athletics.


Since graduating from Winthrop, Dowd also has established multiple scholarships and contributed


to a variety of initiatives for student success.


An endowment named for his mother, Barry Gibson Webster ’63, honors her memory by benefitting stu- dents in the Richard W. Riley College of Education, Sport and Human Sciences. Another, established in honor of his faculty mentor, Jason Silverman, pro- vides support for incoming freshmen majoring in history, Dowd’s major.


As a student, Dowd was a leader in his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, and served as an orientation leader and as a member of the Student Alumni Council. The Winthrop Alumni Association honored him with a Professional Achievement Award in 2010. He later established a scholarship in honor of his orientation leader, Debbie Garrick ’87, ’89.


If you would like to explore ways to give back to programs and initiatives that impacted your love of Winthrop, please contact the Division of University Advancement at 803/323-2275 or make a secure gift online.


Day of Giving Breaks Records!


The fourth annual Day of Giving, held April 16-17, became the most successful 24 hours of giving to date, thanks to generous alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Donors gave in spades, surpassing the 1,000 donor goal, and unlocked several giving challenges and matching gifts to raise even more financial support.


1,003 DONORS


$301,928 RAISED


WHO GAVE


• ALUMNI: 64% • FRIENDS: 13%


• FACULTY STAFF: 12% (past & present)


• STUDENTS: 11% TOP 5 FUNDS 1. WINTHROP FUND


2. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SPORT, AND HUMAN SCIENCES EXCELLENCE FUND


3. MACFEAT LABORATORY SCHOOL FUND


4. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TUITION GRANT FUND


5. BLACK ALUMNI COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP FUND


1,286 GIFTS WERE MADE TO 124


From left: Dowd, John Black ’91, Jeff Garbett ’90 and Ken Woody ’90 recently met up at the Winthrop Ballpark to take in a game.


DIFFERENT FUNDS


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RECORD $147,500 IN CHALLENGE AND MATCHING GIFTS MADE BY 34 DONORS


• Trustee David McDonald ’01 has es- tablished the Dr. David D. McDonald Scholarship Endowment. The scholar- ship will support a secondary educa- tional major with first priority going to a student from a single parent family and/or a first-generation student.


• President Edward Serna and wife Lauren have established the Edward & Lauren Serna Endowed Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship will con- tinue the Winthrop tradition among families, rewarding a legacy student who has a family member that previ- ously attended and graduated from Winthrop.


ADVANCEMENT NEWS Milestone Generosity


Thank you to the following donors who recently created new endowed funds.


• James Hammond ’88 and faculty member Lisa Harris have established a new scholarship to recognize and support students in financial need. The James Hammond and Lisa Harris Endowed Scholarship will pro- vide funds to support undergraduate students majoring in any computing program offered by the Department of Computing and Information Sciences or students formally admit- ted to the teacher education program through the Richard W. Riley College of Education, Sport and Human Sciences. Awarding of the scholar- ship will be rotated evenly between computing and teacher education beginning in fall 2024.


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