Stetson Cupola 1972-1-1

SEPTEMBER, 1972 DELAND, FLORIDA IN CONTRI- PERCENT- AMOUNT CLASS CLASS BUTORS AGE TO DATE 1900-1917 525 69 13 $6,274 1918 41 16 39 1,198 1919 50 19 38 1,211 1920 70 17 24 163 1921 44 14 32 377 1922 59 14 24 1,762 1923 61 18 29 642 1924 53 19 36 582 1925 54 19 35 610 1926 62 15 24 543 1927 64 23 36 3,595 1928 61 10 16 397 1929 65 22 34 1,637 1930 82 24 29 595 1931 72 16 22 907 1932 85 19 22 1,754 1933 67 12 18 535 1934 76 19 25 780 1935 51 12 23 465 1936 78 30 38 1,632 1937 91 19 21 657 1938 127 36 28 1,275 1939 155 46 30 1,338 1940 177 44 25 2,169 1941 179 44 25 1,220 1942 190 48 25 2,113 1943 197 36 18 995 1944 125 33 26 1,249 1945 93 23 25 1,402 1946 129 15 12 340 1947 184 46 25 1,330 1948 185 59 32 1,759 1949 376 80 21 2,013 1950 613 91 15 2,438 1951 459 62 13 4,403 1052 276 77 28 1.880 1953 295 60 20 1,164 1954 260 43 16 1,008 1955 206 51 24 2,408 1956 313 56 18 1,510 1957 305 60 20 1,465 1958 324 74 23 1,542 1959 382 80 21 2,502 1960 381 64 17 1,762 1961 450 75 17 1,741 1962 425 92 22 2,965 1963 449 90 20 2,661 1964 509 86 17 1,404 1965 557 99 18 1,495 1966 504 102 20 1,016 1967 402 89 22 3,956 1968 409 104 25 1,505 1969 469 89 19 2,124 1970 455 78 17 979 1971 355 67 19 881 A complete report on alumni giving for the 1971-72 fiscal year is featured in this issue. Names of non-alumni contributors, including parents, friends, corporations, foundations and Baptist churches which contribute directly to Stetson will be printed in the next Issue of the newspaper. MM—■■•? INSIDE Stetson Music Institute Success Pg. 3 Alumni Association News Pg- 18 Sara Jernigan At Olympics Pg. 22 Stetson Receives Castle "Turnbull Castle," mansionette home of Judge Robert H. Matthews of New Smyrna Beach, has been given to Stetson University, it was announced by Dr. John E. Johns, president of Stetson. Judge Matthews, a 1949 graduate of the Stetson College of Law, serves as Judge of the Felony Court. Turnbull Castle, built in 1905, is located five miles north of New Smyrna Beach on U. S. highway No. 1. "Judge Matthews has been a faithful alumnus of Stetson and a supporter for many years," stated Dr. Johns. "We are very pleased with this generous expression of continued confidence in the university." Although officials at the university could give no estimate as to the value of the 4V2 acres of land and the seven-bedroom, two-story home, outside sources cited it as "very valuable." W. Michael Chertok, director of development at Stetson stated that discussions regarding the gift had been continuing since early summer and expressed pleasure with the conclusion. "This gift of a large house so conveniently located will enable the school to hold seminars, retreats and planning sessions off-campus, yet is close enough to be functional," Chertok said. "The total gift also includes some furnishings and a few antiques," Chertok added. A native of South Carolina, Judge Matthews came to DeLand during World War II in the navy and stayed on, entering the Stetson College of Law. He worked his way through law school selling mayonnaise. Matthews was "Young Man of the Year" in 1957 in New Smyrna Beach and is a past president of Rotary. He is also a past president of Little Theater and former Exalted Ruler of the Elks Club. Stetson University Cited For Alumni Giving Program Award JACK F. FORTES Dlr. of Annual Giving Stetson University has received an Alumni Giving Incentive Award for "distinguished achievement in the development of alumni support," Development Director W. Michael Chertok has announced. The award, presented by the American Alumni Council (AAC), is part of a program sponsored by the United States Steel Foundation and administered by the American Alumni Council. J. Bard Sullenger, AAC Director of Educational Fund Raising, in a letter to Stetson President John E. Johns, said Stetson's award was "especially significant" in that it was one of 253 annual giving programs chosen out of a total of 1,500 institutions considered in the final judging. Jack F. Fortes has been Stetson's Alumni Annual Fund Director since 1965, Chertok explained. He added that alumni giving has shown steady gains in amount received and number of contributors, during this seven year period. Chertok cited these statistics: The number of donors to the unrestricted Alumni Annual Fund grew from 1,523 donors in 1965-66 to 2,624 during the recently concluded 1971-72 Annual Fund campaign. The amount of unrestricted gifts from alumni increased from $35,060 to $59,078 during the same period. Total alumni giving, including designated contributions, reached the highest amount in four years during 1971-72, with gifts totaling $88,180. "As a private institution which budgets gift income," Chertok said, "the unrestricted gift is a necessity and the Alumni Annual Fund is a sustaining factor." Accompanying the letter to President Johns was a Distinguished Achievement Certificate signed by Winston E. Forrest, Jr., President of the American Alumni Council.