Young Alumni
The Holsenbeck Challenge
Thank you for those of you who participated in the 2008-2009 Holsenbeck Challenge for new young alumni donors.
Starting October 1, 2009, young alumni once again have a chance to do particularly big things for Carolina, thanks to Howard Holsenbeck.
Holsenbeck, class of 1963, will match each gift of $100 or more from young alumni with a $100 gift of his own.
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About Howard Holsenbeck
Howard Holsenbeck
Note: The following is based on a story by Ginger Travis that appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Windows, published by the Friends of the Library. Visit the Windows website to see the complete piece.
Howard Holsenbeck started giving to Carolina as a new graduate in 1963, with a $50 gift to the University Library. He’s given to the library every year since then, and his support now totals several hundred thousand dollars. He has also supported the Ackland Art Museum, Kenan-Flagler School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.
So why did Holsenbeck do it: start giving so many years ago and keep it up all his life? He had an important role model who taught him the responsibility to share good fortune.
“My dad was pretty frugal,” Holsenbeck says, “but he let me know he supported the church and several charities. He let me know that was pretty important.
“Everything I have is a gift from God and I try to give back some of what he has given me.”
Holsenbeck came to Chapel Hill in 1959 after finishing high school in Jacksonville, Fla. After graduating with a major in industrial relations, he took a sales job with Owens Illinois, a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. But at age 28, happy in Houston, Texas, he declined a transfer to the cold Midwest and decided to go into business for himself. He now owns Holsenbeck Realty in Houston.
About the Holsenbeck Challenge
The details:
Gifts must be from young alumni
- Class of 2000 – Class of 2009
Gifts must total $100 or more
- Gifts of $100 or more will be matched until December 31, 2009 or for the first 200 donors to make $100 gifts!
- Gifts can be divided and matched to multiple designations, as long as the total adds up to $100 or more.
Gifts can go to any academic designation on campus
- Gifts to the Rams Club cannot be counted.
How to make a gift to help meet the Holsenbeck Challenge
Online gifts:
VISA, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. The ease of making a credit card gift has made this a popular method. Donors can use our secure online giving website at http://annualfund.unc.edu/gift. You also may call the director of young alumni at (919) 962-3966 to give your credit-card information over the phone.
Gifts by check:
Checks should be made payable to UNC-Chapel Hill and mailed to:
Meg Petersen
Director of Young Alumni Programs
Office of University Development
Post Office Box 309
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0309
The school, unit or program where you would like the gift applied should be specified in the memo line or by attached note.
Bank drafts:
Setting up a monthly bank draft can help you increase your gift potential. The form for setting up bank drafts is available online. Visit http://annualfund.unc.edu/gift, complete the bank draft form and mail it in with a voided check.
Recurring gifts:
You may set up any amount of gift to be deducted from your credit card or bank account monthly, quarterly or annually. You may do this online at http://annualfund.unc.edu/gift
or call the director of young alumni at (919) 962-3966 for more information.
Stock:
Gifts of appreciated stock can help Carolina immediately and provide you with a tax-deduction and allow you to avoid capital gains taxes. To make a stock gift, please contact
Meg Petersen '07
Annual Fund Officer
Office of University Development
meg_petersen@unc.edu
(919) 962-3966
Matching gifts:
Matching gifts can double or triple your gift! Visit your company’s intranet to find out if they match gifts or go to http://www.matchinggifts.com/unc/. You may submit matching gift information online with your employer or mail a matching gift form provided by your employer to:
University Development
P. O. Box 309
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0309
Holsenbeck Challenge Donors as of Nov. 2, 2009
Pamela Nance Bowman
James Milford Boyd
Marjorie Tyler Bridges
Tim Brookshire
Megan Jean Browning
May Everett Burns
Kristen Lee Campbell
Aaron Stephen Charlop-Powers
Charles Thomas Choplin
Angela Chou
Katherine Ann Cowan
Seth Micah Dearmin
Walter James Devins
Jacob A. Edenfield
Anne Forsyth English
Kevin Michael Erndl
Joshua London Evans
Scott Jackson Farmer
Nancy Joanna Fernandez
Jona Martino Fitzgerald
Amy Ruth Freeman
Cheryl Lynn Gaffney
Lindsay Stone Gilliam
Anne Virginia Godwin
Garrett Glenn Hall
William Cary Hall
Graham Dalton Harrelson
Wilder Henry Harvard
Christopher Ryan Hodges
Zachary William Howell
Eric Jeffrey Hyman
Matthew Neely Jackson
Danielle Lynn Janklow
Erica Kealy Jensen
Erik Brekke Johnson
Sabrina Louise Jones
Christopher David Genest Kearns
Christopher William Keuler
Elizabeth James Kistin
David Michael Kleinman
Jennifer Sult Kleinman
Peter W. Knerr
Gregory Stephen Knudsen
Max Johann Krohn III
Janaka Anand Lagoo
Erica Bernau Lamberth
Hye-Young Lee
Laura Marie Leonard
Jonathan Reed Liggett
Julia Schlafly Lilly
Justin Neil Lyons
Alston Hill Mann
Leland Michael Maschmeyer
Antonio Levon McBroom
Robert Dudley McCall
Lane Morris McDonald
Thomas Jude Modzelewski
Kate Hudson Monk
Christopher Neal Monsif
Alison Suzanne Moser
Toby Beth Osofsky
Lelia Schwab Pratt
Jeffrey Lee Salisbury
Tung Siu
Janie Mellon Smith
Jordan Ussery Smith
Briana Lynn Snyder
Jared David Sokolsky
Tamaurus Jerome Sutton
Harris Swenson
Lauren Senkbeil Swenson
Mark Charles Tamburello
Joel Wesley Thomas
Megan Chadwick Trull
Jerry Wang
Crystal McCleary Watson
David Meredith Watson
Julie McManus Werry
Scott Samuel Werry
Gregory Vick Wilson
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