Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

A finger skims the page of a 19th-century doctors' notes in a daybook from the Wilson Special Collections Library

5 min read

A match met, a fellowship forever

Bob Lauterborn smiles while standing next to a painting by his late wife on the wall in the background

6 min read

'Absolutely perfect'

Portrait of Olin and Marilyn Setzer Treadway smiling.

4 min read

Planned gift to University Library honors parents

Kathryn, Kevin and Henry Griffin smile at the camera in Sutton's Drug Store.

4 min read

Turning Carolina dreams into reality

Elizabeth and Kevin Murphy pose holding their young son with Charlotte directional signs in the background

4 min read

A lasting investment in advising and access

A collage showing Roy Williams as he is now on the left and as a Carolina student on the right.

3 min read

Paying it forward

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Portrait of Caroline Finch Ives against a geometric multi-toned blue graphic.

3 min read

Enabling researchers to follow their passion

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

4 min read

Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

Van Weatherspoon

3 min read

Sisters Honor Late Father Through Philanthropy

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Illustration of John Powell and Jacquelyn Dowd Hall from the shoulders up

6 min read

Honoring a pioneering scholar of the South