Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Hortense McClinton sits in front of the residence hall named after her.

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Honoring a trailblazer

Katherine Nell Acierno smiles, holding a dog in her lap, with a blue background.

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A legacy of love

A man uncovers a wall plaque that begins with Honoring the memory of Mr. Nazzareno Longiotti.

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A lobby of legacy

Bill and Dana Starling with a view of mountains in the background

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Starling gift establishes UNC Suicide Prevention Institute

Tom and Nancy Chewning stand with their daughter Wilson.

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Venture philanthropy

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and traditional patterned clothing smiles while tending rice plants in a lush mountain field, with a woven basket on their back and green hills in the background.

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Supporting Southeast Asian Studies

The Building Integrated Communities and Institute for the Study of the Americas team in the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Increasing inclusivity in local government

The music room at NC Children's Hospital with a view of Carolina water tower.

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Bringing music to pediatric therapies

Side-by-side portraits of General Patty Horoho and her mother Josephine Dallas.

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A gift reaching generations

A portrait of Sam Hackett on campus with graphics highlighting him as a scholarship recipient.

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Doubling Down

An engraving of two indigenous people of North Carolina by Theodor de Bry

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Michael N. Joyner ’77 Donates Collection of Rare Engravings

Bettie McKaig and Ross Vaughan pose in front of the ocean in the Galapagos

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From loss to legacy