Planned Giving



Melinda Hamrick ’69

“Social workers make a profound difference in society, and we need to encourage them to continue this necessary, life-changing work. I hope planned gifts like mine will help more passionate individuals dedicate their careers to public service.”

Melinda Hamrick ’69
Melinda Hamrick ’69 Graduate Award in The Joint Master of Social Work Program


Allan and Pam Malester ’68

“Portrait of Pam Malester ’68 which hangs in the Shaw Hall conference room that she and her husband donated to UNCG.”

Allan and Pam Malester ’68

The Malester Endowment for the Pam Mars Malester Annual University Lecture


Charles and Lois Lee ’65

“Everything circles back to UNCG. I’m incredibly grateful for the life I’ve lived with Charles and my family, and so much of it is because of UNCG and those people who took such powerful interest in my success.”

Charles and Lois Lee ’65
Charitable Gift Annuity to The Helen Canaday Scholarship


Mary Ellen Boelhower

Highlighting her passion for fundraising and love of travel, Mary Ellen Boelhower, alongside her husband, established a testamentary gift to create study-abroad opportunities for Bryan School students.

John and Mary Ellen Boelhower
The John & Mary Ellen Boelhower International Scholarship Endowment


Treva Daniels Burgess ’60

“My gift is in appreciation of the education I got at WC/UNCG and the help I got along the way…”

The Treva Daniels Burgess Endowed Scholarship Fund is a living testimony, availing future UNCG students of unexpected possibilities found just beyond the horizon.


Margaret Drummond MacKenzie ’63

Margaret Drummond MacKenzie now passes the legacy of foundational excellence she experienced at UNCG on to future generations.


Dr. Frieda Elaine Penninger ’48

Although this witty intellectual is well-acquainted with a variety of institutions of higher learning, UNCG holds her highest affection.


Tyshea Simone Lewis ’13, ’16 MED

“The Guarantee has been everything.”


Marlina Avery — Sociology

“I owe so much to the program and the donors who allow students like me to achieve their dreams!”


Juan Collazo ’15

“Without the Guarantee, I would’ve been forced to delay this dream indefinitely.”