Converse Celebrates the Legacy and 慈善事业 of Ernestine Raclin
Lifelong supporter of higher education and former 第一夫人欧内斯汀·梅尔文·莫里斯·卡迈克尔·拉克林 (1927-2023) further cemented her legacy at Converse with a generous estate gift of $10.300万年. This planned gift is the largest legacy gift and the second-largest single gift in Converse’s history.
1947年毕业于圣. 南本德的玛丽学院, IN, 也是女子学院的坚定支持者, 欧内斯汀重视女性的文科教育. Her ties to Converse began in September 1956 when she came to Spartanburg with her young family to start a new chapter in their lives at Converse. 她的丈夫,医生. O.C. 小迈克·卡迈克尔.,成了 他是该机构67年历史上的第四任主席. 当他们到达斯巴达堡时, 一对快30岁的年轻夫妇, 他们的四个孩子, 卡门, O.C. “Crom,” Ernestine “Tina,” and Clark, spent part of their formative years at 580 East 主要街道.
卡迈克尔霍尔 on campus is named for the couple, though 大学交流 President Boone 霍普金斯, Ph.D., thinks the spirit of the building’s 奉献 plaque is a strong sentiment of Ernestine’s unique contributions to the institution. 铜匾上写着这对夫妇的“远见卓识”, 奉献, and leadership” which enabled Converse “to strengthen further its contribution to liberal education for women.” Her legacy gift will carry on that commitment to education for future Converse students.
“We are incredibly grateful for the life and legacy of Ernestine Raclin,” President 霍普金斯 shared. 她对高等教育的奉献, 她的博爱精神, and her love of Converse inspired many and will continue to do so. The impact of this generous gift will be felt for years to come on our campus.”
““We are incredibly grateful for the life and legacy of Ernestine Raclin. 她对高等教育的奉献, 她的博爱精神, and her love of Converse inspired many and will continue to do so.”
布恩总统. 霍普金斯
Raclin’s gift will be used to invest in the future of 大学交流 in accordance with its 战略愿景计划 and the university’s mission to empower students to become transformative leaders who see clearly, 做出明智的决定, 公正行事. 资金将用于以下举措:
- Supporting the current fiscal year budget for immediate impact on Converse’s three pillars: people, 万博下载ios和地点
- Creating an endowment for merit salary enhancements for staff and faculty, with an additional amount earmarked for salary increases for faculty and staff this fiscal year
- 解决校园宿舍和设施的改善问题, 加上延期维修, 在2024和2025财政年度
- Creating matching gifts for the recent restoration of Cudd Hall and the upcoming renovation of the Milliken Fine Arts Building.
总统夫妇. Carmichael learned the value of being active in their community from a young age. 卡迈克尔总统的父亲, 奥利弗, 1956年阿拉巴马大学的现任校长是谁, so young Mike grew up on the college campuses of Alabama College (today, 蒙特瓦洛大学)和范德比尔特大学. Raclin was from the philanthropic Morris family of South Bend, IN. 四个孩子中最小的, 欧内斯汀是以她父亲的名字命名的, 欧内斯特•莫里斯, and carried his passion for philanthropy as her father pioneered automobile consumer financing. The family has impacted the South Bend community with transformative gifts of $1 million to the University of Notre Dame in 1947 and continued their support for the following decades.
1960年离开万博地址后. Carmichael served as the chairmanship of the Associates Corporation of North America and the FBT Corporation, 公司. 另外, he was the former treasurer and finance committee chairman for the Republican National Committee until his sudden death in 1976 while playing tennis. 欧内斯汀随后担任了第一来源银行的总裁. She attributed her volunteer work and education to the knowledge, 技能, 而接任主席一职需要自信.
In 1977, she married Robert Raclin and continued her philanthropic work as the first woman on the board at First Chicago, MidCon, 和Nipsco. A founding member of PBS television station WNIT and the Stanley Clark School, Ernestine became a leader in economic development as Chair of Project Future, 她领导的每一次筹款活动. Ernestine chaired The Regional Approach to Progress and was a member of the Board of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and the St 约瑟夫县 Chamber of Commerce. Her focus on improving health and human services continued as Chair of the United Way and Chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Title XX. Raclin was the first woman in the United States to chair a United Way campaign and to serve on the Board of United Way of America. She was the first woman on the Board Member of the University of Notre Dame and the first woman to chair a major campaign for the University.
认识到欧内斯汀对教育的承诺, 她被授予多个荣誉学位, 包括圣母大学的荣誉法学博士学位(1978年), 印第安纳州立大学名誉法学博士(1981年), 康威斯学院(Converse College)荣誉人文学博士(1974), 文森斯大学荣誉博士(1987年), 南印第安纳大学名誉博士(1988年), and Doctor in Technology (honorary) from Purdue University (1992). Her awards include the Engineer of Mines Morris Memorial Award at Indiana Academy, 社区服务奖在圣. Mary’s College, Ivy Tech’s Excellence in Education Award, the Edmund F. 印第安纳州公共广播协会鲍尔奖, 印第安纳州联合劝募协会的卡斯塔迪奖, 印第安纳州联合劝募协会最佳志愿者奖(1987年), 以及圣安养院颁发的援助之手奖. 约瑟夫县.
上图:卡迈克尔霍尔,以Ernestine和Dr. O.C. 小迈克·卡迈克尔.