The ETSU Foundation welcomed 74 new donors – the largest in the Foundation’s history – into the ETSU Distinguished President’s Trust (DPT) Carillon Society during a celebration luncheon May 23.
The Carillon Society recognizes incoming DPT members who have reached a giving level
of $10,000 or higher. ETSU students Pate Anglin and Sarah Mohammed, both members of
the Roan Scholars Leadership Program, presided over the ceremony.
“Today, we celebrate the dreams that are being made possible on this campus, the pathways
that are being shaped, and the opportunities that are being realized, all because
of the generosity and vision of the individuals here in this room,” said Anglin, a
junior from Johnson City, who noted that the new inductees alone have contributed
over three quarters of a million dollars to ETSU in support of such areas as student
scholarships, new faculty opportunities, academic programs, and campus expansion.
Mohammed, a sophomore also from Johnson City, shared with the guests how her journey
has been transformed as a student in the Roan Scholars program.
“When I tell my friends and family about the Roan Scholars program, they are impressed
and in awe of the incredible leadership and mentoring opportunities this program offers,”
she said. “But the best part of the story is how this all began more than 20 years
ago with the vision of one man: the late Mr. Louie Gump. This campus and this region
will always be grateful to the legacy of Mr. Gump – to the lives he touched…and the
world that he made better.” 
Each new DPT inductee received a plaque from President Brian Noland and Rick Storey, who is Chairman of the Board for the ETSU Foundation.
