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Scholarships and Endowments
Charlotte Country Day School's endowment, like endowments at most
independent schools, is a collection of various restricted and unrestricted
endowment and scholarship funds. While endowments are established
through sizable initial gifts, they may also grow through smaller,
ongoing gifts from other supporters of the school.
Country Day's endowment funds provide financial assistance to qualifying
students, support faculty salaries, and sustain curriculum and programs.
Since 1941, Country Day has benefited from nearly 50 named
endowments established over the school's history.
Endowment Funds for Scholarships
1970—McElwee Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by the McElwee family in honor of Doris McElwee and her son Robert Winston McElwee ’71, to provide financial assistance to a qualified and deserving boy or girl entering grade nine or higher.
1971—Charles R. Willard Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Created by parents and friends in memory of Charles R. Willard Jr. ’66, to provide financial assistance to a qualified and deserving young man entering grade seven or above who has demonstrated excellence in his academic life, has earned the respect and affection of his friends, and participates in extra-curricular activities. It is awarded to a boy who would otherwise be unable to attend Country Day.
1976—Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established for general financial purposes to assist in the education of a deserving and qualified student.
- In 2005 the class of 1999 established a fund in memory of Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV to benefit the Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund. This fund serves to perpetuate the memory of Ricky as the genuinely generous and giving person he was.
1983—John F. Ladley Endowed Scholarship Fund
Created by the late John F. Ladley, a former trustee and supporter of the school, to provide financial assistance to a qualified and deserving sophomore, junior, and senior each year.
1984—Lower School Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established to provide financial assistance to qualified Lower School students . One student per grade shall be designated as a special scholarship recipient. The creators of this fund are very loyal supporters of this school who choose to remain anonymous.
1985—Suzanne Pardee Hynes Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Created by James E. S. Hynes, his family, and friends in memory of his daughter (class of 1985) to provide financial assistance to a qualified and deserving girl entering the ninth or tenth grade.
1986—John R. Cook Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in honor of a teacher and coach whose Country Day career spanned 26 years. This scholarship recognizes one or more students who best represent the high ideals and standards of excellence that were an integral part of John Cook’s life.
1988—E. E. Ford Endowed Minority Scholarship Fund
Established as part of a challenge grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation, this fund helps to support one of the key values of the school’s mission statement: diversity. This fund provides financial assistance to a qualified and deserving minority student in grades 9-12.
1990—Leon Levine Endowed Scholarship Fund
Provides financial assistance to a qualified and deserving student seeking admission to Country Day. In addition to the aforementioned criteria, consideration is given to students of racial minority.
1991—Faculty and Staff Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by the faculty and staff of the school to provide financial assistance to qualified and deserving students in all three school divisions who otherwise could not attend Country Day.
- In 2006, a gift to this fund was established in memory of Charles H. Bodine Jr., a dedicated, distinguished, and inspirational instructor of mathematics, by his peers and students.
1991—General Endowed Scholarship Fund
Created to receive gifts to the school endowment that support financial assistance to qualified and deserving students.
- In May 2003, Charlotte Country Day School ’s varsity lacrosse team established a contribution to the General Endowed Scholarship Fund in honor of Coach Brad Touma.
1991—W.R. Pitts Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Funds the full tuition (100 percent) of an incoming kindergarten student who demonstrates at an early age the promise of being an asset to the school and who without financial assistance would be unable to attend Charlotte Country Day School . The scholarship is renewed annually until the child completes the fourth grade.
1992—Louise Jones Brown Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by bequest, this fund provides financial assistance to a qualified and deserving student.
1995—E. E. Ford Endowed Alumni Scholarship Fund
Established by the Charlotte Country Day School Alumni Association as part of a challenge grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation, this fund provides financial assistance to a qualified and deserving student who is the son or daughter of a Country Day alumna or alumnus.
1996—Boyd Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by Robert C. and Louise (Beth) Brown ’63 Boyd (former trustee) and their children R. Carr Boyd Jr. ’92, Brantley L. Boyd ’94, and Caroline T. Boyd ’99, this fund provides financial assistance to a deserving and qualified student entering grade eight or above who otherwise would be unable to attend the school.
1998—Matthew 25 Scholarship Fund
Established by a longtime Country Day family, the purpose of the scholarship is to award a student, or students, financial aid that without aid could not attend the school. The recipient(s) needs to bear individual leadership characteristics that focus on helping others through community service and possess a passion for an extracurricular activity that brings positive recognition to the school. This scholarship should be awarded to an Upper School candidate .
1999—The James R. Tice Memorial Scholarship Fund Established by Tillie Tice and daughters, Cynthia Tice ’87, and Mary Tice McIntyre ’90, to honor their husband/father’s memory, James Richard Tice, Country Day parent, and honorary alumnae of the school, who served as a member of the Country Day Board of Trustees, 1983–1992. The purpose of the fund is to produce interest that may be used to fund need-based tuition supplements for students at Charlotte Country Day School who, because of family financial circumstances, would not otherwise be able to matriculate at the school.
2001—Sammy Brody Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by David (Chuck) L. Hood Jr. and Katherine H. Covington, this annual scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman or sophomore who because of financial circumstances would otherwise be unable to attend Charlotte Country Day School .
2001—Perper Family Scholarship Fund
Created by Scott and Anne Perper. Primary consideration should be given to students of African-American descent, based on academic excellence and promise with financial need.
2001—Wayland Cato Jr. Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Established by Wayland Cato Jr., for an Upper School student with financial need.
2004— Vernon H. and Helen R. Scarborough College Scholarship Endowment Fund
Established by Helen R. Scarborough, Paul R. Scarborough ’68, and Sallie F. Scarborough ’71 to be awarded annually to one CCDS senior, who is a son or daughter of a Lower, Middle, or Upper School full-time faculty member (with a minimum of five year’s CCDS tenure), most in need of financial assistance to attend the college of his/her choice.
2005—Fonville Family Scholarship Fund
Created by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fonville and their children, Amy Fonville Owen ’81 and Charles L. Fonville Jr. ’84, this fund provides financial assistance to the deserving child of a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent who is an alumna or alumnus of Charlotte Country Day School .
2006—Rachel Giblin Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
A fund established by an anonymous CCDS family as a challenge match to the Upper School students in loving memory of ninth grade student, Rachel Reynolds Giblin, who was killed while riding in the Multiple Sclerosis Bike-to-the-Beach fundraising event on September 16, 2006.
2008—BLLJ Scholarship Outreach Fund
Established in 2008 by Jim and Josie Shuford to provide financial assistance to a minority child who would otherwise not be able to attend the school.
Endowed Funds for Faculty Salaries
1968—Wallace Family Endowed Faculty Salary Fund
This fund is used to fund above-budget faculty salaries to make possible the employment of teachers of greater excellence and experience than otherwise might be possible.
1983—Marjorie M. Bray Endowed Master Instructor/Fine Arts Fund
Established by bequest, this fund was named in honor of Marjorie M. Bray to create a Master Instructorship for the fine arts department with some relationship to drama.
1984—Richard V. Bray Endowed Master Instructor/History/Social Sciences Fund
Established by the bequest of Richard V. Bray, former member of the Board of Trustees and loyal supporter of the school, this fund supports a Master Instructorship in the area of history and social science.
1985—Master Instructorship Endowment Fund
Supports the school’s desire to have sufficient resources to employ teachers of the highest caliber.
1989—Bissell Faculty Salary Endowment Fund
Established as a lead gift to the Expanding Future Opportunities Capital Campaign to support the school’s primary interest in finding, employing, and maintaining the best available faculty for Country Day students.
1990—Expanding Future Opportunities Capital Campaign Faculty Salary Fund
Established as part of the Expanding Future Opportunities Capital Campaign, this fund supports the school’s long-standing objective to employ only the highest quality teachers to educate the school’s student body.
1991—O’Herron Endowment in Support of Teaching Excellence Fund
Established to provide a monetary stipend to recognize teachers who exemplify love of learning, are engaging and enthusiastic mentors, demonstrate the highest regard for student scholarship, and respect both success and failure as integral parts of the learning process.
1993—William Randolph Hearst Endowed Teaching Fellowship Fund
Established by the Hearst Foundation as a grant to the school, this fund enables the school to initiate a teaching fellowship for a minority graduate of Davidson College .
1997—J. R. Williams Fellowship Endowment Fund
Established by the Tom and Wendy Beasley Family in memory of Wendy's brother and long-time CCDS teacher/administrator J. R. Williams. This fund is intended to support international travel and education for CCDS teachers after five years of teaching at CCDS.
2001—Edward E. Kelly Endowed Faculty Salary Fund
Established by a gift from Chris Elliott ’85. This endowment is dedicated to Ed Kelly’s long and distinguished teaching career and the legacy of love of history and lifelong learning he has inspired in his thousands of Charlotte Country Day School students. This endowment provides funds to continue to attract and retain faculty of this high caliber.
2003—The Gary Forbis Fine Arts Endowment Fund
Established by David T. Peacock ’92, this fund supports fine arts programming (productions, exhibits, performances) in the Upper School and/or faculty salaries and professional development.
2003—Ron Curtin Endowed Faculty Salary Fund
Established by an anonymous gift, this endowment was inspired by the tremendous popularity of physics, honors physics, and AP physics since Ron Curtin joined the faculty in 1991. This endowment provides funds to continue to attract and retain faculty of the highest caliber.
2004—The Florence Radcliffe Clauss Chapman Faculty Appreciation Endowment Fund
The children of Florence Chapman established this endowment, which provides a stipend to be awarded annually to a CCDS faculty member who demonstrates unselfish generosity of spirit and genuine personal support of both students and colleagues.
2008—The Sandra Graham Shelton Professional Development Endowment Fund
This fund was established in 2008 by the Shelton Family to provide funding for faculty professional development in honor of Mrs. Shelton, a former teacher.
Endowed Funds for Curriculum and Programs
1961—Cannon Family Endowed Library Fund
Created in honor of the Cannon Family to support and enhance the value of the book collection and rooms for the library.
1962—M. L. Cannon Jr. Endowed Science Fund
Established to enhance the school’s science program beyond what the school would ordinarily offer.
1966—Paul John Kruesi Martin Memorial Visiting Scholars Program Endowment Fund
Established by the family and friends of Paul John Kruesi Martin ’71, to bring to campus a distinguished person whose contribution to art, literature, philosophic thought, education, religion, political life, or business is truly significant.
1968—Walter F. Brown Jr. Athletic Endowment Fund
Established to support the athletic program.
1977—Mildred Dalton Cox Endowment for International Studies Established by Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Dalton Jr. to honor their daughter, Millie Dalton Cox ’66, for her work to expand the international program of CCDS to include additional foreign exchange experiences for our current students. This fund provides financial assistance to one or more qualified and deserving students who otherwise would be unable to participate in the program.
1991—Gorelick Family Choir and Drama Endowment Fund
This fund supports the performing arts at Country Day in the areas of drama and choral programming.
2003—The Gary Forbis Fine Arts Endowment
Established by David T. Peacock ’92, this fund supports fine arts programming (productions, exhibits, performances) in the Upper School and/or faculty salaries and professional development.
Other Endowment Funds
1961—General Endowment Fund
Established to provide the school with significant unrestricted income to allow financial discretion and flexibility in building a quality academic experience for all students.
1990—Cannon Campus Endowment Fund
Created by the Cannon family to support the ongoing maintenance, up-keep and beautification of the Cannon Campus.
1992—New Parents (GOFA) Endowment Fund
Established by new parents to support the educational program of the school.
1999—Diversity Endowment Fund
A major gift was given anonymously to the Believe and Achieve Capital Campaign to enhance the diversity of the school’s community.
2000—Believe & Achieve General Endowment Fund
Established during the Believe & Achieve Capital Campaign.
2002—New Parent Campaign General Endowment
This fund was established in 2002 as part of the New Parent Campaign and supports the educational program of the school. |
