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class of '38
History
Realizing the need for understanding and communication between peoples
of varying nationalities and cultures as methods of preserving world
peace and hoping to increase international awareness, the University
of North Carolina Class of 1938 is proud and happy to present to
the University of North Carolina an endowment to further these aims.
Having matured during the second World War, having participated in
the agonies which it produced, having witnessed the loss of life
of its own members and their loved ones as a result of this war,
having seen the world-wide suffering resulting from this conflict,
and observing the continued tensions and conflicts between nations
of the world, the Class of 1938 feels compelled to do what it can
to prevent future world conflicts and to promote world peace. For
these reasons, the Class of 1938 makes its gift to its beloved University
of North Carolina.
In 1975, the UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 1938 selected
the first two students to benefit from its extraordinary gift to its
alma mater. Three decades later, the Class of 1938 Endowment has touched
the lives of over 140 students. Class of 1938 fellows have visited over
40 countries, pursued projects and interests in everything from music
to geology, and begun to develop an understanding of planet Earth’s
wonderful and infinite diversity. During this time, the fellows have
also begun to fulfill another part of the vision of the Class of 1938:
that recipients of the gift and members of the Class of 1938 Endowment
Committee keep their dream alive by upholding the spirit and intent
of the Class of 1938 Endowment, fostering a spirit of commitment
and cooperation among current and future Endowment Committee members,
and making it possible for their gift to touch other lives as profoundly
as it has touched those of the recipients.
 The fellows maintain
the spirit of the Class of 1938 Gift through their continued involvement
with the program. Fellows serve on a board to help administer the fellowship,
are voting members of the Endowment Committee, maintain a newsletter
with updates on the activities of former fellows, and attend the spring
meeting during which new recipients are selected each year.
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