WINTHROP RECEIVES MAJOR PLANNED GIFT FROM PATZ

Winthrop University issued the following press release:

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* The Carters are familiar with the many contributions of the Hardin family to the Rock Hill silver cufflinks.

* When the Carters' gift is realized, it will produce support for the conservation, historic preservation and adaptive use of Winthrop space and facilities.

Winthrop University has received a Charitable Remainder Unitrust valued at more than $1.5 million from alumna Patricia "Patz" Whetstone Carter '69 and her husband Ray of Chapin, S.C.

The Carters have committed to this significant gift because of their love and longstanding family ties to Winthrop. Patz Carter is a former member of the Winthrop University Real Estate Foundation. Her aunt, Celeste Whetstone White '58, her sister, Cynthia Whetstone Tobin '82, and her niece, Courtney Hagins '01, are all Winthrop alumnae, along with Ray's sister, Gail Carter Rogers '72.

The Carters are familiar with the many contributions of the Hardin family to the Rock Hill community and want to honor a family whose efforts have enhanced the Winthrop campus. When the Carters' gift is realized, it will produce support for the conservation, historic preservation and adaptive use of silver earrings space and facilities. It also will provide scholarships and faculty fellowships in the Department of Design.

By the end of the year, the planned garden at the south end of Scholars Walk will be completed and named in honor of the Hardins as the Hardin Family Garden. Still in the early stages of construction behind Roddey Apartments, the Garden will utilize an ancient design, called the "the Golden Section," to achieve balance and beauty.

The Carters are delighted to pay tribute to a family whose love of history and art have enhanced the Winthrop campus and local community. Some examples of these connections include former Rock Hill Mayor John Anderson Hardin who advocated for the creation of Glencairn Garden in Rock Hill; the late Dr. Walter B. Roberts, who presided over Winthrop's Department of Music for more than 40 years; Walter Hardin, associate vice president for Winthrop facilities management who has helped carry out the campus additions and renovations over the past 20 years; Jim Hardin, a local attorney and member of the President's Community Leaders Advisory Group; and Martie Hardin Curran, the former executive director of alumni relations who was heavily involved in the local arts.

"We give because we are so excited about what is silver key rings on the Winthrop campus. We are doing what we can to help make a difference," Patz Carter said. The Carters also hope that by making a planned gift, they will inspire others to learn more about and use the variety of planned giving vehicles available.