b'ALUMNINEWSLETTER FROM THE ALUMNI DIRECTOR ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERI AM A BENGALNOMINATIONS ARE NOW GDS Counts on Engaged Alumni BEING ACCEPTED.Mary Kathryn Sapp 14Many individuals in educational administration believe that most institutions underinvest in alumni programs. JohnDo you want to help strengthen Hennessy, former President of Stanford wrote, Alumnithe GDS Alumni Association? Do Programs is the way you build that emotional tie. Youyou want to help make important build that knowledgeable alumnus/a who knows about thedecisions that decide the direction our institution and remains engaged with it over many years.alumni association is going? Maybe And that is an investment you make today for the payoffyou want to help plan alumni events 20 years from now. or recruit alumni volunteers among In 1986, Dr. Ralph Davison helped establish the schoolsother things? We are now accepting Alumni Association under the leadership of Mary Copelandnominations for new Alumni Board 79. Dr. Davison realized the impact that our alumni would have on the young, growingMembers. This board is open to all school. Thirty-three years later, that realization is the foundation of the school as weGDS alumni. Please email Michael turn 50!Sumner 04 at michaelsumner@greensboroday.org with your name The Alumni Association has long valued its relationships with todays students, and weand interest in participating on the know that it is the quality of their student experiences that determines how involved andboard. If you know someone who you supportive theyll become once they are officially GDS alumni. We hope to continuebelieve would be an asset to our board, offering more and more student programming.please email their name to us and tell us why you think they would be a Somewhere each day, GDS alumni have opportunities to participate in, contribute to orgood addition to our board. take advantage of an ever-expanding catalog of programscommunity service through Bengals Paws for Service, regional alumni gatherings, enrichment programs and speaking opportunities, Homecoming, Alumni Weekend, Graduation and many more. GDS philanthropic support continues to grow as does our alumni group. As the school celebrates its upcoming 50th year, our alumni grow a year older as well and look to support their alma mater through the annual fund, endowment, capital projects, and planned/estate gifts. We are keenly aware that alumni expect and want to be more than check writers and cheerleaders. Alumni are not occasional campus visitors or spectators but engaged school stockholders who appreciate that todays faculty and staff are working hard to preserve and enhance the value of our diplomas. Alumni are, can, and should be studentAre you receiving The recruiters, advocates, financial supporters, advisers and loving critics.Alumni Update Monthly As we begin our 50th year, opportunities to engage will be plentiful. We hope that youe-Newsletter?will take advantage of these opportunities.It includes alumni news and announcements as well as Our Bengal community of students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni remains special. event reminders. If you are not Appropriately, we take immense pride in our schools 50 years of unequaled commitment to learning and engagement.receiving the e-newsletter, email us at alumni@greensboroday.Once A Bengal, Always A Bengal! org with your name and preferred email address to ensure Michael Sumner 04you receive the next update!Director of Alumni Engagement and Giving64 | Summer 2019'