Four Win Development Awards
Four people associated with NC State won awards at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association conference recently in Lubbock, Texas.
Chris Cammarene-Wessel, director of donor services and departmental fundraising in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received the Professional Achievement Award. She manages fund-raising efforts for academic departments, coordinates donor relations and oversees information systems, communications and Web technologies for the college advancement team. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit development and communication.
Dr. Nick Hamon, vice president and head of sustainability for Bayer CropScience North America and an adjunct faculty member, received the Volunteer Service Award. Hamon has devoted countless hours of service with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Poole College of Management. He has served as vice chairman of the North Carolina Agricultural and Life Sciences Research Foundation Board and helped coordinate an international research conference that brought nearly 500 scientists and research partners to campus. This spring, he developed and taught a class on the business case for sustainability for students in the Jenkins M.B.A. program. He is a member of the Poole College of Management’s board and university sustainability committee.
Ed and Dinah Gore of Sunset Beach received the association’s Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award. The Gores donated $4 million and two tracts of land in Sunset Beach to the university. They helped create an endowment for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Landscapes of Opportunity campaign to protect and conserve natural resources in North Carolina by sustaining agriculture and forestry. The Gores have supported ROTC and 4-H scholarships, funded several university endowments and paid for the development of Extension’s Cook Smart, Eat Smart curriculum used throughout the South.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HONORS FOUR WITH N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY TIES
Four people associated with N.C. State University won awards recently
at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association’s
annual conference in Lubbock, Texas.
Chris Cammarene-Wessel, director of donor services and departmental
fundraising for N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
received the Professional Achievement Award, which recognizes
individuals “for their significant career activities and
accomplishments, leadership activities in professional and community
organizations, and other awards and recognitions.” She has been with
the college since 1996.
With more than 20 years experience in nonprofit development and
communication, Wessel manages fund-raising efforts for 20 academic
departments, coordinates donor relations and stewardship and oversees
information systems, communications and web technologies for the
college’s Advancement team.
Dr. Nick Hamon, vice president and head of sustainability for Bayer
CropScience North America and an adjunct faculty member at NCSU,
received the Volunteer Service Award, which is presented to volunteers
who “have demonstrated leadership and organizational skills to inspire
and encourage others to further the success of their institution’s
agriculture and alumni programs.”
Hamon has devoted countless hours of service in support of the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Management. He has
served as vice chairman of the N.C. Agricultural and Life Sciences
Research Foundation Board; helped coordinate an international research
conference at the university that was attended by nearly 500 scientists
and research partners; serves on the College of Management’s board;
and is a member of the university’s sustainability committee.
This spring, he developed and taught a class on the business case for
sustainability for students in N.C. State’s Jenkins MBA program.
Ed and Dinah Gore of Sunset Beach received the association’s Ruby C.
McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award. The award honors individuals
for their support of agriculture, agricultural higher education,
Cooperative Extension or land-grant universities; their advocacy for
agriculture and natural resources; and for their philanthropy in
community organizations and religious institutions as well as for the
arts, the environment and social services.
The Gores donated $4 million and two tracks of land in Sunset Beach to
the university. They also helped create an endowment for the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Landscapes of Opportunity campaign,
designed to protect and conserve natural resources in North Carolina by
sustaining agriculture and forestry. And they have supported ROTC and
4-H scholarships; paid for the development of Extension’s Cook Smart,
Eat Smart curriculum, which is used throughout the southern United
States; and funded several university endowments.
The National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association provides
education, support and recognition for individuals who work to expand
resources for land-grant and other colleges of agricultural sciences and
related programs.
-Dee Shore, 919-513-3117 or dee_shore@ncsu.edu
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