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2010-01-11 YHC Receives $3.35 Million Gift from Charles Edwin Suber Foundation
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2010-01-11 YHC Receives $3.35 Million Gift from Charles Edwin Suber Foundation
Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 Young Harris College Receives $3.35 Million Gift from
Charles Edwin Suber Foundation YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Young Harris College has received a gift totaling more than $3.35 million from the Charles Edwin Suber Foundation. More than $54,000 will benefit the Robert V. Ozment Endowed Scholarship and $300,000 will establish the Charles Edwin Suber Endowed Scholarship. The remaining $3 million will be used to support construction of Young Harris College's new campus center with the facility's banquet hall to be named for Charles Edwin Suber. The Suber Foundation was established by the estate of Charles Edwin "Ed" Suber. The United Methodist layman passed away in November 2007. He attended Atlanta's Emory University and was retired from the Fulton County Superior Court system as court clerk. Suber was a lifelong resident of Atlanta, where his family owned and operated the C. P. Suber Grocery Store in the Ben Hill community. He served in the Army during World War II. Part of the gift honors Suber's former pastor at Atlanta First United Methodist Church and long-time Young Harris College trustee the Reverend Dr. Robert V. Ozment. Trustee of the Suber Foundation Jim Campbell, along with his wife, Evelyn, and their son Mark, presented the gift on behalf of his first cousin to Young Harris College President Cathy Cox during the College's fall Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 13, 2009, at Atlanta's Capital City Club. "We are extremely grateful for the generosity of Mr. Suber. I am also thankful for the College's new relationship with the Campbell family and truly appreciate their hard work and dedication to working out all of the details with the Foundation," Young Harris College President Cathy Cox said. "It's clear that Mr. Suber was a devoted United Methodist and his estate will strengthen our college and other United Methodist causes for generations to come. "The gift to Young Harris will benefit our students and college community through critical scholarship funding, which is more important in this economy than ever before. We are also pleased that the Suber name will hold a publicly distinctive place on our campus forever now with the naming of our soon-to-be-constructed campus center's banquet facility in honor of Mr. Suber and his legacy." About Young Harris College Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of north Georgia. Historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. Long known for nurturing students during the first two years of college, Young Harris College received accreditation in 2008 to grant bachelor's degrees. The College currently has approximately 700 students across four divisions-Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Science-and plans to increase enrollment to 1,200 over the next few years. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., is currently undergoing major campus improvements to accommodate the College's growth. For more information, visit www.yhc.edu. ###
 Mark Campbell (left) and his parents Jim and Evelyn Campbell (center) present a gift for Young Harris College totaling more than $3.35 million on behalf of the Charles Edwin Suber Foundation to Young Harris College President Cathy Cox (right) at the College's Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 13, 2009, at Atlanta's Capital City Club. |
