Dental Foundation of North Carolina
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About the Dental Foundation of North Carolina
The Dental Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. (DFNC) was chartered in November 1950, just two months after Adams School of Dentistry opened its doors, to support and enrich the school through private contributions. The foundation began with a modest goal of $100,000 to support research, student loans, scholarships and other projects not covered by state funding.
Today, the DFNC awards more than $5 million dollars annually in scholarships, fellowships, and faculty professorships and awards, program support and facility updates, including the private funding campaign that helped make Koury Oral Health Sciences Building possible.
In total, the 501(c)(3) charitable not-for-profit organization holds nearly $130 million in private assets that are managed by its Board of Directors, comprised of UNC Adams School of Dentistry alumni and friends.
For more information, contact the Office of Advancement at (919) 537-3257 or email us.
Ways to Give
The support of our generous alumni and friends allows the Adams School of Dentistry to provide a transformational education to our learners, foster a community culture of excellence and wellness and support vulnerable populations across our state and the world. We are incredibly grateful for your continued commitment to our School and the impact you make.
Donors can elect to give to the DFNC through several methods and specifically to any numbers of funds which support the school. Alumni and friends of the school who would like to make a tax-deductible contribution are invited to consider the following giving options:
Please make out to Dental Foundation of North Carolina and mail to:
Dental Foundation of North Carolina
1090 First Dental Building, CB 7450
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Stocks, bonds, real estate, personal property and other non-cash assets may be considered non-cash gifts to the DFNC. Income dedications of these gifts equal fair market value of the item at the time of the gift and are fully deductible up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income for the year.
It can sometimes be beneficial from an estate and financial planning perspective to contribute through a planned gift. This type of gift includes charitable remainder trusts, bequests, charitable lead trusts, and gift annuities, among others. These often reduce estate taxes, provide an income tax deduction and offer the satisfaction of making an impact on Adams School of Dentistry for generations to come.
For help making your gifts, please contact our team!
Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards and Professorships
Named endowments provide support for our learners and faculty in perpetuity.
Donor Recognition
Private support fuels the excellence of the UNC Adams School of Dentistry, creating lasting impacts for students, faculty, and the community. Donors are celebrated through our annual and lifetime giving societies.
The Dental Foundation of North Carolina is grateful for our generous alumni and friends who contribute to the Adams School of Dentistry. To ensure your name is included on next year’s Honor Roll of Giving, please give now. Please note, the fiscal year ends annually on June 30.
Members of the John W. Stamm Planned Giving Society include those friends of the school whose support comes in the form of a planned gift – a bequest, a charitable remainder trust or a life insurance policy. View a list of society members below. Please note that this list is current through December 31, 2024.
John W. Stamm Society list of members
Dr. G. Shuford Abernethy*
Dr. Claude A. Adams III*
Mr. Wilbur D. Adams and Mr. Henk Ypma
Ms. Ethel R. Aiken*
Ms. Peggy S. Allen
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Dr. Charles B. Aycock
Mr. G. Randolph Babcock* and Ms. Ann Pelton Babcock*
Dr. Edgar D. Baker*
Dr. Doris Jean Black
Dr. Richard Edward Boyd and Mrs. Stacy T. Boyd
Mrs. Dora Lee Brauer*
Ms. Mary Jean Breeland*
Dr. D. Gregory Brooks* and Ms. Martha Moffitt Brooks
Dr. Rex B. Card and Mrs. Lynda B. Card
Mrs. Judith Carmichael and Mr. Ronald Carmichael
Dr. Stephanie Chen and Dr. Thomas Arkle III
Ms. Elizabeth Chadwick Cherry
Ms. Anne Mills Clark*
Dr. Eddie N. Clark* and Mrs. Susan T. Clark
Dr. H. Bryan Cobb
Dr. Jim B. Congleton III
Dr. Charles S. Cooke*
Dr. Roy Clinton Corderman, Jr.* and Ms. Ann Pfaff Corderman*
Dr. Alfred C. Current, Jr.*
Dr. William W. Demeritt, Jr.*
Dr. Lawrence H. Dempsey, Jr. and Mrs. Suzanne S. Dempsey
Dr. Diane C. Dilley* and Dr. Gary J. Dilley
Dr. and Mrs. J. Richard Dimsdale
Ms. Alberta Beat Dolan*
Dr. Charles E. Edrington*
Dr. Scott Eidson and Ms. Marcia S. Eidson
Dr. Robert David Elliott
Dr. Richard Edward Fetterman and Mrs. Jean F. Fetterman
Dr. Jacob B. Freedland*
Dr. Randy G. Fussell and Ms. Bobby J. Fussell
Mr. E. Paul Gardner and Ms. Ronni Miller Gardner
Dr. Frank William Graziano
Dr. Boyd T. Gregory*
Ms. Anne K. Hall
Dr. James Andrew Harrell, Sr.* and Mrs. Isabel Gibbs Harrell*
Ms. Patsy Jacqueline Heath
Ms. Helen C. Hendricks*
Dr. Donald Lentz Henson* and Mrs. Sandra Long Henson
Dr. Harald Otto Heymann
Ms. Helen L. Hilderman
Dr. David Raymond Kinkle*
Dr. Kenneth Edward Hornowski and Ms. Mary Guillet Hornowski
Dr. Eugene F. Howden and Mrs. Linda Moritz Howden
Dr. Grover C. Hunter*
Dr. James Dudley Kaley and Ms. Martha Hendrix Kaley
Dr. Ronald R. Key and Ms. Janet W. Key
Dr. Jack D. King and Mrs. Carol E. King
Dr. Rebecca Susan King
Ms. Carolyn G. Knuemann*
Dr. J. Randall Latta
Dr. Jessica Y. Lee
Dr. Robert B. Lessem*
Dr. Thomas B. Long
Dr. Todd W. Marshall and Dr. Judith Levin Marshall
Dr. Raymond A. McKee*
Dr. Bettie R. McKaig* and Dr. Ross L. Vaughn, Jr.
Dr. Edward Mark Miller*
Dr. Stuart O. Miller and Mrs. Tammy N. Miller
Ms. Nancy Southerland Mooney
Dr. Sharon Trull Morgan and Mr. James Malcolm Morgan III
Dr. Thomas R. Morris*
Dr. Samuel Paul Nesbit
Dr. Eldon Hudson Parks* and Ms. Zetta Freeman Parks
Mr. Eric P. Plow
Dr. John P. Pruitt* and Ms. Victoria Clark Pruitt
Dr. Christopher N. Reese and Ms. Donna K. Reese
Ms. Lois W. Reich*
Dr. Michael Wells Roberts and Ms. Sandra Beth Roberts
Mr. Eugene Rossitch*
Dr. Nicole M. Scheffler
Dr. Robert P. Scholz*
Dr. Robert M. Selden III and Ms. Sharay M. Selden
Dr. Diane Crumpler Shugars
Dr. Linda Ann Simon
Dr. Gary R. Smiley and Mrs. Sandy M. Smiley
Dr. Sally Sockwell Smith
Dr. C. Lee Sockwell and Mrs. Phyllis K. Sockwell*
Dr. John B. Sowter* and Ms. Jackie F. Sowter*
Dr. C. Jean Spratt
Dr. Robert B. Stanley, Jr.
Dr. Frank P. Stout* and Ms. Carolyn Hardee Stout
Dr. Thomas Russell Styers, Jr.* and Ms. Janet Groce Styers
Dr. Gary Russell Sugg and Mrs. Carol Ridge Sugg
Dr. D.H. Taylor, Jr. and Mrs. Peggy C. Taylor
Dr. William Felix Vann, Jr.
Dr. Aldridge D. Wilder, Jr. and Professor Rebecca S. Wilder
Mr. C. Edwin Wilkins, Jr.*
Dr. J. Lowell Williams*
Dr. Ray C. Williams * and Mrs. Joan Lash*
Dr. Matthew T. Wood* and Mrs. Lorrie Joines Wood
Dr. Douglas Maurice Young*
Dr. Eugene Fields Young
Mr. George N. Young*
Dr. Dag Zapatero and Dr. Leslie Einhorn Zapatero
Dr. Henry Stanley Zaytoun, Jr.
Dr. Mary Paula Zaytoun-Steele
*Deceased
Brauer Council: Gifts of $25,000 or more
Chancellor’s Circle: Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
Carolina Society: Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
1793 Society: Gifts of $2,000 to $4,999
Dean’s Club: Gifts of $1,000 to $1,999
President’s Club: Gifts of $500 to $999
Patron’s Club: Gifts of $250 to $499
Century Club: Gifts of $100 to $249
Participants: Gifts of $1 to $99
Names of alumni and friends who are recognized at any of the above levels may be seen in the Annual Honor Roll of Giving.
Lux Libertas Society: Gifts of $1 million or more
John C. Brauer Society: Gifts of $500,000-$999,999
Henry O. Lineberger Society: Gifts of $250,000-$499,999
1950 Founders Club: Gifts of $100,000-$249,999
1856 Dental Society Club: Gifts of $50,000-$99,999
John S. Spurgeon Society: Gifts of $25,000-$49,999
Alumni and friends who are part of any of the above lifetime giving levels are recognized in Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.
Events
Thursday, February 20, 2025
By invite only
The Retired Faculty Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 11th at the Rizzo Center in the Meadowmont Grill. For more information, please contact Anjie Basnight.
The DDS Classes of 2010, 2015, and 2020 Reunion Information: We look forward to celebrating your upcoming DDS Class Reunion on April 5, 2025, at the Carolina Brewery.
The DDS Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 Reunion information: We look forward to celebrating your upcoming DDS Class Reunion on April 26, 2025, at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill.
For more information, please contact Kaylee Cutler.
Alumni Weekend will be held September 12-13.
On Friday there will be a joint board meeting for the Dental Foundation of North Carolina Board of Directors and UNC Adams School of Dentistry Board of Advisors as well as the annual Best of Dentistry dinner (invite only).
On Saturday there will be a tailgate at the school where attendees can elect to take a tour of the school. Immediately following the tailgate the Tar Heels take on the Richmond Spiders at Kenan Stadium.
For more information, please contact us at asod_dfnc@unc.edu or call the office (919) 537-3257
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Mailing Address
Dental Foundation of NC
UNC Adams School of Dentistry
1090 First Dental Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450