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Culver-Stockton receives alumnus estate gift
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CANTON, Mo. – Culver-Stockton College and its students will be benefit from the generosity of a late alumnus through an estate gift. The family of Culver-Stockton alumnus James Donald “Don” Johnson ’64 presented President Richard Valentine with a gift of nearly $21,000 from Johnson’s estate on Friday, Aug. 26. “To be remembered by an alumnus means a great deal to the entire college community,” remarked President Valentine. “It is very humbling to receive a gift of this magnitude; and it is wonderful to know that this college and its faculty and staff members, who are truly the heart of the institution, had such a profound impact on Don and his family,” Valentine continued.

The estate gift will be used to support key priorities on campus that will have an immediate and wonderful impact on current and future students. Johnson, whose studies at Culver-Stockton focused on technology, worked for 38 years following his graduation as a computer programmer and, later, as auditor of data processing for his department. “I had the opportunity to meet Don, and through our conversations I really got a sense of just how special Culver-Stockton was to him,” said C-SC Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Programs Eric Barkley. “We are honored by Don’s decision to remember Culver-Stockton through an estate gift; and I think he would be delighted to know that his gift will greatly assist students in pursuing their educational goals,” continued Barkley.

Members of Johnson’s family, including his niece Amy Hustead ’03 and nephew Ray Johnson ’08 who are also Culver-Stockton graduates, presented President Valentine with the estate gift during a small gathering held Friday, Aug. 26 on the campus of Culver-Stockton College.

Photo: The family of the late James “Don” Johnson ’64 present C-
SC President Richard Valentine with a gift from Johnson’s estate. (President Valentine receives the check from C-SC alums Ray Johnson ’08, President Richard Valentine, Amy Hustead ’03 with daughter Macy, who were accompanied by additional members of Johnson’s family)