{"id":18670,"date":"2025-05-22T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=18670"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:13:24","slug":"transformative-gift-james-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/transformative-gift-james-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformative gift from Dr. James D. Moore \u201968 will benefit Eckerd College students and faculty for years"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extraa-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”18697″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The renamed Johnston-Ford Scholars Program honors Carolyn Johnston, Ph.D., professor of history and American studies and the Elie Wiesel Professor of Humane Letters. Photos by Katie Willgohs ’21<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”news_subhead” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]A self-described \u201cfarm boy from the Appalachians,\u201d James D. Moore \u201968, M.D., recently made a lasting and decidedly impactful mark on Eckerd College.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Made possible by a $4 million commitment from Moore and his wife, Judy: After 38 years, the Ford Apprentice Scholars Program at Eckerd<\/a> has shifted gears\u2014and funding\u2014and will become the Johnston-Ford Scholars Program. In addition, the College unveiled an annual award\u2014the Moore Family Award for Excellence in Supporting Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity\u2014to honor the academic contributions made by a faculty member each year.<\/p>\n

Eckerd College President James J. Annarelli, Ph.D.<\/a>, announced the gift on May 16 during the annual Celebration of Scholarship, an event that brings together members of the Eckerd community to celebrate the scholarly accomplishments of the faculty through publication, creative expression, professional service, and recognition.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost endowments are focused on scholarships, which is wonderful,\u201d Moore says, \u201cor gifts for buildings, dormitories, libraries \u2026 Those are great, and schools need them. But recognizing remarkable faculty is also very important. They\u2019re the key to unlocking the potential in every student. They\u2019re the secret ingredient that makes the magic happen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_tablet=”32″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”18694″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Johnston with Melissa Seixas \u201992<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\u201cThis is a way of rewarding deserving faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The renamed Johnston-Ford Scholars Program honors Carolyn Johnston, Ph.D.<\/a>, professor of history<\/a> and American studies<\/a> at Eckerd and the Elie Wiesel Professor of Humane Letters. The program has been funded by the College in recent years; in the future, it will be funded by a dedicated endowment.<\/p>\n

The faculty award established by the Moores will be awarded annually to the faculty member whose support for undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity has had a significant impact on their students, their discipline and the College.<\/p>\n

The inaugural Moore Family Award recipient, as chosen by a faculty selection committee, is Carolyn Johnston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am profoundly grateful and overwhelmed,\u201d Johnston said at the Celebration of Scholarship as she stood next to Annarelli. She didn\u2019t know about the renaming of the Ford program or the establishment of the Moore Family Award until Annarelli\u2019s announcement moments before. \u201cI want to thank the Moore family for this overwhelmingly generous gift,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019m really speechless. And I\u2019m rarely speechless.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”18693″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The annual Celebration of Scholarship brings together members of the Eckerd community to celebrate the scholarly accomplishments of the faculty.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Johnston had joined the Eckerd faculty in 1978 after earning her bachelor\u2019s degree in history from Samford University and her master\u2019s and doctorate degrees in history from the University of California at Berkeley. She has written six books, was a Pulitzer Prize nominee, and is a recipient of a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and a Danforth Fellowship. At Eckerd, she taught 24 courses with Dr. Wiesel\u2014the world-renowned author, human rights activist and Holocaust survivor<\/a>\u2014and helped develop Eckerd programs, such as the environmental studies<\/a> major and the women\u2019s and gender studies major<\/a>. Johnston, along with the late Professor Emerita of American Studies Catherine Griggs, Ph.D., brought the Discover Native America with the Seminole Tribe of Florida Festival<\/a> to Eckerd in 1999 and 2000.<\/p>\n

Johnston also has been a driving force behind the Ford Apprentice Scholars Program from its inception in 1987, when it was launched by a grant from the Ford Foundation<\/a>. The program was sustained by a second Ford grant in 1991 and has since been supported by the College.<\/p>\n

Each year, the program offers up to 20 rising juniors the opportunity to participate in a two-year course of study designed to prepare them for graduate school and to pursue a career in college or university teaching.<\/p>\n

The Moore family also directed a portion of their gift to create the College\u2019s first Endowed Professorship in Marine Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moore\u2019s involvement with Eckerd College began when Florida Presbyterian (now Eckerd) College was just six years old. That\u2019s when Moore, at the time a high school student from Abingdon, Virginia, decided to mail in his application. He sought an experience outside the ordinary. \u201cEvery college I visited, the curriculum was the same ol\u2019, same ol\u2019 cookie-cutter required classes,\u201d he explained recently during a phone conversation from his home in Virginia.<\/p>\n

After a little advice, he decided to apply to a new and different option. \u201cA family friend had a son who had gone to a school in Florida and loved it. And he said I should check it out. So I applied in 1964 to Florida Presbyterian. The guidance counselors at my high school were freaking out, because they couldn\u2019t find Florida Presbyterian College in any of the catalogs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”18692″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\u201cI majored in biology, and it was remarkable,\u201d Moore adds. \u201cThe professors were great, and the classes were small, so you got a lot of individual attention. It was an out-of-body experience for a farm boy from the Appalachians.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]His decision to honor faculty with an annual award reflects his own undergraduate experience. Moore did much of his research alongside William B. Roess, Ph.D., a professor of biology who in 1994 became the inaugural winner of Eckerd\u2019s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. \u201cBill brought me into his research,\u201d Moore explains. The undergraduate research and support from faculty made his Eckerd education unlike any other decades before \u201cundergraduate research\u201d became a higher-ed catchphrase. \u201cAfter spending my last two years working with Bill, I realized I wanted to go to medical school. But it was the whole experience at Eckerd and the support all the faculty provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I would have gotten that anywhere else. There were just a handful of science majors at the College back then. We were a pretty tight-knit group. I loved every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

After receiving his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, Moore specialized in obstetrics and gynecology in Abingdon for more than 50 years. He joined the Eckerd College Board of Trustees<\/a> in 2007 and is currently an honorary trustee. He has been supporting the College\u2019s fundraising priorities since the eighties. He and his wife, Judy, live in Abingdon on a historic farm where the Moore family has lived since the Civil War.<\/p>\n

Moore got to know Carolyn Johnston while he was attending Board of Trustees meetings at Eckerd. He also became familiar with her through his son, Jimmy Moore, who graduated from the College in 2000 and had Johnston as a mentor.<\/p>\n

Among the guests at the Celebration of Scholarship was one of Johnston\u2019s former students and the 2025 Eckerd Commencement speaker, Melissa Seixas \u201992<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”lg_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]As Duke Energy Corporation\u2019s state president in Florida, she once said, \u201cI guarantee you, I am the absolute first American history major to lead this company.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”32″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]To see Johnston honored, Seixas says, \u201cis the recognition of the talent and the gift that she has given to her students and the field of history. I\u2019m more excited for her than I would be for myself. And I think a lot of people feel that way about her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two have kept in touch over the years. \u201cI think of her every day,\u201d Seixas says. \u201cShe has a real presence in my life. She\u2019s incredibly brilliant and a very kind person as well. I really try to hold that reminder that she\u2019s just a good person.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Moore Family Endowment for Faculty Excellence, says Christine Wooley, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty<\/a> at Eckerd, will not only recognize faculty for their support of undergraduate research, it will show our faculty how much \u201cwe value the excellence they bring to campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the Moore family, we have the opportunity to recognize the extraordinary impact Carolyn has had on the College, her colleagues and, most importantly, the students who benefited from her unflagging support. She has led 38 different cohorts of Ford Scholars who benefited from her wisdom, energy and commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd by renaming the Ford program to honor Carolyn,\u201d she adds, \u201cwe shine a light on the best of what Eckerd faculty do.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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