Summer/Fall 2010 - University of the Cumberlands

The Future
and You
“I love Cumberlands, and I want to make a difference
in the lives of students—today and in the future.
What can one person do?”
Remember Cumberlands
For most alumni, thoughts of Cumberland College or University of the
Cumberlands, are based on the past. Memories. Recollections. Nostalgia.
Reminiscences. However, alums like Dr. Henry H. Davis, Jr., ’43, not
only think about Cumberlands’ past but also about its future—a future in
which he plans to play a major role.
You may ask, “How can that be? The class of 1943 is a part of
Cumberlands’ past, not its future.”
The answer is simple: planned giving.
Dr. Davis loves Cumberlands and wants tomorrow’s students to have
outstanding learning opportunities, just as he did. He has established a
gift annuity that not only helps future students but also provides a steady
income for himself for the remainder of his lifetime or the lifetime of a
designated loved one.
You, too, can have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to
secure Cumberlands’ future while you receive a fixed income from your gift’s
earnings. That’s how someone who shares and remembers Cumberlands’
past can also share in and make a significant impact on its future.
If you would like to join Dr. Davis helping to ensure not only
Cumberlands’ future but also the future of hundreds of students who will
walk in your footprints on this historic campus, you, too, can establish a
gift annuity or another planned gift.
Call Dr. Jim Taylor at 606-539-4201 to learn how you can ensure that
you will share in Cumberlands’ future as well as its past.
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Dr. Henry H. Davis, Jr.,’43, will always have a “soft spot” for Cumberland College, now University of the Cumberlands, and although
he has lived in Monroe, Louisiana, since 1958, he says, “When I think of ‘home,’ I still think of Williamsburg.
After graduating from Williamsburg High School, it was only logical to enroll at Cumberland, where Dr. Davis says he received an
excellent education. “It was a great privilege to study at Cumberland where my teachers had a tremendous effect on me,” he said. “People
like Ms. Bess Rose and P.R. Jones were very influential in directing my scholastic life.” Davis continues to be proud of Cumberlands today
and praises Dr. Taylor’s vision for the school’s remarkable progress.
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