The UNCW Alumni Association recognizes alumni and friends for their outstanding achievements and their services to the university and community. The award recipients are honored at the Alumni Awards Program each year during Homecoming.
2009 Honorees |
The Awards |
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| Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Bill Saffo '83 | Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award Recognizes alumni who achieved honor and distinction with reputations that extend well beyond the environments in which they live and work. |
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As Mayor of Wilmington since 2003 and owner/broker-in-charge of Hanover Realty, Inc., Bill has achieved success through personal responsibility and community service.
Always a dedicated supporter of UNCW, he is currently serving his second term on the UNCW Foundation Board of Directors. His father and three of his four siblings are also UNCW alumni. |
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| Young Alumnus of the Year Lee Michael Grant '00 | Young Alumni of the Year Award Recognizes outstanding alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years from UNCW. |
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Crediting much of his workman like discipline and work ethic to UNCW Baseball Coach Mark Scalf,
Lee has used the last nine years to build a thriving business model for his company, Coastal Chemical & Paper, Inc. Lee is an avid supporter of UNCW's athletic programs, specifically the Seahawk Club and Dugout Club and also various foundations throughout North Carolina. |
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| Distinguished Citizen of the Year Walter Pancoe | Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award Recognizes those individuals that exemplify the characteristics of uncommon and outstanding service to the community as well as the university. |
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As a successful real estate developer with projects in Wilmington, Florida and Illinois, Walter has contributed to the Cape Fear area not only professionally, but also through his civic leadership. He has demonstrated enthusiasm for the university in a variety of ways, by supporting the arts programs, Department of History and the Jewish Student Organization. Walter's interests are all connected by a central theme - enhancing the quality of life through the arts and the pursuit of education and economic viability for our region. |
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