Mission Statement
Flora Macdonald Legacy Foundation
The Flora Macdonald Legacy Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization whose mission is (i) to preserve and promote the rich history of the famous Scottish heroine Flora Macdonald, who came to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina in 1774, (ii) to encourage through education the study of Scottish culture, especially in the Arts, and (iii) to explore how this culture was influenced and continues to be influenced and expanded by the rich tapestry of cultures existing in the region. Through the work of this foundation, special attention will be drawn to the historical significance of the Flora Macdonald Campus and to the individuals and institutions that have been and continue to be associated with it.
Flora Macdonald Legacy Foundation
Board of Directors
(Scroll down for member profiles)
Patsy Conoley
Eleanor McNeill Fields
T.C. Hall
Moye Hinds Lowe
George T. Paris
Karen Gilchrist Poppele
Barbara Youngman
Flora Macdonald Ball Executive Committee
Co-Chairs
Vice Chairs
Jean Marie McManus
Treasurer
Karen Gilchrist Poppele
2006 Award Recipients
Flora Macdonald Legacy Awards
Tommy and Jean Ammons
Frances S. McNeill
Vardell Award
The Vardell Family
Petronella Award
Patricia Johnston
DeeDee Laurilliard
2008 Award Recipients
Flora Macdonald Legacy Awards
Gladys McCain Kerr
Moye Hinds Lowe
Vardell Award
Petronella Award
Apprentice Program Directors
Joan McManus Barnes
Michelle Odum Black
Student Coordinators-Apprentices
Town/Region:
National:Charlotte Bennett
Silent Auction Coordination
FMC:
VH:
Dance Community:
Town/Region:
National:
Refreshments Coordination
FMC:
VH:
FMA:
Dance Community:
Community Development
Sandra Carter (Robeson County)
Penny Gibson (Red Springs)
Charles T. Johnson Jr., MD (Eastern NC)
Gladys McCain Kerr (Charlotte/Rock Hill)
Dr, Dan & Faith McArthur (Pinehurst, NC)
Jean McManus (Western North Carolina)
Margaret Vardell Sandresky (Winsoton-Salem)
Judy & Bill Watson (Winston-Salem)
Committee-at-Large
Patricia Baldwin
Eric Crowden
Martha Gaitley Donahue
Jane McManus Eastman
Doug Frashier
Richard Gay
Julia McManus Love
Mrs. Daniel L McArthur
Maurice Robertson
Janet Taylor
Jeanette Tiemissen
Barbara Youngman
Dance Community Liaisons
Betty Lee Barnes
Trish Bolton
Elaine Brunken
John Dall
Susan and Fergie Ferguson
Stella Fogg
Flora Macdonald Gammon
Patricia Johnston
DeeDee Laurilliard
Jim Morrison
Jack Pressley
Moira Turner
Eilean Yates
Douglas Young
Barbara Youngman
Alumni Liaisons
Flora Macdonald College
Vardell Hall
Barbara Todd Taylor
Flora Macdonald Academy
Patricia Watson Price
Founding Member
Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews
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Flora Macdonald Legacy Foundation
Member Profiles
BOARD MEMBERS
Flora Macdonald Legacy Foundation Board of Directors
Patsy Conoley
Life-long citizen of Red Springs / Thirty years experience as school teacher and councilor with the Public Schools of North Carolina / Foundation Board of Southeastern Regional Medical Center
T.C. Hall
Alumni of Flora Macdonald Academy /
Moye Hinds Lowe
Alumna of Vardell Hall / Resident of Winston Salem (NC) and President of the Vardell Hall Alumnae Association
Eleanor McNeill Fields
Second generation Alumna of Flora Macdonald College - grandson currently attends and daughter is an alumna of Flora Macdonald Academy
George T. Paris
Mayor of the town of Red Springs / Alumnus of Flora Macdonald College and St. Andrews Presbyterian College - wife, Euolene Paris, graduated from FMC and taught at Vardell Hall
Karen Gilchrist Poppele
Writer/editor based in Southern Pines, NC / a founder of Sandhills Contra Dancers and Editor of the Triangle Country Dancers’ Newsletter
Barbara Youngman
Scottish Country Dance Instructor
BALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Co-Chairs
Vice Chairs
Jean Marie McManus
Treasurer
Karen Gilchrist Poppele (See above)
ALUMNAE/ALUMNI LIAISONS
Barbara Todd Taylor
Alumna of Vardell Hall
Patricia Watson Price
Alumna of Flora Macdonald Academy and former Instructor at the Academy / Counselor with Family Alternatives, Lumberton (NC)
