{"id":4825,"date":"2025-09-11T09:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=4825"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:43:59","slug":"the-ministrare-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/advancement\/the-ministrare-society\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ministrare Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ministrare Leadership Society honors the extraordinary generosity of individuals, families, foundations, and organizations whose cumulative giving to Queens University of Charlotte totals $1 million or more. Named for the Latin word ministrare, meaning \u201cto serve,\u201d this society reflects the highest level of philanthropic leadership and commitment to Queens\u2019 mission. Members of the Ministrare Leadership Society have made transformational investments that shape the university\u2019s future, support generations of students, and embody the values of service, leadership, and lifelong impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs, physical spaces, and scholarships foundational to the Queens experience, supported or established by members, include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/studyabroad\/john-belk-international-program\/\" title=\"\">The John Belk International Program<\/a> &#8211; Provides support to ensure students, regardless of circumstance, have the opportunity to go on an immersive global adventure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/afford\/charlotte-talent-initiative\/\" title=\"\">The Charlotte Talent Initiative<\/a> &#8211; A cohort-based career pipeline program for local students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/centers\/the-stan-greenspon-holocaust-and-social-justice-education-center\/\" title=\"\">The Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center<\/a> &#8211; A hub for education and social change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Ministrare-Zac-Baker.jpg\" alt=\"Zac Baker speaking at Ministrare event\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Ministrare-Zac-Baker.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/Ministrare-Zac-Baker-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe that at Queens, you get out of it what you put in, so thank you for everything that you have put towards our school and students. I hope that when you walk around campus, you can see your generosity reflected in the helping hands of our Queens community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ Zac Baker \u201925 to Ministrare Society members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ministrare Society Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A. Alex Porter<br>A. Richard and Delores Blair<br>Ally Financial Inc.<br>Alpo F. and Marjorie Knight &#8217;90 Crane<br>Anonymous<br>Bank of America<br>Bell South Personal Communications<br>Bill and Rita Vandiver<br>Bob and Susan Salvin<br>Brandon and Karen Perry<br>Carol &#8217;60 and Temple Sloan Family\/Carson Sloan Family Henline &#8217;81<br>Carrie B. DeWitt<br>Cato Corporation<br>Charles B. Trexler, Sr.<br>David and Catherine Parks &#8217;71 Loevner<br>Deborah Butler Bryan &#8217;68<br>Dennis Thompson<br>Don and Frances DeArmon &#8217;59 Evans<br>Dotti and Ed Shelton<br>Edward H. Little | The New York Community Trust E.H. Little Memorial Trust<br>Edward J. and Jan Hall &#8217;73, &#8217;84 Brown<br>Edwin and Lou Finch &#8217;61 Jones<br>Frances Barrett &#8217;27<br>Fred and Sallie Moore &#8217;70 Lowrance<br>Grace Van Ness Hamrick<br>Hugh and Jane McColl<br>Irwin and Carol Belk<br>Jerry and Irene Blackmon<br>Joe and Catherine Grier<br>John and Claudia Belk<br>John &#8217;57 and Susan Sykes<br>John S. and James L. Knight Foundation<br>Juanita McInnes &#8217;61<br>Karl and Anna Ginter Foundation<br>Lori and Eric Sklut<br>Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc<br>M.A. and Jim Rogers<br>Margaret Mitchell Cooper &#8217;48<br>Mariam Cannon Hayes &#8217;37<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mary Elizabeth Puette Francis<br>Max L. and Lucile Jackson<br>Myrta Pulliam &#8217;69<br>Otis and Christy \u201982 Crowder<br>P.W. (Ned) and Adelaide Anderson &#8217;61 Davis<br>Pauline Lewis Hayworth &#8217;50<br>Porter B. Byrum<br>Ralph W. Ketner<br>Ravenel and Elizabeth Rivers &#8217;63, &#8217;83 Curry<br>Rebecca and Graeme Henderson<br>Reece and Christa Overcash<br>Rick Hendrick<br>Robert C. and Sadie G. Anderson Foundation<br>Rosalie Outlaw Cassels &#8217;24 and Cassels Family<br>Samuel H. &#8217;54 and Carolyn McMahon<br>Sara and Jeff (JB) \u201903 Brown<br>Sodexo Corporation<br>Stan Greenspon<br>The Belk Foundation<br>The Blumenthal Foundation<br>The Cannon Foundation<br>The Charles Cannon Charitable Trust, No. 3<br>The Dickson Foundation<br>The Duke Energy Foundation<br>The Family of James D. Vail, III<br>The Foundation for the Carolinas<br>The Friends of the Library<br>The Gambrell Foundation<br>The Independent College Fund of North Carolina<br>The James J. and Angelia M. Harris Foundation<br>The Leon Levine Foundation | Sandra and Leon Levine<br>The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation<br>The Norris W. Preyer Family<br>The Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation<br>The Synod of the Mid-Atlantic<br>The Wachova Foundation<br>Trexler Foundation<br>Virginia Gray Vance &#8217;49<br>Wayland H. Cato, Jr.<br>William H. Barnhardt and Family<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministrare Leadership Society honors the extraordinary generosity of individuals, families, foundations, and organizations whose cumulative giving to Queens University of Charlotte totals $1 million or more. Named for the Latin word ministrare, meaning \u201cto serve,\u201d this society reflects the highest level of philanthropic leadership and commitment to Queens\u2019 mission. 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