WHEREAS, the Winthrop University Foundation Board and the Winthrop University Board
of Trustees do hereby commend and honor the distinguished service of Robert S. McCoy,
Jr. as long-serving member and President of the Winthrop University Foundation Board;
and
WHEREAS, since joining the Foundation Board in 1989 and assuming the presidency in
1994, Robert S. McCoy, Jr. freely gave of his time and talents to strengthen the essential
operations of the Foundation, working assiduously to create a significant endowment
by leading efforts to increase assets of less than $1,000,000 in 1989 to more than
$25,000,000 currently, thereby leaving the Foundation and Winthrop University in a
strong position that many could not foresee fifteen years ago; and
WHEREAS he employed his trademark characteristics of planning, patience, persistence
and above all a positive spirit to promote educational advancement at Winthrop University,
always seeing possibility where others saw obstacles and encouraging the Foundation
Board and Board of Trustees by his unshakeable belief in a solution to every challenge;
and
WHEREAS, by contributing a major gift to establish the Robert S. McCoy, Jr. Endowed Scholarship at Winthrop University, he sent a clear message and set a powerful example that essentially launched our successful capital campaign;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Foundation Board, the Winthrop
University Board of Trustees, and President DiGiorgio, on behalf of the members of
both boards, the students, faculty and staff at Winthrop University, and the extended
public higher education community, do gratefully praise the tireless dedication, vigorous
advocacy and steadfast determination that Robert S. McCoy, Jr. has consistently demonstrated
on Winthrop's behalf, and in commending him for outstanding meritorious service, do
wish him every success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
February 12, 2005
