WHEREAS, Winthrop University with grateful appreciation, does hereby acknowledge,
commend and honor the nine years of distinguished service of Glenda Pittman Owens
as a member of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, she began her commitment to Winthrop University and its tradition of outstanding
service by giving freely of her time and talents by serving as president of Bancroft
Hall during her junior year of college and later as a reunion gift chair, a leader
in the Charleston Alumni Club, a member of the Winthrop Foundation Board, President
of the Alumni Association and was elected by the S.C. General Assembly in 2000 to
a seat on Winthrop's Board of Trustees where she held the positions of Chair of the
University Relations Committee and Secretary of the Board; and
WHEREAS, as major philanthropic donors to Winthrop, Glenda and her family have been
exemplary role models by sending a clear message and setting a powerful example for
others to follow by their contributions to the Lasting Achievement capital campaign,
their continuing involvement with the Annual Fund, and their unrelenting support for
Winthrop by often being the first to give whenever a need was identified;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Trustees, the President, and the Winthrop University
faculty, staff and students do hereby convey their deep respect and profound gratitude
to Glenda Pittman Owens, and do commend her for a lifetime of outstanding meritorious
service to Winthrop University.
February 27, 2009
