You probably know the name Doc Hendley ’04 by now, but just in case: He’s the founder of Wine to Water, a faith-based nonprofit that installs running water and sanitation systems in the neediest parts of the world, and he’s one of the 10 finalists you can vote for to be named CNN’s 2009 Hero of the Year. Voting for that ends Wednesday, and the winner will be announced Thanksgiving Day at 9 p.m. during a live telecast on CNN. So, vote! And, keep voting.
We first reported on the work that Doc is doing on our blog in May. We spoke with him by phone for a few minutes Monday; and after the jump is a Q&A with him about how his life and his organization have changed since he was named a finalist for CNN’s Hero of the Year.
How did you find out you were a finalist for CNN’s 2009 Hero of the Year?
I found out a couple of days before they announced it on Oct. 1. They called and told me. I ran off the road when I found out. I didn’t expect it at all.
US News & World Report recently recognized Gen. Ray Odierno ’86 MSE as one of America’s Best Leaders for 2009. He’s the commanding general of Multi-National Force-Iraq and, as Time wrote in late 2008, “helped develop the military’s surge strategy — which contributed hugely to the reduction of violence in much of the country.” He also led the soldiers who captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in late 2003. US News writes:
Odierno has also scrutinized the career of George Marshall. “He understood fighting” as well as politics. “Those qualities were something I wanted.” In Iraq, he applies them. “The military solution cannot solve our problems,” he says. “It must be a civil-military solution.”
Tomorrow’s football game against Clemson will be the 400th consecutive game that Dewey Corn ’49, ’53 MS has attended. “I never really had a goal of reaching a certain number of games until I got to about 380,” he says. Tim Peeler ’87 of GoPack has the story:
The last time High Point’s Dewey Corn missed an NC State football game, his young neighbor, Johnny Evans, kicked an 81-yard punt that helped the Wolfpack beat Penn State, 15-14, in Beaver Stadium.
That was on Nov. 8, 1975, and he hasn’t missed a play since.
The 86-year-old Corn has witnessed 209 victories, 185 defeats and five ties during the 35-year streak. He’s been to 18 bowl games, including six trips to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl and a lone trip to Tucson, Ariz., for the long-defunct Copper Bowl, where he met Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Doc Hendley ’04, founder of Wine to Water, will speak tonight in the ballroom of Talley Student Center as part of this week’s Homecoming activities. His Boone-based nonprofit works to bring clean water to needy people around the world.
Hendley was recently named one of CNN’s top 10 heroes for 2009. You can view a video about his work and vote for him here.
Quite the story yesterday in The Hickory Daily Record. Levi “Frank” Caldwell ’55 was one of seven brothers who served in World War II (two others served in the Korean War and one of those attended NC State, according to the story). He was in a B-24 bomber when it was shot down over Hungary. The story picks up there:
He landed on top of a three-story building and skidded into a tree below. The next thing he remembers is a shiny black boot on his chest. German officers hanged one of his fellow soldiers from a lamppost.
Civilians took hold of the bomber’s navigator and stabbed him in the head with a pitchfork.
Germans marched the crash survivors through the streets for hours. Men and women spat on the Americans and kicked and slapped them.
Frank’s first name, Levi, was stamped on his dog tags. In interrogation, they wanted to know if he was “Yuden.” Jewish. They didn’t believe him when he answered, “No.”
Kevin Howell ’88 has been named interim associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the NC State University Alumni Association.
In addition to maintaining current alumni outreach and service initiatives and objectives, Howell will work with the Alumni Association Board of Directors and leadership of the university to consider long-term strategies, including the fiscal planning needed to support the growth of the association.
Howell currently serves as assistant to the chancellor for external affairs. He is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and the North Carolina State Board of Education.
A former student body president — and member of the Board of Trustees — Howell earned his B.A. in political science from NC State and his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He and his wife Aleta Howell ’89 live in Raleigh with their two daughters.
Chris Simms '05 shows off his National Wolfpack Service Day T-shirt.
National Wolfpack Service Day is Oct. 24. It’s a great opportunity for you to represent the NC State family and serve your community. There will be alumni volunteering this year in Washington, D.C., California, Minnesota, New York and around North Carolina. There are half a dozen places in Wake County where you can volunteer. Our Baltimore network will serve on Oct. 25. Check out our events calendar for details on locations and projects.
Some networks have already served in their communities. Chris Simms ’05 and the members of the Phoenix, Ariz.-area network helped out at a walk held recently by the ALS Association of Arizona (more pictures after the jump).
Visit our networks page to learn more about how you can connect with Wolfpackers in your area. (more…)
N.C. State University’s interim chancellor has fired the head of the alumni association, saying the group was struggling financially and its membership had been stagnant for years.
Interim Chancellor James Woodward told the association’s board of directors Friday afternoon about his decision to fire Dr. Lennie Barton, an associate vice chancellor.
As some of you have perhaps heard by now, a change in the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations/Executive Director of the Alumni Association will take place immediately. The decision to make this change was made by me following extensive discussions with our Trustees and others and based on a careful and thorough evaluation of the organization and especially the trends, financial and otherwise, now underway. I firmly believe that new leadership is needed if the defined mission and purpose of the Alumni Association are to be successfully pursued in the years ahead.
Like many of you, I appreciate the many contributions that Lennie Barton ’77, ’81 MS, ’87 DED has made to NC State and the Alumni Association during his long career at NC State, and wish him well as he pursues future endeavors.
NC State’s best years are ahead, and I invite all alumni to help build a stronger and more vibrant Alumni Relations program and Alumni Association in support of your university. Thank you.
Doc Hendley ’04, whom we posted about earlier this year, has been named a Top 10 CNN Hero by a panel that includes Gen. Colin Powell, Ted Turner and Phil Jackson. Hendley runs Wine to Water, a Boone nonprofit that works to bring clean water to needy people around the world.
CNN will announce its 2009 Hero of the Year on Nov. 26. You can vote for Hendley below. The CNN segment on him is after the jump.
You probably know the name Doc Hendley ’04 by now, but just in case: He’s the founder of Wine to Water, a faith-based nonprofit that installs running water and sanitation systems in the neediest parts of the world, and he’s one of the 10 finalists you can vote for to be named CNN’s 2009 Hero of the Year. Voting for that ends Wednesday, and the winner will be announced Thanksgiving Day at 9 p.m. during a live telecast on CNN. So, vote! And, keep voting.
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