{"id":1546,"date":"2025-06-01T23:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T03:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/?page_id=1546"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:44:40","slug":"donor-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/donor-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Donor Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donor Spotlight &#8211; Honoring Our Supporters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Maryland Eastern Shore expresses heartfelt gratitude to our donors whose generous contributions help sustain and advance our mission. Their steadfast support provides critical opportunities for students &#8211; including many who are the first in their families to attend college &#8211; to thrive in a comprehensive learning environment that values multicultural diversity, academic excellence, and personal growth. This section highlights the inspiring reasons behind their giving and celebrates the students whose lives are forever changed by their generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-1669\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-110-0 ml-slider-pro-2-58-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1669 ml-slider has-onhover-arrows has-carousel-mode ms-theme-outline nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Donor Spotlight\" data-height=\"400\" data-width=\"400\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1669\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1669\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1674 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:20:28\" data-filename=\"CarmenELilly.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/CarmenELilly.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1674 msDefaultImage\" title=\"CarmenELilly\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Carmen E. Lilly Endowment Fund<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/05\/Carmen-Lilly-Endowment-Fund-UPDATED-1.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1675 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:20:28\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2026-01-13-135706-400x400.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-135706-400x400.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1675 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-01-13 135706\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Dr. Linda Cureton<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Linda-Cureton-1.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1676 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:20:28\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2026-01-13-140129-325x325.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-140129-325x325.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1676 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-01-13 140129\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Dr. Allen Singleton<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Allen-Singleton-1.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1677 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:20:28\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2026-02-03-114126-400x400.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-114126-400x400.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1677 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Mr. Willie Baker\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Mr. Willie Baker<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Willie-Baker.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1679 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:23:41\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2026-02-03-114150-305x305.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-114150-305x305.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1679 msDefaultImage\" title=\"George &amp; Peggy\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Mr. George &amp; Mrs. Peggy Stewart<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/George-Peggy-Stewart-6.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1680 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:23:41\" data-filename=\"image-208x208.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/image-208x208.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1680 msDefaultImage\" title=\"image\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Mr. James Curtis \"Georgia Boy\"<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/JamesCurtis.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1681 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-02-03 14:23:41\" data-filename=\"Screenshot-2026-02-03-114206-400x400.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-114206-400x400.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1669 slide-1681 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Daniel &amp; Loretta\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\">Mr. Daniel &amp; Mrs. Loretta Savoy<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><a class=\"ms-custom-button\" style=\"background-color:rgb(101,29,50);color:rgb(255,255,255);\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Daniel-Loretta-Savoy-2.pdf\">More Details &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/05\/Carmen-Lilly-Endowment-Fund-UPDATED-1.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1549\">CARMEN E. LILLY ENDOWMENT FUND<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Linda-Cureton-1.pdf\">DR. LINDA CURETON<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/09\/Dr.-Allen-Singleton-1.pdf\">DR. ALLEN SINGLETON<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Willie-Baker.pdf\">MR. WILLIE BAKER<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/George-Peggy-Stewart-6.pdf\">MR. GEORGE &amp; MRS. PEGGY STEWART<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/JamesCurtis.pdf\">MR. JAMES &#8220;GEORGIA BOY&#8221; CURTIS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/02\/Daniel-Loretta-Savoy-2.pdf\">MR. DANIEL &amp; MRS. LORETTA SAVOY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"THANK YOU!\nYour gifts to UMES help our Hawks SOAR\nYES! I want to invest in future UMES leaders!\" class=\"wp-image-1696\" style=\"width:900px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/06\/Your-gifts-to-UMES-help-our-Hawks-SOAR-US-Letter-Landscape.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donor Spotlight &#8211; Honoring Our Supporters The University of Maryland Eastern Shore expresses heartfelt gratitude to our donors whose generous contributions help sustain and advance our mission. Their steadfast support provides critical opportunities for students &#8211; including many who are the first in their families to attend college &#8211; to thrive in a comprehensive learning&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/donor-spotlight\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Donor Spotlight<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2163,"featured_media":1439,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1546","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}