Belk College graduates Dennis N. Bunker III (left) and John P. Derham Cato (second from left) were recently inducted into the UNC Charlotte Alumni Hall of Fame.
Dennis is a 1981 graduate with a B.A. in Economics. He is principal of Bunker Land Group, LLC in Charlotte. An enthusiastic 49er, Dennis has served as president of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association. He and his wife Kathy have endowed two scholarship funds at UNC Charlotte: the Dennis N. Bunker, III Endowed Scholarship in Economics, which benefits economics students with demonstrated financial need and good academic standing; and the Bunker Land Group, LLC Geography Scholarship for students with an interest in economic geography.
John is chairman, CEO and president of The Cato Corporation. He graduated from UNC Charlotte in 1973 with a B.S. in Accounting. John has been a longtime member of the Belk College Board of Advisors and has also served on the UNC Charlotte Foundation Board. The Cato family and organization have been significant supporters of UNC Charlotte for many years. John and his wife Jane have endowed a scholarship in the College of Education.
Other honorees at the Alumni Association's 2012 awards dinner included:
- Chancellor Emeritus Jim Woodward, Alumnus By Choice;
- College of Education Dean Mary Lynn Calhoun, Faculty Service;
- Misty Hathcock ’85 ’91 ’92 ’96 ’04 and Greg Davis '76, Distinguished Alumni;
- Bill Crowder '75, Esther Rose Erwin '61, '68, '72, '83 (posthumously), Curt Walton and Anne Mabe Newman '78, Alumni Hall of Fame;
- Ashley Clark '05, '06, Outstanding Young Alumna.