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31-August-1998 
98265 
 
                      College News 
 
                     by Julian Shipp 
 
ALMA, Mich.-Alma College president Allan J. Stone has announced the 
appointment of Jerry L. Scoby of Mt. Pleasant as Alma's vice president for 
finance and administration. The appointment is effective Sept. 8, 1998. 
Scoby, Central Michigan University's assistant vice president for business 
affairs since 1992, brings 22 years of business and financial experience at 
CMU to his Alma position. As Alma's top financial officer, Scoby will have 
supervisory responsibilities for human resources, business office, physical 
plant and office services. He will also serve as a member of the executive 
staff and will work with four trustee committees. 
 
DANVILLE, Ky.-Centre College has received a gift of $3.25 million from the 
estate of Clarence Jones, a Louisville native and a 1924 graduate of the 
college. Centre will use part of the bequest to complete funding needs for 
a recently opened visual arts center, which will be named in memory of 
Jones. The bequest will also pay for substantial renovation of two student 
improvement projects. Born in Louisville, Jones earned a bachelor's degree 
from Centre, followed by a law degree from the University of Louisville. He 
became  highly successful as an investment banker and stockbroker in 
Louisville, where he was president of the Bond Club. He died in 1982 and 
left the bulk of his estate in a trust fund, stipulating a substantial gift 
to the college. 
 
SWANNANOA, N.C.-Warren Wilson College has matched in 1998 a $250,000 
matching challenge grant by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust of 
Chapel Hill, designated to the college's permanent endowment. Gifts made to 
Warren Wilson's permanent general endowment this year qualify for matching 
the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment Fund. The college has raised $284,508 
for endowment in 1998. Trustees of the Kenan Trust also approved, upon 
successful completion of the first matching grant, a second grant of 
$250,000 for the coming year. The second grant is subject to the same 
requirements as the first. 

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