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A4 Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 THE DAILY NEWS JOURNAL www.dnj.com College fundraisers think long-term Securing cash for higher education more difficult ASSOCIATED PRESS The legions of fundraisers colleges hired during the boom years have a new mission for these tough economic times: Go easy on the hard sell. Talk about financial aid, not shiny new buildings. If prospects can't give now, lay the groundwork for when the economy recovers. Victoria Gorrell, the head fundraiser at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, recently visited an attorney who'd been a generous supporter, hoping to persuade him to keep up his $5,000 annual gifts.

He cut back to $1,000 instead. "But I know he cares and he'll continue to give Annie Harriman Adams Annie Harriman Adams, age 75, of Nashville, passed away on February 23, at Alive Hospice of Nashville. She was a member of the Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Adams is preceded in death by her parents, James and Bessie Foster Harriman; her husband, Henry F.

Adams; one brother, James Edward Harriman; and one sister, Lucille Harriman. She is survived by one brother, Bobby (Sandra) Harriman; one niece, Vanessa Harriman of Murfreesboro; and by her girls at Phases Rehabilitation Center. Chapel services will be held 5 p.m. Thursday, February 26, with Tina Mitchell officiating. Private burial with the family will be 10 a.m.

Friday, February 27, at Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Alive Hospice of Nashville, TN. Jennings and Ayers, 820 S. Church Murfreesboro, TN 37130 615-893-2422 www.jenningandayers.com Bonell H. Maynard Bonell H.

Maynard, age 83, of Murfreesboro, passed away on February 23, at his residence surrounded by his wife and kids after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Maynard was a native of Smith County but moved to Murfreesboro at an early age in 1938. He was a farmer and retired from G.E. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman and member of the Old Jefferson Church of Christ.

He loved his vegetable gardens. Mr. Maynard is preceded in death by his parents, Sam A. and Mittie Lee Kemp Maynard; four brothers, James Maynard, Johnny Maynard, Ed Maynard, and Joseph Maynard; three sisters, Dean McKnight, Reba McClanahan, and Frances Barrett. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Maynard whom he had been married to since 1951; son, Dale (Sara, daughter-in-law) Maynard of Murfreesboro; two daughters, Jean Scott of Murfreesboro and Bonnie Maynard of Nashville; one brother, R.L.

Maynard of Murfreesboro; one sister, Flossie Merritt of Rockvale; two grandchildren, Mike (Amanda) Pruitt and Jonathan (Misty) Scott; and three great-grandchildren, Micah and Madlee Pruitt of Murfreesboro and Noah Scott of Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Jennings and Ayers Chapel with Edmond Arnold officiating with Jonathan Scott, Dan Pope, Hoyte Burke, Gary Dickerson, Frank Maynard, and Steve Lannom serving as pallbearers. Kenneth Waldron, Noah Scott, and Tom Waldron will serve as honorary pallbearers. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25. NATION as he's able, and someday when things improve that will (go up) again," Gorrell said. She's optimistic but admits more people are telling her, "Gosh, you must have a really hard job." A survey released Wednesday shows colleges raised a record $31.6 billion in the fiscal year ending last June 30 an apparent sign the massive fundraising engine of American higher educa-' tion was revving even as the economy slowed.

But nearly 27 percent of that went to just 20 institutions, led by Stanford ($785 million), Harvard ($650 million) and Columbia ($495 million). Taking out OBITUARIES Jennings and S. Church Murfreesboro, TN 37130 615-893-2422 www.jenningandayers.com. Hulda Brunsch Hulda Brunsch, nee Weiss, was born on October 9, 1922, and died in the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ on February 23, in Murfreesboro. She was born in a German colony of Grondy, Poland, the 10th of 14 children, seven of whom survived into adulthood.

She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on May 6, 1936. Although Hulda was a homemaker for the last 45 years, as a young woman she worked many jobs from field hand to waitress to telephone operator. She was preceded in death by her parents Adolf (Emma Schielke) Weiss and four brothers and one sister. She is survived by Erwin, her husband of 63 years, one brother Rudolf (Erika) Weiss of Florida, one daugh ter Irma (Horst) Herrmann of Murfreesboro, two grandsons, Jason (Jana) Herrmann of Mobil, Alabama and Erik (Aliesha) Herrmann of St. Louis Missouri and four beautiful greatgrandchildren.

With her husband Erwin and daughter Irma, Hulda immigrated to the United States in February of 1956. They lived in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Ventura, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado and then moved to Murfreesboro in September of 1994 to be closer to their daughter and her husband. She, along with her husband Erwin, were members of Grace Lutheran Church since 1994 and were loved by the entire congregation for their wonderful Christian examples and witnesses. They were considered the "grandparents" of all in the congregation. Mom, Oma, Aunt, Sister we will miss you very much.

Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Grace Lutheran Church with interment to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, 5-8 P.M. at Woodin Memorial Chapel. WOODFIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL in charge of arrangements.

www.woodfinchapel.com. 893-5151. Johnny Johnson Johnny Johnson, age 74, of Murfreesboro, died Monday February 23. He was a native of Rutherford County College funding drops in bear market Historically, college giving holds up well in recessions under eight months, but falls in an extended bear market. Percent change of giving to colleges New York Stock Exchange in relation to stock market, by Colleges 30 20 2008 10 Aporia Recession years -30 1970 75 '80 '85 '90 95 '00 '05 College giving figures are for fiscal years; stock market figures for calendar years SOURCES: Council for Aid to Education; Indiana those 20, fundraising fell 4 percent last year.

And now, to many colleges trying to replenish drained endowments, even that modest decline feels like a painfully out-of-date postcard from a now-de- and the son of the late, Andy and Jennie Bell George John- son. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m.

Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Brother Bill Swindle and Brother Shane Merritt officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with full military rites. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Shirley Maynard Johnson, and children, Robin (James) Morgan of Christiana, John (Shanna)' Johnson of Kittrell; grandchildren, Heather Zimmerman and Jessica Morgan of Christiana, Ashley Lane of Texas, Elijah and Isaac Johnson of Kittrell; sisters, Fairy Compton and Lorene Whittemore of Murfreesboro. Mr. Johnson served 20 years in the U.S.

Marine Corp. During his time with the Marines he served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict. After the Marine Corp he worked for Rutherford County Co-op and the Rutherford County Highway Department, and for Ryder Truck Rental for 10 years.o He was a member of Rockvale Church of Christ. Pallbearers will be Luke Zimmerman, Gerald Johnson, David Stiles, Jeff Doss, Willard Romans, Jay Priesley, Lane Minatra, and Melvin Hatcher. Woodfin Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

615-893-5151 www.woodfinchapel.com Lawrence John Giove Lawrence John Giove, age 81, passed away February 19, 2009 at Broadmore Assisted Living. Mr. Giove was a native of Boston, Mass. and a veteran of U.S. Army serving in World War II.

He was a self-employed barber and retired from MIT. Mr. Giove is preceded in death by his parents, Philip and Francesca Vita Giove and his wife, Alberta McLauglin Giove. He is survived by two sons, Gary Meola and Ricky Giove; two daughters, Linda Giove and Sandra Glavin; and eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Visitation for Mr.

Giove was yesterday, Tuesday, February 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home in Saugua, Mass.

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One sign of the drop: In the last six months of 2008, Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy identified 444 announced gifts of $1 million or more to higher education 14 percent fewer than the same period in 2007. The combined value of those gift was down 40 percent from the year before. "There's no sugarcoating the fact that it's not going to be a good period," said Ann Kaplan, who directs the annual Voluntary Support of Education survey for the New Yorkbased Council for Aid to Education. Informally, colleges have reported to her donations "hit a wall" last month. Historically, college giving holds up well -in recessions under 8 months.

But this one is 15 months and counting. And long bear markets not only hurt donors' wealth but lessen the tax incentive to donate appreciated securities. Stocks were at six-year lows this week. For college fundraisers a profession that has grown exponentially the economic meltdown means a delicate balancing act. Their institutions are facing urgent budget shortfalls.

But long-term, they can't afford to alienate donors by looking greedy. "The first thing we do when we sit down with people is we acknowledge we know times are tough," said Michael Stitsworth, vice president for advancement and college relations. These days, his pitch is, "I'd like to have dinner with you and I promise I won't ask you for any money." University Center of Philanthropy AP parted golden era of college philanthropy. This year's numbers will almost certainly be worse, as colleges postpone big campaigns to avoid watching them fall short, and renegotiate some pledges to Dad: Suleman under duress before appearance on NBC Woman gave birth to eight babies in Jan. ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO Nadya Suleman's father told Oprah Winfrey on her talk show that his daughter was under duress before giving an interview to NBC and should have been given time to recover from giving birth to octuplets.

"They took her out of the hospital by midnight to a secret location," Suleman's father Ed Doud told Winfrey on the show that aired One person killed in helicopter crash MOYOCK, N.C. (AP) A helicopter crash killed a pilot and seriously injured a passenger Tuesday on the northeastern North Carolina campus of the private security contractor Xe, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration initially reported that one person was hurt in the 1:33 p.m. crash, but Camden County Sheriff Tony Perry confirmed the pilot had died. Xe is the security and training company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide and its campus is located about 30 minutes south of Norfolk, Va.

Amtrak kills man in D.C. suburb LORTON, Va. (AP) Police say a man has been hit and killed by an 'Amtrak train outside Washington, D.C., after the engineer tried to stop but couldn't. Fairfax County police say the train was heading from New York City to Charlotte, N.C., when it hit the man in Lorton, just' before noon Tuesday. Police say the engineer blew his horn, but the man didn't get out of the way in time.

It appears he was wearing ear muffs. Pair of train cars derail; no one hurt HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) Two cars on an Amtrak train headed to Chicago have derailed in northwestern Indiana. Tuesday. "They did not even give her a chance to rest, to slee ep where she's still SULEMAN under medication and not feeling well.

"They bombard her with all these cameras," Doud said. "I am not saying that they kidnapped her. What I am saying is that it absolutely should have given her a little time until she heals at least and not be under so much medication." The NBC interviews BRIEFLY No passengers or crew were in the last two cars, so no one was hurt. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the last two cars of the Lake Shore Limited train derailed Tuesday morning in Hammond. Neither the passenger coach nor the baggage car was occupied.

The train carrying 156 passengers plus crew departed from the East Coast. -rights speaker angers Pa. bishop SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) A Roman Catholic bishop in northeastern Pennsylvania wants a Catholic university to close a multicultural center because it hosted a visit by a gay-rights advocate. Scranton Bishop Joseph Martino said Misericordia University shouldn't have sanctioned a Feb.

17 visit by author Keith Boykin. He said viewpoints that contradict Catholic teaching should not be presented "under the guise of 'diversity." Plan to name state berry gets squished SALEM, Ore. (AP) Put in a jam by one sour response, Oregon lawmakers are chucking a plan to designate a state berry. Resolution sponsors and the Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission wanted to honor the marionberry. The sweet blackberry variety was bred at Oregon State University and grows almost exclusively in Marion County.

with Suleman aired Feb. 9 and 10 on the network's "Today" and "Dateline" shows. She gave birth to the eight babies Jan. 26 and was released from the hospital 5 after a more than two-month stay. "NBC News stands by every aspect of our interview with Nadya Suleman," NBC said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press.

"Contrary to her father's allegations, we did not take Nadya from the hospital and the interview, which was conducted with respect, took place at a time of her choosing." Rep. Vicki Berger yanked her resolution. Given stickier economic issues to tackle, she says she's "not going to bat over internal disputes in the berry community." Boy, 11, in killing to go to facility PITTSBURGH (AP) An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy charged with killing his father's pregnant fiancee will be moved from a county jail to a juvenile facility. A court order issued Tuesday says it's in Jordan Brown's best interest to be housed in the Allencrest Juvenile Detention Center northwest of Pittsburgh. Brown is accused of shooting 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk in the head Friday and killing her and her unborn baby boy.

The order says he will still be charged as an adult for now. Arms dealer gets 30 years in prison NEW YORK (AP) A Syrian-born arms dealer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiring to sell weapons. Monzer al-Kassar (MON'-zur al-kuh-SAR') was sentenced Tuesday in New York City after being convicted in November of conspiring to sell millions of dollars of weapons to Colombian militants in 2007. The 62-year-old AlKassar was acquitted in Spain of supplying assault rifles used. by Palestinian militants in the 1985 hijacking of the Italian, cruise ship Achille Lauro..