| 词条 | Anne Cannon Forsyth |
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| name = Anne Cannon Forsyth | birth_date = August 23rd, 1930 | birth_place = New York City, New York | death_date = May 11th, 2003 | death_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina | occupation = Educational activist | parents = Zachary Smith Reynolds }}Anne Cannon Forsyth was an educational activist who created the Anne C. Stauffer Foundation in 1967, and also served as founder and president of the North Carolina Fund. The Anne Cannon Trust awarded $100,000 to Appalachian State University to provide educational scholarships to underrepresented populations.[1][2][3][4] Educational ActivismBorn into a wealthy family in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth felt the need to help under-represented people. Specifically, Forsyth was concerned with the problems of poverty and racism. She began her work helping this cause by creating the Anne C. Stauffer Foundation in 1967, which aimed to "promote the integration of southern preparatory schools".[1] The Anne C. Stauffer Foundation largely helped integrate the Virginia Episcopal School in 1967, Bill Alexander and Marvin Barnard were among the first two to attend.[5] Forsyth rationalized starting the program because of the benefits she believed both black and white students would acquire.[6] The foundation over the course of its operation from 1967 to 1975 enable 142 students, mainly African Americans, to attend prep schools in the southern United States. FamilyAnne Cannon Forsyth was the daughter of Zachary Smith Reynolds and Anne Cannon Stauffer.[7] Forysth had a tumultuous childhood after the divorce of her parents and the early death of her father.[4] Forsyth has two sons, Zachary Tate and Jock Tate, both involved in the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.[4] LegacyIn August 2006, the Anne Cannon Trust was founded in Forsyth's honor, which funded 20 scholarships for students of under-represented groups to attend Appalachian State University. Forsyth also founded the Awards Committee for Education (ACE), which funded scholarships for high achieving Native American and African American high school students from Appalachia for summer programs.[3] References1. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://ncheritagecalendar.com/honorees/anne-cannon-forsyth/|title=Anne Cannon Forsyth - NC Heritage|work=NC Heritage|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Forsyth, Anne Cannon}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.journalnow.com/winstonsalemmonthly/making-a-splash/article_32ba79d4-1736-11e4-92b2-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Making a Splash|last=Archer|first=Coy|work=Winston-Salem Journal|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.news.appstate.edu/2006/06/14/anne-cannon-scholars-program-established-at-appalachian/|title=Anne Cannon Scholars Program established at Appalachian » News Archive » Appalachian State University News|website=www.news.appstate.edu|access-date=2018-01-30}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite journal|last=Wilson|first=Emily|date=|title=For the Common Good|url=https://www.zsr.org/sites/default/files/images/2003ZSRAnnualReport.pdf|journal=Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Annual Report|volume=|pages=|via=}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/years-later-ves-reflects-on-school-s-integration/article_109c3c5a-a58d-11e7-9a8a-83187511e09f.html|title=50 years later, VES reflects on school's integration|last=Smith|first=Alissa|work=NewsAdvance.com|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://aha.confex.com/aha/2013/webprogram/Paper11927.html|title=Paper: Dual Benefits?: Black Students, White Philanthropy, and the Desegregation of Private Southern Prep Schools (127th Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2013))|website=aha.confex.com|access-date=2018-02-20}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04556/|title=Anne C. Stouffer Foundation Records, 1960s-1990s|website=finding-aids.lib.unc.edu|access-date=2018-02-20}} 5 : People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Education activists|Reynolds family|1930 births|2003 deaths |
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