A Gift for a Lifetime: Chuck Alexander found a unique way to say thank you

by Monica Hoel
Chuck Alexander (E&H ’89) remembers a lot of details about what it was like for him and his twin brother, Chris, to be raised by a single parent.

His mom, Carolyn, and dad divorced when the boys were only three years old, so she had a lifetime of taking care of their family’s needs. She had dreams for her kids and herself, and she set her sights on bringing those dreams to life.

Chuck's mother, Carolyn Alexander. Chuck's mother, Carolyn Alexander.She was successful in that endeavor. Chuck and Chris are each college graduates and consummate professionals. Chuck finished at Emory & Henry in 1989, holds an M.A. from American University and is Principal and Managing Director, U.S. for Burness – advising non-profits on the work they do to make the world a better place. Chris has his degrees from Boston University and The New School and is a Senior Director at PBS News Hour.

On top of raising two great sons, Carolyn also managed to finish her own college degree. She had walked away from her studies at ETSU when she got married, but was determined to complete what she started. Chuck says he remembers being at her graduation at the ripe age of 7 years old. She got a degree in social work and spent her career helping others.

Chuck remembers a lot of other things, too: like his mom working jobs to pay the bills and take care of the family, his mom’s text books around the house, and a sense of just how difficult it must have been for his mom to do all that she did.

Chuck lost his mom in 2017, and he decided the best way to thank her for all that lifetime of love and leadership was a gift that would help others realize their education dreams. Chuck established an academic scholarship at Emory & Henry that bears his mother’s name and is especially aimed at helping students who grew up in a single-parent home.

Chuck thinks his mother would have loved knowing a scholarship bears her name since she spent her time on this earth in loving service: caring for him and his brother, assisting families through her social work, and serving as an example for all those around her. The Carolyn H. Alexander Memorial Scholarship was established as an endowed fund which means it will remain actively helpful in perpetuity – or, as it were, for many lifetimes to come.

Enjoy a video conversation of Chuck telling the story about his work and about his family.

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2234-stephen-and-jessica-callahan-named-2022-eamph"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.jpg" alt="Stephen and Jessica Curtis Callahan E&H Class of 2011 Emory & Henry 2022 Young Alumni of the Year" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,100,703,804/10885_callahan.rev.1646414347.jpg 2x" data-max-w="703" data-max-h="704" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2234-stephen-and-jessica-callahan-named-2022-eamph">Stephen and Jessica Callahan Named 2022 E&H Alumni Award Honorees</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Stephen and Jessica Curtis Callahan, members of the E&H Class of 2011, have been named the 2022 recipients of the A.L. Mitchell Young Alumni of the Year Award, given annually by the Emory & Henry Alumni Association. <a href="/live/news/2234-stephen-and-jessica-callahan-named-2022-eamph" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/588-martha-spencer-featured-in-rolling-stone-magazine"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,385,385/5682_Martha_Spencer.rev.1542729707.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,385,385/5682_Martha_Spencer.rev.1542729707.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,385,385/5682_Martha_Spencer.rev.1542729707.jpg" alt="Martha Spencer,Emory & Henry grad" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="385" data-max-h="385" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/588-martha-spencer-featured-in-rolling-stone-magazine">Martha Spencer featured in Rolling Stone magazine</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Martha is noted as an “artist you need to know.” <a href="/live/news/588-martha-spencer-featured-in-rolling-stone-magazine" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2611-alexandria-pollard-an-attorney-accepting-the"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.jpg" alt="Alexandria Pollard Emory & Henry Class of 2018" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/333,0,1132,800/12566_IMG_0380.rev.1667396103.jpg 2x" data-max-w="799" data-max-h="800" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2611-alexandria-pollard-an-attorney-accepting-the">Alexandria Pollard: An Attorney Accepting the Challenge to Do Good in the World</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> It was always a given that Alexandria Pollard would go to college. The real decision was where to focus her talents. It was speech she heard on her first day of law school that would confirm her decision to tackle law school – and inform her path moving forward. <a href="/live/news/2611-alexandria-pollard-an-attorney-accepting-the" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>