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Unsung Founders Memorial
The Unsung Founders Memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in McCorkle Place, one of the University’s quads. The memorial is a black granite tabletop supported by 300 bronze figurines and surrounded by 5 black stone seats. The inscription around the edge of the table says “The Class Of 2002 Honors The University's Unsung Founders - The People Of Color Bound And Free - Who Helped Build The Carolina That We Cherish Today.”〔Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina. (2010, March 19). Retrieved November 7, 2012, from http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/45/〕 The memorial was a class gift by the Class of 2002 and was one of the most successful endeavors for fundraising for a class gift to the University.〔The Daily Tar Heel :: Class of 2002 Raises $54K for Unsung Founders Memorial. (n.d.). Retrieved November 8, 2012, from http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2002/11/class_of_2002_raises_54k_for_unsung_founders_memorial〕
==History and funding==
In order to fund enough money for the Unsung Founders Memorial to be created the 2002 senior class raised about $54,000. This fundraising way exceeded the class goal of raising $40,000. The seniors themselves contributed $20,000 of the $54,000 and the rest was donated by parents, friends, faculty and friends of the University through fundraising efforts. The additional $40,000 needed to complete the memorial was secured by the provost’s office. The final cost of the memorial itself was around $80,000 and the remaining funds were used for site preparation in addition to the installation ceremony. Emily Stevens who is the director of the young alumni program for the Office of Development commented on the success of fundraising efforts of the class of 2002 and bragged that "The effort the class put forth to get the word out was a major factor".〔
Students initially sent out about seventy requests to various artists and heard back from eleven of the requested individuals. The students narrowed the choices down to four artists and three of them came to Chapel Hill for interviews.〔Memorial’s message elevates controversy. (n.d.). Retrieved November 8, 2012, from http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/29/213404/memorials-message-elevates-controversy.html〕 Do-Ho Suh was the Korean artist that was eventually selected to create the memorial. Suh had an artistic background with work that exemplifies the concepts of collective versus individual and identity versus anonymity.〔The Daily Tar Heel :: Suh Chosen as Gift Artist; Design, Funding in Works. (n.d.). Retrieved November 8, 2012, from http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2002/05/suh_chosen_as_gift_artist_design_funding_in_works〕
After selecting the artist, the issue of placement on campus was next. The location for the memorial was selected by finding an agreement between Do-Ho Suh, the 2002 senior class officers and of course the final approval of the UNC Building Grounds Committee. Originally Do-Ho Suh had identified three locations on5campus that would be ideal for the memorial. The UNC Building Grounds committee had to review all three locations to approve a spot for the placements of the memorial. Ultimately the students wanted the location to be a prominent spot on the University but preserving the look of the University was of utmost importance. University Grounds Director Kirk Pelland expressed concerns about the possible memorial locations and importance of determining how that might affect the large trees on campus.〔
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