{"id":195,"date":"2011-12-21T13:51:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T13:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vandfam.net\/dev\/wordpressmu\/college\/?p=195"},"modified":"2011-12-21T13:51:41","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T13:51:41","slug":"family-affair-pardues-support-new-theatre-professorship-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Family Affair: Pardues support new theatre professorship, fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-196\" title=\"image3\" src=\"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2011\/12\/image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"196\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students in the department of dramatic art&#039;s technical theatre program construct the set for PlayMakers&#039; &#039;The Front Page.&#039;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A lifelong love of theatre and decades of dedicated service to the University have resulted in the establishment of the David and Rebecca Pardue Distinguished Professorship in Technical Theatre and Production Management and the Courtnay Arpano and David Pardue III Graduate Fellowship Fund. The two new endowments, totaling $1.4 million, will provide a great boost for the department of dramatic art and PlayMakers Repertory Company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have loved PlayMakers since my parents took me to my first real play there when I was 12 years old,\u201d said David Pardue \u201969. \u201cAnd my wife Becky has been very involved with the PlayMakers Ball since 1988.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through their work with PlayMakers, the Pardues became friends with Carroll Amanda Kyser, who was in charge of promotion and special events for the professional theatre company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarroll was a wonderful person and a real inspiration. Sadly, we lost her to cancer in 1993 at age 44,\u201d Pardue said.\u00a0\u201cOur gift is given in her memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new Pardue Professor will focus on technical and production management, especially for undergraduate performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pardue Professor will mentor and teach students about the full arc of the production experience \u2014 from page to stage,\u201d department chair McKay Coble said. \u201cThe technical capabilities of our venues combined with the acumen of our extraordinary faculty, now to include the Pardue Professor, will make Carolina a destination for students pursuing a life in theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Pardue Graduate Fellowship, given by the Pardues\u2019 children Courtnay Arpano and David Pardue III \u201988, will help the department attract and train gifted graduate students in technical production and management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon graduation, our students are sought out by professional theatres, entertainment industries and the best technical theatre education programs,\u201d Coble said.\u00a0\u201cThe Pardue Fellowship will support talented graduate students as they learn with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pardues have established several other funds at UNC, including the D. Earl Pardue Faculty Fellowship in the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Dr. George and Alice Welsh\u00a0Professorship and the Pardue Professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story by Jim Magaw &#8217;89 appeared in the spring &#8217;11 issue of<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/2011\/12\/21\/alumni-couple-supports-the-humanities-with-distinguished-professorship\/\">Carolina Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a> <em>magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lifelong love of theatre and decades of dedicated service to the University have resulted in the establishment of the David and Rebecca Pardue Distinguished Professorship in Technical Theatre and Production Management and the Courtnay Arpano and David Pardue III Graduate Fellowship Fund. 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