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Rudolph Howell Inducted into the JCC Foundation Society of the Open Door

September 4, 2002

Local businessman and long-time philanthropist Rudolph A. "Rudy" Howell was inducted into the Johnston Community College Foundation Society of the Open Door during the Foundation's annual Donor Appreciation Dinner. The Johnston Community College Foundation sponsors this annual award honoring those individuals who have used their abilities and influence to ensure that doors of opportunity were opened for the citizens of Johnston County. Past inductees of The Society of the Open Door are the late Evander S. Simpson, II and John R. "Doc" Windley.

During the ceremony, Howell was presented a replica of The Rescue, a statue by local artist and JCC faculty member Frank Creech. Foundation Director Al Warrick said, "The statue depicts a man, perched on a rocky ledge, reaching out to assist a fellow man in a time of need. Mr. Howell and fellow humanitarians who have come before him, are paving a way for the JCC Foundation and College to reach out and make a difference in the lives of our students and the community as a whole."

Rudolph A. "Rudy" Howell is a major benefactor to the College Foundation and Johnston Community College. His gift of more than 2,800 acres of land on the Neuse River, the largest donation to a North Carolina community college by a private citizen, has become the Rudolph Howell and Son Environmental Learning Center.