Anderson University President Evans Whitaker, Tuesday issued a statement on the passing of South Carolina philanthropist and friend of the University, Dr. Melvin Younts.
Whitaker said in part "we celebrate the life of this remarkable man to whom we owe such a debt of gratitude." Younts, a noted attorney, investor, philanthropist and Anderson University lifetime trustee, died Saturday at the age of 93. He was a 1950 graduate of Furman University and 1952 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law.
He was a retired attorney of the firm Younts, Alford, Brown and Goodson. A long-time resident of Fountain Inn, Dr. Younts made countless charitable gifts to Christian non-profit organizations, including a recent $3 million challenge gift to Anderson University to begin a Division II football program in the South Atlantic Conference. Anderson University's new football stadium will be known as The Melvin and Dollie Younts Stadium.