The life and legacy of Charlotte Othela Posey Teague, a devoted educator and member of the Rockfish community near Raeford, N.C., will live on for generations thanks to a remarkable gift from her son, Dwain Teague.

Through a planned gift valued at an estimated $985,000, Dwain is establishing the Charlotte Posey Teague Endowed Scholarship in memory of his mother. The scholarship will support education students from Hoke County and the Sandhills region.

For Dwain, the gift is an act of love and a way to ensure his mother’s passion for teaching lives on.

“My mom was so proud of her farming roots and her calling as a teacher,” Dwain said in a press release. “She inspired me with her tenacity, love for learning and commitment to students. If future students from the Sandhills can achieve their dream of becoming teachers because of this scholarship, then I feel I’ve done right by her.”

After beginning her studies at East Carolina College, Charlotte Teague paused her education to raise her family as a military wife. Years later, while living in Danville, Virginia, she returned to school at Stratford College to finish her degree. She graduated just three weeks before Dwain was born.

“She was juggling family life, raising my brother, expecting me and still typing assignments on typewriters in the early 1970s,” Dwain recalled in a press release. “That story has always inspired me. It shows her determination and her love for teaching.”

Charlotte went on to teach primarily sixth grade, a role she embraced with patience and joy. She instilled in her students and her children a love for reading, discipline in their studies and the belief that education could open doors.

“Thanks to the Charlotte Posey Teague Endowed Scholarship, more education students will have the opportunity to pursue their calling to teach and carry forward a legacy of service and learning,” said Dr. Tracy Mulvaney, dean of the School of Education, in a press release. “Mr. Teague’s extraordinary generosity will transform lives by removing financial barriers for future educators.”

Dwain’s heartfelt gift is a powerful example of how planned giving can both honor loved ones and uplift future generations. For Dwain, the gift is not about recognition. It is about honoring his mother’s devotion to teaching and her deep roots in the Sandhills.

“She was a wonderful lady,” he said in a press release. “I’m just glad I can do this in her honor and know that her legacy will continue to inspire and support future teachers.”

For more information about planned giving opportunities at UNC Pembroke, contact Advancement at 910.521.6184, or visit uncp.edu/advancement.