Camille and Don Carunchio
Husband and wife, Don and Camille Carunchio have been supporting the Argos for over 20 years.
Don, a retired Navy veteran with 30 years of service, worked at the National Museum of Naval Aviation for six years, followed by 10 years as a guidance counselor at the Navy College Office at NAS Pensacola.
Camille, a Delta State graduate who studied Biology, was a substitute teacher for many years and volunteered at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Pensacola.
After Camille’s passing in 2014, Don created an endowment in her name for the UWF Women’s Soccer team, and an endowment in his own name for the UWF Women’s Basketball team.
When asked what he would like his scholarship recipients to know, Don says, “We both know the power of a quality education, and since we both enjoyed sports the UWF endowments/scholarships are our way of giving back to the community.”
Impact
Don and Camille have three named scholarships at UWF, the Camille and Don Carunchio Softball Scholarship, the Camille and Don Carunchio Women’s Basketball Scholarship and the Camille and Don Carunchio Women’s Soccer Scholarship.
Outside of UWF, Don has set up an endowment in memory of Camille at her alma mater, Delta State.
Don and his siblings also have a scholarship at the high school they attended in Pennsylvania.
Don says that education is an important part of his life and that wants to support it as long as he can.