Sale Of Daffodil Prints To Benefit Tabb Scholarship

ODU’s first business dean, the late John R. Tabb, made it a habit of presenting his wife, Buzz, with a bundle of daffodils for her birthday each year.

That tradition was carried on by their daughter, Jo Tabb Hayden, and son-in-law, Gary Hayden, for Buzz’s 80th birthday on March 2 in the form of an original watercolor they commissioned, “Daffodils for Buzz,” by local artist Amy McKay.

Proceeds from the sale of signed and numbered limited-edition prints and note cards will benefit the John R. Tabb Scholarship Endowment, which was established following Tabb’s death on Aug. 29, 2002.

The partial scholarship is set up to assist a full-time graduate student from the College of Business and Public Administration who is studying international economic development.

“Daffodils for Buzz” can be ordered online at www.mckaywatercolor.com (click on Showcase, then Recent Commissions, then John R. Tabb Scholarship Endowment). A 17-inch by 24-inch high-quality print (13-inch by 20-inch image size) costs $100 and the 5-inch by 7-inch hand-mounted note card is $10. For each print sold, $50 will go to the Tabb scholarship fund; a $5 donation will be made for each note card sold. Both amounts are tax-deductible. A framed and matted version of the print is also available for $240, plus shipping and handling.