Shortly after eBay was born, Dr. Robert Hansen nabbed a treasure: a first-century Roman theater token – now the oldest item in the Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection at UNCG’s Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives. A retired associate dean in the University’s College of Arts and… Continue reading…
Kids need heroes at home, at school, and in their communities, says Cathy Tisdale ’75. She believes philanthropy can help. With the establishment of the Cathy Tisdale Class of 1975 Teacher Education Endowed Scholarship, she hopes to encourage future educators to join the profession. “I’m a believer in a quality… Continue reading…
The curtain is rising on a new endowed fund for opera in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Thurston Family Opera Theatre Production Endowment will provide production support including resources for set design, carpentry, scene painting, lighting design, costume, and sound design for top-notch opera productions. The endowment… Continue reading…
Greensboro’s Arch Mortgage Insurance Company (Arch MI) has established the Arch MI Scholars at UNCG with a pledge to award scholarships to four deserving students in either the Bryan School or the College of Arts and Sciences during their junior and senior years. The first Arch MI Scholar to be… Continue reading…
UNCG’s School of Education makes a profound impact on classrooms in North Carolina. Teachers trained at UNCG, who often have more than 1,000 hours of hands-on experience in classrooms by the time they graduate, are ready for successful careers. Now, a testamentary gift to the Barbara Davis Berryhill and Leigh… Continue reading…
Raven Sizemore ’24 was the first recipient of the Sloan Scholarship. She is now one of three UNC System Presidential Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year. As a fellow, she will gain experience in public policy, research, and strategic initiatives that affect higher education. Each year, new scholars have benefitted… Continue reading…
Kirk and Lance Willoughby-Hudson firmly believe in the importance of educational experiences abroad. For them, such experiences inspired an appreciation for other cultures that led to empathy and the ability to find common ground in both personal and professional relationships. Acting upon their belief, the couple has established the Willoughby-Hudson… Continue reading…
From the time she was a middleschooler volunteering as a “candy striper” in the local hospital, Anita Bachmann wanted to work in health care. A career that began in health information management for the Greenville Hospital System in South Carolina has culminated in her position as UnitedHealthcare’s CEO of the… Continue reading…
Want to teach kids to be responsible? “Make it happen in the gym.” It’s sage advice from Dr. Tom “Doc” Martinek Sr. – teacher, counselor, mentor, and coach – who recently retired after 47 years in UNCG’s Department of Kinesiology. As a parting gift, he and his wife, Kathleen, established… Continue reading…
Before her 25-year tenure at UNCG’s School of Education and even prior to earning her PhD in educational psychology, Professor Emerita Dr. Barbara Barry Levin taught elementary school students for 17 years. Her experience in that realm formed the bedrock of her teaching, research, and publishing throughout her distinguished career…. Continue reading…
