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…
Anna Padilla is proof positive that a UNCG education is not “one-size-fits-all.” The 37-year-old Interior Architecture (IARc) major was born in the Philippines, but grew up in suburban Chicago. A significant life transition a few years ago allowed her to explore completion of her undergraduate education. She began researching schools… Continue reading…
From alumna Carrie Perkins Davis, Class of 1914, running a bookmobile for local children in her Eastern North Carolina hometown, to three generations of UNCG School of Education graduates in the family, to creating multiple funds supporting faculty and students, Carrie’s family has had a generational history of enhancing the… Continue reading…
Susan and Perry Safran have made a $1 million gift to UNC Greensboro. The gift will support the Safran Family Endowed Scholarship. The merit scholarship, part of UNCG’s Minerva Scholars program, will be presented to students from any field of study. Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. said, “I can’t say… Continue reading…
Class of 2003 graduates Leatrice and Jason Caldwell met as freshmen in UNCG’s Grogan Hall and have been together for 20 years. While students, it was the family-oriented environment they found throughout campus and as members of the Neo-Black Society that helped them develop life-long friendships. “UNCG helped shape our… Continue reading…
College can be an exciting but stressful time, particularly for first-generation students. Many have limited financial resources, which often requires them to take out hefty student loans or work multiple jobs to afford their degree. UNCG students persevere, but the uncertainty about making it to graduation looms. Former Carolina Power… Continue reading…
“This scholarship means so much to me,” said Raven Sizemore. “It’s the difference between going to UNCG or not going at all.” Raven, a first-year UNCG undergraduate from Randleman, North Carolina, is the inaugural recipient of the Sloan Endowed Scholarship. The new scholarship program at UNCG provides full support for… Continue reading…
Made in 1975 by UNC Greensboro School of Business and Economics faculty member Dr. Roscoe Jackson Allen and his wife, Anna Mae Burchette Allen, the gift created a scholarship honoring their son Charles, who died while serving in the U.S. Navy. Charles had planned to study business administration after completing… Continue reading…
