UNCG’s Distinguished Service Awards represent the most prestigious public service honors conferred by the University. The Charles Duncan McIver Award, named for UNCG’s founding president, is the University’s highest honor and recognizes extraordinary contributions and service to the state or nation. The Holderness/Weaver Award is named for Adelaide Fortune Holderness … Continued
Dr. Ashley Leak Bryant ’03, ’05 MSN is supporting UNCG School of Nursing students with a planned gift to establish the Leak Bryant Family Endowed Scholarship, which will recognize both merit and financial need. The gift honors the family that helped her succeed and the role that UNCG played in … Continued
The newly established Kotis Music Fund in Piano supports UNCG’s Light the Way campaign pillar of “impact” by dramatically raising the bar for the caliber of students entering the School of Music’s piano program. This unique four-year fund, created by a gift from Constance “Connie” Hughes Kotis ’65, ’77 MM … Continued
Alejandra Merheb has joined UNCG as the new executive director of Alumni Engagement and Advancement Communications. “Alejandra has more than 15 years of experience in the higher education alumni engagement space,” says Vice Chancellor Beth Fischer, “She joins us from the Texas State Alumni Association, where she served as the … Continued
Curiosity is a hallmark of lifelong learning. As the late Mary “Bobbi” Miller Carson ’58 once noted, “I grew up with a very strong curiosity factor. Woman’s College gave me the life skills, education, motivation, and confidence to pursue that curiosity at many levels.” A physical education major, Bobbi began … Continued
After emigrating from Baghdad with her husband and daughters in 2009 and starting life anew, Dr. Nihal Raees is now an energy analyst for UNCG Facilities Operations. You may have seen that she and her team, when faced with a projected $1.6 million increase in utility spending for last year, … Continued
This Spartan had a huge responsibility. Tigers Woods, at age 43, had recently returned to playing golf – and now he had electrified the sports world by winning his fifth Masters. UNCG alumnus Todd Lewis ’89 was the interviewer, as dusk settled at Augusta. What should he ask – and … Continued
Playing was pure joy. And the stats show it for Keyford Langley ’92, star UNCG point guard who still holds the program record for three-point percentage after all these years. But nothing quite matched the thrill of seeing his twin sons Keyshaun ’23 and Kobe Langley ’23 make their mark … Continued
Only four stories were published in her lifetime. She died nearly six decades ago, two years after graduation from UNC Greensboro. But alumna Diane Oliver ’64 is now getting the acclaim few writers achieve. The first collection of her short stories, “Neighbors and Other Stories,” has been published this month … Continued