• UNCG’s Tom Martinek furthers his legacy

    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 … Continued

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  • UNCG’s Levin Scholarship Will Open Doors, Open Minds

    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. … Continued

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  • Meet inaugural recipient of UNCG’s Lambeth Scholarship

    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 … Continued

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  • UNCG Nursing scholarship makes critical care possible

    Caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients as an ICU nurse opened Cynthia Jones’s eyes to the health inequalities experienced by our most vulnerable populations. What she witnessed sparked her desire to attend UNCG to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). “CRNAs play a crucial role in enabling facilities in … Continued

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  • Scholarship helped Katherine Lopez Aguilar find the American Dream

    When she was ten years old, Katherine Lopez Aguilar and her family moved to the United States to seek the American Dream. The Fall 2022 Bryan School graduate and Hannah Steele Brownell Scholarship recipient’s parents were business owners in their home country, Honduras, and at a very young age, she … Continued

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  • Alumna ‘lightens the load’ for students and honors her mother

    Phaedra J. Grove ’92, ’95 MPA credits her mother, Pecolia J. Grove, with changing the trajectory of her family in just one generation. The oldest of 11 children whose parents were sharecroppers, Pecolia knew education was a priority, but so was contributing financially to her family’s household. Pecolia had no … Continued

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