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2 news front Chancellor Gilliam’s message 4 Simply Unprecedented The coronavirus pandemic led to UNCG moving classes online. Residential students moved out. Faculty worked from home. “We’re all in this together,” the chancellor said. “And we’ll come out of it even stronger.” 20 out take Dogwoods are in bloom. 22 studio Arts and entertainment 24 Rise to the Challenge A new Nursing and Instructional Building, a new Campus Master Plan, and proposed projects for the Millennial Campus will allow UNCG to better serve our students and the needs of the broader community. 30 Nurses on the Front Lines As the pandemic spreads across the nation, the importance of high-caliber schools of nursing shines brightly. Alumnus Ernest Grant, president of the American Nurses Association, offers a broad perspective. On a later page, others in UNCG Nursing offer their wisdom.

32 Heart to Heart In caring for a dying friend, the electrician found his true calling. He has joined his daughter in the rigorous UNCG Nursing program, even as they both work in the same emergency ward during this pandemic. 38 legacies Funds given many years ago by the Allen family are now one of the largest resources for aid in the Bryan School. There are now hundreds of Allen Scholars. 40 grad tidings Lots of class notes and pictures, too STEP BY STEP A central feature in the new Nursing and Instructional Building, scheduled Cover photo of Grace Cindric ’16 by Robert Willet to open for classes in January, will be the for The News & Observer. Photo on this spread of 24 “stairatorium.” A combination of a stairwell NIB interior by Martin W. Kane. and stepped seating area, it will invite interaction in the heart of the building. It was one of the next parts of the interior to begin Check out the magazine website to take shape when this photo was snapped. Visit alumnimagazine.uncg.edu to enjoy the digital Hey, one step at a time. version of the magazine in both photo-rich stories you can easily share on social media and in PDF format. While there, you can also submit a class note, view video clips, or click on archives to see former issues. news front A global pandemic and UNCG’s mission

Our world has been forever changed. The outbreak for “what’s next” in a post-COVID-19 world for UNCG. We of the coronavirus that initially seemed so distant has are doing our best to preserve the health of our students, touched all of our lives in profound and personal ways. our employees, and the people of the state – particularly the The first cases were reported in North Carolina in early most vulnerable. And it’s clear that, with the impact to our March, and the steady spread has reached our community economy and increased need in our region, there’ll be much and nearly every part of our state. And through it all, work to do. Our motto is “Service.” The impact we make – UNCG perseveres, and maintains its focus on our mission: as an institution and as individuals – will be needed by our educating our students and preparing them to contribute to state and nation like never before. our society in meaningful ways. Our top priority is and will always be delivering a first- With guidance from the UNC System and Governor rate education for our students and preparing them to face Cooper, UNCG canceled face-to-face classes and professors the world and lead the way forward – just as you have done. converted their classes to an online environment. Nearly At a time when so much has changed, that mission remains all events, including Alumni Reunion, concerts, games, and unflinchingly true. And if we do that, we will invariably commencement, were canceled or postponed. Employees continue to earn your support and to make you proud of were told to telecommute and stay at home. your relationship with UNCG. The goal: Save lives. Keep our people healthy. Prevent a We will persist through this and emerge from this spike in infections. unique situation with bolder plans and a brighter future. UNCG had seen typhoid and Spanish Flu in its first Thank you for all that you are doing to support us and to decades. Tuberculosis and polio were threats later. Now this keep the UNCG spirit alive and well. new virus strain has brought historic new challenges to our Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. University – and to the world around us. Chancellor We are in uncertain times and, in many ways, uncharted territory with the realities and required responses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The impacts at UNCG have been swift and significant, and we’ve had to Our top priority is and will make decisions based on fast-changing and unpredictable “ always be delivering a first circumstances. To our alumni – you are part of our extended family, more rate education for our than 70,000 strong in North Carolina, and more than 121,000 around the world. We know that for you, what happens students and preparing here at UNCG is personal, important, and meaningful. them to face the world and You helped build this University into the 20,000-student research university it has become. We are here for you – we lead the way forward. At know many of you are dealing with job losses and other repercussions of the pandemic. We care about you. You’re an a time when so much has essential part of the UNCG community. changed, that mission As of press time for this publication, we are still navigating an evolving situation, even as we make plans remains unflinchingly true.”

2 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 3 news front PANDEMIC REPORT FACULTY TO THE FORE UNCG professors provided public service during the first UNCG Online division, the faculty turned their weeks of the pandemic, as in-person classes into they offered information for 570 online ones for the the community and media: SIMPLY online classes remainder • DR. JENNIFER TOLLER of the semester. ERAUSQUIN, assistant professor taught by The students in the Department of Public could choose Health Education, explained the arch was a faculty whether to receive basics in everyday language. UNPRECEDENTED cruel month. 385 a grade or take She explained, early on, the Without drastic members it satisfactory/ importance of physical distanc- AS PANDEMIC SWEPT public health unsatisfactory. Faculty ing and restricting crowds. And M measures, April would have been and staff were reminded repeated this simple message: the cruelest. to be fair and reasonable. “Stay calm, stay informed, and INTO OUR STATE, The first case of the coronavirus in North “We’re all in this together,” wash your hands.” Carolina was detected on March 3. Chancellor Gilliam said. • HOOKS DISTINGUISHED On March 11, UNCG officials, in accord With so many decisions to make and PROFESSOR OF STEM OUR CAMPUS RESPONDED with UNC System universities, canceled all problems to address, somehow, most were EDUCATION HEIDI CARLONE in-person classes for the following week, resolved in a timely way. Perhaps not and other School of Education giving faculty time to prepare online lessons. perfectly – it was an unprecedented situation. faculty shared tips and resourc- As of March 23, all classes were The campus has seen tough times. The es for those suddenly finding online. The spring sports horrible Typhoid outbreak of 1899. themselves homeschooling their seasons were ended. All The Spanish flu quarantine on our children. “Good teaching isn’t performances, lectures, and 2,500+ campus in 1918-19. The Depression about transmitting knowledge. games were canceled. The Zoom meetings of the 1930s. This COVID-19 It’s about giving youth opportu- students’ research expos would during that pandemic rocked the campus – and nity to make observations, find be online. Alumni Reunion first week. the world – in a remarkable way. patterns, ask questions, and weekend would be online-only, The chancellor’s message was A new strain come up with possible solutions with big hugs replaced by clear. Again and again: We are in to problems,” she said. heart emojis. this together. We will get through this of coronavirus • In a first for this campus, the May together. No student will be left without UNCG’S DEPARTMENT OF has jolted the world. Commencement was postponed. a viable living option. Faculty, please be COMMUNICATION STUDIES The government set advisories on group patient and understanding with students. AND LEAP PROJECT worked It closed all in-person classes sizes to limit the chance of transmission. Students, please do the same with faculty. with several other community First 100, then 50. The “physical distancing” And we are not closing – we are moving entities to create a list of food and prevented all public events standard of six feet became the norm. Students forward with our semester, albeit under resources for Greater at every UNC System school. were asked to return home, where possible. In some unique circumstances. Greensboro and Greater High late March, the mayor and later the governor Learning comes in many forms. Point, to be shared with those But learning, research, issued a “stay at home” advisory. The lessons learned and relationships in need. 18,492 The campus was bursting with spring strengthened this semester will last • DR. KEITH DEBBAGE, an students made and our university’s flowers. And calmed with quiet. No ball a lifetime. economic geographer, gave practices, no study sessions in Jackson, no And we’ll all be glad when this is over. analysis on why North Carolina the transition much-needed impact music wafting from the Music Building. had fewer cases and deaths by to fully online Just silence. SEE INFORMATION ABOUT the end of March, compared to go on. The activity was all online. Using Zoom THE CAMPUS’ RESPONSE similar-sized states. He said learning. videoconferencing and other methods, and TO THE PANDEMIC AT lower density, relatively quick GO.UNCG.EDU/CORONAVIRUS. with lots of support and advice from the state and local responses, and WRITER FOR THESE TWO PAGES: MIKE HARRIS. ALL STATS IN CALLOUTS REPORTED BY ALEXANDRA MCQUEEN. ALEXANDRA BY REPORTED CALLOUTS IN STATS ALL HARRIS. MIKE PAGES: TWO THESE FOR WRITER the network of medical centers all played a role.

4 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 5 news front SPARTANS AROUND THE In the first 15 days PANDEMIC NATION, in a variety of ways, of being exclusively online, REPORT are helping lead the effort to keep people safe and help stanch the more than 1,750 students logged onto crisis. From principals from the Handshake and applied to more than PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION PRIMER School of Education protecting ‘CULTURE OF CARE’ Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin, a social epidemiologist in UNCG’s Department of Public children to Nutrition alumni who ON DISPLAY 1,200 jobs and internships. Health Education, explained very early the basics in everyday language. Some examples: help feed many students in our Aside from the faculty, Dean UNCG’s Career & Professional schools and convalescent centers. Brett Carter and his office From counselors and psychologists are the main contact for Development also held over strengthening mental health dur- students. Most are off- 100 career coaching sessions. ing this time of trauma to nurses campus or at home. serving long shifts to help save Nearly 120 students We are doing VERY CONTAGIOUS STAY AWAY FLATTEN RIPPLE EFFECTS lives. Just a few examples: had registered to everything we can Our understanding The public health THE CURVE One concern with • KELLEY RICHARDSON ’11 MPH is remain on campus “ of things is chang- measures for slowing If there is a large school closures and preparedness health educator for as April began. to provide resources ing, but what we do the spread of the increase of serious workplaces being the NC Division of Public Health’s For a variety of understand is that virus are largely coronavirus cases in closed is child and Preparedness and Response reasons, it was the and support they are a the virus is very focused on social a very concentrated elder care. It also Branch. Some days, she serves as a best place for them to our students. UNCG Spartan.” contagious. That distancing. In this period of time, our creates financial public information officer in the to be. Wherever the The division – DR. BRETT CARTER, means that it’s case, social distanc- health system won’t implications for vul- State Emergency Operations students are, they is starting to plan DEAN OF STUDENTS easily spread from ing means allowing be able to meet the nerable groups. Not are all connected as ” next semester’s Center. At other times, she helps person to person, more space between needs of an influx of all hourly workers local-level partners source health- Spartans, he says. Every programs and or through people and sharing patients. It would have paid sick leave related resources. “Many of us in one of the nearly 20,000 activities, knowing surfaces. items less. And the also make it hard or adequate sick public health have never respond- UNCG students has a unique there’s the potential cancellations of for people who leave. As our econ- ed to a disease outbreak of this story, unique dreams, unique there could be a late start to large gatherings are have other serious omy increasingly magnitude,” she said. hurdles they’ve overcome. And this is a the semester. And there’s special reasonable steps in health conditions moves toward a challenge we’ll collectively take on. thought of the first-time students. “We want the • MONICA MCGEE ’08 served as the middle of a very who need those consultant-based or “We have a “culture of care,’” Carter said. students to know we care about you - whether ASL interpreter during Governor contagious new hospital beds, but gig economy, those “That means ‘We are here for you. Your success you’re in close proximity or at a distance, you’re Cooper’s daily news conferences on outbreak as a way of don’t have jobs rarely include is important to us.’” going to feel like a Spartan.” the pandemic. She is a graduate of slowing the epidemic. coronavirus. paid sick leave. They are providing resources and support - Alumni want to help? “When you are a UNCG’s Professions in Deafness – and keeping all the students informed. member of UNCG, there is a special bond. The Interpreter Preparation program. “Any students who’ve been in self-isolation alumni have made this institution into what it • HUDSON’S HILL clothing store in or quarantine, wherever that is, our Dean of is today.” ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS downtown Greensboro is led by Students staff has reached out at least twice a “At the 2017 Alumni Reunion, I met with Dr. Martin Andersen, assistant professor in the Bryan School, is an expert on health economics. alumni Tinker Clayton ’86 and day to check in.” the Class of 1967. They asked me, ‘What is the We asked him in mid-March (with a mid-April follow-up) about the economic impact. William Clayton ’10, as well as Volunteer campus partners also reach out biggest need for the students?’ I said addressing Evan Morrison. They were THE OUTLOOK I think near-term we are care and can improve health, so it will be to those students. Additionally, campus food and housing insecurity needs. They said, contracted to make 10,000 face partners reach out weekly to the students who ‘We want to establish a Student Assistance for going to have a fairly severe contraction important for these people to get health masks for healthcare workers at due to a significant reduction in demand insurance coverage as soon as possible. are on campus. Emergencies (SAFE) Fund.’ Cone Health, sewing them at the “I’ve been here at UNCG 25 years. To have a “One alumnus reached out and gave a for services as people stay home. By People who have just lost insurance can former Cone mill White Oak. practicing social distancing, that unfortu- sign up for new coverage on healthcare. moment like this ... It’s just amazing how our major gift. There have been many gifts, and • CONSUMER, APPAREL, AND nately means that our service-driven gov, but others are stuck since the state students, our faculty, our staff, how we all come the SAFE Fund is in the endowment phase. It RETAIL STUDIES (CARS) ALUMNI economy cannot survive well. ... How long relies on healthcare.gov to facilitate together. I know it sounds cliche, but we are all will be for in-the-moment emergencies. It is an and students also are using their we have to practice social distancing will insurance enrollment – and the federal in this together. And we will be there for each opportunity to give back.” sewing skills to make personal determine how quick the recovery will be. government has not authorized a special other. And we will get through this.” Carter explained there will not only be protective equipment. Kerrie Rogers enrollment period. Student Affairs’ focus is on the incoming immediate needs but also ongoing needs WHAT ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE? Engle ’11, MBA ’18, Danielle Teah ’16, first-year class. “The University has already for many students, as repercussions of this More than half a million North Carolinians STAY SAFE The economic impact is Casey Crespo ’07, and Lindsey announced SOAR (orientation) will be online. pandemic. “The bottom line, we know students have applied for unemployment benefits secondary. The impact on life is so much Flowers Smith ’20 have produced Student Affairs is looking at how we will make will be challenged financially.”

over the first three weeks since many larger. The best thing you can do is be many masks. ITEM). (CARS MARTIN SAVANNAH AND INTERVIEW), ANDERSEN AND (STATISTIC MCQUEEN ALEXANDRA INTERVIEW), (ERAUSQUIN BEDROSIAN ALYSSA ARTICLE, CARTER AND LISTING (ALUMNI HARRIS MIKE WRITERS: them feel welcomed from a distance, feel that “Having the Class of 1967 SAFE Fund in businesses started shutting their doors. prepared to stay home and do exactly that. place for the future will hopefully fill in some Many of them not only lost their job, but SEE LINK TO KERRIE’S BLOG of those financial gaps.” g also their health insurance. Health insur- LEARN MORE AT ON HOW TO MAKE MASKS AT ance makes it easier to pay for health GO.UNCG.EDU/CORONAVIRUS. ALUMNIMAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. VISIT GO.UNCG.EDU/HELPSTUDENTSNOW.

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Faculty member Harriet ‘It’s never Elliott in the midst of State Normal students too late’ on our campus, c. 1920

Vickie Whitt, Wife, mother, grandmother. Breast cancer survivor. ready for And now UNCG Homecoming Royalty. what’s next 56-year-old Vickie Whitt, a communication studies major, was crowned at the annual Homecoming celebration in October. For “Grandma V,” the honor represents the fulfillment of a promise she made to herself at age 50. “I never went to college until after I battled cancer, and I decided I’m going to do all of the things that I never did before,” she said. This has meant taking full advantage of the college experience. Vickie has worked at Elliott University Center, is vice president of the Transfer and Adult Student Union, and is participating in the Gold Leadership Challenge through the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement. She will graduate this spring. ‘SHE CAN, WE CAN’ SERIES “An adult student is just like UNCG, WITH ITS ORIGINS It’s one of a succession of will ensure an opportunity for Earlier themes at UNCG have a 20-year-old student. We all AS A WOMEN’S COLLEGE, themes UNCG has had every everyone to engage, learn, included “The Globe and the come here for the same thing, has a strong link to the fight two years to link events across and be inspired.” Cosmos,” “War and Peace and this is the place to be,” she for women’s rights and the campus and encourage “The Collaborations Imagined,” and “The ‘60s: said. “It’s never too late.” women’s suffrage movement. interdisciplinary activity and Committee of 30 administra- Exploring the Limits.” With the centennial of the community engagement. tors, faculty, and students Among the first scheduled SEE VIDEO AT ALUMNI 19th amendment this year, “This themed series is the galvanized our university events are talks by actor/ MAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. UNCG plans to host many perfect way to bring UNCG theme,” said Steve Haines, activist Geena Davis and by educational, eye-opening, and community members and Provost’s Office Faculty Fellow Margaret Atwood, author of inspirational events on the stakeholders together around for 2019-20. “The Handmaid’s Tale” – both broad context and history of important issues of gender “We are excited to take events also part of the the suffrage movement. equity,” Provost Dana Dunn an honest look at history. University Concert and BUSINESS DOCTORATE THE FIRST AND ONLY ACCREDITED ONLINE PHD PROGRAM “She Can, We Can: Beyond said. “The expertise and talent Ultimately, we aim to improve Lecture Series. in Business Administration has taken flight. Eighteen students from the Women’s Suffrage of our faculty and students, today’s issues relating to around the globe have embarked on the new program at the Bryan Centennial” will be the theme combined with engaging exter- equity. To me, this theme LEARN MORE AT PROVOST. UNCG.EDU/SHECANWECAN. School. Dr. Moses Acquaah, head of the Department of Management, ARCHIVES UNCG OF COURTESY PHOTO for 2020-21. nal speakers and performers, brings great hope.” said, “When we announced this program we received a record ONLINE number of applications from all over the country – more than 100!” The four-year program is designed to produce research-oriented professionals who want to teach in a college environment. Students will understand specialized knowledge and scholarly literature in order to contribute to academic, government, and private sector environments through their research. “Many of our applicants are working full-time as instructors and professors in universities or community colleges,” he adds. GIMME A BEE In September, UNCG marked the opening of the Plant and Pollinator Center, Susan Szasz is one. She currently teaches at California State University, Monterey Bay. “After a career in a large corporate the first research facility in the nation to focus on both plants and pollinators. It includes a molecular business, I began teaching, and found that I love working with students and being involved in higher education where I feel I research laboratory space, a field lab space, a community engagement room for classroom am making a really different kind of impact with my skills and experience,” she said. instruction and meetings, and the field station, which is made up of the apiary, pollinator-friendly Her focus will be Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. “I want to do research that will help corporations get to the green space, and an experimental planting area. The new center, located at Gateway Research next level: finding new, flexible, creative, and effective ways to work in the 21st century that will allow more people to profitably Park North in Browns Summit, will serve not only UNCG students and faculty, but the community use their skills and abilities.” at large through programs for beekeepers, master gardeners, and school groups.

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3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH ‘TOGETHER Emmylou opened up about her life and what she’s learned along the way. AGAIN’ ON TATE STREET “I had a Gibson J-50, and I would Alumna Emmylou Harris’ first performance on campus since the 60s was one for the ages. go down to the Red Door. ... The auditorium was packed. The Class of 1969 cheered their classmate from the front rows. They would unplug the The upbeat “Here I Am” opened the show. She encored with the country standard jukebox and set a mic in “Together Again” and then the song she called the first great one she herself wrote, front of you. Ten dollars “Boulder to Birmingham.” She had starred, along with Sandra Hopper (now Dr. Sandra Hopper Forman) ’66, ’71 MFA, and all you can drink. Even in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” on that very stage 54 years earlier. Sandra was on hand for to this day, I’ve never the concert. acquired the taste for beer, At a simple reception in Alumni House’s Virginia Dare Room, Chancellor Gilliam praised so I was underpaid.” Emmylou’s transformative career and her work for important causes – and announced she would receive an honorary degree this spring. GREAT UNCG TEACHERS At a Q&A in Brown Building’s Sprinkle Theatre, she regaled the roomful of music lovers “I had a fantastic history with stories of Tate Street’s Red Door in the 60s, Bob Dylan’s “Desire” recording sessions, teacher, named Walter Gram Parsons, the Gibson guitar she bought at a downtown Greensboro music store Luczynski. ... He made (she still has it), and much more. Alumnus David Giddens ‘71, who attended with wife and retired professor world history come alive for Lorraine Shackelford, was on hand as well. He spearheaded putting together me. In fact, if I hadn’t been a singer-songwriter-friendly “coffee shop” space in Elliott Hall in 1965 a musician, I would’ve where he, Emmylou, Barbara Wesley (now Dr. Barbara Wesley Baker) probably either gone to ‘69, and any others who wanted could perform on weekends. He enjoyed Emmylou’s singing then - though he never sang with veterinary school or I might her - and he enjoys it now. Her rendition of “Abraham, have become a history Martin, and John” was a favorite that evening. teacher.” His younger daughter, alumna Rhiannon Giddens, will HER CALLING “I just had no receive an honorary degree this year, as will Emmylou. Many fans had a connection with Emmylou. interest in music, if I’m hon- Whether they’d lived in the Quad with her, enjoyed est with you, until I picked her decades ago at the Red Door, or just up the guitar. And it was immersed themselves in songs like “In My Hour of like the heavens opened Darkness” or “The Pearl,” they relished Emmylou’s homecoming. and when I learned my first It was a red letter day with the “Red Dirt Girl.” chord, that was it. ... I didn’t ever think I would make a SEE LOTS MORE AT ALUMNIMAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. living playing music, but I realized eventually that that was my passion: the guitar. I still only know three chords though.” PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICCICHE PHOTOGRAPHY MICCICHE BY PHOTOGRAPHY

10 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 11 news front Seeing the CREATIVE IN New South COMMAND What does contemporary “Southerness” look like? MEET GREENSBORO’S NEW LEADER FOR ALL THINGS ARTS. “Southbound: Ryan Deal was hired last fall to lead Creative Greensboro, the city’s This is the challenge that UNCG geography professor Dr. Photographs of new office for arts and culture. Rick Bunch and his collaborators from the College of Charleston and about the The UNCG graduate has the perfect blend of corporate, nonprofit, – Mark Sloan and Mark Long – took on in their book and New South” exhibition, “Southbound: Photographs of and about the includes a book, and artistic experience. But the path to becoming Greensboro’s New South.” In the project, fine art meets geography in a an exhibition, first-ever chief creative economy officer often felt long and winding. collaborative effort to depict and map the New South. and a website Ryan was a music student at UNCG in the early 2000s. His dream Sloan, a museum director, curator, and was a career on Broadway, and in 2004, he left school after he was photographer from the South – and Long, a cast in the national touring company of “Cats.” geographer and professor of political science, “I had achieved what I thought was my life’s purpose,” he said. “But I found common ground with Bunch as they had never been so homesick in my life.” sought to create an exhibition that would He left the production and worked a variety of jobs in the corporate capture “the salience of place in the human sector. Years later, he found his way back to the arts, and began condition.” Composed of fine art photographs climbing the ladder at the Charlotte Arts & Science Council. by 56 photographers, the book and exhibition But UNCG was still on his mind. represent the largest showing of photographs of He had taken years of coursework, but never graduated. So Ryan and about the contemporary American South. returned to UNCG in 2016, needing just over a semester’s worth of Bunch contributed maps for the exhibition credits. and book, and also created the project’s website. In December of 2018, he graduated with a bachelor of arts in music. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) Ryan is focused on policy-making that supports Greensboro’s mapping software and publicly available creative community and positions the city as a top creative center both datasets from various census bureaus, Bunch regionally and nationally. created his “Index of Southerness” maps based His efforts are even more important now, as our community faces a on hundreds of millions of data points that are public health and economic crisis like we’ve never seen before. used to analyze the prevalence of street names, “The arts and creativity are where we go to for connection, healing, reading habits, business names, field crops, joy, imagination, and reflection – experiences that are needed now churches, and place names that reference the FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION more than ever. As our nonprofit community and creative individual SCHEDULE, VISIT SOUTHBOUNDPROJECT.ORG culture and history of the South. community lean into new and innovative ways of maintaining these values and contributions, I encourage us all to think about ways that we can continue to support the arts.”

I think one of the best PRESTIGIOUS GRANT, FOR MORE DIVERSE SCIENTISTS The University has received a prestigious $1 million ADVANCE “ kept secrets about the grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support the adaptation arts community in $ and implementation of proven organizational change strategies to promote gender Greensboro may actually equity, inclusive1 ofM intersecting social identities such as race and ethnicity. UNCG is committed to increasing the repre- sentation and advancement of women in academic science careers, contributing to the development of a more diverse be the amount of science and engineering workforce. While the grant will address aspects of STEM academic culture and institutional structure that may differentially affect women faculty and academic administrators, UNCG views this grant as an immense talent that opportunity to enhance the University’s commitment to a diverse professoriate across all disciplines. exists on the campuses.” 12 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 13 news front Triad’s HARNESSING LGBTQ+ NANO They’re a million times smaller than a hair follicle on your head. But they can be used to solve some of our biggest problems. history Dr. Sherine Obare has spent her career studying nanomaterials – natural and manmade substances that can be measured in nano- Greensboro has a large, economically and meters – and their real-world applications. socially significant LGBTQ+ population. The dean of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering To preserve the history of this community, UNCG leads a research team that explores how nanomaterials can be used launched the first-ever large-scale initiative to to address some of society’s most pressing issues: antibiotic resis- Top: Lennie Gerber and document the LGBTQ+ history of the Triad region. tance, food safety, and environmental pollution, to name a few. Pearl Berlin in Paris, c. 1990 The project began in 2018, following a Common Heritage grant from Left: in Detroit, c. 1967 Over the last decade, Obare has secured more than $5 million in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). “PRIDE! of the federal grants to advance the emerging field of nanotechnology. Community: Documenting LGBTQ+ History in the Triad” involves “Nanotech has the ability to change the way we address different digitizing a variety of materials and records of the LGBTQ+ community. Writing Award, named in her types of problems because it brings an integrated approach,” “We recognized that this is a history that needed to be preserved and an honor, recognizes excellence in Obare explains. “When you’re making a nanomaterial, you start important community that needed their voices heard,” said Stacey Krim, thesis and dissertation writing. with the fundamentals of chemistry. When you’re trying to under- Nanotech has the assistant professor and curator of manuscripts for University Libraries. Thanks to an award-winning stand how a nanomaterial behaves, physics comes into play.” Krim helps lead the project alongside colleague David Gwynn, associate 2014 documentary titled “Living It’s this kind of work – research that bridges disciplines to ability“ to change the way professor and digitization coordinator for University Libraries. in the Overlap” that told their love impact human lives – that excites Obare. To collect most of the materials, community scanning days are hosted in story to a national audience, Pearl and Lennie became the faces of the “We have an opportunity to really think about the big we address different types partnership with Guilford Green Foundation to digitize any unique artifact country’s same-sex marriage debate when it was illegal in most states. problems that communities are facing right now. How can of problems because that documents LGBTQ+ history in the Triad. The digital collection allows collected stories and artifacts like those of we, as scientists and engineers, use our knowledge and the The team also conducts oral history interviews with community members Pearl and Lennie to be shareable and easily accessible to all. integration of the sciences through nanotechnology to it brings an integrated who share their experiences with LGBTQ+ life, culture, and politics. “This project honors their work, reminds us all not to take our current address these issues?” A notable history is that of Pearl Berlin and Lennie Gerber, North environment for granted, and reminds us that history is continually in the approach. Carolina LGBTQ+ icons. The couple met in 1964 and married in 2013. making,” says Krim. SEE VIDEO AT ALUMNIMAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. In 1971, Berlin presided over the then-new doctorate program in the TO SEE THE COLLECTION, VISIT PRIDE.TRIADHISTORY.ORG. PHOTOS COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES LIBRARIES UNIVERSITY OF COURTESY PHOTOS ” kinesiology department at UNCG. UNCG’s Pearl Berlin Graduate Student

SPARTAN ESSENTIALS 34% FOOD INSECURITY has become a pressing issue for of students experienced students on college campuses in the country in recent years. food insecurity per a 2017 UNCG is doing what it can to help. Last year, the Division of UNCG poll, similar to 7,479 lbs Student Affairs launched the “Spartan Essentials” program. 1,214 national students’ avg. OF FOOD WERE GIVEN The initiative included donations of meal swipes and canned CAFETERIA MEAL SWIPES of about 36% (2018 poll). TO STUDENTS LAST food. And these efforts continue, with more donation events WERE DONATED LAST FALL FALL BY SPARTAN planned. As Dr. Cathy Akens, vice chancellor for student BY UNCG STUDENTS FOR OPEN PANTRY. affairs, says, it is true evidence of UNCG’s culture of care. STUDENTS LESS FORTUNATE.

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(UN)ORDINARY PEOPLE Ashby, Move-in The room goes silent as the a diverse lineup of guests to the latest in a long list of Above, Lalenja Harrington ’17 PhD, Day, 2019 co-hosts silently nod that dig into how the themes of collaborations between Omar Ali, Nadja Cech, and Justin Harrington, l-r. Ashby, 1970s they’re ready, and the play, openness, and working Cech and Ali. They have “Recording in Progress” light across boundaries and co-taught courses, goes on. They wait a beat, identities enhance their conducted workshops and Residential and the friendly and work, their research, and conferences together, and enthusiastic voice of Dr. their lives. co-led creative endeavors Nadja Cech registers on the Guests include UNCG such as “The Underground college turns 50 mic. “Welcome to the ‘Yes, faculty, administrators, staff, Railroad Tree: Explorations And Café,’ a podcast that alumni, visiting guest in History, Science, and Art” Fifty years of community-building are celebration. Next February, a formal reception in being celebrated this year, as UNCG’s first the Alumni House is planned for UNCG faculty/ explores, learns, and creates speakers, and local exhibition in downtown residential college turns 50. Ashby Residential staff who are Ashby alumni. And in June 2021, with ordinary people who community members. Greensboro. College opened in 1970 as an effort to foster there will be a reunion that welcomes alumni Strong, 1990s do extraordinary things.” During each episode, the This cross-disciplinary community amongst students in a difficult time. who attended Ashby back to UNCG. In the new podcast series main guest is joined by a approach to teaching and Since then, it has been joined by Strong and Grogan, bringing residential students together to MORE EVENTS CELEBRATING THE at UNCG, Cech (Chemistry & student, allowing for a learning is typical of Cech empower them to succeed. RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES WILL BE Biochemistry) and Dr. Omar variety of perspectives and and Ali, and it’s the The residential colleges are a unique ANNOUNCED. SEE UPDATES AT Ali (Lloyd International voices on any given issue. underlying philosophy of the TO HEAR THE PODCAST, VISIT opportunity for students to find community and SITES.GOOGLE.COM/UNCG.EDU/ ALUMNIMAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. Honors College) speak with The new podcast series is new podcast series. support at UNCG. Through joint classes and ASHBYRESIDENTIALCOLLEGE50YEARS. extracurricular events, students band together and connect with other students and with faculty, staff, and alumni past and present. The program It creates space for graduates carry the experience with them through “ The Digital Library on American Slavery at UNCG has been recognized by the rest of their lives, participating in reunions ways to connect with A FIRST FOR the National Park Service as its first-ever “virtual” stop on the and social mixers that allow them to share their Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. As a “virtual” stop, it offers each other more, and ARCHIVES UNIVERSITY OF COURTESY PHOTOS STUDENT BY DESIGNED LOGO CAFÉ AND YES UNDERGROUND experience and guidance with new RC students. Grogan, 2016 ready access to thousands of resources with a few keystrokes, wherever To celebrate the anniversary, Ashby plans to talk about shared the researcher may be. The Network to Freedom program consists of host a series of celebratory events throughout the RAILROAD ideas — whether they locations with a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad; coming academic year and into next summer. On ‘NETWORK TO this fall semester’s move-in day, the 50th class agree or not. educational and interpretive programs that pertain to the Underground of Ashby students will be welcomed with a big — Dr. Sara Littlejohn, program” chair FREEDOM’ Railroad; and research and educational facilities.

16 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 17 news front Kyle Hines in action with the CSKA Moscow team; below, Hines with family. A time out with Kyle Hines Catching up with the first American to win four EuroLeague titles city, and the people and the European game is the corner. I’d like to play a few Kyle Hines ’08 is arguably the best basketball player in UNCG history. and how well they chess. Everything is a little more more years, but it’s definitely He remains the program leader in total points, field goals, blocked shots ... the list treated me. I could methodical – there’s a lot more something that is in the back of goes on. really picture myself strategy. It’s more of a team- my mind. I want the opportunity He was such a force for the Spartans that his jersey was retired during the end of his the “G,” and life in Europe. Since being there. After I visited, I called oriented game. In the United to come back home and rekindle senior year, when he was still a player. Jersey retirements typically occur years after this interview, the EuroLeague has the coach and committed. I didn’t States, the games are a little those relationships with friends graduation. been suspended. In late March, need to visit anywhere else. more fast-paced. U.S. hoops can and family. I still want to be It’s no surprise that his post-college career has been just as successful. Kyle is a Kyle, his wife, and their children be a little more individual based involved in the game, although I forward for CSKA Moscow, the reigning EuroLeague champions. He’s led teams to returned to their New Jersey home – a lot more isolation basketball. haven’t pinpointed exactly what four EuroLeague titles – twice with Olympiacos B.C. and then twice with CSKA What’s it been like to be closer to family during these that will look like. Moscow – making him the first and only American to be a four-time difficult times. to see the men’s And what about champion of Europe. basketball program While he’s built a successful career and life for himself and the fans? Looking back, Where does your excel in recent years? his family in Athens and now Moscow, his ties to love of basketball KH: The people in Europe are what’s your UNCG and Greensboro remain strong. KH: I’m proud today when I hear super-fanatic. They’re lifelong biggest takeaway come from? people talk about UNC Greensboro Last summer, he visited campus and fans. At games you’ll see people from your time spent time with Chancellor Gilliam KH: Everyone in my family played and the growth of the program. cheering with drums and horns. and others. On social media, sports. As a kid, I was doing a When they beat Georgetown in It’s hard to put it into words. at UNCG? you’ll find him cheering on the little bit of everything – karate, December, I was watching the Sometimes our sports in the U.S. KH: The relationships. My former Spartans from afar. track and field, baseball, football, game and jumping up and down. are based more on entertainment. teammates Dwayne Johnson and In December, before and basketball. Once I got to A bunch of my former teammates Here, the sport culture, especially Kevin Oleksiak are two of my best the global outbreak of high school, I fell in love with and I were texting each other. We in the more European cities, is friends and the godfathers of my COVID-19, UNCG basketball. It was the sport I was feel as much a part of this team a lot more fanatic. People really son. Another friend from UNCG, Magazine caught up the least good at, so I took it as a today as we ever have. live and die by their relationships Gideon Apé, was the officiant at with the basketball challenge. I wanted to be better. with their sports teams. my wedding. I want to show my appreciation star to talk hoops, What drew you How does the European game Once you retire for Greensboro. Every time I to UNCG? go back, the people from the KH: UNC Greensboro was the first differ from from the sport, community embrace me. It was and only college visit that I took. American hoops? what’s next for you? the foundation for all of the

PHOTO OF RICKY HICKMAN BY FEDERICO VALENTE/ALLIANZ PALLACANESTRO TRIESTE PRESS OFFICE PRESS TRIESTE PALLACANESTRO VALENTE/ALLIANZ FEDERICO BY HICKMAN RICKY OF PHOTO I fell in love with the campus, the KH: The NBA game is checkers, KH: I know retirement is around success I have had.

SPARTAN STARS OVERSEAS mates once again, with both Spartans playing for Kyle Hines isn’t the only UNCG alumnus who has found suc- Tigers Tübingen in Germany. Trevis Simpson ’13 is cess on the court in Europe and beyond. also in Germany, playing for Rasta Vechta. As of March 1, recent graduates Francis Alonso ’19 and And the list goes on: Q Jordy Kuiper ’18 are playing in Spain. Francis signed with • Lloyd Burgess ’19, Teuta Durrës, Albania Baloncesto Málaga, his hometown team, in the summer of • Ricky Hickman ’07, Pallacanestro Trieste, Italy (right) 2019, and was loaned out to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada and • Mikko Koivisto ’10, Salon Vilpas, Finland then Oviedo Club Baloncesto for the 2019-20 season. Jordy • Kayel Locke ’16, FC Porto, Portugal plays for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto. • Nicholas Paulos ’15, Kolossos Rodou, Greece Diante Baldwin ’17 and Marvin Smith Jr. ’18 are team- • RJ White ’17, Soles de Mexicali, Mexico PHOTOGRAPHY OF KYLE HINES COURTESY OF CSKA MOSCOW; MOSCOW; CSKA OF COURTESY HINES KYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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SPRING FORTH Native to North Carolina, flowering dogwoods have long graced our campus. The trees’ blossoms – the official state flower, in fact – announce spring’s warmth and longer days every year. This flowering dogwood was photographed recently near the Bryan Building. The trees on our campus provide welcome joy, and the dogwood berries are a delicacy for birds. We were the first UNC System school to be named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation – and the campus received this honor yet again this spring.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN W. KANE

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Claude Monet

20 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 21 thestudio Turn up the front burner UNCG alumna and guest curator Ashlynn Browning ’02 MFA assembled a stellar COOL JAZZ LEGEND lineup of artists for the Jazz icon, band leader, and composer DAVE BRUBECK was “Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina born 100 years ago. Painting” exhibition at the North This fall, the biggest Brubeck centennial celebration in Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). the world will be hosted at UNCG, with an opening concert Featured are 25 painters from by the Brubeck Family Quartet, followed by several days of throughout the state working in performances, reflections, discussions, choreography, and a variety of media and styles, social events. including UNCG art professor While Brubeck is widely known as an accomplished jazz Barbara Campbell Thomas and musician, with his sound as the source of the memorable alumna Carmen Neely ’16 MFA. “Take Five” (composed by Paul Desmond), his classical Browning notes the relevance music is, in the ears of many, equally significant. of the medium in an increasingly UNCG Professor of Music and pianist John Salmon digital age. “Amid the constant has arranged and recorded Brubeck’s classical inundation of modern media, the works for the past two decades and has act of painting itself can feel like organized UNCG’s celebration. an antidote to chaos, a way of The extraordinary event will take slowing down and setting order place October 22-25, hosted to the precarious, disorienting by UNCG’s School of Music environment around us,” says and Greensboro’s Music Browning, whose art is included in for a Great Space. the exhibition. The show opened March 7, 2020. LEARN MORE AT VPA.UNCG.EDU/ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MUSIC/BRUBECK-CENTENNIAL. the museum is temporarily closed, but the exhibition will be extended past its scheduled close of July 26, according to museum officials.

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new Nursing and Instructional Building. A new Campus A Master Plan. And on the horizon: an innovative and impactful arts collaborative space at the corner of Tate and Gate, a renovated and expanded Jackson Library, and a vision to spur the technology corridor along Gate City Boulevard. These latest developments in the transformation of UNC Greensboro’s campus will give the University the capability to better serve our students and the needs of the broader community. The students, the region, and the state will have great need during the coming years due to the economic downturn and the many repercussions of the pandemic. The following projects will help reposition the University to better support research and learning, community engagement, and real-world impact. The full weight of the University will be essential to supporting the NURSING AND people of our state in the coming INSTRUCTIONAL decade and beyond, as we lead BUILDING, the way in this rapidly changing slated to open and expanding knowledge- and Spring 2021 technology-based world.

24 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 25 A UNIFIED VISION 2020 marks a period of great challenges, but also needs and opportunities. An incisive new master plan will pave the way NIB for the University to embark on a strategic and sustainable BY THE academic and physical framework. This year’s revised Campus Master Plan – replacing the one created in 2008 and updated NUMBERS in 2014 – will build firmly upon the University’s rich history, campus character, and strong sense of place and community. UNCG is deeply invested in empowering students to 180,000 unleash their potential and make a meaningful impact with square feet their lives. That commitment is proven by, for example, UNCG’s recent recognition by U.S. News & World Report as ranking first in the state for social mobility for students. UNCG’s designation of a Millennial Campus is an 39 extension of that goal – delivering mixed-use, innovation- focused campus districts where the University, industry labs partners, and the surrounding community come together around health, technology, and the arts. This designation will manifest itself in coming years as new facilities are developed and existing ones reimagined along the Tate Street and Gate 14 City Boulevard corridors. classrooms “By supporting new public-private partnerships, collaborative research projects, and community-engaged research, the Millennial Campus districts will facilitate enhanced University-community interaction in ways that are 9 physically, economically, and culturally interwoven,” says research Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. suites A particularly important aspect of this plan that directly affects and involves students is the way in which these developments offer them hands-on opportunities to learn and work, as well as to engage with communities through NIB’S FEATURE outreach and service. HIGHLIGHTS: • High-tech nursing A GEM IN STEM simulation spaces (sim labs) If there is one thing that is well validated in 2020, it’s that allow for hands-on training identical to hospitals and health and wellness, a strategic forté of our University, are other real-world settings. as essential as ever. That will be brought to the fore by the opening of the new Nursing and Instructional Building • A stairatorium (NIB). The new facility tangibly represents the impact – a combination of a stairwell and stepped UNCG brings for the region and state in the realm of health seating area in the heart of care and the sciences. the building – invites Located on the former site of the McIver Building, the communal gathering and NIB will provide classroom and lab space for the School studying. of Nursing, the School of Health and Human Sciences, the • Advanced air conditioning Department of Biology, and the Department of Chemistry and filtration systems make and Biochemistry. The new facility will include 39 labs, the NIB one of the greenest 14 classrooms, nine research suites, and a community buildings on campus. engagement center. • Electric vehicle charging The 180,000-square-foot, $105 million facility was made stations support sustainable possible thanks to state funds from the Connect NC Bond, transportation. passed by North Carolina voters in the spring of 2016. • A rooftop patio with The new building will bring together STEM students recycled pavers, Catalpa physically and intellectually. This is a significant trees, and solar panels. improvement for the School of Nursing, which is currently scattered across four different buildings. School of Nursing Dean Robin Remsburg notes the significance of the improved simulation labs in how they SEE VIDEO AT ALUMNI will better prepare future health care professionals. “The MAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU.

26 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 27 students will have direct exposure to equipment and THE NEXT CHAPTER technology that mirrors the experiences they will encounter Jackson Library has served generations. But a much-needed as they care for patients across the continuum of care. It will CAMPUS FOR THE FUTURE renovation and expansion is on the horizon for the campus be a space for imagining, designing, and innovation.” landmark. In addition to accommodating a growing student Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry population, new features would support events, recruitment, W MARKET ST Nadja Cech indicates that the new facilities will offer students Bird’s-eye view of the digital scholarship, and community outreach. unique exposure to equipment and skills that will position Millennial Campus plan The way students and faculty use a library has changed, them for successful entry into various professions. and expectations for accessibility have risen. Updates to the “Practical engagement with science requires access to library’s infrastructure would meet these modern standards. sophisticated equipment and facilities,” she says. “State- While the historic original building would be preserved, of-the-art laboratories in the building will provide an Jackson’s envisioned metamorphosis would transform the environment where students can hone their skills and functionality and appearance of the facility, and reposition prepare for careers in diverse fields, including medicine, IVER ST it as the central hub of activity on campus – academically, scientific research, and biotechnology.” c M geographically, socially, and technologically. Biology – the second largest major on campus – will benefit from the new NIB as well. The program has reached a 161% JACKSON WIRED AND INSPIRED lab utilization rate in its existing space. The new building NURSING AND A future of possibilities exists along the Gate City Boulevard LIBRARYGRAY DR will leverage opportunity for enrollment growth in all of RENOVATION INSTRUCTIONAL Millennial Campus corridor. One is a proposed hub for BUILDINGTATE ST these high-demand fields, including kinesiology and other technology and health science-related research, community- disciplines in health and human sciences. related programs, and University administrative functions. UNCG celebrated the official groundbreaking of the The proposed facility will potentially host technology five-story building in April of 2018. It has taken shape since support services, academic programs, innovative research then, with construction crews using more than 1,500 tons of facilities, and space for private and community partners. structural steel and 145 tons of metal decking. The new tech complex could serve as a hub for a wide The new building is projected to be open and fully range of joint community initiatives and new business operational by the beginning of Spring Semester 2021. partnerships aimed at creating a “Smart Corridor” in

S. JOSEPHINE BOYD ST Greensboro and across the region. AT THE INTERSECTION OF Consistent with the overall Millennial Campus strategy, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION SPRING GARDEN ST Chancellor Gilliam emphasizes that inviting community The edges of campus are ideal, liminal spaces of opportunity partners to participate in the proposed Gate City Boulevard and exchange, where the public university meets the arts and technology facilities – in terms of programming and local community it serves – physically, culturally, and financial investment – will be key. programmatically. A proposed Arts Place near the corner of OAKLAND AVE “The types of partnerships we envision for these areas will bring a combination of academic, cultural, scientific, and Tate Street and Gate City Boulevard would encourage such THE ARTS exchange, while fostering creativity and collaboration. PLACE AT community engagement value to UNCG and to Greensboro,” The proposed community- and arts-focused complex will TATE AND he says. “We believe that by working thoughtfully with W GATE CITY BLVD establish a multi-purpose, facility that will serve UNCG and GATE our partners, we can become a national model for how the contribute to Greensboro’s vibrant arts community and culture. ‘Millennial Campus’ designation can benefit a university as A key aspect of the new building’s design will be to to well as its hometown.” support projects that are interactive, technologically-enabled, The centralized location of UNCG within the city and highly visible. With state-of-the-art connectivity and encourages a strong synergy between campus and the reconfigurable walls, floors, seats, ceilings, and lights, Arts surrounding communities, one that will be vital in the midst Place would host multimedia artworks and performances, of the economic downturn and in the decades beyond. internet-based creative works, and projects that take advantage of emerging technology. Glass walls will be to A rendering of ILLUMINATING FUTURE PATHS allow projects, exhibitions, and activities to be visible from the proposed Innovation. Expanded artistic practice. Enhanced learning, passers-by on Gate City Boulevard and Tate Street. The Jackson Library teaching, health care training, and community engagement. complex will be a highly noticeable cornerstone for people renovation and These plans and projects are a catalyst for transformative entering and leaving campus. expansion. change and the manifestation of a deep commitment to The proposed design includes a large main space with a supporting a thriving campus, one that embraces the modular or flexible back wall, one side of which will serve opportunities of the future while upholding its strong as an art gallery and pre-performance lobby space, while the tradition of diversity, upward social mobility, and rising to other wall can be designated as an “innovation wall” that the challenges of our time. g offers endless possibilities for use. MAP COURTESY OF UNCG FACILITIES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; RENDERING OF LIBRARY COURTESY OF RATIO DESIGN; RENDERINGS OF THE ARTS PLACE AT TATE AND GATE COURTESY OF IARC OF COURTESY GATE AND TATE AT PLACE ARTS THE OF RENDERINGS DESIGN; RATIO OF COURTESY LIBRARY OF RENDERING CONSTRUCTION; AND DESIGN FACILITIES UNCG OF COURTESY MAP As the first new building to be designed and erected from INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS CONSTRUCTION scratch as a part of the newly designed Millennial Campus ABOVE: As an educational project, UNCG Interior Architecture students INITIATIVE? CONTACT ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR KRIS DAVIDSON AT 336.256.2603 OR corridor, the facility will serve as an example of the enriching, envision the new Arts Place complex. [email protected]. transformative spirit behind the Campus Master Plan.

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encounter in our regular jobs. You’re asking GRACE UNDER nurses to dig even deeper.” The spotlight is on health care workers PRESSURE on the BY MATTHEW BRYANT Nurses during this crisis. But when the attention turns elsewhere, One UNCG alumna has become the Spartan nurses’ heroic work will go on. the image for all nurses during The typical nurse that comes through the this wave of coronavirus. UNCG programs will help many thousands of patients over time. In cities, in rural areas, Perhaps you’ve seen the meme in hospitals, in nursing homes, in-person on Reddit or Twitter? A nurse and online – almost everywhere. “They are sporting sunglasses, mask, Front LinesBY MIKE HARRIS ’93 MA • PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN W. KANE absolutely stellar in what they do.” walkie-talkie, and an arm sleeve UNCG Nursing makes that possible – as of animal tattoos, making her way it did for Ernest, who grew up with limited with confidence as though in an are facing: the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. means, the youngest of seven children in a “It’s vitally important that we do everything small town in the North Carolina mountains. epic movie battle scene. we can to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19 “I could not have gotten this far in my career It’s UNCG’s own Grace Cindric, and to reduce, not only the string of infections without the education I received at UNCG,” 2016 graduate of the UNCG that are happening now, but also what might he said. School of Nursing us. I feel safe now.’ We want peo- happen in the future,” he said in a March 30 In 2015, he became the first African-American and one of many ple to feel that when they have to interview. “Because, as more and more people male to earn a doctorate degree in nursing from health care come to the emergency depart- contract it, it’s obviously going to prove quite a UNCG. In honor of his mother, he established strain on the health care system as well.” the Ernest J. Grant Endowed Scholarship in professionals ment, they are in good hands.” As ANA president, he is advocating for Nursing to provide support for multicultural on the front Dr. Lori Hubbard, her former those on the front line to get the personal male students with financial need. lines during this professor, told one reporter, protective equipment they need. He is pandemic. “There’s at least a little bit of that working with and encouraging government The original photo – seen on this meme in every nurse and we need authorities to monitor supply chains to ensure that vital medical equipment goes where it is issue’s cover – was taken March to be reminded of it.” most needed. And through videos and social 30 by Robert Willet for The News & As a student, Grace earned the media, and through interviews with national Observer. It depicts Grace near nickname “Ninja Nurse,” when she news programs, he has spread the message: I could not have gotten this the UNC Medical Center’s emer- injured herself doing martial arts. Follow your local and state directives about gency department entrance, Her Facebook page shows her sheltering in place. far in my career without the screening patients for COVID-19. lifting her own weight, climbing “I know it’s very difficult. I’m a bit education I received at UNCG. “It’s a scary time for everybody,” cliffs, and snorkeling. This pan- frustrated, myself, with having to stay indoors – DR. ERNEST GRANT ’93 MSN, ’15 PHD Dr. Ernest Grant ’93 MSN, UTY CALLS. During the current most of the time, but we all must do our part,” she noted. She’s glad the demic is one more challenge. And ’15 PhD, president of pandemic, nurses across the he said. “ Photoshopped image provides she is ready. the American Nurses Association state and nation are serving long Also, consider giving blood, he added. comfort and hope. “UNCG has a fantastic nursing hours with limited supplies and We’re all in this together. That’s the mantra. “I’ve seen comments on social program. A lot of what I learned D protective wear. Dr. Ernest Grant ’93 MSN, He notes that many play a critical role in the media such as, ‘This is the nurse in the nursing program I am ’15 PhD, president of the American Nurses health care system, from the cleaning crews to Association (ANA), has a broad perspective, the receptionists, from the lab technicians to The University transforms lives, as you’ll on the front lines taking care of using now.” as he represents the nation’s 4.3 million the surgeons. see in the following pages. And the graduates registered nurses. And the nurses are at the fore – they care go on to help save lives, no matter the An expert in burn care, he oversaw the for patients 24/7. challenge. We want people to feel that when they North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center’s Outreach “You go into nursing because you want to Even – and especially – when the have to come to the emergency department, and Prevention Program for many years. After help your fellow man and because you want to unexpected happens,” when crises arise, when “ they are in good hands. Sept. 11, 2001, he volunteered in New York, make a difference. In a pandemic such as this we all look for real-world heroes. caring for patients injured in the attacks. And – this crisis – it’s very challenging. It’s a step “In typical nursing fashion,” he said, “we – GRACE CINDRIC ’16 now there’s another cataclysm, one that we all up from the day-to-day challenges that we CINDRIC GRACE OF COURTESY PHOTO REDDIT; FROM MEME rise to that occasion.” ”

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rit. Stamina. A great sense of humor. And the ability to check your emotions at the door. These are some of the characteristics that reveal themselves when getting to know Les and Sara Nichols, a father-daughter team currently Gmaking their way through the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at UNC Greensboro. These also happen to be traits that define a successful health care professional able to withstand the trials of a hospital emergency ward. Les and Sara know this well. Outside of school, the father and daughter duo serve in the same emergency unit at High Point Medical Center, where they take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it on the job, and vice-versa. Les and Sara tackle job- and school-related problems by drawing upon their respective experience and skill sets. Les is able to bring his many years’ experience working in various fields and being a dad to the table, while Sara is able to bring her fresh perspective and right-brain sensibilities. “I know his strengths and weaknesses and he knows mine, so we can help each other out,” says Sara. They are passionate about what they do, and they have each other’s backs – on the hospital floor as well as in classes, at clinicals, and during marathon study sessions for big exams.

The journey Les Nichols didn’t know he would end up being a nurse. After working for years in commercial photography, and later as an electrician and construction project manager, nursing wasn’t on his radar. But losing a close friend to ALS in 2006 changed his life. Having served as his friend’s personal caretaker during those final months, Les realized what he was meant to do. He decided then and there to embark on a career in health care. Fast forward to 2020, and he is one year away from graduating from I know his strengths and weaknesses and he the nursing program. knows mine, so we can help each other out. On the other hand, Sara knew early on she wanted to be a nurse. – SARA NICHOLS She took advanced career preparation courses in high school that were 32 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 “ Spring 2020 ° ” UNCG magazine 33 geared toward health care, and went straight into the BSN dad-and-daughter team, she can offer him sage advice about Sara and Les working program at UNCG. She will graduate this May. how to succeed in nursing school. Les shoots her the side- with one of the practice eye in the joking, good-natured way the two often interact mannequins in the Simulation Lab. Runs in the family when she offers him some tips. The nursing program at UNCG has a history of family “It’s going to get frustrating at times,” she says. “You’ll members going through nursing training together. Is it a have your own way of doing things. Just stick with the coincidence? program because what you’re learning is good, and it’s “If you have that compassion in your heart, and you going to be so beneficial.” have that willingness to take care of another person and In return, Les offers his wisdom and sensibility as a put yourself last, then it’s kind of a trait that does seem to dad. “The number one thing I can say – especially if you be passed down from generation to generation,” says Les. stay in the emergency ward – is to check your feelings at “What I have heard from a lot of my student friends is, ‘I the door. Understand that for everybody who comes in, was really impressed by the nurse so-and-so had during a there’s a backstory. Understanding that helps you to be a rough time in their life,’ and it changed them. I think it’s better nurse.” really easy at that point for it to be a family-type thing.” And he has more to share: Adhere to what you’ve I never For Les, it was the life-changing loss of a friend that been taught at nursing school. Work on your therapeutic brought him to the field. But for Sara, it was watching her communication. Be good and true to everyone. Avoid dreamed that dad go into the nursing field that eventually gave her the burn-out. when I was bug. Like many kids, she hated going to the doctor. As she As for what makes a good nurse, Les draws upon his grew older, however, seeing how her dad cared for patients many years of bedside experience. And ironically, his holding her as – the way in which he was deeply invested in looking after experience working as an electrician comes in handy, too. a“ baby that others – had a lasting effect on her. It’s all about the ability to comprehend systems, and how I would be in “As soon as you get a look into the other side and see things are connected. it from a provider standpoint – when you witness what’s “Understanding and knowing the technical side of what school with really going on – I feel like you can’t help but be interested we do, then being able to blend it with compassion and her one day, in how it all works and how it all runs. Once you see it from empathy, is key. Heartfelt care is what I think truly makes someone else’s standpoint, you either love it or you hate it. a good nurse, and you’ve got to be able to bridge those to be able And if you love it, you’re going to go all in.” things together.” to share this Going through the nursing degree program and being is a live human being. They express pain. Maybe they and some of their simulation labs have been temporarily employed in the profession together has only deepened Support systems are disoriented. Some might even be angry. For nursing delayed during UNCG’s transition to online and social experience Les and Sara’s bond. “Being in nursing school with her Of all the unique aspects of UNCG’s nursing program, one students, the difference between the two scenarios during distancing. But as with anything that has come their way, and go down has definitely been the highlight of my life,” Les says.” I that particularly stands out is the way in which faculty and training can really drive home what they have learned. the Nichols’ determination will get the job done. Sara and this road. never dreamed that when I was holding her as a baby that I mentors in the nursing program take a hands-on and real- “Having the opportunity to do some of our simulation Les are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, and Having the would be in school with her one day, to be able to share this world approach to training their students. labs with live actors changes your mindset, because you’re they are well-prepared. opportunity to – LES NICHOLS experience and go down this road.” “I love how many of my lecture instructors are the same not going to be talking to a mannequin that’s not talking Les and Sara already have their finger on the pulse of as my clinical instructors because that way they can see back,” says Les. post-graduation opportunities. For Les, the short-term plan do some of Who’s the boss? me in the classroom and in the clinical setting,” Sara says. And the nurse training isn’t just about academics and the is to be able to work with heart patients. The long-term our simulation Sara is a year ahead of her dad in the nursing program, “They’re there for you, and they really want the students technical aspects. Les and Sara are adamant in their praise trajectory could take him to far-away places. which means that theoretically, as the senior member of the to succeed.” in how the nursing program aims to improve work culture “I would like to be in an intensive care unit for heart “labs with Les agrees. “I love how there are – one that is more collaborative, where seasoned and newer patients,” says Les. “The other thing I’d like to get into is live actors instructors that are practicing nurses in the nurses support each other in ways big and small. travel nursing. The nursing shortage is becoming such a changes field,” he says, noting that instructors who “They teach us to buddy up, work with a partner,” she huge problem. But there’s this beautiful entity called travel also make hospital rounds are more likely says. “Look who’s beside you – this person can be in the nursing where you can travel to different systems across your mindset, to be up to date on the latest evidence-based trenches with you one day and you’re going to need to help the country to work. I would go anywhere that is in need of because you’re practice, skills, and techniques that nurses this person out. So they really do an outstanding job of emergency ward nurses.” ” are using today. teaching teamwork amongst the nursing community. And Sara has a similar mindset. The more immediate goal is to not going to Sara and Les note that UNCG’s proximity they’re really trying to break that culture of being on an get post-graduation experience as a nurse in an emergency be talking to to a number of highly respected regional island alone as a nurse.” ward. But her eyes, too, are set on adventure. magnet hospitals creates great opportunities “I have a heart for the world.” Ultimately, she wants to a mannequin for students to get real-world clinical What’s next be a nurse on a global emergency relief team, going into that’s not experience. The interviews and photography for this article were done tragedies and disaster sites to perform first aid, helping the talking back. just before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the United people that lose everything. Keeping it real States. As we went to press, we checked in once more, “While everybody else is leaving and evacuating, I want – LES NICHOLS It’s one thing to insert a needle in the arm by phone. to be on the team that goes in.” of a mannequin. They’re not squirming. As with many in the health care field, Les and Sara have SEE MORE UNCG NURSING STORIES They’re not saying ouch. But it’s a very had to adapt quickly to the pandemic both on the job and AT ALUMNIMAGAZINE.UNCG.EDU. different experience when the patient at school. Their workload at the hospital has increased, 34 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG” magazine 35 These are unprecedented times, but this is what we signed up for when we became nurses. Our mission as nurses is to promote Perspectives well-being and serve the health needs of our communities. – DR. ROBIN REMSBURG ‘82 MSN, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING UNCG HAS A PROUD NURSING HERITAGE. Its undergraduate bachelor of science What are the biggest in nursing (BSN) program is rigorous, with an N.C. licensing “pass rate” to prove it: 93% of the challenges for nurses, Spartan students pass it on the first attempt. The program – with many first-generation or non- in the midst of this professional shortage areas and a great deal of ingenuity. with an impact that many of our traditional students – is supportive, with a degree completion rate of 98%. And once they are done, epidemic? have a smaller workforce. There health-focused students were they are in high demand, with an employment rate of 99%. They have the knowledge and skill REMSBURG: The biggest is “are challenges in educating SNYDER: We educate future not able to get into a required needed in diverse health care settings. doing what they have been both new nurses and nurses health professionals to work as course due to the large number As the statewide “stay at home” order was issued on March 27, UNCG Magazine reached out to trained and educated to do – with higher degrees. There is part of interdisciplinary teams. of students for few spaces. ” Susan Safran ’77 and Jana Welch Wagenseller ’76, both former nurses who received their BSN from respond to emergencies – when a shortage of nursing faculty Doctoral students conduct NATIONAL UNCG. They both have made a large impact in health care in our state. much is unknown and chaos nationwide. research that influences Final thoughts? RECOGNITION practice. Educating and Safran, who founded CPR Consultants Inc., served as chair of the UNCG Board of Trustees. She abounds. With rapid spread of SAFRAN: There is a shortage The School of Nursing received the 2019 School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award. Wagenseller advanced to be SAFRAN: One of nursing’s main graduating nurse practitioners the virus and accompanying of personal protective supplies made huge leaps associate director of the cancer network at Duke University Health System. She received UNCG’s roles is education of patients will result in more primary care critical illness, the entire health for health care workers. I was a nationally in the U.S Minerva Award for Distinguished Service. system is overwhelmed. The lack and the public, from hospital to providers. Nursing schools help young nurse in the late ’70s when News & World Report’s We also reached out to Dr. Robin Remsburg, dean of the School of Nursing, and Associate Dean of essential supplies makes an doctor’s office, home care and with capacity building. the AIDS epidemic struck. We 2021 rankings. Audrey Snyder, who has been point person for the nursing school’s coronavirus information outreach. adequate response even more schools, to industry and beyond. didn’t know what was wrong with They each shared their thoughts on this challenging moment in time for those in health care. challenging. Nurses want to do Lack of nurses means lack How will the new these very sick patients when we • UNCG’s Master of their very best. They are not of knowledge for the patient building help, as we began to get them in the hospital. Science in Nursing (MSN) satisfied with anything less. and the loved one caring for look to the future? As we learned about the disease, program moved up them. This lack of knowledge REMSBURG: The pandemic we learned how to protect 23 spots to No. 47. means readmissions, medical WAGENSELLER: It is the not has forced us to think about ourselves. I remember the fear in • crises at home, and many more UNCG’s Doctor of DR. ROBIN DR. AUDREY knowing who is infected, and prepare for worst-case the beginning of the epidemic. I emergency room visits that Nursing Practice (DNP) REMSBURG SNYDER, fear for their patients, their scenarios. As we prepare to imagine the nurses caring for the could have been prevented. program jumped ‘82 MSN, associate dean families and themselves, the COVID-19 patients feel this fear, move into a state-of-the-art 22 spots to No. 48. dean of the of the School of unknown trajectory of the educational building with new many times over, but do as we School of Nursing disease, exposed deficiencies What role in our nation’s and evolving technologies, did: You gear up and provide the • UNCG is one of only Nursing in trusted health care systems health do nursing schools we are already learning care the patient needs. three North Carolina and government and the lack of like UNCG’s play? how to operate differently, universities with both personal protective equipment. REMSBURG: We, as all the other using technology in new and WAGENSELLER: When asked by an MSN program and a Yet surrounded with these new schools across the country, innovative ways. my son if I was scared of COVID- DNP program ranked in unpredictable situations, the must find ways to continue 19, I explained through a lesson the top 50. nurses are still there. They show that I learned at the UNCG School JANA WELCH SUSAN to produce new nurses and SAFRAN: The new building will • up for their patients, because of Nursing: I told him that I was Additionally, UNCG is WAGENSELLER MORRIS advance practice nurses during foster the education styles with that is what they do. not afraid of it, but I respected it No. 14 nationally among ’76 SAFRAN these challenging times. We more open space for group work. Best Online Master’s in ’77 must find ways to deliver high Simulation labs will be there – for what it was and what it could Are there enough nurses quality instruction that helps we already have some – and this do. That way I could face it with Nursing programs, per in our society? students achieve their learning gives students the opportunity to my knowledge and skill. g the 2020 rankings. SNYDER: There are great objectives. Students need to be “hands on” before touching LEARN MORE ABOUT SAFETY geographic disparities in the meet licensure and certification live patients. And much of the MEASURES AND ABOUT availability of nurses and other eligibility requirements. We building is for labs for chemistry UNCG NURSING’S WORK AT health professionals. The rural need to keep the pipeline open and biology. UNCG was running ALUMNIMGAZINE.UNCG.EDU.

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36 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 37 Legacies ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY MAKE AN IMPACT HERE. Training Nurses at the SCENE WOMAN’S COLLEGE TRIBUTE Jackie McKoy Wolfe ’71 BSN learned firsthand that reading Left to right: Jay Witherspoon, Allen PROJECT – CONNECTING TO THE and lectures are only part of the preparation needed by health care Witherspoon, River Ellis, PAST, GAZING TOWARD THE FUTURE professionals. When starting as a nurse at Duke University Medical Risa Witherspoon, Anthony Center, she occasionally encountered situations she had not rehearsed Borja, Asyia Benton, Qikun The Woman’s College era (1932-63) was a time of during her training. Feng, Aricka Bennett change. Proud of their experiences at the largest Ensuring that future UNCG students are better equipped to face unexpected challenges, Jackie and her husband, Dr. Walter Wolfe, women’s higher education institution in the nation, made a significant donation to support UNCG’s Simulation Center for Coming from WC alumnae carried the University’s values of access Experiential Nursing Education (SCENE). “ a low income to education, dedication to learning, and commit- “Simulations reinforce what students learn in class and allow ment to service with them into the world. They them to practice things they may not be able to do in their clinicals because of high-risk,” said Clinical Assistant Professor and Simulation family and being became our teachers, nurses, secretaries, adminis- Coordinator Crystal Lamb. “And the goal is to have students ready on the only member trators, and leaders. They pioneered innovation in day one of their careers.” of my family in their fields and insisted on excellence in their com- Lamb explained that life-threatening situations can be enacted with munities. WC alumnae shaped the fabric of society. the nine high-tech mannequins now possessed by the nursing depart- the United States, ment. With capabilities that range from accepting medication to The Woman’s College Tribute Project celebrates this I understand bleeding and talking, these models offer very realistic experiences to legacy, while also honoring the role our University nursing students. how important played – and continues to play – in transforming stu- Additionally, SCENE allows instructors to set up realistic scenarios, resources are. dents and communities. A committee of dedicated such as treating individuals experiencing homelessness and patients with a mental health condition, by way of volunteer actors. While that alumnae is seeking donations for a permanent art Being given the would be a student-safety concern in clinical rotations, students are opportunity and landscape installation on UNCG’s campus. expected to lead the simulations. to have these Designed in collaboration with landscape artist Spartan of Promise Honoree and James Dinh and sculptor Michael Stutz, the Woman’s In my opinion, School of Nursing Class of 2020 Secretary Ashley Murray acknowl- resources from College Tribute will be a circular communal space in “ the best way to edged the importance of this training. donors to pursue front of the Mary Frances Stone Building. Three- It began with a gift of $500. learn nursing “In my opinion, the best way tiered brick walls will surround a central statue. to learn nursing skills is through Made in 1975 by UNC together the funds are now one of another reunion two years later, my goal leaves skills is through simulation and our clinicals,” said Greensboro School of Business the largest resources for financial the proceeds of which were These walls will hold flower planters as well as image me with nothing simulation and Murray. “But with simulation, it’s and Economics faculty member aid in the Bryan School. To date, donated to the Charles Burchette panels composed of text and photographs from okay to make mistakes, whereas in Dr. Roscoe Jackson Allen and his the Allen Scholarship Funds have Allen Scholarship Fund. more than pure our clinicals. WC-era yearbooks. clinicals there’s a lot more pressure.” wife, Anna Mae Burchette Allen, supported hundreds of students Until her death in 2010, Mae, ” thankfulness. The central sculpture, affectionately named Juniors and seniors in the nursing the gift created a scholarship and are valued at well over a accompanied by Risa, attended — Anthony Borja, Allen Scholar” program are enrolled in at least one course every semester that partici- honoring their son Charles, who half-million dollars. every annual Bryan Scholars and “Astera,” will be the head of a woman made of woven and Dean’s List honoree pates in a simulated experience. They typically enter the labs in groups died while serving in the U.S. For the duration of her life, Donors Luncheon to meet the bronze. Simultaneously a modern interpretation of of 8-10 and work in pairs to complete given scenarios. Afterward, they Navy. Charles had planned to Mae remained diligent in making beneficiaries of her scholarships. Minerva and the embodiment of the aspirations and debrief on their decisions with their instructors. study business administration additions to the funds, often to Risa has assumed the mantle of college students, which Risa says spirits of the women who passed through WC’s halls, “Going through that process helps me gain confidence. I get a lot after completing his military honor a friend or neighbor. Other family matriarch at the luncheons, would have pleased her father, as of my ‘aha’ moments after we sit down and talk about what we did,” service, and the Allens wished to family gifts widened the scope now joined by her sons Jay ’06 he was the first in his family to Astera will gaze across the quad. Students, staff, stated Murray. remember him by helping young of the Allens’ legacy at UNCG, and Allen ’09, both Bryan School earn a college degree. faculty, alumni, and visitors will be able to stand Last year, the School of Nursing graduated more than 300 students, people with financial struggles a legacy their extended family alumni themselves. Growing from $500 to now behind her and, through her eyes, see the campus and these numbers will likely continue to rise. With an estimated pursue an education in business. continues. “Our family enjoys having more than $600,000, the Allens’ that has changed thousands of lives. 75 percent of UNCG alumni choosing to stay in North Carolina, local Since its establishment, Daughter Risa Allen relationships with these students,” endowed funds have created communities will undoubtedly benefit the most from the University’s the Charles Burchette Allen Witherspoon ’75, ’80 MEd recalled said Risa. “They’ve had diverse opportunity for hundreds of For more information about the Woman’s College efforts to bring innovative strategies to the health care curriculum. Scholarship Fund has grown a 2016 family reunion where backgrounds, some from right aspiring business professionals Tribute Project or to make a donation, please contact Thankfully, donors like the Wolfes continue to push these endeavors exponentially. Mae Allen cousins brought fabric squares to down the road and others from and untold economic impact for Kris Davidson, associate vice chancellor of advance- forward. established a second scholarship decorate with family members’ different countries, but all are the communities where they ment, at 336-256-2603 or [email protected]. in memory of her husband two handprints. The fabric was made dedicated to their studies.” are employed. Now that’s an years after his death in 1984, and into a quilt and auctioned at Many are first-generation impressive return on investment! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNCG NURSING PROGRAM ON PP 30-37.

38 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 39 SHERREE BROOKS PREDDY ’79 and worked 15 seasons with the organization. 1 2 3 her husband, Steve, of Oxford, He recently oversaw his 89th show at the gradtidings N.C., celebrated their 40th wedding venue with the Student Theatre Guild anniversary on June 17. production of “Young Frankenstein.” JAMES SHELTON ’79 won a seat on the TOMMY MANESS ’81 was named to the COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Granite Quarry (NC) Town Council. He 2019 class for the Eastern Randolph is a retired management accountant and (N.C.) High School Hall of Fame. He plant controller. coached baseball at Eastern Randolph to a four-year term on the UNCG Board for 24 years, including four years at of Trustees, where she serves as chair. the junior varsity level and 20 more 1950s Betsy is co-owner of Charles Aris Inc., leading the varsity. His 1998 team won an executive search firm based in the state 3-A Championship, and he was Greensboro. KAY CASHION ’53C won the 2019 1980s named the NCBCA Region 4 Coach of the Commissioner of the Year Award from Year. He retired in 2011 after 30 years of teaching in the Math Department. 1 the state of North Carolina as the result 5 Dorian Thompson ’14, Sarah of her service at the local, state and DEBORAH JAMES ’80 is a speech-language Since then, he has worked part-time at McGuire ’14 MPA, Amy Snyder, national level. Kay, a Guilford County pathologist with Southern Therapy Randolph Community College in the Brandon Taylor ’14, Jacelle Cannon commissioner, served on the board of 1970s Services in Southern Pines, N.C. She Math Department and now in the Adult ’14, Bonnie Landaverdy ’13, and directors for both the state and national has a master’s degree in communication Education Department. Michael Clinton ’13 volunteered at disorders from the University of South the Alumni Welcome Tent during the associations of county commissioners and SALLY CAGLE BRITT ’74 and her husband SUE MOON ’81 coordinated fundraising Carolina. Homecoming Block party on October recently received an award for her work attended the UNCG Legacy reception and efforts to raise more than $160,000 for 4 19, 2019. 2 Siddiga Ahmed ’16 promoting the arts. She was a driving FORREST MUNDEN ’80 MM teaches band cancer research and programs, including viewed the Endowment Legacy Wall of celebrated with family and friends at force behind the establishment of the at Walkertown (N.C.) Middle School. a new teen room at Mission Children’s Fame. She was able to find the name of the UNCG Alumni Awards Guilford County Family Justice Center Forrest taught for more than 50 years Hospital in Asheville, N.C. Sue is the the scholarship they established in honor Celebration on October 18, 2019. She in Greensboro as well as the opening of a before retiring and then rejoining head coach of volleyball and basketball at of her parents. received the Minerva Award for second center in High Point. She leads the the workforce part-time. He has been North Henderson High School and is also WILLIAM MANGUM ’75, ’83 MFA was Distinguished Service for her work as Guilford County Citizens’ Academy. teaching at Walkertown for four years. He the school’s assistant athletic director. She featured in “North Carolina Beautiful,” an advocate of Greensboro’s was inducted into the NC Bandmasters received the Ricky Sparks Spirit Award MARY ALICE ELLIOTT ‘53 was honored by the an exhibition of his landscapes presented immigrant community 3 Iris Association in 2014. from the Kiwanis All-Stars of Henderson Chi Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa on the at the Broadhurst Gallery in Bill’s native Wagstaff ’93 4 Caleb Cuthbertson ANDY RALSTON-ASUMENDI ’80 County. occasion of her 60th anniversary with the Pinehurst, N.C. He has more than 3,000 worked ’16, Emily Britt ’15, and Marianna chapter. She earned her master’s degree paintings to his credit and has received with the Rescued Castaways team to MUSETTE STECK ’81 MPA gives tours of Levithan ’19 made a toast in honor of in education from UNC Chapel Hill and numerous national and international produce a film for the 48 Hour Film the Old Smithville Burying Ground in the Class of 2019 at the annual then studied in India on a Fulbright awards. Project competition in Greensboro. The Southport, NC. Musette, considered December Graduate Salute on Scholarship. She taught high school mockumentary was a musical about the one of Southport’s most well-versed December 12, 2019. 5 Members of LARRY WOMBLE ’76 MED received an history for 40 years, including 30 years in world’s smallest flash mob. historians, is an active member of the the School of Health and Human outstanding alumni award during the Sciences Alumni Association Board Person County, N.C. SHEILA WRIGHT STAMM ’80 is dean of Southport Historical Society. Atkins High School Legacy Awards Barry Murray ’14 MA, Lindsey KAREN YOST ’57 won a Best in Show at the the School of Education at American 7 ceremony. Larry, a former state JUNE L. BASDEN ’83 was listed in the 2019 Sanders ’12 MSW, Jonathan Lucas ’97, Caldwell Arts Council’s Caldwell Visual International College. She formerly served representative and native of Winston- edition of The Best Lawyers in America in ’06 MPH, and Ashley Frazier ’17 PhD as president of S. Wright & Associates. Artists Competition. She is retired from Salem, N.C., graduated from Atkins in the practice areas of banking and finance took home the title of “Best Overall She has an extensive background in teaching art in the Hickory (N.C.) schools. 1959. law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor Tree” at the 14th Annual Branches of higher education, including serving rights/insolvency, and reorganization law. 6 SUSAN RYAN CATAPANO ’78 is the Cille Love on December 7, 2019. Alumni as dean of the School of Education She practices with Carruthers & Roth, PA, Leadership Board (ALB), from left, and Ron Williams Community Chair 6 for Cambridge College and Hamline in Greensboro. Sherita Warren Gatling ’02, Gail for Early Childhood Education at the University. She also served a term as TERESA SMITH GILREATH ‘84 is now a city Russell Austin ’73, Derek Friday ’02, University of Nebraska-Kearney. Susan commissioner of higher education for the commissioner is Oxford, N.C. Lindsey Sanders ’12 MSW, Terance 1960s is a professor of teacher education at the state of Minnesota. She has a master’s Takyi ’06, Elisha Gutloff ’92, Zac university. She has an MBA in human degree from the Rhode Island School of JULIE HUNTER ’84, ’85 MM is a music Engle ’11 MBA, Jennifer Mee Morris resource management from Maryville MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS ’66 has released a Design and a doctorate in curriculum and specialist at Forest Park Elementary ’86, Mary Landers, Anne Hayes Tate University, a doctorate in higher second edition of “Coins and Currency, An instruction from NC State University. School in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County ’68, Jason Caldwell ’03, Jennifer education with an emphasis in adult Historical Encyclopedia.” (N.C.) Schools. She has been teaching for Smith Hooks ’76, Michelle Schneider and early childhood teacher education ALAN LAMM ’81 was the commencement 34 years at the school. ’91, ’01 MPA, Whitney Hill ’09, Rachel ROBERT MORGAN ’68 MFA, a professor at from Nova Southeastern University, speaker for the University of Mount JOHN ALLEN ’85 successfully ran for Kelly ’07, ’09 MPA, Kimberlee Ming Cornell University, was honored by the and a media specialist license from East Olive. Alan is chair of the department of Department of English and Creative religion and history and has taught at the alderman of Southport, N.C. He is a ’95. Not pictured: Anita Banks ’03, Carolina University. She has been an JoAnne Safrit ’57. 7 LaMonda Sykes Writing at Cornell on the occasion of his university for 22 years. He holds master retired economic developer and city active member of the early childhood field 8 9 ’12, ’16 PBC, Dr. Dianne Welsh, Tiffany 75th birthday. Robert is the author of 12 of divinity and master of theology degrees planner. as owner and director of two nationally Grant ’18 MBA, and Holli Ward ’07 books of poetry, nine works of fiction, from Duke University. He earned his accredited early learning centers, CARYL BURNS ’85 EDD has retired after MS participated in a UNCG alumni and three non-fiction books. He won doctorate from the University of South executive director of an early childhood working for the Caldwell County (N.C.) entrepreneurship panel on the James B. Hanes Poetry Prize, the Carolina. nonprofit, president of a National Schools for more than 50 years. She November 14, 2019, as local female North Carolina Award in Literature, and Association for the Education of Young RON LAW ’81, ’83 MFA has announced retired as associate superintendent for business leaders. 8 Members of the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and National Children affiliate, and a faculty member plans to retire from his post as executive educational program services. Class of 1970 gather each year to Endowment for the Arts fellowships. in early childhood education for more director of Theatre Charlotte (N.C.). When NEILL HANCE ’85 MFA is director of the celebrate their friendship which BETSY SUITT OAKLEY ’69 was reappointed than 25 years. he retires in this summer, he will have University of South Carolina Union dates from UNCG. Pictured, from left, Theatre. He has either acted, directed, are Libby Putnam, Cheryl Eckstam, or produced more than 60 theater Carolina Howerton, Doris Clark, Susan Burdine, Barbara Garrison, productions over his 30-year career. His Cynthia Overcash and Sandy latest production was Shakespeare’s “A During these extraordinary times, we send our best wishes Sanders. 9 Joan Greason ’61 and Midsummer Night’s Dream.” for each of you. Reach out, and share your news. Mary Lib Slate ’61 planned a food PAUL LESSARD ’85 MFA was honored drive for their Vanguard classmates Visit us at alumnimagazine.uncg.edu and click on “Submit a class note.” with a soccer locker room at High Point in Winston-Salem, NC to help support University being named for him. Paul, Class Notes, UNCG Alumni UNCG’s Spartan Open Pantry. They You can also mail your information to who founded and heads the High Point delivered the items they collected to [ Engagement, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 . } Foundation, played soccer with Jorge campus on February 3, 2020.

40 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 41 listed by the NC Child Fatality and winning television and film writer, of the Cato College of Education at UNC and management analyst with the City of MATTHEW TROY ’02 ’06 MM planned to 10 11 gradtidings Prevention Team as homicide victims by a created “Bless the Harts,” an animated Charlotte. Teresa joined UNCC in 2005 Greensboro. conduct the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Pops parent or caregiver. Gail previously served comedy for the Fox network. She recently and has served as associate dean in the Series concert “Free Fallin’: The Music of on the faculty at Lenoir-Rhyne University spoke to UNCG media studies students Cato College since 2016. She is the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” and Lagueruela. Jorge and his wife, Debi, for more than 20 years. on campus. principal investigator for a $1.8 million the Discovery Concert for Kids “Music gave a generous gift to the university in Teacher Quality Partnership grant from Explorers! Discovering Music Around the recognition of his friendship with Paul. ANNETTE PRIVETTE KELLER ‘89, director IRIS R. WAGSTAFF ’93 received the DC World” in April 2020. Troy has conducted of communications for the city of Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance Person of the US Department of Education. She was SCOTT HAMILTON ’86 is president of the 2000s orchestras across the country. He was Kannapolis, N.C., was named one of the Year Award in Education. She was the 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Golden LEAF Foundation, an economic Paper Award at the Society of Information associate conductor with the Winston- the 2019 Top Women in Business by honored for her over 20 years of STEM development group. Scott previously Technology and Teacher Education ANTAVIA CHERRY ’00, a licensed Salem Symphony 2008–2014 and has Business Today NC. She holds a Master education outreach and advocacy to served as executive director of the International Conference, as well as the cosmetologist and salon owner, spoke to been artistic director and conductor of of Public Administration degree and an support students who are Appalachian Regional Commission and as 2014 recipient of the UNCC College of the Salisbury (N.C.) Minority Business the Piedmont Wind Symphony since advanced certificate in marketing from underrepresented in STEM, as well as her CEO of AdvantageWest. Education Excellence in Teaching Award. Council. She has worked in education and January 2015 and was appointed music UNC Charlotte, as well as a certificate in efforts in the community to resource 14 DEBORAH “DEBBIE” TROGDON ’86 MS is She received her Ed.D. degree in human services for many years. director of the Western Piedmont municipal administration from the UNC- parents and provide culturally relevant principal of East Carteret (N.C.) High curriculum and instruction from UNC Symphony in the spring of 2019. Troy also CH School of Government. PD for K-12 STEM teachers. She currently MEREDITH MITCHELL ’00 has joined White School. She previously served as an Chapel Hill. currently serves as education conductor works in Washington, D.C., as a STEM Oak Family Physicians, PA, in Asheboro, assistant principal at Pinecrest High JANICE MACOPSON ’89 MSN received with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, program director at the American ANNETTE GARROU ‘96 MSN presented a N.C., as a family nurse practitioner. School in Southern Pines, N.C. an advanced clinical practice degree where he directs the Discovery Series, 12 13 Association for the Advancement of program on the role of nursing during the She received her master’s degree in from Frontier Nursing University. She Educational Concert Series, and Link Up ROY YARBROUGH ’86 EDD was one of three Science in the Diversity, Equity, and American Revolution in Marion, N.C. nursing with family nurse practitioner graduated with a Doctor of Nursing Concerts, and leads outreach efforts and starters at the NCHSAA Track and Field Inclusion Department, where she leads certification though Frontier Nursing Practice degree. She graduated from ANGELA MAYO ’96 was named head coach performances. championships in Greensboro. He is a US University. Western Carolina University in 2001 national initiatives and manages multiple of the bass fishing team at Catawba Valley Track and Field Association master level KIM LEAKE ’03 MSA is assistant principal with a post master’s certificate as a NSF-funded grants focused on broadening Community College. Angela, an alumna of RICK MOOREFIELD ’00 MPA was named official. He has served more than 45 years at John Lawrence Elementary School in family nurse practitioner and has worked participation in STEM, workforce CVCC, has been participating on the Lady Outstanding County Attorney for as a track and field official. Asheboro, N.C. She previously served as in cardiology since becoming a nurse development and K-12 STEM teacher Bass Anglers Association Women’s Pro 2019 by the NC Association of County 15 interim assistant principal at Randleman JIM CAUSBY ’88 EDS is interim practitioner. She has a special interest professional development. She also serves Tour since 2014. She teaches classes at Attorneys. Rick is the county attorney in Elementary School and principal at Peck superintendent of the Johnston County as adjunct chemistry faculty, where she Gander Outdoors for youth interested in Cumberland County, NC. He is president in women and heart disease. She was Elementary School in Guilford County, (N.C.) Public Schools. Jim previously focuses on efforts to broaden the sport of fishing. of the National Association of County selected by her patients as being one of N.C. participation in the chemical sciences and served as superintendent for the district the top 5 percent nationally overall for KENNETH SIMINGTON ’96 PHD is Civil Attorneys. He received his law PENNY MOFFITT ’03 was named the Macon from 1994 to 2004. He also served as patient experience based on the 2016 and to share resources and opportunities to retiring from his position as interim degree from UNC Chapel Hill. UNCG chemistry department students County (N.C.) Schools Teacher of the Year. executive director of the NC Association 2018 Press Gainey Associates database. superintendent of the Winston-Salem/ AMEE HUNEYCUTT ODOM ’00 MLIS She teaches business classes at Franklin of School Administrators and the NC and faculty. Iris has a master’s degree in Forsyth County (NC) Schools. He had received the Knowledge Award from KAREN PARKER ’89 exhibited her art at the High School. School Superintendents Association. He chemistry from NC A&T and a PhD in served as deputy superintendent since Wingate University for her work with Hiddenite (N.C.) Arts & Heritage Center’s 10 was named NC Superintendent of the Year science education from NC State WILLIAM H. PENN ’03 is assistant chief in Buckley Andrews ’91, Michael Parker (coach), Brian Japp ’87, David Lucas Mansion Gallery. Karen, who also 2016. the university. She is a 1995 alumna of three times and was named to the Order University. charge of the Support Services Bureau Ulmsten ’92, Jason Haupt ’92, Michael Thorn ’89, and Eddie Radwanski ’97 holds an MFA from Ohio University, has SCOTT QUEEN ’97, ’04 MS is the interim Wingate and director of the university’s were inducted into the NC Soccer Hall of Fame on January 25, 2020, as part of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina’s for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Police taught art since 1989 in community art DONNA CARTER ’94 MED is a lieutenant vice president of administrative and Ethel K. Smith Library. In 2018, Amee of the 1993 and 1994 USISL Championship teams. Eddie Radwanski was also highest civilian award. Department. He has served with the centers, universities, and community colonel with the NC Highway Patrol. fiscal services for Alamance Community received the Alumni Excellence in Service inducted as an individual for his playing and coaching success. 11 Zeb Perrell department for 21 years. He has a WANDA BATTS CONEAL ’88 is interim colleges. She joined the organization in 1998 as a College as well as executive vice president Award. She has also received the Student ’11 12 Susanne Bickley Anderson ’98, ’03 MSN 13 Sally Cagle Britt ’74 14 June master’s degree from Winston-Salem provost and vice president for academic trooper in Winston-Salem. She has served Government Association’s “Unsung Hero” Basden ’83 15 Teresa Petty ’95, ’98 MED CANDACE SALMON-HOSEY ’89, ’12 EDS, ’19 of ACC. He is a doctoral candidate in the affairs at Saint Augustine’s University. in supervisory positions throughout award and twice received one of Wingate’s State University. He also graduated from EDD is executive director of technology community college executive leadership Wanda previously served as dean of the the state in Gastonia, Winston-Salem, Mentor Medallions. She also holds a the Administrative Officers Management services for the Guilford County (N.C.) program at Wingate University. School of Humanities, Education, Social, Kenansville, Motor Carrier Enforcement, master of arts degree in English from Program at NC State University and SEND US YOUR PHOTOS Schools. She previously served in the SUSANNE BICKLEY ANDERSON ’98, ’03 MSN, a and Behavioral Sciences at the university Internal Affairs and the Support Services UNC Charlotte. the Piedmont Leadership Academy. He same role for Durham Public Schools. certified registered nurse anesthetist, since 2017. Before that, she was a tenured Unit. She has a bachelor’s degree in earned the Trilogy Award from the FBI NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, received the Clinical Instructor of the JENNIFER TAYLOR ’00 is a research staff faculty member and had served as interim TIM SESSOMS ’89 is a candidate for the physical education with a concentration Law Enforcement Executive Development WE’D LIKE TO SEE YOU TOO. Year Award from the American member at the Institute for Defense dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Summerfield (N.C.) Town Council. He in sports medicine from East Carolina Association. He is a certified general Association of Nurse Anesthetists. She is Analyses’ Strategy, Forces and Resources among other positions at NC Central is the founder, CEO, and managing University. She is the first female to instructor through the NC Justice a staff anesthetist at Wake Forest Baptist Division. She has a master’s degree Academy. UNCG Magazine is now publishing pictures of your milestones, University. Wanda holds a master’s degree partner for CRG, a staffing and consulting achieve the rank of lieutenant colonel in Health Outpatient Surgery Center in in international relations from Yale such as weddings, births and reunions. All you have to do is send in human resources administration from business. the State Highway Patrol. JENNI REED ’03 MSA, ’12 EDS, ’17 EDD, Winston-Salem, N.C. University and a master’s degree in Central Michigan University and a Ph.D. principal of Hillcrest Elementary School, us your photos. GREG FERGUSON ’94 MPA is assistant applied security studies from the in education and human development LAURA GRAHAM ’98 is front office manager was named the Alamance-Burlington city manager of community services in University of Exeter (UK). A few things to keep in mind: from Vanderbilt University. for Roxboro (N.C.) Community School. School System’s Principal of the Year. High Point, N.C. He has more than 25 JERI JACKSON ’01, ’15 MSA is principal at • Digital images need to be high resolution for print JENNY GARWOOD ’88 is manager of She previously worked at Eastern Jenni has been in the education field for years of local government management E.M. Yoder Elementary School in Mebane, (at least 300 dpi). museum education and adjunct curator of Alamance (N.C.) High School for 23 years. 24 years, 15 as an administrator. She 1990s experience, most recently as town N.C. Jeri previously served as assistant • Please identify everyone in the photo and be sure to include textiles at the Museum of Early Southern MATT MCLEAN ’98 is principal of Clement previously served as principal of Haw manager of Waxhaw, N.C. principal at Turrentine Middle School Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C. Elementary School in Sampson County, River and Grove Park elementary schools. your name (including your maiden name, if applicable), JOEL SORENSEN ’91 MM played Beppe in WILHELMINA RITTER ’94 was named and assistant principal at Hillcrest She discussed “Expressions of Freedom N.C. He holds an NC principal’s license ADAM TARLETON ’03 MFA was selected graduation year and degree. the Greensboro Opera’s production of Chatham County (N.C.) Educator of the Elementary School. in Southern Needlework Samplers” at the from the Sandhills Regional Leadership by his peers for inclusion in The Best • Photographs from a professional photographer must be “Pagliaccio.” He performed in the opera Week by The Chatham News. She teaches Asheboro (N.C.) Public Library. Academy and a master’s degree in school ROY LYNCH ’01 is town manager of Siler Lawyers in America 2020 for trusts and accompanied by a release form from the photographer. earlier, playing the same role one night as K-4 physical education at Siler City administration from Fayetteville State City, N.C. He previously served as finance estates. JOY ROSS ’88 has been named director of a stand-in for San Francisco Opera. Elementary School. • While we welcome wedding photos and baby pictures, University. He previously served Cape director for the town and interim town finance for Downtown Greensboro Inc. CALVIN VAUGHN JR. ’03 MPA is serving on we will not publish engagement or pregnancy pictures. GRETCHEN ROBINSON ’92, ’11 PHD, associate DAVID SUTTON ’94 is superintendent of manager. Before that, he was town Previously Joy served as the director Fear High School as assistant principal the Mount Airy (N.C.) Planning Board. He professor in special education, is the the Rutherford County (N.C.) Schools. manager of Liberty, N.C. • Please send photos from the past year. of operations and finance for William and athletic director. In May 2019, he is retired from a career with the City of interim chair of the Department of He holds a master’s degree in school • Finally, depending on photo quality and/or volume of Mangum Studio, where she managed the was selected as the state’s Davie Harris MELVIN MARSHALL ’01 MSA is principal of High Point, N.C. retail operations, licensing and business Educational Leadership and Specialties at administration and Doctor of Education Athletic Director of the Year. SCALE Greensboro. He previously served submissions, we may not be able to publish every photo UNC Pembroke’s School of Education. She TIFFANY ATKINS ’04 is an assistant development. She also has worked with degree from Western Carolina University. MICHAEL CURLEE ’99 was named Stanly as a coordinator for at-risk students at Lee we receive. joined the school’s faculty in 2010. He previously served as assistant professor at the Elon University School many fundraising and nonprofit efforts County (N.C.) Teacher of the Year. He is a County (N.C.) Schools. of Law. She graduated from Elon Law in Please send your pictures using the “Submit a Class Note” form at across the Greensboro. DEANNA BURCH ’93 has been named superintendent of the system. special education teacher at South Stanly TAMEKA KENAN-NORMAN ’02 MA, who had the Class of 2011, where she received the alumnimagazine.uncg.edu. Or you can mail a print to Class Notes a student ambassador at Piedmont RUBY CUTSHAW ’95 is principal of Hiwassee High School. GAIL SUMMER ’88 EDD, project coordinator been spokeswoman for the Rocky Mount David Gergen Award for Leadership and Photo, Alumni Engagement Office, Alumni House, P.O. Box 26170, for Kids-READy Catawba, spoke at the Community College. She is in her second Dam Elementary/Middle School in JASON MARTIN ’99, ’06 MPA is assistant (N.C.) municipal government, is now chief Professionalism. She later served as a Greensboro, NC 27402-6170. Mailed photos cannot be returned. Children’s Advocacy and Protection year as a nursing student at the school. Cherokee County, N.C. county manager for Davidson County, development communications officer at Legal Method and Communication Fellow Center’s vigil to remember the 18 children EMILY SPIVEY ’93, the Emmy Award- TERESA PETTY ’95, ’98 MED is interim dean N.C. He previously served as a budget an agency in Salisbury, Maryland. from 2016 to 2018. She previously taught

42 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 43 superintendent licensure at Appalachian This Day Forward.” David, who has a Council for Negro Women. She gradtidings State University. master of fine arts degree in directing received her master’s degree in public WILSON HOOPER ’06 MPA is town manager from Florida State University, has worked administration from Bowie State This year’s Believe in the G event, the University’s with four other outdoor dramas, including University. She serves on the board of BIGGEST ‘BELIEVE IN THE G’ YET in Wake Law’s legal analysis, writing. and of North Wilkesboro, N.C. He previously “The Lost Colony.” Washington Improv Theater, where annual day of giving, raised a record-breaking $1,049,877 thanks to the more than 1,000 gifts from alumni, faculty, research program. worked for the city of Charlotte, N.C., for 12 years, including as visitor information GREG VLAZNY ’07 is head basketball she chairs the space committee and staff, students, and friends of UNCG. The funds raised – a nearly 50% increase from last year – will support student AMANDA ADAMS GORDON ‘04 is exhibiting specialist with the Charlotte Regional coach for Southwest Guilford (N.C.) is co-chair of the strategic planning her mixed media and photography at scholarships, academics and research, the arts, athletics, and other programs and initiatives. Go blue and gold! Visitors Authority. High School. He previously served as an committee. She also teaches and performs the Stokes County (NC) Arts Council’s assistant on the school’s coaching staff. at the theater. Apple Gallery. She has a gifted education WAYNE JAMES ’06 retired as band director He also has served as sports director for SHERRILL ROLAND ’09, ’17 MFA, the McColl certification from UNC Charlotte. She is at Northeastern High School in Elizabeth the Jamestown (N.C.) Youth League. Center for Art + Innovation artist-in- a National Board Certified art teacher in City, N.C. He has a master’s degree in residence, discussed his work from the her 16th year of teaching in the Winston- school administration from Elizabeth RENE ANDERSON ’08, ’19 DNP has joined City State University and is working on Jump Suit Project at an exhibit at the Salem/Forsyth County (N.C.) School FirstHealth Cardiology-Raeford (NC) as a his doctorate in school administration at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African System. cardiology nurse practitioner. Regent University. American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, HAYDEN DAWES ’08 is a doctoral student in DA-VIDA W. ROSEMAN ’04 is chief operating N.C. Sherrill was wrongfully incarcerated JESSICA MCDANIEL ’06 is membership the School of Social Work at UNC Chapel officer of Granville Health System in in Washington, D.C. After his release, manager for the Lexington (N.C.) Area Hill. He earned his master’s degree in Oxford, N.C. She previously served as the he wore an orange jumpsuit as part of Chamber of Commerce. She formerly social work from NC State University in vice president of nursing and chief nurse a yearlong performance piece until his worked with the NC Community College 2014. He has worked as a licensed clinical executive at Carolinas HealthCare System graduation from UNCG. System in Davidson, Montgomery and Blue Ridge in Morganton, N.C. She holds a social worker in community and hospital Randolph counties. She is a member SANDRA ROUSE ’09 PHD, dean of students master’s degree in nursing from Gardner- settings, most recently at the Veterans of the board of directors for the NC at Newberry College, was honored by Webb University. Health Administration. Community College Adult Educators Columbia College with its 2019 Career RISHARA FINSEL ’08 MLIS is director of the ABI WOODSON ’04 MED was the 2019 Association and is chairwoman of the Achievement Award. Sandra, who Transylvania County (N.C.) Library. She Teacher of the Year for Winston-Salem/ workshops and events committee for graduated in 1995 from Columbia College, previously served as the director of the Forsyth County (N.C.) Schools. She the Asheboro-Randolph Chamber of began her career in higher education as Polk County (N.C.) Public Library. teaches fourth grade at Speas Elementary Commerce. She also sits on the member Newberry’s assistant director of resident School. She has been teaching for 15 services committee for the Archdale- LAURA NEELY ‘08 is town manager of life and student activities. She served years. Trinity Chamber of Commerce and has Dobson, N.C. She previously served as the other higher education institutions town’s finance officer from 2012 to 2018. ERICA STANDFIELD BRANDON ’05 was served as secretary for the Montgomery throughout the Carolinas from 2000 to appointed by NC Gov. Roy Cooper to County Chamber of Commerce. Jessica She holds a master’s degree in public 2014, when she returned to Newberry to administration from UNC Pembroke. fill the open 17-A District Court Judge is a graduate of both the Randolph serve as associate dean of students. She seat. She is the first African American and Montgomery County Leadership ERIC GEE ’08, ’12 MM, ’15 POST MASTER’S assumed the role of dean in 2016. judge, elected or appointed, to represent Development programs. CERTIFICATE is assistant principal at Rockingham County. Erica has worked GERALYNN SYLVER MCGEE ’06 is policy Archdale-Trinity Middle School. He as a state prosecutor for the Rockingham director with the Connecticut Health previously served as assistant principal at County District Attorney’s office since Foundation. She previously was the policy Wheatmore High School. Salisbury, N.C. Liliya teaches digital a supporting role in “Nappily Ever After” basketball state championships at both Taiwan, from 2014 to 2015. She later 2009. She earned her juris doctorate advocate with Greater Hartford Legal TANIA MARTIN ’08 MED, ’11 POST MASTER’S 2010s photography, printmaking and art history and cameos in “Guardians of the Galaxy the 2-A and 1-A levels, and he was named attended the Middlebury Institute of degree from NC Central University School Aid. She graduated from the University of CERTIFICATE, an ESL teacher in survey at Gaston College. 2” and “Baywatch.” conference coach of the year four times. International Studies and received her of law. Connecticut School of Law. master’s degree in teaching English to Rockingham County, N.C., has released a A. ALLISTER COOPER ‘10 has joined the law MACKENZIE HENRY ‘11 is assistant teacher MELISSA ALBRIGHT ’12 is director of child JUSMAR MANESS ’13 MSA is school speakers of other languages and language PHILLIP PERRY ’05 was named Teacher TROY POWELL ’06 MPA is manager of the CD titled “Front Porch Faith and Family.” firm of Cordell & Cordell as a litigation of the primary class at Mountain Sun nutrition for Carteret County Public support officer for learning for Guilford City of Greensboro’s code compliance program administration. She received her of the Year for Pitt County (NC) public WHITNEY OAKLEY ’08 EDS, ’11 EDD is chief attorney in their Wilmington, N.C., office. Community School. She also is the Schools. She previously served as the County (NC) Schools’ Area 7 She serves first English Language Fellowship from middle schools. He teaches at Wellcome division. He previously served as director academic officer for Guilford County She earned her law degree from Charlotte co-owner of Two Pine State, an Emmy school food service director for the elementary schools in southwestern of land management for the town of 2018 to 2019 and is serving at the same Middle School. He has a master’s degree (N.C.) Schools. She previously served School of Law. She previously practiced Award-winning video production Monroe County School District in Florida. Guilford County. She previously served as Spencer, N.C. institution this year as a returning fellow. in elementary education from NC A&T as interim chief academic officer and family and employment law and is a company based in Brevard, N.C. She holds national certification and principal at Southern Middle School. membership in numerous school nutrition During her first fellowship, Kelly trained State University and a master’s degree RHONDA SMITH ’06 MA performed as assistant superintendent of teaching, member of the N.C. Bar Association. ISAAC B. HORTON IV ’11 is a partner in a DANA STACHOWIAK ’13 PHD is director of in middle grades math education from part of “A Dozen Hands N Sync,” a six and food service organizations. over 900 in-service teachers through learning and professional development. GABRIELLE GRANT ’10 MA is executive Raleigh, N.C, business that includes four the Women’s Studies and Resource Center Western Governors University. pianists at two pianos concert held in interactive workshops in various cities MARY PARKER ’08 is the Career Center director of Mountain Mediation Services food trucks, a restaurant in Morgan Street ASHLEY BLOOD ’12 is a fourth-grade teacher at UNC Wilmington. Dana is an associate Hickory, N.C. Rhonda is minister of music around China. BETH POOVEY RUDISILL ’05 MSN is a coordinator at Central Carolina in western N.C. She has a Ph.D. in conflict Food Hall, and another restaurant in at Glendale-Kenly Elementary School. She professor of curriculum and instruction at First United Methodist Church in candidate for the Maiden (N.C.) Town Community College and a global Certified resolution and analysis from Nova southeast Raleigh. previously taught in the Guilford County in UNCW’s Watson College of Education’s STEPHEN KENT ’14 is the spokesman for the Hickory. She has performed as a soloist libertarian group Young Voices. Council. She works at Catawba Valley Career Development facilitator. She has Southeastern University. She previously DAVID LAMBERT ’11 is director of solid and Rowan-Salisbury schools. Department of Educational Leadership. and accompanist in venues from gospel Health System. a master’s degree in human resources was a member of the faculty at the waste management and recycling for TAYE GONFA ’12 is a family practice She previously served as an assistant WES RICHARDSON ’14, director of bands at to Big Band, from rock to jazz and from management from NC A&T State and a Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Moore County, N.C. He formerly was physician at Cone Health. He earned his professor of diversity and multicultural Central Davidson (NC) Middle School, AARON WOODY ’05 MSA, ’08 SPECIALIST IN sacred to classical. She is a certified music post-master’s in college teaching, adult and Pannasatra University in Siem Reap, town manager for Robbins, N.C. He has a medical degree from UNC Chapel Hill and education at the University of Louisiana is now minister of music at First Baptist EDUCATION, ’10 EDD is superintendent of teacher with the American College of learning, and leadership from UNCG. Cambodia. law degree from Elon University School performed his residency at Cone Health. at Lafayette. Church of Lexington, N.C. the Asheboro (N.C.) City Schools. He has Musicians and a member of the American of Law and previously worked as a case served as assistant superintendent for Guild of Organists, The Choristers Guild, DAVID BLALOCK ’09 made his Metropolitan CAROLINE HARMON ‘10 is a senior brand JESSICA JONES ’12 was named Teacher of MACKENZIE BARHAM ’14, ’19 DNP is a nurse ALICIA SHOUP ’14 MED was recognized as coordinator in Randolph County (N.C.) curriculum and instruction for the system The Fellowship of United Methodist Opera debut in New York in Puccini’s analyst for trend and style at Lowe’s. She the year for Pitt County (N.C.) public practitioner at Eden (NC) Internal Teacher of the Week by The Chatham Family Court. since 2016. Musicians, and the Handbells Musicians “Turandot.” David won the Young Artist was featured in an October 2019 article in kindergarten through eighth-grade Medicine. She specializes in adult/ (N.C.) News. She teaches English language ALLISON DOBY ‘06 is director of admissions of America. Division of the 2008 Charles A. Lynam Charlotte Magazine. ZEBULON “ZEB” PERRELL ’11 is a marketing schools. She teaches third grade at gerontology services. arts at Moncure Middle School. This is her Vocal Competition. He toured China with technologist for the mid-Atlantic region of Farmville Elementary School. and alumni support coordinator at QUANESHA T. HOLLAND ’07 was the keynote MEREDITH MORGAN ’10 MED was named ROSALYNN CANNON ’14 is a mixologist 16th year of teaching. opera professor David Holley and three Marsh & McLennan Agency. Zeb, who has Salisbury (N.C.) Academy. She formerly speaker for the Nathan R. Cobb Sr. Environmental Educator of the Year by IAN OLSEN ’12 POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATE at Carpe Diem in Elizabeth, NC. She VANDY SCOATES ’14 MFA is visiting other singers in the summer of 2009. been with the agency for seven years, also was a department chair at Rowan- Foundation Inc. annual scholarship the Environmental Educators of North is principal at Gibson Elementary School was recently interviewed for Charlotte assistant professor of theatre at High serves on the national marketing team. Salisbury (N.C.) high schools. awards in Farmville, N.C. Quanesha, BRUCE MOSER ’09 DMA, assistant professor Carolina. She works for the Museum in Winston-Salem, N.C. He previously Magazine article on how to use aromatic Point University. She has been a CANDIE GREER ’06 is assistant principal at now a CVS pharmacist in Washington, of music at Gardner-Webb University, of Natural Sciences in Whiteville, N.C. CURRIE TERRELL ’11 performed a one-man served as an assistant principal at Wiley bitters in cocktails. professional costume, set and lighting Mulberry Elementary School in Wilkes DC, received the scholarship in 2002. received the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Previously she managed educational variety show titled “Seesawing Alone” in Magnet Middle School. KELLY DONOVAN ’14 was selected by the designer, scenic artist, seamstress and County, N.C. Candie previously served She studied chemistry at NC A&T Award. He formerly won the Faculty’s programing for refugee and immigrant Chapel Hill, N.C. Currie has a YouTube GEORGE ROBINSON ’12 MSA, athletic U.S. Department of State for a 10-month carpenter for the past 19 years. Most as an instructional specialist and testing State University and earned a doctor Rising Star Award. He teaches piano, students in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked and podcast series titled “Let’s Chat! With director for the Alamance-Burlington fellowship training teachers and teaching recently, she was an assistant professor coordinator. She has a master’s degree of pharmacy degree from Howard piano pedagogy and literature, music as an educator at Zoo Atlanta. Currie Terrell.” (NC) Schools, won the Charlie Adams English at Qufu Normal University in and chair of the design program in the in instructional media technology University. history, and music theory. LILIYA ZALEVSKAYA ’10 MFA was featured BO YOKELY ’11 received his first leading Distinguished Service award from the China. Kelly, seen in the spring 2019 theater department at Limestone College. and is pursuing a doctorate degree DAVID SEBREN ’07 is directing this year’s KRYSTAL RAMSEUR ’09 is chief solo artist at the summer exhibition at role in an UPtv streaming service movie NC High School Athletic Association. He UNCG Magazine, was a Fulbright She has a master of arts degree from in educational administration with Old Colony Players production of “From administrative officer for the National the Waterworks Visual Arts Center in titled “After the Storm.” He earlier played led teams to the NCHSAA state men’s English teaching assistant in Kinmen, Villanova University.

44 UNCG magazine ° Spring 2020 Spring 2020 ° UNCG magazine 45 Symphony, and regularly substitutes with Greensboro-based Harrison Ford CATHERINE WRIGHT BOGGIONI ’40 VIRGINIA WEIR MULLEN ’49 BETTE LEE FERREE CRAVEN WEAVER ’56X KAY FOSTER BRADBURN ’66 DEBRA LOUISE COLLINS ’76 gradtidings the North Carolina Symphony. Mustang band. FRANCES HARWARD CONNELL ’40 JEAN TRENT WILLIAMS ’49C BARBARA LOWDER BOWERS ’57 MARTHA CAROL HILL ’66C BETTY JOAN DELLINGER CRAVEN ’76 MED CARMEN OBREGÓN SALAMA ’17 MA PATRICIA JONES ’16 participated in Miami is an ANNIE LEE KNOX MITCHELL ’40 NELLE ROSE LANCASTER BAILEY ’50 MOLLIE HOUGH CANNON ’57 LORINE ESTELLE HARRIS LYNCH ’66 KENNETTE CARTER ROGERS DUNN ’76 University’s Earth Expeditions global instructor in Spanish at High Point SAVANNAH TESTER ’14 won a Judge’s DORIS AYRES BRINSTER ’41 EUNICE HEPLER LOWDER ’50 MARJORIE WARD GORE ’57 ROGER L. NELSON ’66 MED SYLVIA SMITH FRAZIER ’76 Merit Award at the annual Sculpture field course in Belize. She studied coral University. Her teaching experience CHARLOTTE WARREN CREECH ’41X BETTY A. RADER MARTIN ’50 PEGGY MOORE HALL ’57, ’63 MED BONNIE NEUMAN ’66 MSPE APRIL LEWIS LINDSAY ’76 Celebration in Lenoir, N.C. Savannah reefs, manatees, howler monkeys, jaguars includes distance learning Spanish is an art instructor with the Caldwell and other wildlife while learning the instruction, Spanish as a second language NANCY FLANAGAN GILLETTE ’41 MARY PAUL SHULER MCMILLAN ’50 MARGARET HESTER HOLLIS ’57 JEAN BARRY CALDWELL REECE SPEIGHT ’66 JOHNNIE OVERSTREET SIGMON ’76 MED methods communities are using to sustain (all levels, including adults), along with County Schools. MARY “RUTH” BUTLER BAILEY ’42 DORA LEE SHARPE PURGASON ’50X JOSEPH W. MCVEY JR. ’57 MED VIRGINIA HARRISON WELLMON ’66 MED LUCILE TURNER JAMES ’77 them in Belize. Patricia, an HR generalist teaching grades nine through 12 and TRACY AYERS ’15 is an associate accountant DORIS HARRISON RUSSELL ’50 ANNE ROBERTS TEER ’57 ARDEN PECK ’67 MS at Parker Poe LLP, lives in Charlotte, N.C., beginning and intermediate levels at the GLADYS SMITH BREWER ’42, MED ’59 CHARLES “PAUL” IACONO ’78 in the Gainesville, Florida, office of and is a graduate student in the Global university level. NELL CRUMPTON BURCH ’42 ELIZABETH LAVERNE SYKES BAUER ’51 HOPE “JACKIE” MURPHY WHITTAKER ’57 SALLY JO WIESNER ’67 GARY K. LANEY ’78 MS, ’88 EDD James Moore CPAs and Consultants. She Field Program. BETSY TUNSTALL BAZEMORE ’51 CAROL CUNNINGHAM ALEXANDER ’68 has more than four years of experience JAMES “JIM” CRAIG WHITLEY III ’17 led a LENA “LYNN” BROWN MOULSON ’42 SYLVIA HARRELL WOOLARD ’57C SANDRA IRIS HALL MARTIN ’78 SOFIA MOSQUERA ’16, ’18 MA, director discussion of the Revolutionary War in MARTHA HARRILL DEAL ’51C HAZEL WRIGHT KEARNS ’68 MA working with corporate structure, MARY FRANCES RASBERRY NEWELL ’42 VIRGINIA HURT BREEDEN ’58C LESLIE ROWE MILLSAPS ’78, ’81 MM of community education and advocacy the South at the Brevard Station Museum tax consulting, auditing, and other LAURAH GRACE DOBSON VAN POOLE ’51 MARILYN COTTEN MCMICHAEL ’68 MED HELEN VINSON DAUGHERTY ’43 MOLLY SUMMERS CARVER ’58C SUSAN MCCOLLUM TINGEN ’78 accounting work. at Faith Action International House, in Stanley, N.C. Jim has participated in GRACE THOMPSON ROYSTER ’51 ELIZABETH “LIZ” MARSHALL ODEN CURRENT EDNA EARL AVERETT ROBINSON ’68 received a 2019 Pacesetter Award from historical reenactment events for 14 years. JOAN FREEHOF GORDON ’43 GALYNNE “LYNNE” GREGORY TRIVETTE ’78 TYLER BARNHARDT ’15 is appearing in UNCG’s School of Health and Human VIRGINIA KEY TRUEBLOOD ’51 ’58 IDELL JONES BOONE ’69 MED MED the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” DYLAN S. BROOKS ’18, U.S. Air Force CAROLYN BROOKS THOMAS KEYSER ’43 Sciences. The Department of Peace and SARA KATHERINE JORDAN WILDS ’51 BARBARA KENNERLY HARDAWAY ’58 JAMES EUGENE BOWMAN ’79 as Charlie. He previously appeared in Airman First Class, has completed basic THE REV. GEORGE AMOS CHIDDIE ’69 MA Conflict Studies selected Sofia for the REBECCA JANE HARDAWAY LOFLIN ’43 “Underground” and “Turn: Washington’s military training at Joint Base San CLOISE CLINE WILLIAMS ’51 BARBARA ANN CAUDLE HUTCHINS ’58 VERNA MAE TROUTMAN COOK ’69X MILDRED PTAK DEMPSTER ’79 MS award, which is meant to honor alumni Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. EVELYN REINHARDT SHARPE ’43 Spies.” NELLIE “NELL” GREY PETERSON BARKLEY ’52 JULIA “JUDY” GEORGE JENNINGS ’58 GERTRUDE “TRUDY” MAE FREMONT ’69 MS PATRICIA ANN NORMAN HARDY ’79 for career or civic achievements in Dylan earned distinction as an honor BETTY ROBERTSON GREGSON ’44 KAMILAH BUSH ’15 collaborated with Amy scholarship, leadership or service. graduate. ELIZABETH “LIBBY” WILLIAM BOULUS ’52, ’66 ROXANNE DARK KESSLER ’58 BARBARA STUTTS HASSELL ’69 BETTY GALE EDWARDS SIKES ’79X ALICE DANIELS HARTMAN ’44 da Luz, a teacher-director at UNCG, MED ESTA MAE NOBLES PAIT ’58 CARMEN NEELY ’16 MFA received a McColl ALEXIS BROWN ’18 won the 2020 Miss DOROTHY ALINE CHAUDRON LATHAM ’69X HOWARD LEE TALLEY ’79 to write a drama titled “Themba.” The DOROTHY LEVIS MUNROE ’44 Center for Art + Innovation award and JEANNE STRAITON CRAIG ’52 JANE EDWARDS SAUNDERS ’58 MSHE play was a finalist in the Actor’s Theatre Goldsboro pageant. She will compete for DEANNE GIBSON ROLES ’69X THE REV. MICHAEL R. BOWDEN ’80 is one of six artists-in-residence at the the Miss North Carolina title. GRACE HAYNES PAGE ’44 SHIRLEY LYON FREEDMAN ’52X of Charlotte, NC, nuVoices readings. MARY ELLEN REECE SHERRILL ’58 JOYCE ANN MORRIS SPENCER ’69 center. She works in abstraction using NANCY RAE PROCTOR CHAPPELL ’80 Kamilah is a dramaturg, playwright and TATYANA ESTES ’18 is general manager of LOLA MAIE RAGAN ’44 RACHEL SMOTHERS HULL GALYON ’52X oil paints, ink, graphic and color pencils, THE REV. JAMES CORVEN SMITH ’58 MED DORIS ANN JOYCE WHITEHEAD ’69 MED JOHNNY DWIGHT JOLLY JR. ’80, ’83 MA educator who is currently the literary the Skrimp Shack in Winston-Salem, N.C. MARY SUSAN “SUE” HALL SCHAPIRO ’44 FREDA ELIZABETH RICHARDS ’52 watercolor, and paper-cutouts. She plans RETIRED LT. COL. HILDA L. “SANDY” WALKER, ELIZABETH MCNEILL COOK ’70 MED associate at Asolo Repertory Theatre JANE DARE LANDRETH ’80 to use the residency to learn embroidery MAGGIE MITCHELL ‘18 MED is curriculum GWENDOLYN COLLINS WEST ’44 MARY ANN BARLOW SCARBOROUGH ’52 AMSC, ’58 in Sarasota, FL. Her play “WHAT.” was JULIA “JUDY” JEFFREYS HARTIGAN ’70 BARBARA SICKENBERGER ’80 MFA and experiment with how to incorporate it facilitator at Mount Airy (N.C.) High produced at The Black Lady Theatre in MARGARETTE SWINDELL LAUGHINGHOUSE ’45 DOROTHY ANN “DOT” SHIELDS ’52 MED RUBY EDGERTON WHITE ’58 MED into her practice. She has taught drawing School. She previously taught math at REVAUDA “SANDY” SAUNDERS LUREY ’70 BRYCE M. DEXTER ’81 Brooklyn, N.Y. ELIZABETH “LIB” PERKINS TALLEY ’45C EVELYN WEBB BOONE WILLEY ’52 SAUNDRA CRADDOCK WILSON ’58 and design courses at UNCG, Wake Forest Surry Early College. She was earlier SUSAN “SUSIE” KATHERINE CHURCH LUTHER KENNETH HERRON ’81 MELVIN HOLLAND ’15 performs with University and NC A&T State. named NCCTM Outstanding Secondary AUDREY STARNES TYSON ’45 FRANCES “FRAN” OVERMAN AUSTIN ’53C KAY OVERSTREET ARTHUR ’59X ’70 KIMBERLY LUCINDA “CINDY” JARRETT- the Greensboro-based Harrison Ford Mathematics Teacher and Surry Early EDNA MARIE MCMANUS FOGARTY ’53 MADGE EARLEY BOLIN ’59 LESLIE OCAMPO ‘16 is student coordinator JANE MULL WELDEN ’45C LAWRENCE “LARRY” TALMADGE QUEEN JR. PULLIAM ’81, ’84 MSN Mustang band. College Teacher of the Year. for the Chatham (N.C.) Literacy Council. LOIS ANDERSON GODFREY ’53 BARBARA DALE JACKSON HIGGINS ’59 ’70 MA ADELENE SCOTT AKARD ’46 MELINDA DIANNE JOYCE ’81, ’83 MED JAIANNA MCCANTS ’15, who founded JULIA REEVES ’18 DMA performs with the KATHLEEN L. ROBINSON ’16 MFA is an KATY SUE FARTHING GREENE ’53 ELLEN CLAIRE TURNER LAWRENCE ’59X GAIL SCHAEFER ’70 Artnatomy to provide educational Lyricosa Quartet, most recently for the CHARLOTTE FLEMING JONES EASTERLING ’46 JULIE ELIZABETH SLIGH NELSEN ’81 MED instructor of art in the School of Art and MARY ELIZABETH SAMPSON IRVIN ’53 SARA ORREN YOUNT ’59 MED REBECCA LAMBETH EVERHART ’71, ’85 MED, workshops for visual artists, presented Cherry Hill Historical Foundation in GERTRUDE “TRUDY” ELIZABETH EDGERTON LYMAN STANZ NEWTON ’81 MBA Design at High Point University. Kathleen ’94 CAS an event to showcase and auction her Littleton, N.C. Julia is a violinist who ’46 HARRIET HALL MURRELL ’53 ELIZABETH “BETH” GRIZELLE STOUT CARTER taught at UNCG while working toward her LEON THERRIEN JR. ’81 teaches at the Duke University String CHERYL ROGERS MCSWAIN ’71 students’ art in Charlotte, N.C. CHRISTINE ZACHARY GILBERT ’46 EUGENIA RUTH LUTTRELL “JEANNIE” OGILVIE ’60, ’65 MED master’s degree in fine arts. She served as JANET MARTIN WINSTEAD ’81 MM School. DONNA RUTH SAULS ’71 STEFANI PERRY ’15 is adult services an adjunct professor for a variety of art EDNA FLYNN LANE ’46 ’53X SUANNE HANEY ’60 DENA SHORE ’18 MS CHARLES EDWARD YATES ’81 MLS librarian at The Richard H. Thornton classes. , a nursing instructor BARBARA GRYDER SAWYER ’53 RALPH B. BARE ’72 MED HELEN STATON RANDOLPH ’46 JEAN WALL PENLAND ’60 Library, part of the Granville County at Surry Community College, passed PEGGY SHIELDS DANIELLO ’82 ALLYSA ROUSE ’16 is a management fellow PHYLLIS FRANKLIN BIERSTEDT ’54 DOROTHY ANN PLEASANT BELL ’72 MED (N.C.) Library System. the National League for Nursing’s NANNIE REE FISHER SHEARIN ’46 PAULA DEAN SULLIVAN ’60 for Washington County, N.C. She has a SYLVIA VANDIVER DOUB ’82 Certified Nurse Educator exam. She has NANCY WALLACE HOPE ’54X DOROTHY LOUISE JOHNSON WISEMAN ’60C MARY ELIZABETH EDMUNDSON ’72 MA TRAVIS SOUTHER ’15 MLIS ELAINE PEARLSTINE WARSHAUER ’46X spoke at a master’s degree in public administration JAN BYERS BOONE ’83 been a nurse for nine years, working JEAN LUFFMAN HUMBER ’54 RITA KERTZMAN EFFRON ’61 PATRICIA BYRD NORTON ’72 meeting of the Federal Point Historic from East Carolina University. PATRICIA MURIEL ELLIOTT DOW ’47 for rehabilitation and care centers in RICHARD GERARD HAIDUVEN JR. ’83 Preservation Society in Carolina Beach, CAROLYN WINTERLING PARKER ’54 EUGENIA LYNN LIGON FISHER ’62X WANDA SUE CARTER TALLANT ’72 PRESTON BLAKELY ’17 won a seat on the Yadkinville, N.C., and Morehead City, MARJORIE JO GREENE ’47 N.C. Travis works in the North Carolina ANDREA BARTON LITTLE ’83 MED Fletcher (N.C.) Town Council. He recently NANCY GILBERT RHODES ’54 NANCY HEWETT HARRIS ’62 MARIAN MCVEY TILLMAN ’72 MLIS N.C., and at Wake Forest Baptist Health ARTA HIATT LYON ’47 Room at the New Hanover County Public DAVID ALAN RAGAN ’83X completed his master’s degree in public and Mountain Valley Hospice and KATHARINE WOODLEY SANDERS ’54X MARY MASON HAMRICK PEARSE ‘62 SAMPSON BUIE JR. ’73 MED Library. He discussed the Orton Hotel fire KATHRYN COBB PREYER ’47 affairs at Western Carolina University. Palliative Care. KATHERINE HITCHCOCK SMITH ’84 that occurred in 1949 in Wilmington, N.C. HELEN KETNER SHRYOCK ’54 LINDA STEVENS DICKERSON ’63X AUDREY LYNN GANT ’73 JANIS BARRIER UNDERWOOD ’47 KELLY BROWER ‘17 was inducted into the ALEIGHA EDWARDS ‘19 is in a nurse LORA JANE CRABBE WALKER ’84 KYM FASCZEWSKI ’16 PHD is assistant HENRIETTA HOWELL ANDREWS ’55 LINDA JACOBS PEERLESS ’63 FAYE DALTON IVEY ’73, ’83 MSN Southern Lee High School Athletic Hall residency position with Novant Health, GERALDINE “GERRI” STONE AARON ’48X professor and graduate program director NANCY BLANCHARD CHAMPION ’55 JAMES DUDLEY JONES ’73 LAURA LEE COON HEGE ’85 of Fame. She has a degree in kinesiology where she rotates as a pediatric and NICU JEANEANE WILLIAMS ’63 in the Department of Health and Exercise AGNES E. CANTWELL ’48 CHARLOTTE ANN LOMBARD KELK ’85 MSN from UNCG and works in a physical nurse. JEAN SHEETS FINK ’55 JUDITH WEARNE ANDERSON ’64 STAN SWOFFORD ’73 MA Science at Appalachian State University. therapy facility in Brooklyn, NY. NANCY LINVILLE CARPENTER ’48 DAVID ALLEN TAYLOR ’85 She is the director of the Human Behavior DERRICK WOLD ’19 MLIS is director of the GLORIA ANNE WEAVER FISHER ’55 FRANCES ELIZABETH GARRISON CRADDOCK BEVERLY ELAINE BLUE ’74, ’81 MED RUTH BROWN CLAPP FAULKNER ’48 in Physical Activity Laboratory, where LIDIA DANILEVICH ’17 was commissioned David County (N.C.) Public Library. GINNY LIND ’55 ’64 SHIRLEY SMOTHERS COLLINS ’74 MARY B. BENNETT ’86 as a US Navy ensign. Lidia, a Russian SUSAN BYNUM FUGATE ’48 her research includes motives for physical He previously worked as adult services BARBARA LISK LORE ’55C WILMA KAY PEGG JOHNSON ’64, ’68 MED FAITH SNEEDEN DAVISON ’74 MED SUSAN MICHELLE ROTHROCK BLAKE ’86 national who earned her US citizenship in activity and healthy lifestyle promotion and technology librarian at the facility. MILDRED NEVILLE GORNTO ’48 CAROLYN APPLE REES ’55X NANCY HOWARD MCIVER ’64 MED FRANCES “CONNIE” FINN-BUNALES ’74 ARLENE HENNESSY ’86 in individuals diagnosed with multiple 2015, is a nurse at Walter Reed Medical He is a member of the American CONAND SMITH MEAD ’48 sclerosis and other chronic diseases, Center. Library Association and the NC Library ANNIE BROWN “BROWNIE” SMITH ’55 ELIZABETH “BETTY” SANDGREN SHOOK ’64X STEPHEN GAJ ’74 JOHN HOWARD MARTIN ’86 MFA NINA BARNES MUSTIAN ’48 obesity and physical activity, gender SIMON ERTZ ’17 DMA performs with the Association. MARIE MOORE SUMMERS ’55 SYLVIA ANN SIMPSON ’64 SUSAN LOIS ROGERS NEWTON ’74 BARBARA JEAN RADER ’86 EDD issues in sports, and motivation in Lyricosa Quartet, most recently for the GEORGIANNA “JO” PATE PIERCE ’48 LACY MORGAN “TOM” VENABLE ’55 MED SUSANNE READ THOMSON ’64 RETHA OUTLAW ROGERS ’74 JOYCE ANN GARRETT HORNE ’87 endurance athletes. Cherry Hill Historical Foundation in IN MEMORIAM HARRIET IVES BINGENHEIMER ’49X ELIZABETH “BETTY” WIESE BECKWITH ’56 CONNIE DELL WAGNER ANDREWS ’65 NANCY AYERS WEHUNT ’74 ROBERT DENNY OLIVE ’88 RYAN GRAEBERT ’16 DMA, the principal Littleton, N.C. Simon is principal viola MILDRED BARNES HEDRICK ’38C VIRGINIA TOXEY WOOD GREGORY ’49 ALICE FAYE YOUNG EURY ’56C SARAH MCGEE HARVILLE ’65 HELEN WOOLARD WILKINSON ’74 MED TAMRA H. SNIDER ’88 MED cellist of the Salisbury (N.C.) Symphony, of the Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony performed with the Rutherford Chamber and is also a member of the Greensboro MILDRED WHITMAN KNOX ’38 LEILA “LEE” STEPHENS GRIFFIN ’49 RITA BEATRICE FLEISHMAN ’56 LESLIE DIANA DEMARCUS JACOBS ’65 SYLVIA GRAY SNIDER YORK ’74 PATRICIA “PAT” EVERETTE KING ’89 MED Symphony. He has performed in many Consort Spring 2019 concert “Vessels NORMA LEE SHUFORD ’38X DORIS MARIE PENLAND HUNTER ’49 EBBA FREUND KING ’56X CAROL KINKADE MASON ’65X KATHLEEN ALYSE BECK CARSON ’75 PEGGY LOU SHIELDS WAGGONER ’89 of Song.” He teaches cello at High Point venues across the US as a member of the MAHALA BARNES EDWARDS WALTERS ’38C BARBARA APOSTOLACUS LIPSCOMB ’49 YVONNE BRITT MURPHREY ’56 ANNE HAZARD MONTGOMERY ’65 MARK SILVERS ’75X MARY DEBERRY ’90 MSN University. He is the assistant principal Degas Quartet. He teaches at NC State cellist of the Winston-Salem Symphony University. KATHRYN RUTH SCHNECK JACOBS ’39 JANICE MCFALLS MORGAN ’49 BETTY LEE TOBERT ’56 BARBARA MILLSAPS MURDOCK ’65C JANICE JOHNSON YATES ’75 ANGELA L. HOLDEN ’90 and section cellist with the Greensboro JOSH PEEK ’17 performs with the LILLIAN LEE MCGIRT ’39 JUNE GILBERT MORRISSEY ’49X ALICE HARROLD LEE VAUGHN ’56 CLAIR REESE SUTTON ’65 MARGARET “PEGGY” MCLARTY BYRD ’76 MLS PAMELA “PAM” ROSE TESH KEARNS ’90

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Tommye Morrison she served as Dean of Women, and from Amy Snyder NADIA “NAY NAY” DENISE SMITH ’05 1979-80 as interim dean of the School of music education at UNCG for 27 years. In Alexandra McQueen addition to teaching, Sherbon was director SHERITA SANDERS ELLISON ’06 Health, Physical Education, Recreation, The UNCG University Concert and Lecture Series, the Production Facilitator and Dance. But, she was a teacher at heart of graduate studies in music for fifteen Sherri MacCheyne ’10, ’14 MSITM PAUL BAGBY JOYCE ’06 MA oldest such series in the state, turns up the flame this year. and working with students remained her years. He served on editorial boards for Web Managers SHEANNA LAVESI BONNER ’08 primary focus through her career. McGee over thirty publications, journals, and Matthew W. Johnston textbooks in the field. He retired in 2002. • GEENA DAVIS, a conversation Paige Ellis ’17 MLIS HERSCHELLE KRISTYNN WATKINS ’08 MSA co-authored “A Practical Approach to Measurement in Physical Education” and MARGARET MARION SMITH died Aug. 25, with star and activist - Aug. 28 Designer / Advisor CATARINA ANDRADE ARCOS ’09 Mark Unrue received honors including Golden Chain, 2018. She served in the U.S. Marine CATHERINE BARNES LILLEY MCLEAN ’09 • Videographer The Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, Corps during World War II, serving MARGARET ATWOOD, author of Grant Evan Gilliard KEITH EDWARD HYMAN ’10 and the Gladys Strawn Bullard Leadership as an administrative secretary to the “The Handmaid’s Tale” - Sept. 15 Contributing photographer SHARI SAMANTHA SWABY ’10 Award. commandant in Washington, DC. During Mike Micciche her long career, she worked in various • ANDREW LEE WILEY ’11 FRANK T. MELTON died Nov. 3, 2019. 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