Pride Notes April 2015

Cities are in North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

April 10 - 12, 2015 was Alumni Weekend.  Here are a few pictures in case you weren't able to attend. 

Trustee Fred Jones and Dr. Paul Leslie.

Drs Charles Hebert, David Fox, Dan Malotky, and Becky Blomgren.

Business Instructor Raushan Gross.

Gathering in Odell lobby.

Outgoing Alumni Association board president Anne Jones Hurd '81 passes the gavel to incoming president Karen Riegel Anzola '86.

Young Alumni Award recipient, Benjamin B. Roberts '08.

Alumni Excellence Award recipient, Dot Calvert Ivey '61.

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, BJ Farrell Williams '58.

 

 

 

Kimm Milner '94 and Modena Penland Brown '54 at the Alumni Picnic.

Reunion attendees - Class of 1965, 50th reunion.

Angela Newton-White '96 and son, Alex.

Alumni joined the chorale to perform Rutter's Requiem on April 12th.  Alumni participants - Laura A. Beatty '13, Jane Case Brooks '06,  Janay M. Green '13, JC Harper '12, Christopher A. Henry '03, Elena Wegner Henry '02, John L. Hinson Jr. '09, Angela  Newton-White '96, Joshua Newton-White '02, Meghan R. Stout '11, and Jamar M. Tyree '11.

General

Beulah Bradley Cameron 1938, Raleigh, donated her Rodgers Scarborough 750 organ for the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center last summer, and a dedication service was held in Odell Memorial Building on April 10th.

Martha Hoffner Casey 1949, Huntington, WV, is "doing well at 88!" and she still has a picture of Greensboro College on the family room wall.

Lisa B. Alley 1993, Brown Summit, said this recently about GC: "I believe in Greensboro College because for more than 175 years she has shaped the lives of thousands of young men and women. It's a place where one can receive unparalleled encouragement and support to succeed academically from our most dedicated faculty and staff. Like no other college, it is simply a place that you can call home."

Marilyn S. Woods 1995, 2014, Greensboro, was recognized for 5 years of service at the Spring Service Awards luncheon held on April 23rd.  Woods is the Director of Student Accounts, a position she has held since January 2010.

Meredith Migliorato 2004, Greensboro, is a physical education teacher at Alderman Elementary and has written a book to encourage students to embrace their differences, Fickle Fickle Melinda McPickle  She was recently featured on WFMY News 2.  To see more about Meredith click the link.

Cassandra I. Soto 2007, Kernersville, is working as a Medical Laboratory Scientist at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Brian C. Bishop 2009, Greensboro, joined Universal Stone Imports, Inc. in Kernersville as a Regional Sales Manager.

Christie M. Hebert 2011, Greensboro, has been named the Head Coach of Greensboro College's Women's Lacrosse team.  Hebert served as the interim coach since January.  To read more about Christie click the link.

Thank you Class of 2015 - you've certainly left your mark!

Marriages

Pamela Wright Page 1967 married Douglas Starr of Rocky Mount on October 11, 2014.

Sympathy Extended to

Eleanor Oakley Trigg 1956, Washington, in the passing of her husband, J. Tracey Trigg Jr., on April 7, 2015.

Deaths

Evelyn Webb Snipes 1941, passed away on April 14, 2015.  OBITUARY

Anne Powell Leathers 1942, passed away on April 22, 2015.  OBITUARY

Jacqueline Black Fluhr 1945, passed away on November 30, 2014.  OBITUARY

Frances M. Carawan 1946, passed away on February 17, 2015.  OBITUARY

Ida Liskey Sawyer 1948, passed away on April 14, 2015.  OBITUARY

Patsy Capps Harris 1951, passed away on April 6, 2015.  OBITUARY

Nancy Snyder Shushkowski 1954, passed away on August 6, 2013.

John H. Flinchum 1961, passed away on January 11, 2014.  OBITUARY

Dr. Carolyn Alcorn Gates 1965, passed away on July 28, 2014.  Article