alumni awards
Dr. Stephanie Parade (PhD ’10 UNCG) – Emerging Leader Award
The HHS Emerging Leader for 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Parade. Dr. Parade is a double alumna from UNCG’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She received her Master’s of Science degree in 2007 and her PhD in 2010. She is currently an associate professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. Dr. Parade […]
Mr. Jeff Bacon (BS ’98 UNCG) – Public Service Award
The 2018 HHS Public Service Award recipient is Mr. Jeff Bacon. Mr. Bacon is a 1998 graduate of the Department of Nutrition. Following graduation, Jeff combined his talents as a culinary trained chef, with his nutrition degree, to work in management within the restaurant industry but had a desire to create something that was unique […]
Dr. Joanne Safrit (PhD ’67) – Lifetime Legacy Award
The 2018 HHS Lifetime Legacy Award recipient is Dr. Joanne Safrit. Dr. Safrit received her BS degree in Physical Education from the Women’s College (now UNCG) in 1957, and her Masters of Science and PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1962 and 1967, respectively. She spent 20 years as a faculty member at the […]
Dr. Kathy Etz (PhD ’97 UNCG) – Distinguished Alumni Award
The 2018 HHS Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is Dr. Kathy Etz. Dr. Etz completed her Master of Science in 1995 and her PhD in 1997 in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and following a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, joined the National Institute on Drug Abuse, where she has gone on to have a […]
Monica Williams Harrison (MSW ’05)
Social Work Ms. Harrison is an alumna of the Joint Masters in Social Work Class of 2005. She has been a trailblazer in social work through her work in integrated health care where clients’ medical issues are seen in context with their behavioral health symptoms. She has worked in intensive community services including six years […]
Betria Stinson (MPH ’06 UNCG)
Public Health Education Ms. Stinson earned a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education in 2004 and a Master’s in Public Health in 2006 here at UNCG. As an undergraduate, Ms. Stinson participated in research opportunities and went on to publish her research findings, a very rare accomplishment for an undergraduate in a practice-oriented degree. […]
Dr. Elizabeth Lackey (MS ’08 UNCG)
Peace and Conflict Studies Dr. Lackey earned a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at UNCG in 2008. She later earned a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University. She has always been committed to justice and peacebuilding in every aspect of her life. It has been said of her that […]
Jane Stout (MS ’82 UNCG)
Nutrition Ms. Stout earned a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from UNCG in 1973 and a Master’s degree in Food, Nutrition and Institution Management in 1982. She taught Home Economics in High Point city schools for a handful of years before finding her dual passion in her current role of providing dining services […]
Cathy Tamsberg (MS ’78)
Kinesiology Rev. Tamsberg received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at UNCG in 1975. She went on receive a Master’s degree in Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin in 1978 where she also served as the Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach. While on service trips to Appalachia in the early 1980s, Rev. Tamsberg was […]
Dr. Shuntay McCoy (PhD ’13 UNCG)
Human Development and Family Studies Dr. McCoy received a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG in 2013 and is currently an Assistant Professor on the tenure-track in the Department of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University. She began her professional career as a school social worker providing academic guidance and […]