Deborah Tunstall Tippett ’73, ’81 MS, ’91 PhD has established the Ann Satterwhite Tunstall Scholarship Fund with a planned gift to UNC Greensboro. The fund honors the memory of her mother and will support adult students seeking undergraduate degrees in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. With this major bequest, Dr. Tippett hopes […]

Dr. Lindsey Sanders graduated from UNCG in 2012 and 2021. She received her Masters in Social Work and her Doctorate in Community Health Education. Learn how to get and stay involved as we catch up with Lindsey! Why did you choose UNCG? Greensboro is home to me, so after 9 years in Atlanta, the idea […]

L.B. and Virginia Edwards Hester Merit Scholarship Virginia Edwards Hester (1918-2018) came to Woman’s College in 1935 from the small town of Marshville in Union County, North Carolina. She arrived along with seven classmates from her high school, and has many fond memories of being a student. “How happy we all were to be in […]

If you’ve ever met a graduate of the Physical Education (P.E.) Class of 1975, consider yourself lucky. Fifty years ago, in the Fall of 1971, a group of women began their first semester of college courses here at UNCG. With the guidance of class advisor Pat Hielscher and professors such as Dr. Kate Barrett, Ethel […]

“Highly effective, risk-taking women principals” was the description Donna Cox Peters ’80 MS, ’99 PhD put forth while seeking subjects for her dissertation in the late ’90s. Professional referrals led Donna to Deborah E. Jones (DJ) ’75, ’82 MED, ’97 EdD, a familiar colleague who would evolve into a lifelong inspiration. Despite their overlapping years […]

In his 27 years of physical education experience, Ron Morrow has directed health, physical education and recreation departments for YMCAs, taught K-6 Physical Education, served as Physical Education Department Chair of Davidson College, and served as adjunct faculty member of North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University and Barton College. Learn how to get […]

When looking back on her experience at Woman’s College, now UNC Greensboro, Lois Lee ’65 remembers the people first. “There were so many people who helped me find out who I was supposed to be,” says Lee. Among them was Dr. Grace Keziah, her freshman world history professor. Dr. Keziah, who at the time was […]

Studying abroad seems like an obvious choice for many undergraduate students. The opportunity to travel promises new experiences, increased resilience, and greater independence for these young adults. It is an opportunity Dr. Betty M. Flinchum ’57, ’63 MED wants students around the world to take advantage of. When she graduated from Woman’s College in 1957 […]

When Melinda Hamrick ’69 arrived on UNC Greensboro’s campus in 1965, she didn’t plan on staying. Her heart was set on UNC-Chapel Hill, and she planned to transfer after her first year. “My mother had graduated from UNCG’s commercial program in the 1930s,” reflects Hamrick. “I fully intended to transfer as soon as I could, […]