Harriet Shain Evenson ’53 built her legacy around a simple charge: Make more teachers. Her lifelong commitment to public education – shared with her husband, Jerome – culminated in the largest gift in UNCG history, one that will transform the School of Education beyond her expectations. Her estate gift, totaling… Continue reading…
UNCG has raised more than $266 million for its Light the Way campaign, marking the most successful fundraising effort in the University’s history. Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement was publicly announced on UNCG’s Founders Day, Oct. 5, 2021. At the campaign’s close on Dec. 31, 2025, 26,684 donors had made gifts totaling… Continue reading…
Funding will help increase access to health care in rural parts of the state. UNC Greensboro prides itself on providing students with access to excellence inside and outside the classroom. Now, thanks to a $715,000 investment from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina, UNCG’s School of Nursing will expand its goal of providing health care in rural and underserved… Continue reading…
Zack Wiggins ’25 sometimes worked four jobs a semester to earn enough money to attend UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing. As he inched closer to achieving his dream of becoming a registered nurse, he suddenly realized he did not have enough money for his senior-year tuition. Then good news arrived. The Tom and Paula Dille Support Fund was available to keep him on track to commencement. Thanks… Continue reading…
A mirror in her aunt’s dining room inspired Candy Chambers to create her first classroom. The 9-year-old wrote lesson plans on that mirror using washable markers to teach her brothers and cousins as she pretended to work in her dream job. This straight-A, first-generation Spartan in UNC Greensboro’s School of… Continue reading…
UNC Greensboro alumna Sue W. Cole ’72, ’77 MBA, of Greensboro, has been named the 2025 Outstanding Philanthropist – Greensboro by the Triad Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Nominated for the award by UNCG and the Greensboro Science Center, Cole received this honor during AFP’s annual National Philanthropy Day celebration on November 24. The annual event recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations from across the region for their philanthropic contributions that… Continue reading…
Shortly after eBay was born, Dr. Robert Hansen nabbed a treasure: a first-century Roman theater token – now the oldest item in the Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection at UNCG’s Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives. A retired associate dean in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences, he began his 34-year tenure as a theater designer and scholar-artist.
The Bedford Falls Foundation’s mission is to remove barriers to a high-quality nursing education and address the critical nursing workforce shortage. Now, its donor-advised fund has committed to a $3 million gift to UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing that will establish the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship.
The Weatherspoon Art Museum announces the naming of its atrium as the new Warmath Commons, in recognition of a major gift celebrating the Warmath family’s six decades of service and support. The funds for the Warmath Commons will further the museum’s commitment to community engagement by advancing the core mission of the Weatherspoon as a place of welcome, discovery, and engagement for the students, faculty, and staff of UNC Greensboro and the community of Greensboro.
Marcus T. Johnson ’99 has made a historic commitment to UNC Greensboro. His gift will ensure that the Alumni House remains a vital, welcoming space for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends – a center for all in the University community.
