During their careers, UNCG faculty work to change lives in the classroom. School of Nursing clinical nurse professor Mary Jo Helfers, who passed away in 2023, has continued to make an impact through her legacy. The Mary Jo Helfers Endowed Scholarship in the School of Nursing was established in 2013. It honored the memory of Helfers’ great aunt, Erma Todd Walsh, who served in the… 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…
At UNC Greensboro, philanthropy turns student potential into success. Through recent giving, Jeb Burns ’08 MEd and his wife, Molly, have supported Spartan student-athletes like senior Arnaud Tattevin, the recipient of the Burns Men’s Soccer Scholarship and a leader on the UNCG Men’s Soccer team. Tattevin helped the Spartans advance to the… Continue reading…
UNCG’s School of Music produces excellent performers, K-12 teachers, and collegiate educators. It’s “extraordinary” says Professor Emerita Nancy Walker. Now, she and her husband, Tim Lindeman, will do more. They’re supporting undergraduates majoring in voice who exemplify remarkable academic, artistic, and professional promise through the newly-established Nancy Walker and Timothy Lindeman Scholarship Endowment in Music.
A gift from Dale S. Phipps ’82, ’86 and Barbara M. Phipps establishes the Dale and Barbara Phipps Nursing Scholarship Fund. It also furthers the Phippses’ commitment to three existing funds: the Dale and Barbara Phipps Accounting Scholarship Fund, the Kathy Walker Phipps Graduate Award in Creative Writing, and the Dale and Barbara Phipps Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
UNCG’s School of Education makes a profound impact on classrooms in North Carolina. Teachers trained at UNCG, who often have more than 1,000 hours of hands-on experience in classrooms by the time they graduate, are ready for successful careers.
Now, a testamentary gift to the Barbara Davis Berryhill and Leigh Berryhill Teacher Education Scholarship Fund from Barbara Berryhill ’57 will add to the original endowment and support even more students.
Greensboro’s Arch Mortgage Insurance Company (Arch MI) has offered its financial support to UNC Greensboro for more than 40 years. UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics and Spartan Athletics are among the programs that have received generous gifts.
Now, the company establishes the Arch MI Scholars at UNCG with a pledge to award scholarships to four deserving students over their junior and senior years.
Raven Sizemore ’24, the first recipient of the Sloan Scholarship endowed by Linda Fisher Sloan ’82 MFA and Thomas R. Sloan, graduated last spring.
Since its inaugural year, additional outstanding Spartans have become Sloan Scholars, too: Amelia Hanson, Jayson Flores-Rivera, Iyana Mercado, Juliet Asiegbunam, and Harmony Fairley. The scholarship covers tuition and other costs, including support for study-abroad experiences, service learning, or internships.
Ashley Leak Bryant supports UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing students with a planned gift of over $500,000. It establishes the Leak Bryant Family Endowed Scholarship.
In deciding where to spend her four years of college, Zoe-Patrique Umelo searched for a school where she could immerse herself in the community through mentorship, service, and leadership. She found her dream school at UNCG.
