Janiah Lindsey ’24 is standing on UNCG campus. A blurred image of a building in behind her. She is smiling brightly.

HIELSCHER SCHOLAR BONDS WITH PE CLASS OF ’75

With a newly created scholarship, she’s on her way to fulfilling her dreams.     Janiah Lindsey ’24 is the inaugural Hielscher Scholar, receiving a scholarship funded by the Physical Education Class of 1975 to support students committed to obtaining a BS in kinesiology. The scholarship honors the P.E. Class of ’75’s… Continue reading…

Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. and student recipients of the Golden LEAF scholarship are standing on the steps of the Marcus T. Johnson Alumni House. They are smiling brightly for a group photo.

UNCG’S GOLDEN LEAF SCHOLARS RECOGNIZED

Forty UNCG students currently receive the Golden LEAF Scholarship. These students and this important scholarship program were recognized at a reception event in the Alumni House’s Oakley Family Reception Room on April 21. The Golden LEAF Scholarship has helped more than 6,000 students from rural North Carolina counties attend the… Continue reading…

This is a photo from the mid-1970s. It is the UNCG women‘s basketball team. Wiggs is in the center wearing a number 33 jersey.

FORMER UNCG HOOPSTER MAKES ANOTHER EXCITING ASSIST

If you attended a UNCG Women’s Basketball game in the early-mid 1970s, you likely would have seen Rita Wiggs ‘75, jersey number 33, helping push the team to victory with record-setting scores. Since graduating (and having her number retired), she has continued her passion for basketball, coaching at several institutions… Continue reading…

Tommy Eller is sitting in a chair. Eloise Eller is standing close beside him with her arm around him. They are both smiling for the profile photo.

TOMMY ELLER HONORS SISTER WITH UNCG SCHOLARSHIP

Childhood education is critical. For the ten Eller family children growing up in rural Depression-era Rowan County, it was the stepping stone to go out into the wider world and make an impact. Now Tommy Eller, 94, acknowledging the importance of early education in his own life and that of… Continue reading…

Linda Fisher Sloan ’82 MFA and Thomas R. Sloan are standing close together smiling for a profile photo. There is a lush garden of flowers and greenery from the Marcus T. Johnson Alumni House behind them.

$2 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP COMMITMENT OFFERS INSTANT IMPACT

“This scholarship means so much to me,” said Raven Sizemore. “It’s the difference between going to UNCG or not going at all.” Raven, a first-year UNC Greensboro undergraduate from Randleman, North Carolina, is the inaugural recipient of the Sloan Endowed Scholarship. The new scholarship program at UNCG provides full support… Continue reading…

Ward Robinson, MD, is standing in an all black suit with an all black background. He is holding a shiny saxophone. The brass saxophone pops against the dark background.

ROBINSON FAMILY FUND IN JAZZ STUDIES

When Ward Robinson, MD, retired, he turned to a different challenge: music.  As an infectious disease expert, Robinson served for two decades at Moses Cone Health System and five years as medical director for the Guilford County Department of Public Health. “I was trying to find ways for each individual… Continue reading…

Susan and Perry Safran are standing close together for a profile photo. It is a tight camera shot with a blurred background.

NEW MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Susan and Perry Safran have made a $1 million gift to UNC Greensboro. The gift will support the Safran Family Endowed Scholarship. The merit scholarship, part of UNCG’s Minerva Scholars program, will be presented to students from any field of study.