Impact Stories
PROFESSOR’S ESTATE GIFT IMPACTS UNCG ARTS
November 11, 2022
The arts at UNCG received a $266,389 gift from the estate of former art history professor Claire Kelleher, a longtime faculty member and scholar of medieval art and architecture.
Barretta Scholarships fuel foundation for careers
November 2, 2022
Entrepreneurs Sherry and Tony Barretta recognize education as the key to their career success. They established the Sherry and Tony Barretta Scholarship Endowment to honor the memory of Sherry’s mother, Vernie L. Kling, for her lifelong commitment to education and for making the sacrifices necessary for Sherry and her sister, Vickie Kling Thompson ’66, to obtain degrees from UNCG.
WITH NEARLY $4 MILLION IN GIFTS, JAMES DUTTON CREATED IMPACT FOR THE AGES
October 31, 2022
Greensboro native James Dutton loved volleyball, playing competitively well into his sixties. As he decided how to make an impact as part of UNC Greensboro’s Light the Way campaign, his strategy was simple: invest in the future success of UNCG Women’s Volleyball. His $2.2 million planned gift this fall, coupled with a … Continued
Penny Family Fund supports faculty research
October 27, 2022
Faculty at UNCG’s School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) will receive additional support for research thanks to a planned gift from Judy Penny ’70, ’74 MA, ’89 PhD. The gift will establish the Penny Family Faculty First Endowment and advance HHS faculty research, much of which is conducted in partnership with community members and stakeholders.
Fripp gifts make big impact
October 6, 2022
With two degrees in history – a bachelor’s from Woman’s College and a master’s from UNC Greensboro – Gayle Hicks Fripp ’63, ’69 MA became one of the most impactful historians in Guilford County. Now, her impact in the field is assured for perpetuity.
Hodges donates $1 million for UNCG’s archives
September 29, 2022
The Hodges family has been a great supporter of UNCG’s University Libraries for many decades. Now, Luther Hodges Jr. further supports UNCG’s Light the Way campaign with a new gift of $750,000, bringing his total giving in this campaign to $1 million.
Margaret and Bill Benjamin Auditorium at Weatherspoon honors inclusion and accessibility
September 19, 2022
UNC Greensboro Board of Trustees member Margaret Benjamin ’01 MA and her husband Bill Benjamin are lifelong advocates for the essential role of museums in communities. That is why they are making a real-world impact through their Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement gift to the Weatherspoon Art Museum.
TIPPETT GIFT CREATES TUNSTALL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADULT STUDENTS
September 15, 2022
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.