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Greensboro College Recognizes Dozens of Faculty and Staff on Virtual Recognition Day
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College recognized award-winning and long-tenured faculty and staff at its recent Virtual Recognition Day. Anna Peluso Simonson, associate professor of health science, received the Virginia Clarke Gray Award for outstanding teaching by a junior faculty member. Only faculty who have taught full-time at a college or university for five years or……
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A Statement to the Greensboro College Community from President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D.
To the Greensboro College Community, Like many of you, we are disturbed and shaken by the recent murder of George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer. We are equally disturbed that this is only one in a long line of black lives lost due to systematic racism that plagues our country. We grieve for all……
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Greensboro College Announces Fall 2020 Schedule, Admissions Resumes In-Person Campus Tours on Limited Schedule
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College will hold in-person fall classes, but classes will end before Thanksgiving and students will not return until the new year, the college said today in announcing its Fall 2020 Schedule. Classes will begin as originally scheduled on Wednesday, Aug. 19. But there will be classes on Labor Day, and there……
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Greensboro College Awards Its Highest Honor to Retiring Professor and Administrator Paul Leslie
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has awarded its highest honor, the Nannie Lee Smith Exemplary Service Medal, to Paul L. Leslie, who will retire this summer as Professor of Sociology and Chief Academic Officer emeritus. The award was announced during today’s virtual Commencement by President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D. Czarda cited Leslie, who joined the……
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Retiring Greensboro College Faculty Dean Awarded Emeritus Status, Will Have New Teaching Award Named After Him
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has awarded emeritus status to Dr. Richard A. Mayes, who will retire this summer after 35 years with the college. In addition to being Jefferson Pilot Professor of Biology, Mayes also has served as dean of the faculty. He will retire as Jefferson Pilot Professor of Biology emeritus. In citing……
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Greensboro College Names Library Director Will Ritter Its 2020-2021 Moore Professor
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has named Will Ritter, director of the J.A. Jones Library, its Moore Professor for 2020-2021. The award was announced at today’s virtual Commencement ceremony. Paul Leslie, senior vice president and chief academic officer, cited Ritter for his “significant contributions to all disciplines across the college.” “He has worked tirelessly to……
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Greensboro College Names Judith Marcela Becerra Avila Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College named Judith Marcela Becerra Avila the outstanding graduating graduate student during today’s virtual Commencement exercises. Becerra Avila, of Wilson, N.C., received the award along with her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. She was cited for her 3.97 grade-point average in the program, work for which she……
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Greensboro College Names Elaine Kitchell Outstanding Graduating Adult Student
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College awarded its William Henry and Martha Grant Likins Award to Elaine Kitchell as the college’s outstanding graduating adult student during today’s virtual Commencement exercises. Kitchell, of Greensboro, has served as the college’s Director of Conferences and Events since 2012. She graduates with a B.A. in sociology. “Elaine represents what adult……
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Greensboro College Names Timothy Samuel Crowell Its Top Graduating Traditional Student
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College has awarded the Harold H. Hutson Award, presented annually to the outstanding graduating traditional senior, to Timothy Samuel Crowell of Pinnacle, N.C. Crowell, who received his B.A. in psychology and in English & Communication Studies summa cum laude (with highest honors) today, plans to pursue a master’s degree and ultimately……
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Greensboro College Names New Student Resilience Award for Retiring Vice President
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Beginning in 2021, Greensboro College will present an annual award for resilience, named after a retiring college executive. The Dr. Robin L. Daniel Resilience Award will be presented annually to the student who has overcome significant challenges to graduate from Greensboro College, President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., announced during today’s virtual Commencement.……
