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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……


  • 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……


  • 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……


  • 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……


  • 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.……


  • Greensboro College Receives Six-Figure Estate Gift

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro College has received a high-six-figure estate gift from Mary Elizabeth Pugh Gildersleeve, Class of 1938, who was believed to have been the college’s oldest living alumna before she passed away on Jan. 24, 2020, at the age of 102. Gildersleeve was specific about intentions for the use of her gift: 11%……


  • Greensboro College Faculty Members Promoted, Given Tenure by Board of Trustees

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Board of Trustees promoted one faculty member and granted tenure or continuing-contract status to several others at the board’s recent spring meeting. Brittany M. Søndberg was promoted from assistant professor of art to associate professor of art. She holds a B.F.A. from East Carolina University and an M.F.A. from……


  • Greensboro College Names Kim Strable Director of Athletics

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College welcomes back Hall of Famer Kim Strable as director of athletics, a position he previously had held for 20 years. In that role, he will oversee the college’s 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program, ensuring compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. He will begin his duties in June. “It is……


  • Greensboro College Names Nicole Merritt Admissions Counselor

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College’s Office of Admissions has named Nicole Merritt an admissions counselor. In that role, Merritt is responsible primarily for recruiting high-school students from eastern North Carolina. She comes to the college from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she has worked since 2017 as a tutor and tutor mentor……


  • Greensboro College Chapter of Sociology Honor Society Inducts Three New Members

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta national honor society in sociology has inducted three new members. They are: Emily Anne Lewis, a senior psychology major and sociology minor from Fredericksburg, Va. Mary JoAnne Lowe, a junior political science, sociology, and criminal-justice major from Ararat, N.C. Justin Thomas Matthews, a……


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“I loved the GC Honors program and Greensboro College. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.”

- Joshua Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Joshua currently studies astrodynamics at Virginia Tech University and is an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. Candidate.