Nettie Beverly Belvin was the grandmother of Dr. Rebecca Hobgood Felton, our Donor. Mrs. Belvin graduated from the State Normal School (now UNCG) as a teacher in 1905, with only forty students in her graduating class. After graduation, Mrs. Belvin went to Lumberton, NC, and taught fifth and sixth grades there for three years, later moving to Durham for a new teaching position. There she met D. D. Belvin, whom she would later marry. But in the meantime, Mrs. Belvin, while visiting her brother in Oregon, took a new position teaching first, second, and third grades at a school located in a small town in the mountains of Oregon in the eastern part of that state. Many of her students were part native American. After a year in Oregon, Mrs. Belvin returned to the man she had met before leaving, and they were married in Washington, DC. Residing in Durham County, Mr. and Mrs. Belvin reared six children, three boys and three girls. A daughter, Janet Belvin Ashe, graduated from UNCG in 1934; Mrs. Belvin attended her graduation, of course, that being the first time she had returned to the campus of her alma mater since graduating in 1905. Another daughter graduated from Duke- but her daughter, Rebecca Hobgood Felton (our Donor), graduated from UNCG in 1965 with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, and again in 1983 with her Ph.D. in Child Development and Family Relations. As Dr. Charles D. Mciver, founder of UNCG and president during Mrs. Belvin’s college years, said: “Educate a man and you educate an individual; educate a woman and you educate a family.”1 Mrs. Belvin and her family are proof positive of that adage. For reflections “in her own words” by Mrs. Belvin on her college years, read the article she wrote for the UNCG Alumni News in 1970 shortly before her death, which is attached to this Agreement.

Dr. Rebecca Hobgood “Becky” Felton, granddaughter of Nettie Beverly Belvin, graduated from the Woman ‘s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) in 1965 with a B.A. degree in Elementary Education. She then earned her Master of Education in Special Education from Duke University in 1966, later going on to earn her Ph.D. in Child Development from UNCG in 1983. Becky’s early career focused on early identification and treatment of students with reading disabilities- from 1967 to 1979, she taught exceptional children. Then in 1979, Becky became a clinician and co-principal investigator for the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in NICHD studies of Dyslexia, serving in that capacity for the next seventeen years. From 1995 through the present, however, Becky’s career has focused more on training teachers to work with such students – she has served as an educational consultant to the North Carolina State Improvement Project; as visiting faculty for the Language and Literacy Program of Simmons College; and as a consultant to the National Science Foundation and Yale University for teacher training and assessment. Sharing her insights and the results of her research, Becky has during her career authored or co-authored more than twenty-seven learned publications and treatises on Dyslexia and reading disabilities. In recognition of her contributions, Becky received the Isabelle Y. Liberman Award for Educational Research from the National Dyslexia Research Foundation; was recognized as Professional of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina; received the Distinguished Service Award from the NC Department of Public Instruction; and was awarded the June Lyday Orton Award by the NC International Dyslexia Association. Says Becky: “I am firmly committed to excellence in public schools, and believe that empowering teachers with the knowledge and skills to recognize and teach struggling readers in an important component of ensuring that all of North Carolina’s students become truly literate. UNCG (which I will always think of as Woman ‘s College) began me on my life’s journey, and I am pleased to contribute in a small way to beginning such journeys for other individuals.”

Elbert P. “Bert” Felton, husband of Dr. Felton, graduated from East Carolina University in 1966 with a B.A. degree in English and Psychology. Following graduation, Bert attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, and graduated in 1970 with the degree of Master of Divinity (M.Div.). Bert and Becky moved to Winston-Salem, NC, in 1971 where Bert worked for the Department of Social Services as a social worker, and also for the Church and Industry Institute, an organization dedicated to fostering positive relationships between business and church communities. Joining the staff of U.S. Congressman Steve Neal in 1975, Bert spent the next twenty years providing constituent services to citizens in western North Carolina. Bert and Becky moved to Southport, NC, in 1995; there Bert went to work for the NC State Historic Site and the Heritage Tourism Division of the NC Department of Commerce. Bert currently holds a Captain’s License and gives tours of the Cape Fear River on his 1938 NC “Down East” fishing boat …Becky serves as his First Mate!

This document establishes a teacher education scholarship created by Barbara Davis Berryhill, Class of 1957 and her daughter Leigh Berryhill, Class of 1983.

The Donor’s intention in making this gift is to honor his wife, JoAnn, who passed away in 2001 after forty-five years of marriage: “Believing that no one succeeds in life without the help of others, William F. Black, a lifetime resident of Greensboro and retired banker, and his wife, JoAnn F. Black, establish this scholarship to help non-traditional adult students majoring in education. JoAnn, a member of the WC Class of ’53, wanted to do something extraordinary in honor of her 50111 Reunion in May 2003. Although JoAnn passed away before the Reunion, her memory lives on in the work of the committee she so graciously co-chaired.” JoAnn Fuller Black was born in Fayetteville, West Virginia, and was reared in Mount Holly, North Carolina. Following her graduation in 1953 from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG), she taught school in Belmont, North Carolina, and also worked for the Guilford County Department of Social Services. An active member of the Greensboro community, she also served on the board of directors of the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital – where she was also President of the Cone Hospital Auxiliary, and the board of directors of The UNCG Excellence Foundation, Inc. JoAnn was also co-chair of the Class of 1953 50111 reunion gift and planning committee at the time of her passing in 2001. In addition, she was a member of the North Carolina Historical Book Club, the O.Henry Study Club, the BonTerre Garden Club, and the Wall Street Wizards Investment Club. She also volunteered with the Salvation Army and was an avid bridge and tennis player. She was a devoted member of the West Market Street United Methodist Church, where she served as a member of the administrative board, as a Sunday School teacher, as a circle member, and on a number of committees.

At the time of her death in August 2001, JoAnn and her husband, Bill, had been married for forty-five years. Together they had two children, Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Black Wall and William Frederick “Fred” Black, Jr., and four grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Love, Margaret Kathleen Love, William Frederick Black III, and Kathryn Fuller Black. William F. “Bill” Black was born on May 22, 1930. Bill earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952. After college, he served briefly in the U.S. Navy. Upon leaving the service, Bill embarked on a distinguished thirty-four year career in banking in 1957. In 1970 at the age of thirty-nine, he helped establish Greensboro’s (NC) first local bank, Community Bank of Carolina, for which he served as President. Community Bank expanded to six branches before merging with Southern National Bank of North Carolina in 1984. Bill retired as Executive Vice President of Southern National in 1991; Southern National, then North Carolina’s fifth largest bank, merged with Branch Banking and Trust Company in 1995, and Bill served on the BB&T board until 2000. Bill’s service to his community is plenary. He chaired the Greensboro Merchants Association and the boards of the Greensboro Historical Museum and the Salvation Army of Greensboro. In addition, he served as board member for the Greensboro Development Corporation, Guilford County Veterans Memorial, Greensboro Preservation Society, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, and Greensboro Sports Council. Bill’s service to UNCG is exemplary. He served as President of The UNCG Excellence Foundation, Inc., and as a member of the UNCG Board of Visitors and the UNCG School of Music Steering Committee for the Students First Campaign. Bill was named in 2005 as the Outstanding Philanthropist by the NC Triad Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and in 2007 received the Holderness/Weaver Award, UNCG’s top award for Service. His stewardship to UNCG has earned him membership in UNCG’s Harriet Elliott Society, the Unbroken Band, and the Founder’s Society. Bill is a member of West Market Street United Methodist Church and the Greensboro Kiwanis Club.

Patsy Brinson Burwell graduated from The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina in 1953. An education major from New Bern, NC, Patsy moved to Winston-Salem following graduation, where she taught 5th grade for eight years and has lived ever since. Patsy and her husband, John, have two children. Their daughter, Jane, followed in her mother’s footsteps in education, teaching 2nd grade also in Winston-Salem. Patsy & John Burwell’s desire with the establishment of this fund is to assist adult students wishing to teach in K-12 schools earn their university degrees. As Patsy has shared, “Nothing we do in North Carolina is more important than the education of our children.”

With this agreement Dr. Martha E. Carroll ’62 declares her intention to make a testamentary gift to the UNCG Excellence Foundation establishing a scholarship in memory of her mother, Mary Council Carroll ’27. The scholarship will benefit students with an interest in teaching science. Mary Council Carroll graduated from UNCG (then called the North Carolina College for Women) in 1927. Her degree was in Home Economics but she found her niche as a teacher in the sciences. She taught science for many years in the Surry County public schools. She later returned to UNCG to enhance her education. She married Curtis C. Council in 1929. She and Mr. Carroll sent two daughters to her alma mater, Sallie Carroll Park ’58 and Martha E. Carroll ’62. Mary Carroll died in 1977. Dr. Martha E. Carroll, the creator of this fund, was born and raised in Mt. Airy, N.C. She graduated from UNCG (then The Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina) in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in Education, then stayed in Greensboro for three years teaching first grade. She was recruited to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a fellowship that changed her life, graduating with a degree in Special Education in 1966. From there she went to Fayetteville where she taught Special Education in the Fort Bragg Dependent Schools for three years, and then on to Nome, Alaska to teach Eskimos with disabilities in the public schools. Returning to school, she earned her doctorate in Special Education at the George Peabody College of The Vanderbilt University, at which point her career path turned towards higher education, a direction she followed for the rest of her career. After spending a year as Assistant Professor in Special Education at New England College she joined the faculty at the University of Toledo in 1974 as Professor in Special Education. She stayed there until her retirement in 1999, chairing the Department of Special Education for the last seven years of her tenure. While on the faculty at Toledo she was honored as Outstanding Teacher in 1992 and Outstanding Adviser in 1997. She has published articles relating to special education in professional journals, has written books and training manuals for the Girl Scouts of USA. She has been involved in her community in areas relating to education and people with disabilities, serving on the Girl Scout, Goodwill and other community boards. She has also been active with the South Toledo Baptist Church.

With this agreement Eloise Woosley Cates, Class of 1931 declares her intention to make a testamentary gift to The UNCG Excellence Foundation for the establishment of a scholarship in the School of Education.

Eloise Woosley Cates taught at Haw River for forty-two years. She wishes to inspire this same type of loyalty to teaching by creating this scholarship. Her father died when she was ten years old and his dying wish was for his four daughters to graduate from college. All daughters did fulfill his desire — including three daughters that graduated from UNCG. Their family’s appreciation for education was instrumental in Eloise’s aspiration to teach and devote her life to education.

Mrs. Heinemann states, “Having been a high school teacher and receiving my degree from Woman’s College in 1947, I feel I was fortunate to be educated very adequately for my profession. It is my wish to see deserving young people receive financial aid in pursuing a career of their choice.”

This memorial scholarship was established to honor the late Professor Oliver Perry Clutts and his daughter, Dr. Betty C. Clutts. Both Dr. Clutts and her father were faculty members at UNCG before their deaths. Dr. Clutts taught from 1939-70 in the department of history, attaining the rank of assistant professor. her father taught from 1924-53 in the School of Education and retired as a full professor. The memorial scholarship was established by Prof. Clutts’ remaining family members, Mrs. Oliver Perry Clutts, his wife, and Dr. George R. Clutts, his son, both of Greensboro.

Elizabeth Davis Hall Crumpler was a beloved sister of a “UNCG family” from Pikeville, North Carolina, in Wayne County. Her mother, Carrie Naomi Perkins Davis, attended UNCG in 1910 when the University was known as the State Normal and Industrial College. Charles Duncan Mciver , the University’s first President , is remembered as saying “when you educate a woman, you educate a family.” The Davis Family attests to the fact that he could not have been more correct.

UNCG was known as The Woman ‘s College of the University ofNorth Carolina from 1934 until 1963. Elizabeth graduated from The Woman’s College in 1938. Her sister, Katherine Davis Smith of Pikeville, graduated from The Woman ‘s College in 1944. Another sister, Hilda Davis Jennings of Clinton, Tennessee, graduated from The Woman’s College in 1956. Still another sister, Carrie Davis Ponder of Raleigh, graduated from The Woman ‘s College in 1958. Continuing the tradition , Elizabeth’s niece, Jennifer Smith Hooks, graduated from UNCG in 1976; and another of Elizabeth’s nieces, Wendy Lorraine Davis, graduated from UNCG in 1995, and then earned her Master’s at UNCG in 1997.

After graduation from The Woman ‘s College, Elizabeth earned her Master’s degree at Appalachian State. She went on to teach Home Economics for 15 years and for 30 years worked in Library Science, retiring at Montclair Elementary School in Charlotte.  She was married to the late Hubert H. Hall and Elmer H. Crumpler.  A dedicated teacher of young people, Elizabeth provided a fitting legacy in her Last Will -educating future generations of UNCG  students aspiring to the high calling of teaching.

Mrs. Crumpler died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 86.

Gail Broadway Curry earned a master’s degree in biology from UNCG in 1970. She has worked with the community college systems in Guilford and Stanly counties . In 1980 she returned to UNCG to complete courses in accounting. She is currently a CPA with Curry, Ireland and Co. LLC in Greensboro. Her goal with this scholarship is to encourage more women to pursue careers in the teaching profession and more specifically in the field of biology and other sciences.

Elizabeth (Lib) Langford Davenport was born February 26, 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia, but raised from an early age in Gastonia, North Carolina.  In 1933, Lib graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Woman’s College (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She was a devoted alumnae through her service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association, as a member of the Alumni Annual Giving Council, and the Planned Giving Council.

In 1936 she married Winthrop Davenport of Clinton, NY.  She lived much of her adult life and raised her children, David A., Winthrop, Jr., and Edith L. in Binghamton, NY. She participated in numerous educational, civic and cultural organizations, among them, PTAs, Cub & Girl Scouts, Roberson Memorial Center, Children ‘s Theater, First Presbyterian Church, United Way, YMCA, Broome Technical Community College, Broome County Council of Churches, Family and Children’s Service Society, Broome County Council against Discrimination, Monday Afternoon Club, Binghamton Civic Club, the Junior League and the Binghamton Country Club.

In 1957, she was the first woman nominated to the Binghamton School Board, serving for 15 years, including two as President; further, she was honored in 1971 by the New York State School Boards Association with its Distinguished Service Award. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Chester B. Lord School for Handicapped Children. Among other honors bestowed upon her: the Broome County Bar Association’s Liberty Bell Award, the Junior League’s Waltrous Bowl in 1953, Sertoma International ‘s “Service to Mankind” award in 1968 and honors from the Binghamton Teachers’ Association. Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller named her to several State councils, where she served with distinction.

In 1971, she and her husband moved to Boca Raton, Florida, where she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Golden Harbour Yacht Club.

After her death on August 26, 1998 a commentary appeared in the Binghamton newspaper stating that “She never did anything halfway.  Whatever the task, she took it seriously and never gave it less than her best. And her best was very good indeed….She possessed a charm and graciousness that is characteristically  Southern, and a resolve that had nothing to do with geography.”

Carrie Perkins Davis, Class of 1914, was the first in three generations of strong, independent women to attend the State Normal and Industrial College, the Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina, and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A woman with a passion for education, community justice, and a big heart, Carrie grew up in Goldsboro, and upon her marriage, moved to Pikeville, NC to raise a family of eight children. She believed every child thrived when their bodies and minds were properly nourished. She made sure all children in her community, including her own eight, had equal access to books and food. After helping to establish a school “lunchroom” in Pikeville serving the poor and rural children, Carrie arranged a parking place for the county bookmobile in her own front yard so local children and residents could experience the wonder of reading.

Her daughter, Katherine Davis Smith, Class of 1944, carried on the tradition of education and community service. Katherine taught school, kindergarten through twelfth grade, for 35 years. After retirement, she continued to substitute, tutor, and volunteer in the local schools and O’Berry Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Katherine was also instrumental in helping to establish the N.C. Cotton Museum/Northern Wayne Heritage Museum on the grounds of Pikeville School.

Carrie’s other three daughters, Elizabeth Davis Crumpler (1938), Hilda Davis Jennings (1956), and Carrie Davis Ponder (1958), went on to graduate from the Woman’s College. Her granddaughter, Jennifer Smith Hooks graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1976.

The establishment of The Carrie Perkins Davis/Katherine Davis Smith Scholarship in Education will strengthen and support the foundation of educational access started by Carrie Perkins Davis three generation ago for generations of educators to come.

Carrie Davis Ponder graduated from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education. She later earned her Master’s in Education from Western Carolina University. Carrie has served her community as a public school teacher; her family as a wife, mother, and homemaker; and her church as the spouse of a Methodist minister and denomination leader. Carrie’s family has been a living illustration of the famous quote from Charles Duncan McIver, UNCG’s founder and first President: “…when you educate a woman, you educate a family.” Carrie’s mother, Carrie Naomi Perkins Davis, attended the University in 1910, when it was known as the State Normal and Industrial College. Becoming the Woman’s College (“WC”) in 1934, Carrie’s sister, Elizabeth Davis Hall Crumpler, graduated from WC in 1938; then another sister, Katherine Davis Smith, graduated from WC in 1944; then another sister, Hilda Davis Jennings, graduated from WC in 1956, just two years before Carrie’s graduation. Continuing the tradition, a niece in the family, Jennifer Smith Hooks, graduated from UNCG in 1976; and another family niece, Wendy Lorraine Davis, graduated from UNCG in 1995, and then earned her Master’s at UNCG in 1997. Which this scholarship, Carrie will continue the tradition of attracting the best and the brightest future educators to the UNCG School of education.

Dr. Reginald W. Ponder graduated from NC State University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Rural Sociology. Ordained to the ministry in the United Methodist Church (UMC), first as a deacon in 1959 and later as an elder in 1961, Reggie earned his Master of Divinity degree from Duke University in 1961 and then his Doctor of Ministry from Emory University in 1977. Serving with distinction as pastor of numerous churches in NC from 1958 until the present, reggie also served as District Superintendent for the UMC New Bern NC District from 1978-80 and then as District Superintendent for the UMC Raleigh NC District from 1980-83. He has also held numerous other  UMC offices in NC during his career as a Methodist minister. In addition, Reggie served as Chief Executive Officer of United Methodist Retirement Homes. He then later served as President of Louisburg College from 2002-07, and on its Board of Trustees, as well as serving on the Board of the NC Independent Colleges & Universities. During his tenure at Louisburg College, its endowment and enrollment doubled. Reggie also served as consultant and advisor to Oak Ridge Military Academy. Most recently, Reggie served as the Senior Advisor for Legacy Giving for the United Methodist Foundation. Reggie was the recipient of the 1972 Sanford Jaycee Distinguished Service Award and the 1978 Rotarian of the Year of the Sanford Rotary Club, especially for his work as founder and chair of the Lee County (NC) Council of Aging and as chair of the Lee County Council on Alcoholism.

Carrie and Reggie have been married since July 20, 1958. They have two daughters and a son, and now have four grandchildren. They have dedicated their lives to their family, their church, and their community – and this scholarship is simply more evidence to their dedication to the value of higher education, and their endorsement of the quality academic program offered by the UNCG School of Education.

A native of Anson Co., Miss Cornelia DeBerry was a 1910 graduate of the State Norman & Industrial College (now UNCG) who spent a lifetime in the field of education as a teacher, supervisor, principal and librarian. Her sister Katharine, died while a student at the institution.

At the time of her death on Oct. 14, 1981, Miss Cornelia DeBerry was 93 years old and a resident of the Pennick Home in Southern Pines. During her career in education, she was a teacher, principal, supervisor in Salisbury, and worked as a supervisor in the school systems of Fredericksburg, Va., and Alexandria, Va. She also was a librarian in the Rockingham City Schools from 1960 – 1972.

In 1922 Athleen Turnage graduated with a BA degree from The North Carolina College for Women.  Louise Turnage Eberhart, following her sister’s lead, earned her BS degree in 1930. Thirty years later in 1960, Mary Catharine Edmonds (Eberhart) completed her undergraduate degree at The Woman ‘s College of the University of North Carolina, and in 1990 completed her doctoral work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro . Catharine Louise Eberhart was awarded her Master’s in Teaching in 1996. These three generations of women have taught in the public schools of North Carolina, using their knowledge and experiences gained at this university throughout the 20th century. Although name changes have occurred, campus facilities have been altered, and the student population has grown and diversified, the institution’s major thrust for excellence has remained constant. The Eberhart family wishes to contribute to this excellence, specifically in the UNCG School of Education.

Jerome and Harriett both hail from New Hanover County and are graduates of New Hanover High School.

Harriet, a ’53 graduate of W.C. (now UNCG), knew she always wanted to be a teacher. so in 1953 when the Arlington, Virginia school system came to recruit teachers from W.C., Harriet accepted a teaching position. She taught seventh grade language arts and social studies for five years before leaving to raise her son.

A Duke University graduate at 19 years old, after graduate school at East Carolina University and George Peabody University, Jerome joined Harriett in 1954 in Arlington where he taught science and then became an assistant principal. His career spanned 37 years, 35 of which were in Arlington.

Harriett and Jerome’s son, Alan Michael, a graduate of Old Dominion University, was sadly killed in an automobile accident at 24 years old.

When Roy Helgesen relocated his family from Charleston, South Carolina to Greensboro, North Carolina in 1952, it was a move that would forever change the life of his daughter, Margaret Patricia Helgesen. It was in Greensboro that Pat discovered two things that would influence her course in life forever: The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her true love, Thomas Eugene Fesperman.

As a student at the Woman ‘s College, Pat majored in Elementary Education, excelling in the classroom and still finding time for campus activities, leadership opportunities and forming lasting friendships. During her visits to and from Tom, who was enrolled at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the young couple fell even more deeply in love. About her  college years, Pat later wrote “The bonding experiences and memories of my years at the Woman’s College have been woven into the tapestry of my life and influenced directly and subliminally personal and professional choices and decisions. The sustaining values and knowledge I received and imbued have contributed to a life richly blessed and deeply appreciated.”

Pat and Tom married shortly after graduation and enjoyed almost 54 years of the kind of relationship most people only dream of, bringing out the best in each other. Tom supported Pat while she pursued her career in teaching and later in interior design; Pat helped Tom establish his successful insurance business in Atlanta. Together, they served as volunteers and benefactors of cherished causes in the Atlanta area. As her “Taj Mahal” tribute to her husband at the one year anniversary of his death, Pat is establishing The Patricia Helgesen Fesperman, Class of 1958 and Thomas Eugene Fesperman Scholarship in Education so the memory of his life and their lives together will continue in perpetuity to inspire others to love, grow and achieve their dreams through education.

The Julius I. Foust Scholarship Fund, begun by a gift from Mrs. P. P. McCain and Mrs. Kemp Funderburk, sponsored by their class (1916), and built by members of the classes graduating during Dr. Foust’s presidency, is one of the most gratifying developments of the anniversary celebration. Begun with the hope of building up a substantial endowment by loyalty gifts over a period of years, this fund is for the purpose of furnishing grants-in- aid to college students, preferably junior and seniors, who have proved their worthiness and need assistance. It is most appropriate that such a gift to the college be given in honor of the man who has been connected with the college for forty of its fifty years, and was its able president for the twenty-seven years in which the most rapid development took place.

The Margaret M. and James T. Freeze Scholarship Fund in The UNCG Excellence Foundation, Inc., was established with a gift from Margaret and James Freeze. Margaret Freeze is a 1951 graduate of UNCG (then WCUNC) with a degree in History. From their appreciation for the value of their undergraduate education, the Freezes established this scholarship.

As an outstanding student growing up in her native Greece, Stavroula Kostaki Gailey had a goal of attending an American university. Through hard work and determination, she won not only the permission of her parents to study abroad, but a scholarship to attend Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, N.C., where she received her A.A. in 1965. She went on to receive her B.A. in Mathematics from Asheville Biltmore College (now UNC Asheville) in 1967, her M.A. in Education with a concentration in Mathematics from Western Carolina University in 1971, and her Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1978.

Stavroula later married Platon George Gailey, American-born, but of Greek descent. Prior to meeting Stavroula, Platon established a career as a chemist before attaining the rank of Captain and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement in combat during World War II. He later earned his master’s and Ph.D. in speech-language pathology.

Together, Stavroula and Platon shared a love of education, friends, family and service to their community. They were both active in their church and worked to help community members in need. While Platon founded his own speech pathology practice in the Hampton Roads area, Stavroula began a distinguished 37-year tenure at Christopher Newport University, where she was eventually named Professor Emerita in 2011. During her career, she was named the Virginia College Level Mathematics Teacher of the Year, received a Fulbright Fellowship, and was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year by the Peninsula Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Following Platon’s death in 2010 and her retirement in 2011, Stavroula’s love for life as well as lifelong learning took hold. She enrolled at the Lafayette School of Practical Nursing and graduated with honors with a diploma in nursing at the age of 70. Her goal was to be better equipped to volunteer in the community she now calls home.

In establishing the Stavroula Kostaki Gailey and Platon George Gailey Scholarship in Education, it is Stavroula’s mission to honor her own educational background, her husband, and inspire and assist motivated students dedicated to education to achieve their own personal goals.

Mary Joanna Gibson established the scholarship to honor her late sister, Naomi Lee Gibson, Class of 1936. Naomi Gibson also received her master’s degree in 1959. While teaching was her profession, having taught 42 years, her interests were worldwide. She taught in two other countries, Japan and France, and she traveled in many others. Mary Hester Livingston Gibson, mother of Naomi and Mary Joanna, lives in Gibson.

Education is the key to life.  In many ways, there are no truer words for Judith Irene Arnette, for whom a love of learning proved the guiding factor in a life dedicated to education.

Growing up in Greensboro, Judy discovered at an early age that she had a quest for knowledge. In the midst of assisting her working-class family by helping to raise her younger sister and contributing to household responsibilities , Judy latched onto her schoolwork with a passion. It was a teacher at Ben L. Smith High School who recognized Judy’s talent, mentored and encouraged her to succeed : Mrs. Virginia Donaldson Harmon.  In addition to inspiring her in the classroom, Mrs. Harmon gave Judy the confidence to be the first person in her family to attend college, literally walking her to the guidance office to complete an application to attend The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She assisted Judy in securing scholarships that covered her tuition for all four years at UNCG, where she majored in Latin and later received a Master’s degree in French.  Because Virginia Harmon taught at Smith High School for many years, it is impossible to imagine the number of students, in addition to Judy, she encouraged to pursue their dreams.  Mrs. Harmon understood her students, had empathy for their situations and supported them in any way she could. Because of her, Judy Arnette and others realized education as a transformative learning opportunity.

Virginia Donaldson Harmon also understood the value of education.  Born in Morristown, Tennessee in 1908, she was the only daughter of Frank and Nita Donaldson.  As a child, she attended The Rose School, creating a love of education that lasted a lifetime. She attended Ward-Belmont College in Knoxville, buying a Model T Ford and learning to drive in order to get to school.  Virginia married Clyde C. Harmon in 1934.  They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where Virginia was a teacher, taking time off to raise a family of four children.

The Harmon family moved to Greensboro in 1947. Virginia returned to the classroom, this time teaching English and Latin at Ben L. Smith High School, not knowing that she would change the life of at least one student forever. Ever passionate about her own education, she returned to college at the age of 75, earning a degree in art from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1984. After retiring from Smith, Virginia continued to be involved in education, volunteering until she died at the age of 93 as a storyteller of Greek myths and other classical stories at Summerfield Elementary School.

In establishing the Virginia Donaldson Harmon Scholarship in Education, it is Judy’s mission to honor her beloved teacher and mentor, Virginia Donaldson Harmon, and inspire and assist motivated students dedicated to education to achieve their own personal goals.

Elizabeth Fluck Holt, an Edgecombe County native and Alamance County resident, graduated from the Women’s College in 1935. She was a Biology major.

Mary Alford Hunter was a member of the class of 1936. She came to teach at UNCG around 1943 and for years was a supervisor of teacher education. She served the University for many years as a teacher at Curry School and as a member of the faculty of the School of Ed. She was born in Franklin Co., and was an associate professor of Education at UNCG.

Dr. Eugenia McIver Hunter was a highly respected professor in the School of Education at UNCG. She was a native of Greensboro, NC, born May 24, 1905, the daughter of the late Thomas Allison Hunter and Eugenia McIver Hunter. She received an AB from Goucher College, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from Ohio State University. She taught at UNCG for 35 years, retiring as a full professor in 1970. Dr. Hunter was recognized as a leader in the development of standards for the establishment of nursery schools and kindergartens and for teacher training in Early Childhood Education. She served as President of the Association of Childhood Education International from 1959 – 1961. She served as State President of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, an international society for women educators, and was State Executive Secretary from 1971-1987. She participated in the 1960 White House Conference on Children & Youth. Dr. Hunter provided leadership in the development of an academic major in Early Childhood education at UNCG, and was honored in 1966 by the NC Kindergarten Association for her contributions as one of the national leaders in early childhood education. She maintained a close relationship with her students and remained mentor to many of them during their teaching careers.

Dr. Hunter had a passion for travel and visited numerous foreign countries, both as a result of her work in Early Childhood education and for pleasure.

Adelaide Israel was born to Fannie Susman Love, of Baltimore, and Julius Love, of Russia, and grew up in Greensboro. She graduated from Greensboro High School before coming to Woman ‘s College, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in the Liberal Arts with an emphasis in English and History in 1939. She graduated with Phi Beta Kappa academic honors. After college she taught English and History at Gillespie Junior High School in Greensboro. She married Archie George  Israel in 1940. He graduated from Elon College, taught English and coached basketball and football in Portsmouth, VA. He was the Recreation Superintendent of the city of Portsmouth prior to assuming ownership in a business venture in Greensboro. The Israel’s have three children.  Stephen Howard Israel graduated in Liberal Arts from UNC-Chapel Hill and has completed graduate studies at New York University. He is married to Nina Zemo Israel, lives and works in New York City as the Managing Director for Korn-Ferry International.   Marjorie Israel Chayette graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell University and has completed graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.  She is married to Marc Chayette, lives in Paris, France, and is a movie producer.  Barbara Anne Israel graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a MA and PhD from the School of Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill.  She is professor and Chair, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, at the University of Michigan . She is married to Richard Pipan (UNCG: MA ’76 PhD ’85) who is a tenured professor of Educational  Psychology at Oakland University. Adelaide has been active in many community activities and especially active in her Temple. Adelaide had one sister, Bernice Love Stadiem ’34, who was a member of the UNCG faculty from 1963 – 1970. Adelaide, her children, and her mother established the Bernice Love Stadiem Scholarship in her memory at UNCG.

The scholarship is presented in honor of Dorcas Sigmon Gomedela and Edward James Gomedela and Thomas Edward Jolley , Sr. and Frances Styles Jolley, our parents as well as in honor of us as donors. Both Dorcas and Edward were career educators in North Carolina for more than thirty years each. Dorcas was a secondary math teacher and Edward was a teacher of history, coach and elementary school principal . Tom and Frances Jolley did not have college degrees but both of them took courses in higher education after high school and worked in businesses in North Carolina. We owe all that we have achieved in life to the educational opportunities made available to us through the hard work, encouragement and financial resources provided by our parents. Most people throughout their lives give back to future generations by educating their own children. Unfortunately , we have not had the chance to do this. We both know that our successes and achievements were a direct result of the education that we have received . We also know that many times circumstances can deny many talented young people the wonderful experiences that we have had. Therefore, it is with immense pleasure and gratitude for our own good fortune that we share with young people that have been identified as deserving, the opportunity to obtain a degree in higher education.

The Anna M. Kreimeier Scholarship. This scholarship was established by Lillian Peaslee Brennan, 1951 and Elizabeth Peaslee Apple, 1961 in honor of their aunt, Miss Kreimeier who was a member of the faculty for 40 years. She began her service as a supervisor of student teachers in English. Later she was Director of the Student Teaching Program for students preparing to teach in the Secondary Schools.

In establishing this scholarship, Barbara honors the importance of education to her own family. It was while growing up in Morehead City, North Carolina, that Barbara met the love of her life, Novem Mason, while they were both students in the sixth grade. Barbara left Morehead City for Pfeiffer College, later transferring to UNCG because she wanted a better education and one that didn’t favor men. She graduated as a member of the Class of 1965 with a degree in Elementary Education and made teaching her life’s career.

Novem shared Barbara’s passion for education, receiving a degree in architecture from NC State and a Master in Fine Arts from East Carolina University. A teacher, designer and sculptor, Novem retired from UNCG in 2008, having served as chair of the Interior Architecture department. Following his death in 2013, Barbara returned to Morehead City. Barbara and Novem’s two daughters, Currie ’99 and Neva, join with their mother in their support of the establishment of the Mason Family Scholarship in Education. 

In establishing the Mason Family Scholarship in Education, it is Barbara’s mission to honor her own educational background, that of her husband, and inspire and assist motivated students dedicated to education to achieve their own personal goals.

With this agreement JoAnn Meacham McAllister , Class of 1956, and Dr. John Malcolm McAllister and their son, Malcolm Lee McAllister and his wife, Julie Andrews McAllister established the Jo Ann and Mollie McAllister Endowed Scholarship in the UNCG School of Education with gifts from both couples to the UNCG Excellence Foundation . The donor’s intention in making this gift is to honor her granddaughter’s graduation from UNCG with a degree in elementary education on the 50th Anniversary of her graduation from the School of Education.

JoAnn and Dr. John Malcolm McAllister are both proud of Mollie McAllister , their granddaughter , and the life that she has chosen. JoAnn was thrilled that Mollie decided to attend her alma mater. Not only attend UNCG but also graduate in the year that JoAnn celebrates her 50th class reunion. JoAnn could not think of a better way to show how much she loves Mollie, and how proud she is of her than to surprise her with this endowed scholarship.

JoAnn’s family has always been close to the Greater University  System so it seemed natural for her to attend Woman’s College (W.C.). Her grandfather was in the first undergraduate and graduate classes at NC State. Her father graduated and taught Zoology at State. Her brother also graduated from State. JoAnn’s husband and two sons graduated from Carolina. W.C. (now UNCG) gave Jo Ann an opportunity to adjust to independence, develop leadership skills and pursue her love of teaching  with an affordable tuition.

JoAnn became interested in adults who are beginning or returning to college because of her work on the Mature Woman’s Scholarship Committee in the Woman’s Club of Raleigh. She was impressed with the determination and sacrifice of the applicants. Because of the great need for quality teachers, JoAnn intends this scholarship to help non-traditional adult students.

JoAnn’s husband, Dr. John Malcolm McAllister, graduated from Dental School at Carolina in 1958. JoAnn and Dr.McAllister met in high school in Raleigh and married in 1955. They have 2 sons. Mollie has enjoyed her experience at UNCG . Since she was a child Mollie remembers Jo Ann telling her that W.C. is the most wonderful school around and that it has the best School of Education. After looking at universities to attend for college, Mollie decided UNCG was right for her. She has found that she has learned more in her college career than she ever expected and has found the benefits of UNCG to be beneficial. Mollie plans to teach in New York City upon her graduation from UNCG.

In memory of her beloved sister, Miss Mary Gilbert McKenzie has created the Margaret F. McKenzie Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Miss Margaret F. McKenzie graduated from The North Carolina College for Women in 1925 with a B.A. degree in English. From 1927 through 1930, she taught at Gibson before leaving to embark on a long and distinguished career teaching in North Carolina public schools in Weldon, Raeford, and Laurinburg. During her 46 year teaching career, Miss McKenzie taught in fifth, sixth, and seventh grades. She also traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Panama, and Mexico. She attended summer school at the University of California in 1929 and continued to take continuing education during summer vacations. Miss McKenzie remained actively involved in education throughout her life. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and former President of the area chapter. She served as District Director of the North Carolina Association of Educators. She was actively involved in the Gibson United Methodist Church and was a former President of the Gibson United Methodist Women. After her retirement from teaching, Miss McKenzie lived with her sister, Miss Mary Gilbert McKenzie, in their family home near Gibson.

Sue Sweeney McMillan attended Woman’s College (now UNCG) as an education major. She was an outstanding student. An esteemed Phi Beta Kappa scholar, Due was also incolced in the Student Council, Education Club, Botany Club, and the International Relations Club. She enjoyed her career as a high school English teacher in North Carolina. Her son, Ned, continued in her footsteps as a fifth grade mathematics teacher.

Mary Elizabeth McNairy graduated in 1924 and taught in the Greensboro City Schools for 13 years. She earned a master’s from Columbia University in 1931. Like her sisters, she was active in civic affairs. She served as president of the Ex Libris Club, and was founder and first president of the Pedagogue Garden Club. Sadly, she died in 1937.

Carolyn Jean McNairy’s career in public education spanned 45 years. After graduating in 1025, she taught for 18 years before being appointed principal of Irving Park School, a position she held until her retirement in 1970. She also earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1932. Carolyn has long been active in professional, civic and university organizations. She served as president of Greensboro School Principals and of the local unit of the Association for Childhood Education. she has also served as president of the Ex Libris Club, vice president of the Soroptimist Club, president of the Pedagogue Garden Club, convention chair of the Eta State Convention of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, and president of the Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Her service to UNCG includes work with the Alumni House Committee, membership on the UNCG Alumni Association Board of trustees, and involvement with the University’s newly formed legislative network.

Dorothy McNairy’s career followed a track very similar to that of her sister, Carolyn. She graduated in 1927 and then taught for 29 years at Greensboro Senior High School (now Grimsely High) before being appointed principal of General Greene Elementary School in 1956. Like Mary and Carolyn before her, she earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1933. Upon her retirement in 1972, she was named teacher emeritus of the Greensboro Public Schools. She served as president of the NC Delta Kappa Gamma Society from 1973-75, president of the Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, president of the local chapter of the NCAE, president of the Ex Libris Club, and president of the Pedagogue Garden Club. She has also served on the board of the UNCG Alumni Association and praticipated in the University’s legislative network.

 Elizabeth is a 1957 graduate of UNCG and received her MA in reading from Appalachian State in 1976. She earned special certifications from UNCC in areas of Academically Talented and Learning Disabilities. She taught middle school reading, English and social studies for seventeen years and was the Student Council advisor for seven years. She is married to Robert J. Shaw and has two adult children and four grandchildren. She has volunteered as a Girl Scout leader for nine years, church elder, school volunteer, with community missions and for three years coordinated a reading clinic.

Mary Elizabeth Cox was born in Moore County, North Carolina in 1862. Many of those who came through the post-Civil War (or Reconstruction) period in North Carolina experienced personally, or saw in others, the drawbacks caused from a lack of educational opportunity. Moreover, like Charles Brantley Aycock, many individuals yearned for each child to have the chance to develop into his or her maximum potential. The restrictions on Mary Elizabeth Cox’s educational opportunity were great, yet there was within her the urge, above all else, to learn and to teach and inspire those under her to gain that burning desire for knowledge. She managed to study under the renowned John E. Kelly and others at Union Home Preparatory School; and she taught in the one-teacher schools of Moore County with the county’s highest certification and with distinction. Many other fine scholars came out of John E.’ Kelly’s school and made their marks, including Charles Duncan McIver, the first president of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. in 1892 she married John Archibald Monroe.

Having such a mother as Mary Cox Monroe leaves no wonder that her first-born child, Alberta, was so greatly inspired that she persevered exceedingly in all of her school and college courses with no other thought than to do her very best in the field of teaching high school students. She graduated from Biscoe High School in 1912 and she received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (Education) from the State Normal and Industrial School (UNCG) in 1916. Alberta taught all of her adult life in North Carolina high schools. In addition, she was the first woman principal in a high school on Moore County. Due to her excellent teaching and administrative skills, she is well recognized for the outstanding contributions she made as an educator in North Carolina.

Blanche, too, had the good fortune of the guidance of this teacher-mother. She had a special skill for teaching young children. This interest and ability began in her youth when she taught Sunday School. Blanche went through Biscoe High School, attended Littleton College, and took many special summer courses in several North Carolina colleges while teaching in the elementary schools of this state. She received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education from North Carolina State College (NC State University) in Raleigh. She taught all of her adult lifetime as a first grade teacher in North Carolina Schools. The final 44 years she taught in West End, North Carolina.

In 1996, Mrs. Myrick received her  Master of Education degree from UNCG. Mrs. Myrick has served as president  of the North  Carolina Librarian Association,  the North  Carolina Association of School Librarians, and her chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She retired  in 1985 after 46 years of service to education all spent in Moore County Schools. To honor her, the Moore County Schools commissioned the master potters at Jugtown to craft a five place dinner setting with the long leaf pine as the design. Mrs. Myrick has two daughters; Paula Myrick Short, who received her undergraduate degree in education from UNCG, and Judy Myrick Parks.

Barbara Mitchell Parramore is professor emerita, College of Education, North Carolina State University. With more than 40 years in public education, she has worked at all school levels including teacher, counselor, principal, and at NS State University she was the founding head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1975 as well as serving as the second woman academic department head on campus. in 1994, she received the Holladay Medal of Excellence, the highest honor for a faculty member given by the University’s Board of Trustees. Long interested in the preparation of teachers and work with teachers and school leaders, she served as president of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies and also as president of the North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development and was active in the national organizations of these associations. Her publications include academic articles, book chapters, and instructional materials including textbooks and teacher’s guides. She was married to the late Thomas C. Parramore, historian (1932-2004). They had two daughters, Lisa and Lynn; Lisa and her husband Svein Olslund have two sons, Alec and Lucas.

The award by the Woman’s College of a Roxie Armfield King scholarship of one hundred dollars annually for four years made a difference in her life and it is the intent of this scholarship to continue that tradition.

Miss Peterson was a member of the faculty at UNCG (formerly North Carolina College for Women, and Woman’s College) from 1921 to 1943. She died in May of 1967.

Imogene Hedrick Purkey graduated from UNCG in May 1982 with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. Her husband, Dr. William Watson Purkey,joined the faculty of the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, School of Education , UNCG in 1976 and served as a full time professor until his retirement in 2003.

The fund was established by David H. Reilly in memory of his mother and father.

Mary Sayre received a B.S. from Appalachian State University and a M.S. in home economics education from UNCG. She also received a M.Ed. in reading from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mary taught Textile and Clothing at the University of Delaware and elementary education in Cecil and Anne Arundel Counties in Maryland. It is hoped that this gift will provide funds to educate teachers to help alleviate the teacher shortage in North Carolina.

With this agreement Thomas J. Schumaker establishes the Mary Ellen Lay “Mel” Schumaker Memorial Scholarship Fund in The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Mr. Schumaker’s intention in making this gift is to create a scholarship fund to honor the memory of his wife, Mel, who dedicated her life’s work to UNCG and her students.

Throughout her 30 years at UNCG’s University Teaching and Learning Center, Mel worked to help good teachers become better by creating and supporting good teaching environments in and out of the classroom. In that capacity, Mel touched many members of the UNCG family, who fondly remember her enthusiasm for her work and the dedication she inspired in her staff as Associate Director of the Center.

Robert Edgar Shiffler, born September 30, 1917, and Lois Elizabeth Clare Shiffler, born December 1, 1920, in Altoona, Pennsylvania were the parents of Susan C. Shiffler Tharpe and Ronald E. Shiffler, UNCG Class of 1970. Mr. Shiffler attended Pennsylvania State University and worked for Mobil Oil Company. Mrs. Shiffler was a homemaker and the family settled in Greensboro in the late 1960’s. The Shiffler Family has great respect for education and UNCG. Susan was an English teacher in Maryland and Ron is involved in higher education.

With the encouragement of her parents, Elizabeth and Clinton Whitley, Patricia Whitley enrolled in The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1961. Through the establishment of this scholarship, Pat acknowledges her gratitude for their support and inspiration.  Pat received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education in 1965 and later her M.Ed. in Mathematics Education from UNC-Chapel Hill. Pat married the late Barry Riddle Sickles in 1967, with whom she shared a dedication to education.  Barry received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Davidson College in 1967 and a Masters Degree from Rutgers University.

After a distinguished 30-year career in the Durham Public Schools, serving as a classroom teacher, math specialist and Director of Secondary Mathematics, Pat continued to use her gift for educating others as an adjunct assistant professor with the Duke Master of Arts in Teaching program and UNC Chapel Hill Middle Grades Education. She also worked as a statewide independent math consultant.

Barry, a senior chemist at GlaxoSmithKline, was also an educator at heart, teaching as an adjunct professor of organic chemistry at Durham Technical Community College. “This was a critical class for many students in the college transfer program who were considering science-related fields at area universities,” said Pat. “These students sought out Barry’s class because they knew he would make it interesting and relevant.”

Together, they raised a family of two children, Koren Whitley Cranford and Matthew Whitley Sickles, and through their passion for learning and service to others, contributed to the education of hundreds of students across the state of North Carolina.

Ann Tillotson Street graduated  from The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1955 with a Certificate in Stenography from the School of Business.  Returning to her native Winston Salem, Ann quickly found employment with Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. It was in Winston Salem that Ann met her husband, Bob, while he was a student at Wake Forest University, pursuing a degree in marketing on the GI Bill. They shared a love of family, their home state, and education. Ann and Bob married in 1960 – six days after his graduation -and after moving to Florida, returned to North Carolina in 1962.

Bob furthered his lifelong love of learning at UNCG, teaching at Curry High School and pursuing advanced degrees in education (M.Ed. ’67 and Ed.D. ’74). In 1969, Ann and Bob moved to Rockingham, NC, where Bob began his 24-year tenure as Vice President of Richmond Community College while Ann put her WC certificate to use in the business office of the North Carolina/Rockingham Speedway. Together, they raised three children: Brad, Sheila and Arthur.

Ann and Bob enjoyed their family, their six grandchildren, friends, and service to their community. They were both active in their church and worked to help community members in need.  Ann particularly enjoyed volunteering with Meals on Wheels, Christmas Shoes for Children and Operation Smile.  She also supported Bob’s passion for World War II, as he served in the Korean-era US Navy from 1952- 1956.  Bob’s labor of love was a recorded history project of WWII veterans entitled “Heroes Among Us.” (Copies are available in the School of Education and Jackson Library.)  Ann and Bob celebrated 54 happy years of marriage together before her passing on July 23, 2014.

As a first-generation college graduate, Judy realized the importance of a college degree,

and recognized that access to education is not something every student has.  Because a scholarship for any of the four Blackwelder children would have made a difference to their family, Judy and her husband, John B. Talbert, Jr., also from Cherryville, established the Judy Blackwelder and Daniel Scott Talbert Teacher Education Scholarship Fund to assist aspiring teachers from the Cherryville area with demonstrated financial need. The scholarship honors not only Judy ‘s education at The Woman ‘s College, but that of Judy and John’s son, Dan, a 1992 graduate of UNCG. “I am especially grateful to pass along this opportunity to someone who may realize the importance of teaching and the lasting impact of a college education,” said Judy.

Miss Trexler was born November 5, 1919 in Rowan County. A 1938 graduate of Pfeffer Junior College, Miss Trexler went on to receive her degree in Primary Education from The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina in 1940. She later received her Master’s Degree from UNC Chapel Hill and continued further graduate work at N.C. State University. Miss Trexler was a lifelong educator, serving as a teacher in Landis and Gastonia. Following her career in the classroom, Miss Trexler became Supervisor of Instruction in the Whiteville City and Lexington City Schools. Miss Trexler was a member of a number of professional educational organizations, including NCAE, NEA, Division of Supervisors, and Delta Kappa Gamma-Epsilon and Gamma Alpha Chapters.

June Darden Ward, daughter of Mary Maddrey and June Hugh Darden and a native of Mapleton in Hertford County, N.C., enrolled at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro  (then called The Woman’s College of the University  of North Carolina) in 1932. She recalls that the library burned during her first night at WC, a situation she found frightening. Fire was a great danger in rural North Carolina in the 1920’s and ’30’s but she had not expected it to follow her to the city. Matters improved thereafter , and she graduated in 1936 with a B.A. in Education.   Specializing in elementary education, June Ward began her teaching career in Midlands, N.C.   She later taught in Burlington, and Lewisville. She and her husband,  Marvin M. Ward of Winston-Salem, were married in 1941. Mrs. Ward stopped teaching soon afterwards to raise her family. She and Mr. Ward had two children, Elizabeth  “Betty” Ward Cone, now living in Greensboro, and M. Thomas Ward, now living in Tilghman , Maryland. She returned to teaching in Winston-Salem  in 1958 but retired permanently  in 1962 when her husband , Marvin M. Ward, also an educator, was appointed superintendent of the Winston-Salem public schools.   Mr. Ward later served with distinction in the North Carolina Senate.

After her retirement as a teacher June Ward resumed her second career as a homemaker in Winston-Salem.   She has been active in Centenary United Methodist Church, the Sir Walter Cabinet (an organization of spouses of legislators and state government officials), the Daughters of the American Revolution,  and her garden club.  In an alumni survey June Ward once said that she was proudest of having a happy family and two successful children.  Her family has chosen to honor her through the establishment of an endowed scholarship in her name at her alma mater. Appropriately, the Mary June Darden Ward Endowed Scholarship in Education will provide a permanent source of support and encouragement for  aspiring teachers.

Mrs. Young was the daughter of Charles Duncan McIver, the first president of the State Normal and Industrial School. During the period 1919-1931, it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and became the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963 before changing to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.