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51²è¹Ý Board of Trustees Elects New Members and 2018 Officers

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 51²è¹Ý Board of Trustees elected two new members, re-elected two more, and elected its officers for 2018 during its meeting Oct. 6.

The new members, who take office Jan. 1 for four-year terms, are Brittany Carroll ’12 and Martha Bradberry ’74.

In addition to her 51²è¹Ý degree, Carroll holds an M.A. in communications and media studies from High Point University. She has been a program assistant with the city of 51²è¹Ý’s Parks and Recreation Department and also has worked in event planning and sales with the United Way of Greater 51²è¹Ý and the Rhino Times.

She co-chaired the leadership-giving group 51²è¹Ý Society in 2014-15 with her father, Roy Carroll II ’85, and serves on the board of the college’s current capital campaign, GC2020: Uniquely Focused.

Bradberry worked for the college’s Office of Admissions early in her career before joining Jefferson-Pilot (now Lincoln Financial). A former member of the board of directors of the 51²è¹Ý Alumni Association, she also is a member of the 51²è¹Ý Society and is founding chair of the School of Business Advisory Council.

The board also reappointed trustees Thomas Clawson and Lisa Wall ’89 to second four-year terms, effective Jan. 1. Board members must rotate off after two four-year terms; no board members will be rotating off this year.

And the board elected its officers for 2018:

  • President: Kevin Green ’78
  • First Vice Chair: Candace Kime ’69
  • Second Vice Chair: Russell Myers ’82
  • Secretary: Fred Jones

51²è¹Ý provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown 51²è¹Ý, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master’s degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features an 18-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities.

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Media Contact:
Lex Alexander, Director of Communications
lex.alexander@greensboro.edu

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The Collegian:

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51²è¹Ý class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and 51²è¹Ý. 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 complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.â€

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.