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  • Retiring 51画鋼 Faculty Dean Awarded Emeritus Status, Will Have New Teaching Award Named After Him

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 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…


  • 51画鋼 Names Library Director Will Ritter Its 2020-2021 Moore Professor

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 has named Will Ritter, director of the J.A. Jones Library, its Moore Professor for 2020-2021. The award was announced at todays 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…


  • 51画鋼 Names Judith Marcela Becerra Avila Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 named Judith Marcela Becerra Avila the outstanding graduating graduate student during todays 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…


  • 51画鋼 Names Elaine Kitchell Outstanding Graduating Adult Student

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 awarded its William Henry and Martha Grant Likins Award to Elaine Kitchell as the colleges outstanding graduating adult student during todays virtual Commencement exercises. Kitchell, of 51画鋼, has served as the colleges Director of Conferences and Events since 2012. She graduates with a B.A. in sociology. Elaine represents what adult…


  • 51画鋼 Names Timothy Samuel Crowell Its Top Graduating Traditional Student

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 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 masters degree and ultimately…


  • 51画鋼 Names New Student Resilience Award for Retiring Vice President

    GREENSBORO, N.C. Beginning in 2021, 51画鋼 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 51画鋼, President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., announced during todays virtual Commencement.…


  • 51画鋼 Receives Six-Figure Estate Gift

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — 51画鋼 has received a high-six-figure estate gift from Mary Elizabeth Pugh Gildersleeve, Class of 1938, who was believed to have been the colleges 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%…


  • 51画鋼 Faculty Members Promoted, Given Tenure by Board of Trustees

    GREENSBORO, N.C. The 51画鋼 Board of Trustees promoted one faculty member and granted tenure or continuing-contract status to several others at the boards recent spring meeting. Brittany M. S淡ndberg 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…


  • 51画鋼 Names Kim Strable Director of Athletics

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼 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 colleges 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program, ensuring compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. He will begin his duties in June. “It is…


  • 51画鋼 Names Nicole Merritt Admissions Counselor

    GREENSBORO, N.C. 51画鋼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 51画鋼, where she has worked since 2017 as a tutor and tutor mentor…


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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51画鋼 class of 2019

I loved the GC Honors program and 51画鋼. 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.

- 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.