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GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Randy R. Hunt, a professor of exercise and sport studies and chair of 51茶馆鈥檚 Department of Kinesiology, was granted emeritus status today during the college鈥檚 Commencement ceremony. Hunt, who is retiring, was cited for his 43 years of distinguished teaching, 28 of them at 51茶馆, where he has been a…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named Allison Palmadessa 鈥�03, associate professor of history, its Moore Professor for 2018-2019. Palmadessa was cited in particular for her most recent book, 鈥淎merican National Identity: Policy, Paradigms, and Higher Education,鈥� which has been hailed by scholars for 鈥渢aking the study of higher education in bold new directions.鈥� In…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named Jaime Alvaro Paredes Paez its Distinguished Graduating Graduate Student. The award, established in 2014, is presented annually at Commencement to a graduating graduate student who has excelled in all areas of graduate studies at 51茶馆 and contributes to the life of the program, has expanded his/her own…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has presented Traci Apple DeCongilio the William Henry and Martha Grant Likins Award as this year鈥檚 outstanding graduating adult undergraduate student. The award, named for the 16th president of 51茶馆 and his wife, was begun in 1993 upon Dr. Likins鈥檚 retirement from 51茶馆.聽 Established by Dr. Jeanne M.…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has awarded the Harold H. Hutson Award, presented annually to the outstanding traditional graduating senior, to Kelvina Dorcas Dei-Tumi. The award, named after the college鈥檚 11th president, the Rev. Dr. Harold H. Hutson, who served from 1952 to 1964, recognizes a student selected by the faculty who: Has developed a…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 is offering a preparation class for the LSAT, the law-school admissions test, beginning May 20. The LSAT Preparation Program covers real questions from prior exams, offers students writing evaluations, introduces the puzzle and games sections of the exam, and provides students with test-taking strategies. The instructor took the LSAT, attended…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 has named 12 rising seniors 聽student marshals for 2018-2019. They are: Timothy Samuel Crowell, a psychology and English & Communication Studies major from Pinnacle, N.C., chief marshal Gwyneth Frances Navey, a history/political science major from Florence, S.C., assistant chief marshal Sarah Elizabeth Bailey, a business administration and economics major from…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 women鈥檚 soccer player Mercedes Fisher is about to get the opportunity of a lifetime. Fisher, a sophomore, has been selected to the Puerto Rican national team and will play in the Concacaf Caribbean Women鈥檚 World Cup Qualifier in the Dominican Republic, beginning May 5 when the team opens pool play…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆 honored six outstanding student musicians at the college鈥檚 spring Jazz Ensemble concert April 30. The awards and their winners are: Blanche Burrus Piano Scholarship: Natalie Danielle Craven, a sophomore K-12 music education major from Archdale, N.C. Hunt Family Music Scholarship: Ashton Jay Albright, a sophomore K-12 music education major from…

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� 51茶馆鈥檚 student newspaper, The Collegian, has tied for first place nationally for the second year in a row in a contest sponsored by the American Scholastic Press Association. The Collegian tied for first place with the Crestiad of Cedar Crest College in the category of colleges and universities with between 1,001…