10.29.09 | Alumni Recognition
Five of the six people who received this year’s North Carolina Award have ties to UNC – poet Gerald Barrax ’75 of Raleigh, chemistry Professor Joseph DeSimone of Chapel Hill, Betty Ray McCain ’52 of Wilson, Hugh McColl Jr. ’57 of Charlotte…
An autopsy report on Courtland Smith lists the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and sheds new light on the events that occurred on the August morning that Smith was shot by an Archdale police officer. Smith was president of Delta Kappa… read more
Tyler Hansbrough ’09, ACC basketball’s all-time leading scorer, College World Series hits leader Dustin Ackley and Yael Averbuch ’09, a national player and scholar-athlete of the year in women’s soccer, are the recipients of the 2009 Patterson… read more
With $7.5 million spent on a pilot program run by the University to provide the families of deployed National Guard and military reserve personnel with support services similar to those offered to families of regular military, the results are… read more
Four UNC swimmers face suspensions resulting from alcohol-related arrests at a September party held at the residence of one of the team’s senior captains. On the morning of Sept. 20, police responded to an incident of loud music and talking at… read more
The latest chapter in UNC’s recent free speech debate started with a touch of the bizarre but, for the most part, was as quiet as an 8 o’clock math class. In the minutes before a speech by former U.S. Treasurer Bay Buchanan Thursday night, senior… read more
An Oct. 17 concert will honor retiring voice professor Stafford Wing’s 40 years of service to Carolina. “Wing Singers: A Celebration in Song,” free to the public, will be at 2 p.m. in Hill Hall Auditorium. The concert will feature… read more
In a pilot project designed to harness the power of the ocean breezes along North Carolina’s coast, UNC and Duke Energy have signed a contract to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. The project builds on a… read more
For many young people, study abroad is a route to a wider world. For Emily Williamson ’99, traveling on a Frances Phillips scholarship immediately after graduation showed her the way back home. Some words she heard from former UNC System… read more
When Eric Montross ’94 stands his seven-foot frame in the seven-foot doorway of a child’s hospital room, the child tends to take notice. Inspired by his parents to make volunteer service a priority, Montross started visiting patients at the… read more