4.22.24 | Alumni Recognition, Carolina Alumni Awards
Autism defines how Eric Garcia ’14 lives, not who he is. He grew up hearing society’s message that, as an autistic person, he had an illness to be cured. Yet Garcia understood autism to be akin to being deaf or gay — an integral part of…
Michael Bury ’17 (MSN), a nurse, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve and an assistant professor on UNC’s School of Nursing faculty, works with what he has to create what he needs. His adaptability and creativity saved lives when… read more
Janet Southerland loves learning. Her five degrees from Carolina might have given that away. School was a refuge for her from an early age. She was the fourth of 10 children born of parents who didn’t have a high school education. She… read more
Peter Hans ’91 loves surprises. Good thing, given that as president of the UNC System, responsible for the smooth operation of 17 campuses rife with teenagers on their own for the first time, every day yields something happening somewhere… read more
Chuck Duckett ’82 takes Carolina football seriously. He’s a passionate, dedicated fan. But you won’t find him cheering in the stands with a beer in his hand. He’s down on the field, tucked in a corner of the sidelines, focused… read more
At the pharmacy school’s 50-year pinning ceremony of a Carolina Alumni board member, Eshelman School of Pharmacy Dean Angela Kashuba suggested they schedule a lunch date. Kashuba proposed they meet at her office. When the day arrived, the… read more
In the 1960s and ’70s, Gary Koch ’68 (PhD) held de facto office hours in the cafeteria at The Carolina Inn. At breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner, he’d take a seat at one of the big round tables. Biostatistics grad students would… read more
Vince Carter ’99 and Walter Davis ’77 were elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s class of 2024. Carter and Davis are the 13th and 14th individuals who either played or coached at Carolina to be inducted. The 2024 class… read more
Stephen Israel ’66, saying the humanities and liberal arts make for better and more effective leaders, has given $10 million to the University to fund full scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in the humanities. The O.B. read more
A Carolina alumna has been named mission commander for a NASA flight to the International Space Station later this year. Zena Cardman ’10 (MS ’14) will lead the mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with crewmembers Nick Hague,… read more