David Routh ’82 — a veteran corporate executive with extensive connections to philanthropy on campus as a former staff member and as a volunteer — has been named UNC’s new vice chancellor for development. Chancellor Carol Folt… read more
Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless ’88 will become only the third director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in January. Sharpless, who studied math as an undergraduate and received his degree in medicine from UNC in 1993, will… read more
The oldest GAA-sponsored student group, Order of the Bell Tower, has won its second consecutive national award for work the organization does to fulfill its mission as the University’s official student ambassadors. This year’s award — from… read more
W. Lowry Caudill ’79 of Durham has been elected chair of the UNC Board of Trustees. Alston Gardner ’77 of Chapel Hill was elected vice chair, and Sallie Shuping-Russell ’77 of Chapel Hill is the board’s new secretary. All were elected on… read more
The UNC Board of Trustees is expected to have three new members on July 1. Charles G. Duckett ’82 of Winston-Salem, Dwight D. Stone ’73 of Greensboro and Jeff Brown ’81 of Charlotte have been elected to be trustees by the UNC System Board of… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) At an Association of American Universities… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Where some of us live life as pencils, Kay… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Together, Mary Ann Massey ’59 and her… read more
The GAA has honored the chancellor and his wife and two other couples who have supported a broad range of campus initiatives for their outstanding service to the University and to the association. Recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Service… read more
Five honorary degrees were given at this year’s Commencement on May 12. The recipients were: Bernard Flatow ’41, longtime promoter of Latin American cultural exchange, of Martinez, Ga., who received a doctor of laws degree; Joel… read more