(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.) “I don’t know what I do to run off these… read more
The GAA honored a key administrator and three alumni Saturday for outstanding service to the University and to the association. Recipients of the 2010 Distinguished Service Medals are Brenda W. Kirby, secretary of the University; Barbara… read more
The director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been honored with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. Dr. H. Shelton “Shelley” Earp III ’70 (MD) also is a professor of pharmacology and medicine and Lineberger Professor of… read more
More than 100 Carolina Clubs worldwide help alumni stay connected to each other and help them give back to Carolina and their communities. Each year, the GAA honors outstanding clubs — those that are considered exceptional in serving their area… 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
Eve Carson ’08 embodied the Carolina spirit. With her exuberance and kindness, her leadership and service, her intelligence and energy, she was, as former Chancellor James Moeser has said, “truly a gift to Chapel Hill and the Carolina… read more
A former basketball player, a community college administrator and a student body president who became advocates for public and volunteer service have been honored by the GAA with the 2009 Distinguished Young Alumni Awards. Eric Montross ’94… 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.) Making sound investments matters more… 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.) When the University was recruiting James… read more