Marie Darr Scott graduated from UNCG in 1970 and during her time as a student helped organized the Black Power Forum of 1967, found the Neo-Black Society in 1968, and establish the first black history class taught at UNCG. After graduating from UNCG with a history degree, Scott spent the… Continue reading…
Mary Frances Stone graduated from the Woman’s College in 1947, obtaining a B.S. in Home Economics. Six months after graduation, she was killed in a car accident. In her honor, her parents, Clarence and Jane Stone, liberally supported home economics education throughout North Carolina, including establishing The Mary Frances Stone Teaching… Continue reading…
On February 7, 1981, fifty black alumni of UNCG met in the Alumni House to form the Black Alumni Council as a branch of the UNCG Alumni Association. The purpose of their organization was to promote the education of black students, support the recruitment of minority students, and encourage black… Continue reading…
Anne Wortham Cone graduated from the Woman’s College (now UNCG) in 1935 with a degree in business. Together with her husband, Benjamin Cone (who served as mayor of Greensboro, from 1949 to 1951, and as President of Greensboro’s Moses Cone Hospital from 1956 to 1971), she was a prolific patron… Continue reading…
Jane Harris Armfield graduated from Women’s College (now UNCG) in 1960 and was a civil rights leaders and advocate for higher education. She obtained a M.A. degree in Education from the University, and was also awarded an honorary degree in history from the University. She was involved with the University… Continue reading…
Mary Foust was the daughter of the University’s second president, Julius Isaac Foust, who served as president from 1902 to 1934. The Mary Foust Residence Hall, constructed in 1928, just three years after her untimely death, is named in honor of Mary Foust. Mary graduated from Greensboro High School, and… Continue reading…
Emily Irving Harris Preyer was born in Reidsville, NC in 1919 and grew up in Greensboro. Preyer attended Greensboro Senior High School (now Grimsley High School) and then went on to the Woman’s College (WC) of the University of North Carolina (now UNC Greensboro). While at the WC she double… Continue reading…
Originally from Burlington, North Carolina, Martin’s family moved to Greensboro and lived near campus in houses on Tate and Spring Garden streets. He attended the university-owned Curry School from grades 4-12. While he was at Curry School, he played on the Men’s Basketball team and set records for most rebounds… Continue reading…
Born in Alabama and raised in North Carolina and Virginia, Emmylou Harris entered UNCG in the fall of 1965 on a drama scholarship. While on campus, she appeared in plays, such as Shakespeare’s The Tempest and a children’s theatre production of The Dancing Donkey, before deciding that she would rather pursue… Continue reading…
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Maude Broadaway spent her initial college years at Salem Academy (now Salem College). She taught for several years in the Winston (N.C.) Public School System, and it was there that she met Charles Duncan McIver, a principal in a Winston public high school. McIver… Continue reading…
