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‘Transformative’ gift: Sloans give Frankenthaler painting to Weatherspoon
The Weatherspoon Art Museum’s mission will be bolstered by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, one of the biggest names in 20th-century American painting. Frankenthaler’s “Houdini” (1976), a gift from Linda Fisher Sloan ’82 MFA and Thomas R. Sloan, will be on view at the Weatherspoon beginning…
Endowed curatorship will elevate education at Weatherspoon
Walking into the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro, one is likely to find students in and out of the galleries, enjoying the art, completing class assignments, and meeting up for coffee breaks. Their constant presence is a reminder that the museum, with its over 17,000…
Volvo gift supports UNCG’s Bryan School Blueprint Series
Volvo is helping steer UNC Greensboro’s students toward success in their careers. Volvo Group North America, LLC, has pledged $100,000 to UNC Greensboro for the purpose of supporting the UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics Blueprint Series. The Blueprint Series is a required four-credit undergraduate…
Alvarez psychology scholarship will boost UNCG undergrads
Milly Alvarez ’63 and her husband, Walter, have made a planned gift valued at $375,000 to UNC Greensboro’s Mildred Millner Alvarez Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Psychology.
Spartans receive Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia Scholarship
Several Spartan doctoral students in the School of Nursing have been supported by a special one-year scholarship. Before the 2022-2023 academic year began, the Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia Board of Directors established a merit scholarship for students in UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing Doctor of…
Castaldos’ gift will support military and veterans alumni, scholarship funds
Sometimes the stars do align. “Spartan Sweethearts” Dean Castaldo ’12 and Emilie Peterson Castaldo ’10 met as Cone Residence Hall freshmen. Something clicked when Emilie was Dean’s date for a Marine Corps Ball, and the rest is history. Married since 2015, they are grateful that UNCG…