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Welcome to UNCW's monthly electronic newsletter for alumni and friends, bringing you news about the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the UNCW Alumni Association. |  |
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PORTERFIELD RECEIVES INAUGURAL
J. MARSHALL CREWS REUNION PLANNED FOR WILMINGTON
COLLEGE 1960-69 GRADUATES Download a copy of the invitation. (161K pdf ) GOLDEN PLUS FIVE = 55 GRAND
YEARS ALUMNI EVENTS PLANNED FOR
FALL LUNCH AND LEARN EXPERIENCE – The nursing chapter hosts a presentation by Dean Virginia Adams at noon Sept. 18 in the AHEC Auditorium at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Her topic is “Century 21 Nursing Education and Practice.” Lunch provided. RSVP: Helen Pearson, 343.7985. YOUNG ALUMNI – The Young Alumni Council will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Wise Alumni House. The council, whose members represent graduates from the last decade, needs representatives from 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2001. RIVERFEST – Visit alumni staff and volunteers at the UNCW Alumni Association booth Oct. 5-6 on the corner of Water and Princess streets. You can get free alumni stuff. LEADERS NEEDED – Local alumni interested in planning events and programs for the Cape Fear Chapter are invited to meet at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Wise Alumni House. MORE INFORMATION – Call 910.962.2684, send e-mail to lamontt@uncw.edu or log on the alumni chapter Web site. GOLF CLASSIC PROCEEDS BENEFIT
MANY WISE ALUMNI HOUSE BENEFACTOR
PASSES AWAY BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT THESE ALUMNI ARE “GRAND” UNCW MAINTAINS TOP 10 RANKING COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT
BY CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE The search committee will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept 16 in Wagoner Hall, Madeline Suite, to discuss administrative support for the search, general recruitment strategies and the process to develop search criteria. This meeting is also open to the public. MORE FACULTY AND STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR ACHIEVEMENTS 
Click on the link and scroll to the bottom to learn about other faculty honorees. MORE Accounting technician Sandra Harris received the 2002 UNCW Staff Award of Excellence. Click on the link below for details and the names of nominees. MORE UNCW MOURNS DEATH OF OWEN
KENAN Click HERE for more additional information on the various projects. ENVIRONMENTAL MINUTE ON
WECT-TV 6 GOLF TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS
BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIPS
SEAHAWKS FINISH FOURTH IN
BADGER INVITATIONAL HO, SEAHAWKS WIN BAY TREE
GOLF CLASSIC KING MACKEREL TOURNAMENT
BENEFITS SEAHAWK CLUB More athletics news and upcoming sporting events Top |
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An
“extraordinary leader who brings out the best in her students,”
Rebecca Porterfield, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs
and Cameron School of Business professor, was named the inaugural
recipient of the J. Marshall Crews Distinguished Faculty Award.
This new award, created by the Past Chairs’ Council of the
UNCW Alumni Association, was announced at the fall faculty meeting.
Bob King ’66 will host the reunion party beginning at 6 p.m.
Oct. 19 at his truck center on New Centre Drive. The evening kicks
off with a social hour, followed by a buffet dinner and dancing
to the music of The School Boys. The cost is $40 a person and includes
a special reunion gift. A number of additional events are planned
throughout day. RSVPs are due Oct. 15 and can be made 
Gia Todd Long ‘86 is one of the association’s valuable
“veteran” board members who was a catalyst in the growth
of the African American Graduates Association. A board member since
1991, Gia has worked for UNCW in the telecommunications department
since she graduated and is currently administrative services manager.
She has a degree in environmental studies and is enrolled in the
Master of Public Administration Program. She is the wife of Mike
Long and the mother of two: Shelby, 3, and Michael, 8 months. Always
open to opportunities to grow, Gia is participating in Leadership
Wilmington to enhance her knowledge of the community. Seahawk salute
to Gia for her volunteerism!
The ranks of UNCW’s Grand Alumni Champions have grown each
year since the program’s inception in 2000. Last year 14 alumni
and friends attained that special recognition by contributing $1,000
to the alumni association. 
Winners of 2002 Distinguished Teaching Professorships, Timothy Ballard,
associate professor of biological sciences; Joanne Rockness, professor
of accountancy and business law; and Brad Walker, associate professor
of curricular studies, were honored for “outstanding contributions”
to UNCW’s instructional program. Walker also received the UNCW
Board of Trustees Teaching Excellence Award. 
CAMPUS
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
The UNCW Center for Marine Science and WECT-TV6, Wilmington’s
NBC affiliate television station, are teaming up to offer the Environmental
Minute, every Monday during the “Carolina in the Morning”
show. Narrating and hosting the Environmental Minute is 13-year
old environmentalist Kaitlin Baden, a 9th grade student at Hoggard
High School. 
WILLIAMS
INKS PRO PACT WITH THAMES VALLEY TIGERS|
LECTURES
Jeff Goodwin, an F/X make-up artist who has worked on numerous major motion pictures including David Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans, will speak from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 in Bryan Auditorium, Morton Hall. Goodwin, author of the book, Transformations – Simple Makeup Effects, is the recipient of the British Academy Award and in 1993 received the International Society of Makeup Artists Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2002-03 Leadership Lecture Series “Constructing Conscience: A Matter of Values” will explore themes of values, integrity and self-awareness in contemporary society. MORE
Poet Tony Hoagland, 8 p.m. Sept. 26 in Cameron Hall Auditorium. PERFORMANCES The 2002-03 Arts in Action performance series features
eight music, dance and theatre offerings October through April.
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Tickets $18, general public; $12 seniors. Call 800.732.3643 or 962.3500. EXHIBITS Encre Folle (Ink Crazy), an exhibit featuring local artist Katy Lizabeth, is on display through Oct. 21 in the UNCW Warwick Center Lobby. MORE CALENDAR Sept. 19-21 – Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournament Sept. 23 – UNCW Alumni Association Scholarship Recipients Dinner, Wise Alumni House Sept. 25 – Cape Fear Chapter meeting Sept. 28 – Got-Em-On Live Bait Club Scholarship Golf Tournament Sept. 27-29 – Family Weekend Oct. 4 – Young Alumni Council meeting Oct. 4-5 – Riverfest Weekend Oct- 10-13 – Fall break Oct. 17-18 – UNCW Board of Trustees meetings Oct. 19 – Reunion for Wilmington College/UNCW classes 1960-1969 Oct. 27 – Carolina Panthers NFL Adventure - alumni train trip/tailgate party from Raleigh to Charlotte Nov. 2 – Alumni board of directors retreat Dec. 20 – Commencement Feb. 8 – Homecoming 2003> April 26 – Cape Fear Alumni Golf Classic at Echo Farms
UNCW Alumni Association - We encourage all men and women who attended or graduated from Wilmington College and/or the University of North Carolina at Wilmington between 1946 and the present time to become involved. Active status requires a contribution of $25 or more to the UNCW Alumni Association each fiscal year (between July 1-June 30). Your contribution supports the many programs provided to alumni and students. Spring 2002 graduates can become active in the association for half-price with a $12.50 contribution. During Senior Salute in March 235 graduating seniors signed up. Admissions - UNCW is one of the South’s best undergraduate teaching institution as evidenced by a high demand from talented students to be admitted (7,300 applications for 1,650 freshmen slots for fall semester 2002), national recognition, and growth in regionally relevant programs such as gerontology, public administration and film studies. Campus Communique - UNCW's weekly faculty/staff newsletter. UNCW Magazine – Spring/Summer 2002 issue – coming in June – Due to state budget cuts, the magazine will not be printed, but it will be available only online at www.uncwil.edu/alumni Lifelong Learning - The UNCW Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies offers a variety of classes and programs for all interests and ages, on campus, around town and via the WWW. Career Services - Need help with career planning, finding a job, honing your job search skills? Ways to Support UNCW - As state funds are cut, public universities like UNCW are increasingly seeking private funds to support academic and athletic programs. There are many ways your contribution can help UNCW maintain its status as a top public undergraduate institution. Live on Campus - The Webcam atop Randall Library overlooks the Campus Commons and gives you a real-time view of the scenery. |
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Dr.
Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, will
kick off the UNCW Center for Marine Science 2002-03 “Planet
Ocean Seminar Series.” Her topic will be “Oceans, Climate
and Health: The Cholera Paradigm.” She will speak at 6 p.m.
Sept. 18 in the CMS auditorium. 
Visiting
professor and author David Wright will read from his works at 8
p.m. Sept. 19 in Morton Hall, Bryan Auditorium. A reception and
book signing will follow. Wright is the author of Fire on the Beach:
Recovering the Lost Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers. 
Bruce
Feiler, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, Kenan Auditorium. “Jews, Christians
and Muslims: Unity and Discord Among the Children of Abraham.”
Admission is $6 a person for the general public. 