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| Mike Wilson |
The July spotlight features Michael Wilson ’89M
of Wilmington. Michael received his undergraduate degree in 1970
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1986, he
entered the MBA program at UNCW. He graduated in 1989 and now serves
as the evening director at Miller-Motte Technical College. In addition
to his commitment to the UNCW Alumni Association Board of Directors,
he is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants. Michael
is a past president of this organization and a current board member.
In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, reading and the opera.
The UNCW
Alumni Association Board of Directors will host its first meeting
of the fiscal year Friday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 7 in Wilmington.
The fall meeting serves as a time to orient new board members and
discuss association initiatives for the coming year. At 6:30 p.m.
Friday the group will gather at the Bluewater Grill. The board will
meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the UNCW Madeline Suite.
Graduates of Wilmington College gather at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday
of every month at Jackson's Big Oak Barbeque. This dutch-treat lunch
is a great time to greet old friends and reminisce. The next meeting
is July 21. For more information, contact Jim Medlin '52 at 910.791.5259.
The alumni association is seeking alumni volunteers to assist with
UNCW’s freshman Move-In
2004 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. All volunteers
will receive a Move-In 2004 T-shirt, breakfast and lunch. They are
asked to check-in at Wagoner Dining Hall beginning at 6:15 a.m.
to receive assignments; breakfast will be served until 7 a.m. Volunteers
will need to be in place by 7:30 a.m. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 25, the association will sponsor a booth at the 2004 Involvement
Carnival to welcome new students to UNCW by distributing gifts and
making alumni-student connections. Anyone interested in volunteering
for either event should contact Dru Farrar at 910.962.2684 or drupfarrar@aol.com
by Tuesday, July 20.
Homecoming 2005 will be held the weekend of Feb. 4-6. This will
be a special weekend because both the men's and women's basketball
teams will be hosting weekend home games. Watch your e-mail for
more information about these events as the date draws closer.
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, the Past Chairs' Council of the UNCW
Alumni Association will gather at Wise Alumni House to select the
next J. Marshall Crews Distinguished Faculty Award winner. The award
will be presented at the fall faculty meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
In addition to selecting an award recipient, the council will hold
elections and hear from Ed Vosnock '71 the new alumni board chair.
For more information about this committee, contact Shanda Bordeaux
'92 at shandabordeaux@cs.com.
Have you moved, changed jobs, married, had a baby? UNCW wants to
know! With nearly 40,000 alumni on record, we need your help in
keeping your information up to date. Update
your biographical information today!
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| Deborah Brunson |
Deborah Brunson, associate professor of communication studies, was
appointed interim director of UNCW's Office of Campus Diversity.
She replaces Joanne Nottingham who served in this position for five
years. Read
the news release.
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| The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations
6 crew, from left, are Commander John Herrington and Mission
Specialists Doug Wheelock, Nicholas Patrick and Tara Ruttley |
Four NASA crewmembers will look to the deep seas this month to help
prepare for journeys into deep space. They'll use UNCW'S undersea
laboratory, Aquarius, to study what it may be like to live and work
in other extreme environments such as the Moon and Mars. Read
the news release.
Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo has appointed two task forces which
are reviewing the safety, security, and education programs at UNCW
after the recent tragic deaths. Read
the news release.
Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo will travel to five sites across the
state in August to meet UNCW parents and their students. The events
are hosted by the UNCW Parent Development Council which is working
diligently to raise the money needed to build the Colonnades that
will connect sections of the new University Union complex, scheduled
to be completed in spring 2006. For details on dates and locations,
contact Stephanie David at 910.962.2659.
In anticipation of UNCW students’ return to Wilmington in
August, local businesses are encouraged to show off their Seahawk
pride in their establishments. Download
the brochure showing Seahawk items available for purchase.
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| Dan Gallagher |
Former UNCW swimmer Dan Gallagher finished sixth in the finals of
the 50-meter freestyle July 13, narrowly missing a slot on the 2004
U.S. Olympic Team. He covered the distance in 22.72 seconds, slightly
behind the 22.51 he clocked in semifinals the previous day. View
the final results.
Read
the Wilmington Star-News article.
Former UNCW basketball standout and two-time CAA Player-of-the-Year
Brett Blizzard was informed July 12 that he has made the cut for
the Phoenix Suns summer roster. The Tallahassee, Fla., product impressed
club officials over the weekend in the NBA team's rookie/free agent
camp at America West Arena in Phoenix. Blizzard and the rest of
the summer roster began competing in a nine-game summer session
July 13 in Las Vegas. More
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| Aaron Smith |
All-CAA shortstop Aaron Smith has signed with the Chicago Cubs and
reported to their affiliate in Arizona League. Smith becomes the
second Seahawk to sign as a baseball free agent this summer. MORE
Former Seahawk Anthony Terrell was named to the All-Tournament team
at the VCU SportsCenter Showcase at the Seigel Center in Richmond,
Va. The event featured 60 players who are hoping to catch the eye
of scouts from the NBA, NBDL and European Leagues. MORE
Former UNCW men's basketball standout Joel Justus was named to Ernie
Nestor's coaching staff at Elon University. Justus was a four-year
letterwinner for the Seahawks and helped guide UNCW to post season
berths in three of the last four seasons. MORE
MORE
Seahawk Athletics news.
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University
of North Carolina at Wilmington
"Same
Sex Marriage: The Arguments Against and For" by Andrew Sullivan,
7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27. Part of the UNCW Leadership Lecture Series.