Five Guilford alumni from the same family – siblings Conrad Parker ’62, Elwood Parker ’64, Edgar Parker ’69, John Parker ’72 and Elizabeth Parker Haskins ’76 – have received the Old North State Award from the N.C. Governor’s Office. Recognizing significant contributions to the State of North Carolina, the award was established in 2004 by Gov. [...]More
Apr. 29, 2013
The 2013 Senior Thesis Art Exhibition in Founders Hall showcases works by 12 art majors through May 17.More
Apr. 29, 2013
Gwen Ifill, the moderator of Washington Week on PBS, has written a blog post largely based on the Bryan Series event she moderated on March 28, a bi-partisan conversation between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley. The post is about whether Jeb will run for the presidency in 2016, as many have speculated. [...]More
Apr. 27, 2013
Kiel Williams ’13 has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship based on his scholarship and community service. He felt like his volunteer work with an after-school science enrichment program at Jefferson Elementary through the Guilford Society of Physics Students gave him a shot at the highly competitive and prestigious fellowship. “I did start with [...]More
Apr. 26, 2013
Guilford won its league-record 13th Old Dominion Athletic Conference men’s golf championship Tuesday at the Bay Creek Resort & Lodge in Cape Charles, Va. The Quakers won their third straight title by 23 strokes. With its third tournament victory of the season, the team earned the ODAC’s berth in the NCAA Division III Championships May [...]More
Apr. 24, 2013
With an 11-6 victory over Washington and Lee University on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team clinched the top seed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, which begins Wednesday. The Quakers are on a school-record 14-game winning streak and are seeking the College’s first ODAC crown in women’s lacrosse. Their undefeated record in league play [...]More
Apr. 22, 2013
Guilford has again been recognized as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada. Schools included in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges” received sustainability scores of at least 83; Guilford scored 91.More
Apr. 22, 2013
The Bruce B. Stewart Awards for Teaching Excellence and Community Service were presented to faculty members Dave Limburg and Julia Jacks and staff member Sandy Bowles at the Spring Awards Celebration. Diya Abdo received the Board of Visitors Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. Dave, a professor of German, enlivens class with songs, games and [...]More
Apr. 22, 2013
Theatre Studies Professor David Hammond will teach a series of master classes for the Escuela del Actor in Montevideo, Uruguay, in August. David has worked frequently in Montevideo over two decades as a cultural specialist for the United States Information Agency and received Uruguay’s highest theatre arts award, the Florencio, in 1992. He was an [...]More
Apr. 22, 2013
Advocate for children Margaret Arbuckle and student leader Chelsey Wilson ’13 received this year’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards at the Spring Awards Celebration.More
Apr. 22, 2013