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The UNCW Alumni Association and the Cape Fear
Alumni Chapter will hold their sixth annual Grand Slam Jam baseball
pregame tailgate at 6 p.m. May 21 at Brooks Field. The UNCW baseball
team plays the Old Dominion Monarchs at 7 p.m. Tickets (which include
a game ticket) are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
For more information or to make a reservation call 910.962.2682.
Space is limited and advance reservations are required. If you are
interested in attending only the baseball game, please contact the
UNCW Athletic Ticket office at 910.962.3233.
The UNCW Alumni Association is accepting nominations
for the 2004 J. Marshall Crews Distinguished Faculty Award, recognizing
UNCW faculty who have made a difference in the lives of their students.
The deadline for nominations is June 30. The recipient will receive
a $500 cash award and a medallion. The nomination form can be downloaded
from the UNCW alumni Web site.
For more information call 910.962.2682.
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Girlvester (Sil) DeVane Anderson was the recipient
of the 2004 UNCW School of Nursing Outstanding Alumni Award for
her commitment to leadership in health care and human resource management.
Read
the press release.
Hoang-Anh Tran, who received her M.F.A. in creative
writing May 8, received a Fulbright scholarship to study in Vietnam.
She is the ninth UNCW student awarded this prestigious grant.Read
the press release.
Alison Jones ’01 will accompany 17 other
nursing and doctoral students from across the nation for a two-month
program at the National Institute of Nursing Research intramural
summer genetic institute in Bethesda, Md. The program begins in
June. Read
the press release.
UNCW awarded more than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate degrees
in two ceremonies May 8 in Trask Coliseum. U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre
received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Read
the press release.
Just as the academic year was ending, UNCW found itself in the midst
of a tragedy as Jessica Faulkner, a sophomore student from Cary,
was found dead May 5 in a room in Cornerstone Hall. Curtis Timothy
Dixon, a freshman from Charlotte, has been charged with first-degree
murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense and first
degree kidnapping. The investigation is ongoing. Read
the account published in the May 8 edition of the Wilmington Star-News:
Ground was broken April 29 for the latest construction project on
the UNCW campus – the Technology Support Center. The 16,424-square-foot,
two-story addition to Hoggard Hall will offer state-of-the-art equipment
and technology accessibility in a casual, comfortable setting. Read
the press release.
View
photos from the event.
The faculty in the Health and Applied Human Sciences Department
are determined to combat the trend of obese children with a number
of different research programs. Read
the press release.
Boney Architects and six individuals are the recipients of the 12th
Annual Razor Walker Awards, which recognize the efforts and commitment
of a select group of people and one corporation who have improved
the lives of and educational opportunities for children in North
Carolina. Read
the press release.
The eighth annual Business Awards Gala is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel. The event, which
sold out last year, is a celebration of business excellence and
achievement in the Southeastern North Carolina business community.
Read
the press release.
The UNCW Creative Writing Department will host its third annual
Young Writers Workshop June 22-26. The five-day program is designed
for high school age students of varying levels of ability and experience
who are interested in studying the craft of writing. Read
the press release.
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Senior closer Blake Cross retired the final 12 batters in-order
to record his league-leading 10th save as UNCW completed a sweep
of Virginia Commonwealth with a 5-3 win May 16 in CAA baseball at
The Diamond in Richmond, Va. Read
the press release.
Senior Patrick Bullock finished third in the men’s high jump
to lead UNCW finishes May 16 on the final day of the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor
Track and Field Championships at Yale’s Dewitt Cuyler Athletic
Complex in New Haven, Conn. Read
the press release.
Colonial Athletic Association champion UNC Wilmington will be competing
in the NCAA West Regionals in Sunriver, Ore., when the NCAA Men’s
Golf Championships get underway May 20-22 at three different sites
around the country.Read
the press release.
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ALUMNA
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