we don’t re-do. we redefine.

90 Years in the Making

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Gateway to the Quad throuGh Shaw

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From the Chancellor

The alumni and friends who generously supported the renovation and preservation of the historic Quad have done much more than preserve one of UNCG’s most beloved and significant campus features.

Together, you have paved a path that future students will share with you. Their time here will be made distinctive, in part, by conversations and friendships that lead to greater understanding—

not only of fields of study, but of one another and of the meaningful contributions they will make throughout their lives.

Thank you for carrying forth the UNCG experience so that our students may do the same in this special place for living and learning.

Linda P. Brady

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Bailey

“For all of these reasons and many more, Maureen and I have decided to name the parlor in Bailey the Lucy T Parlor and to have hanging in that room some of Lucy T’s own paintings that she entrusted to us after graduation. Now her paintings are coming home.” – Mary lib ManninG Slate ‘61

“My junior year I was privileged to serve as Assistant House President with President Mary Lib Manning (Slate) in Bailey Dorm. It was a year I will never forget. Lucy T became like a second mother to us as well as the ”Bailey Bunnies” and was loved and respected by all. We also formed strong and lasting friendships with other House Presidents in the Quad. It was a magical year. My hope is that all of those who live in the Quad in the future will also fi nd it a magical “sense of place” as we did. I am happy to honor Lucy T and the history of the Quad at UNCG with my gift to name the ‘Lucy T Parlor’ in Bailey.” – Maureen vandiver ‘61

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Thomas Bailey, lawyer, furniture executive

and banker of Mocksville, was a trustee from 1902-1916. His loyalty to the College was exceptional, especially considering he had to face the devastation of losing his daughters Evelyn and Sarah in the typhoid epidemic of 1899.

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Bailey

T h e “ l u C y T ” Pa r l o r Given by Maureen Turner Vandiver and Mary Lib Manning Slate, Class of 1961, and their husbands, Dr. Roy W. Vandiver and Marvin L. Slate, Jr. In honor of Lucy Terrell White, house mother at Woman’s College 1955-1969

T h e r o s e M u r P h y V e s T i b u l e For our friend and Bailey Hall housekeeper, given by the Buckner family, Ray, Peggy, Ty ‘84, John ‘88 and Will ‘93

T h e l a M b e T h l o u n G eGiven by Dot Stanfi eld Lambeth ‘51 and Phillip J. Lambeth“When you educate a woman, you educate a family.” - Dr. Charles Duncan McIver, Founding President

K i T C h e n Given by Betsy Buford ‘68 in honor of the Class of 1970

b e n C h Given by Betsy Buford ‘68 in honor of Margaret Britton ‘68

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In their memory, he estab-lished a scholarship and donated money to furnish a room (adorned with Tiffany glass and elaborate arches) in the old Students’ Building. It was used for meditation, and one student made her commitment there to serve as a medical missionary to China.

“Recently, I had an opportunity to visit with Rose Murphy, who was our housekeeper in Bailey. She was more than a staff member to my brothers and me; she was a friend. The people who work in housekeeping, grounds, dining services, health services and other student support areas are really the backbone of the student experience. Rose was interested in all of us and to this day she remembers so many of the students who passed through UNCG and through Bailey, especially. It was such a pleasure reconnecting with her and it is a privilege to honor her with the naming of a space in Bailey Hall.” – ty buckner ‘84

A lumna Laura Hill Coit was associated with the College for forty-three years,

principally as its secretary and administrative assistant to the president.

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T h e C o i T V e s T i b u l eHonoring our African-American Trailblazers (1956-1969), the students who gave names, faces, and voices to “equality and opportunity for all” Given by Sina McGimpsey Reid ’65, Alice Garrett Brown ‘65 and Ruth Lawhorn ’67

K i T C h e nGiven by Jane Wilson Curran Class of 1962, and H. Allen Curran in loving memory of Anne Lois Hancock Wilson Class of 1931

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She had aspired to be a missionary to Korea, where her brother was serving, but President McIver persuaded her that her particular mission lay in Greensboro. It was said that Miss Coit “was the best loved person who ever served on our faculty...she translated the reality of the College into the lives of the students.”

Coit1923“Coit Hall holds for me more than

five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes of moments very dear...in love, laughter, friendships,

card games, tears (some of joy- some not), truths learned and journeys

planned. The revival of the Quad is a lasting tribute to those memorable moments.”– Sina McGiMpSey reid ‘65

Laura Hill Coit

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“Anne’s kitchen was a special place for wonderful southern cooking. It was shared with family and friends and included lively conversation! We hope similar gatherings will take place in the newly-renovated Coit Residence Hall!”

– Jane wilSon curran ‘62, and

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Mother, anne hancock wilSon ‘31

Jane Wilson Curran ‘62,Junior House President in Coit in 1964.

Anne Hancock Wilson ‘31

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“For Margaret ‘26 and William Joyner, education was, next to their faith and their God, the foundation of life fulfilled. It fostered self-reliance; it nurtured independence. It led to individual and social responsibility.

A small-town couple of modest but independent means, they set high expectations and worked to open the doors of educational opportunity for their three children: Alice, George and Margaret Ray. In time, all three children would become alumni of UNCG, at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

The parlor in Cotten, now the Joyner Parlor, will be a gathering place for conversation, social interaction, discovery and debate—part of a larger learning community. Andrea, my daughter, James, my grandson, and I make this contribution with the hope that the love of learning and the commitment to individual excellence evidenced by my parents, Margaret and William, will carry forward among the generations of students who grace the doors of the parlor in the future.” – alice Joyner irby ‘54

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Andrea Leigh Irbyand Alice Joyner Irby ‘54

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T h e J o y n e r Pa r l o r Given in loving memory of Margaret Hudson Joyner ‘26 and William Bridgman Joyner by their daughter, Alice Joyner Irby ‘54, granddaughter, Andrea Leigh Irby, and great-grandson James Klarevas-Irby

T h e a n n e F u lT o n C a rT e r V e s T i b u l e

In loving memory of “Mrs. Carter,” ‘21 , given by family and friends as a reminder of her service to the university and the students she counseled

T h e T u r n e r - C o l l i n s Fa C u lT y r e s i d e n C e

Given by Ann Turner Collins ‘53

T h e G a n T l o u n G e In memory of Mary Gilmer Banner Gant, Student 1899-1901 and Staff Member 1900-1910, given by Elizabeth Gant Bennett, ‘37

T h e r o b e rT s s T u d e n T l o u n G eGiven by Linda McFarland Roberts ‘62 in honor of her daughter, Allison Kimberly Roberts ‘93

K i T C h e n Given by Carolyn Styron Thomas ‘54

b e n C hGiven by Penny Kay Cooper ‘68

Sallie Southall Cotten was one of the North

Carolina founders of the Federation of Women’s Clubs, and during her state presidency was influential in achieving legislation which made

women eligible for service on public school boards.

For the Chicago World’s Fair of 1892, she created a commemorative exhibit of Virginia Dare’s birth, resurrected a painting of

the Edenton Tea Party, and collected books written by North Carolina women. She was also active in expositions at Atlanta and Charleston.

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Robert Terelius Gray, a trustee

from 1892-1912, was co-owner with R. S.

Pullen of ten acres of land for the original campus. Gray, a lawyer, for a time edited the Raleigh

Christian Advocate and then became city attorney. As reporter for the Supreme Court of North Carolina, he prepared its Volumes 112 through 122. His son and grandsons were prominent journalists

and editors, and his granddaughter is Frances Gray Patton, (honorary degree, 1956) whose best known novel is Good Morning, Miss Dove.

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T h e J a r V i s Va n C e V e s T i b u l e Given by Betty Ann Jarvis Vance ‘54 in memory of her parents, Ruth and Clint Jarvis and in honor of her granddaughter, Shelby Leigh Harris Class of 2011

K i T C h e n Given by Carolyn Cunningham ‘41 with appreciation for the lifelong friendships made while a resident in Gray dormitory in 1937-38

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“During my time in Gray, I made dear friends. These friendships have

continued for 75 years. There are four of us who are still living, at

over 90 years of age, and we still see and treasure one another.

Along the way, I realized that our motto “Service” was more than just

words from our school song. Service became a way for me to live my life.”

– carolyn williS cunninGhaM ‘41

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the univerS ity SonG(Written in 1910 by Laura Weill Cone)

We raise our voices; let them swellIn a chorus loud and strong;

The rolling hills send back the soundOf our triumphant song,

For in one great unbroken bandWith loyal hearts and true,

Your sons and daughters stand and singUniversity, to you.

Our college days run swiftly byAnd all too soon we part;

But in the years that are to comeDeep graven on each heart

Our motto “Service” will remain,And service we will do.

And as we serve, our hearts will turn,University, to you.

Dear Alma Mater, strong and great,We never shall forget

The gratitude we owe to you—A never-ending debt.

All honor to your name we give,And love we pledge anew,Unfailing loyalty we bring,

University, to you.

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hinshaw

A dream come true

“At times over the last half-century I have dreamed I was back again in Hinshaw Hall. So, poetically speaking, it’s a dream come true.

The Chancellor’s decision to protect the historic place of the Quad speaks to our school’s enduring philosophy of residential living and learning.

This project awakens my deepest memories of the past and strengthens my hopes for the future.” – eMily herrinG wilSon ‘61

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Hinshaw

T h e M e lV i n V e s T i b u l e In honor of Nancy W. Melvin, house mother, given by Emily Herring Wilson ‘61 and Elinor Brandt Winn ‘61

b e n C h Given by Betsy Buford ‘68 in memory of Barbara Parrish ‘48

Colonel G. W. Hinshaw, a trustee from 1910-1918, was chairman of the board

at the time of his death. He was a sixteen-year-old soldier in the Confederate Army, attended Guilford College, and became a merchant and banker in Winston.

A founding member and president of the Chamber of Commerce there, he called the first meeting to establish a graded school; was influential in providing the city with water, sanitary, and railroad facilities; and was a lay leader in the Methodist church.

Hinshaw1922“Barbara was a much beloved Alumni

Secretary of the UNCG Alumni Association from 1955 - 1989. She never knew a stranger and welcomed anyone who came on

campus to the university family. I was fortunate to meet Barbara my

second day on campus. She helped me to feel that sense of family right away and became a great friend and inspiration. She was passionate about ‘newcomers’ embracing our school and learning about our unique history. After her graduation from Woman’s College in 1948, she was the dorm counselor in Hinshaw for several years. She would be thrilled to know about the new and improved Quad. I hope she will come and sit on her bench in front of Hinshaw and enjoy the beauty of the restored Quad.” – betSy buford ‘68

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M innie Lou Jamison was a member

of the first student body and in 1896 joined the home economics faculty at $33.33 per month. During a half-century of service,

Jamison

T h e C a l l a h a n V e s T i b u l e To honor Dr. Cherry Mann Callahan ’71, ’87, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Given by family and friends

K i T C h e n In loving memory of Lucile Wade Owen, Commercial Graduate 1925 Given by her Daughter Betty Anne Owen Snow ‘67

b e n C h To honor Dr. Cherry Mann Callahan ’71, ’87 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Given by family and friends

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she felt that supervising students was her “happiest work.” Possessor of a Dresden-doll prettiness, erect carriage, and sweet voice, she was the epitome of a lady and served as

official college hostess. She was active in establishing domestic science in the high schools and won commendation from Herbert Hoover for her work during World War I.

Miss Lillian Cunningham

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“I cried like a baby when my mother dropped me off at 108 Jamison Hall for my first year at UNCG in 1967. My mom waited until she got in the car to drive home before she cried. The bright side was that my room was right across the hall from the formidable, yet loving, “Miss C,” Lillian Cunningham, the house mother who had worked at WC and UNCG since 1943 and who, in a way, became my surrogate “mom” and lifelong friend until we lost her. Living in Jamison was a way into the heart and soul of the campus and it is into that heart and soul that I committed myself. Except for eight years away immediately after graduation, I have not left this place. Thirty-three years of service later, I continue to love this University and always will, recognizing that 108 Jamison was the beginning of it all.”

– dr. cherry callahan ‘71, ‘87

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shaw

“Bettye Tillman and I were housed in Shaw Hall as freshmen in the fall of 1956. While my memories of this experience are bittersweet, Shaw will always hold a special place in my heart. Shaw was the launching place for my experiences at W.C. The dawning of a new era occurred for me there; and not only for me personally but, in some respects, for the entire university community at that time.

During competitive Quad events with other dorms, our spirited rallying call was ‘Shaw’s out front!’ True then; true even more so today.“ – Joanne SMart drane ‘60

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The GriFFiThs seMinar rooM Given by Richard T. Griffiths and Debbie Hanna Griffiths Residents 1976-1980

TillMan-sMarT ParlorNamed to honor Bettye Tillman ‘60 and JoAnne Smart ‘60, the first African-Americans to attend The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (then The Woman’s College of The University of North Carolina), enrolling September 13, 1956, Dedicated April 20, 1992. Re-dedicated November 3, 2012.

The PaM Mars MalesTer ‘68 ConFerenCe rooM

Given by Pamela Lynn Malester ‘68 and Allan J. Malester

The doris WauGh beTTs ‘54 sTudy rooM Given By Emily Herring Wilson ‘61

KiTChenIn loving memory of Mrs. Mildred Cresenzo Given by Betty Cresenzo Alley Class of 1952

benCh In loving memory of Lucy Stewart McDevitt, Class of 1961

This white-pillared, red brick dormitory closes the south end of a residential

quadrangle of identical buildings. The walker may wish to go through the inner court, noting buildings on each side.

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, a physician and Methodist minister, was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and served the League of Nations and the WCTU as well.

She visited the State Normal & Industrial College three times and felt a particular rapport with the campus, saying that “the spirit is inspiring and unique.” The students responded warmly. On one visit, they dressed in white to line the walk in tribute to her as she went in to lunch. She had just completed an exhausting

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Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman’s Party, Manuscript division, library of congress, washington, d.c.

tour of the west on behalf of the League of Nations with President Lowell of Harvard and Ex-President William H. Taft, but nonetheless continued on to Greensboro for only one day. When Lowell remonstrated with her for going such a distance when she was so tired she responded, “Have you ever been there?”

Dr. Shaw delivered the address at commencement in 1919, the first in which students wore cap and gown. She died not long afterward; among her effects was a letter, several years old, from the girls at Greensboro.

Martha Winfield was a mature woman when she matriculated. Upon graduation in 1906 she was appointed to the English faculty,

which she served for thirty years. In the teaching of Shakespeare her powers

found their liveliest play. After her death, Sir Sidney Lee’s facsimile of the first folio of Shakespeare’s plays was presented to the rare book collection as a memorial.

Mina Rosenthal Weil “probably heard more hard luck stories than anyone in Goldsboro,” for her private charities were legend. In so doing, she was acting in a family tradition. It was once stated of the Weil brothers, “Money to them was a sign and a by-product of generous human impulses and loyalties. They were direct, sincere, clear-seeing, patriotic, religious men.”

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T h e h e r z b e r G o r a n d e r r o o M Given by Connie Herzberg Orander ‘82, ‘84 and Richard G. Orander, Jr. ‘81 in honor of today’s students

“As a resident of Weil, I had a lovely direct view of the Quad from my

window. We both have many fond memories of this place.

We want to restore the Quad area so that students of today

have an opportunity to build life-long friendships in a beautiful

and innovative learning environment. Ultimately, we believe this renovation

not only preserves and beautifies the campus, but will strengthen its

academic programs.”– connie herzberG orander ‘82, ‘84

In the long unfolding narrative that tells the story of how a small state school for girls (1891) became one of the premier women’s colleges and then launched itself as one of the nation’s outstanding research universities, the year 2012 will be writ large as a time of tradition and change. It commemorates a moment in American higher education unlike any other, for where else has there been such a meticulous reconstruction of seven historic dormitories and the preservation of a green Quadrangle?

If anyone knows such a feat, let her tell it. Otherwise, we lay claim to investing in a unique model for residential learning in America that places us at a crossroads in history.

Long after trends come, and go, tradition remains: young men and women, perhaps even old men and women (who knows), living and learning and texting and dreaming here in the hallowed halls of Hinshaw, Bailey, Jamison, Cotten, Coit, Gray, and Shaw, which, named for the

national suffragist, Anna Howard Shaw, is the gateway into this world, our world, and outward into the global world.

It is an amazing moment to take a deep breath and say to everyone who had a hand in making it happen, “Here we are!” Thank you.

Well done, thy good and faithful geniuses of history.

– eMily herrinG wilSon ‘61

Historic occasions are few and far between.

SOURCES: Martha Blakeney Hodges, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Schumann, Marguerite E. & Lathrop, Virginia Terrell (1973). Bricks and People: A Walking Guide to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Greensboro, N.C.: Alumni Association of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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