Linda Lynch Butler
FEATURED WOMAN
- Linda Lynch Butler spreads goodwill
about Carolina
CAROLINA WOMEN IN THE NEWS
Gloria Woods-Weeks
- Karen Vail-Smith ’77 named a
Woman of Distinction for her contributions to ECU
- Virginia Cornue ’67 publishes
her second book
- Cindi Rigsbee ’79 ’03
(M.Ed.) named finalist for National Teacher of the Year
- Gloria Woods-Weeks named N.C.
Assistant Principal of the Year
- Two UNC chancellors praise Bernadette
Gray-Little as she departs to lead the
University of Kansas
- BOV member recognized as one of
America’s top 100 women financial advisors
- UNC computer scientist Svetlana
Lazebnik named Microsoft Fellow
GIVING NEWS
- UNC receives $271.25 million in
gifts in fiscal year 2009
Judy and Richard Vinroot
- UNC’s fund-raising excellence
honored for 10th time in 17 years
- UNC awards nearly $1.2 million in
scholarships; 38 students awarded study abroad
scholarships
- Golden LEAF, Jessie Ball duPont
foundations support Carolina College Advising
Corps
- Endowed professor James Johnson
leads effort to take kids ‘from the streets to the
suites’
- $1 million Richard and Judy Vinroot
pledge to UNC School of Government honors
friend, mentor Bradshaw
Karen Gil
UNIVERSITY NEWS
- Carolina ranks as 5th best public
university for 9th consecutive year
- UNC Children’s Hospital ranked
one of best in the nation, again
- Back-to-school facts and figures
- Karen Gil is new dean of the College
of Arts & Sciences
RESEARCH NEWS
Margaret Vigiolto
- UNC 2009 research funding totals $716
million – another record high
- UNC Nursing Professor Theresa
Swift-Scanlan receives $450,000 award from the
Susan G. Komen Foundation
- UNC School of Nursing reclaims spot among the
top five nursing schools
- UNC to be part of Lenovo-funded Global
Education Research consortium to advance
learning through technology
- UNC appoints Margaret Vigiolto as
new director of Office of Sponsored Research
- UNC study to examine whether paying girls to attend
school reduces HIV risk
BUILDING UPDATE
- Dedication of N.C. Cancer Hospital
highlights new face of cancer care
EVENTS
- Sept. 16: Raleigh, at the
home of Donna Curtis McClatchey, with
Dr. Etta Pisano as featured speaker.
- Oct 8: Winston-Salem, at the
home of Scottie Galloway Neal: The
Women’s Leadership Council welcomes Patti Thorp to
Winston!