Greensboro College is a private college in Greensboro,North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was founded in 1838 by Rev. Peter Doub. The college enrolls about 1,000 students from 32 states,the District of Columbia,and 29 countries.
Elon University is a private university in Elon,North Carolina. Founded in 1889 as Elon College,Elon is organized into six schools,most of which offer bachelor's degrees and several of which offer master's degrees or professional doctorate degrees.
Aldona Zofia Wos is a Polish-American former physician and Republican politician who served in various positions at several government agencies under Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump and nonprofit organizations. She was the United States Ambassador to Estonia from 2004 until early December 2006,the fifth since the country regained its independence in 1991. From 2013 until 2015,she was Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. From 2017 to 2021,Wos served as vice-chairwoman of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships,which is tasked with reviewing candidates for White House fellowships.
Elon University School of Law is an American law school located in Greensboro,North Carolina,occupying the former downtown public library building. Established in 2006,Elon Law is one of nine graduate programs offered by Elon University. It earned full accreditation from the American Bar Association in 2011 and has announced plans to introduce a part-time program for working professionals in Charlotte,North Carolina,beginning in Fall 2024.
James Gooden Exum Jr. also known as Jim Exum is an American jurist who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1975 to 1994,and as chief justice from 1986 to 1994.
Maggie Wilderotter is an American businessperson who is the chairwoman of DocuSign and the former chief executive officer of Frontier Communications,from November 2004 to April 2015;then executive chairman of the company until April 2016. During her tenure with Frontier,the company grew from a regional telephone company with customer revenues of less than $3 billion to a national broadband,voice and video provider with operations in 29 states and annualized revenues in excess of $10 billion.
The Wake Forest University School of Business is the business school of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. It offers an undergraduate program,management-related masters programs,and executive education programs.
Debra L. Lee is an American businesswoman. She was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET,the parent company for Black Entertainment Television from 2005 to May 28,2018. Lee has sat on the board of directors for a number of companies/organizations,including the National Cable &Telecommunications Association the Ad Council,and the National Cable Television Association. She currently serves on the board of directors for Warner Bros. Discovery. Debra Lee is named one of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Entertainment" by The Hollywood Reporter due to her many achievements in her 30-plus year career at BET.
Carolyn Joyce Hunt is an American educator and politician who,as the wife of Jim Hunt,served as the Second Lady of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977 and twice-served as the First Lady of North Carolina,from 1977 to 1985 and again from 1993 to 2001. She is the longest serving first lady in North Carolina history and she and her husband were the first governor and first lady to serve two four-year terms in North Carolina. As first lady,she served as the Chairwoman of the advisory council for the Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs,which promoted volunteerism throughout the state,and as Chairwoman of the North Carolina Friendship Force Program,a chapter of Friendship Force International,which promoted international student exchange programs in state public schools. In between her terms as first lady,she served on the board of directors and the executive committee of Friendship Force International and,in 1986,was elected to the Wilson County Public School Board.
Leo Michael Lambert is the former President of Elon University. Lambert served as Elon's 8th president from 1999 to 2018 and assumed the title of President Emeritus on March 1,2018. He was succeeded by Connie Ledoux Book.
Maria Contreras-Sweet is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as the 24th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2014 to 2017. She was the executive chairwoman and founder of ProAmérica Bank,a commercial bank focusing on small to mid-sized businesses with a specialty in the Latino community. Born in Guadalajara,Mexico,Contreras-Sweet immigrated to Los Angeles,California and has since been involved in both the private sector founding a private equity firm and in public service as the California Secretary of Business,Transportation,and Housing under Governor Gray Davis.
Mary Teresa Barra is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15,2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In December 2013,GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson as CEO. Prior to being named CEO,Barra was executive vice president of global product development,purchasing,and supply chain.
Irving Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Greensboro,Guilford County,North Carolina. The district encompasses 164 contributing buildings,5 contributing sites,2 contributing structures,and 2 contributing objects in an affluent planned suburb of Greensboro. It developed around the Greensboro Country Club. The houses were largely built between 1911 and the 1930s and include notable examples of Colonial Revival,Tudor Revival,and Classical Revival-style architecture. Notable buildings include the first Robert Jesse Mebane House,the Cummins A. Mebane House,the Lynn Williamson House,the first J. Spencer Love House,the Aubrey L. Brooks House,Carl I. Carlson House,the Van Wyck Williams House,the Lavlson L. Simmons House,the Albert J. Klutz House,the Irving Park Manor Apartments,McAdoo-Sanders-Tatum House,the Alfred M. Scales House,and the Herman Cone House.
First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in the Fisher Park Historic District of Greensboro,North Carolina.
Justin Tornow is an American dancer,choreographer,dance scholar,and dance teacher. She is the founder and artistic director of COMPANY,a co-founder and co-organizer of Durham Independent Dance Artists,former Board President of the North Carolina Dance Alliance,and producer of the PROMPTS art series in Durham,North Carolina. Tornow is trained in Cunningham technique and is a New York Public Library Research Fellow in Cunningham dance pedagogy. She serves on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Elon University,and the American Dance Festival.
Constance "Connie" Ledoux Book is an American academic who is President of Elon University,a private university in Elon,North Carolina. On October 9,2017,the Elon Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Book as the ninth president of Elon. She became president on March 1,2018. Prior to her appointment as President of Elon,Book served for two years as the first female Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at The Citadel,The Military College of South Carolina.
Maryhelen Mayfield is an American ballet dancer,choreographer,and artistic director. She was a dancer with Kansas City Ballet before moving to North Carolina to serve as both artistic and executive director of Greensboro Ballet. She served as the director of the ballet from 1980 until 2019,choreographing and staging over twenty-five original works.
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland is an American business executive and philanthropist. As the former Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs for Duke Energy,she was the first African-American woman to serve as a vice president at the company. She previously worked as the Vice President of Energy Delivery Services,Vice President of the North Region,and Vice President of Economic Development for Progress Energy Inc and was the first African-American woman to serve as a vice president. She currently serves on the board of directors for RTI International as Chair Audit &Risk Committee,in 2016,she was appointed to the 8 Rivers Capital,an energy technology company's Board and in 2020 she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Southwest Water Company. She is often the first African-American woman board member. Pinnix-Ragland also serves as the chairwoman of the board of trustees at North Carolina A&T State University. In May 2017 she co-authored the book The Energy Within Us:An Illuminating Perspective from Five Trailblazers.
Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Martin is an American educator and real estate broker who,as the wife of Governor James G. Martin,served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. As first lady,she supported protections for children and substance abuse prevention efforts. Martin also relandscaped the grounds of the North Carolina Executive Mansion and contributed to the establishment of a program within the North Carolina Department of Transportation for planting wildflower beds along state highways. She also served as the chairwoman of the North Carolina Commission on Child Victimization and the North Carolina Commission on the Family.
Betty Landon Ray McCain was an American politician and political strategist. She was the North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources during Governor Jim Hunt's administration and was the first woman to chair the North Carolina Democratic Party. She was also the first woman named to the state's Advisory Budget Committee. As Secretary of Cultural Resources,McCain opened the North Carolina Museum of History,rededicated USS North Carolina (BB-55),and secured funding for the excavation of the Queen Anne's Revenge. She received the North Carolina Award in 2009 and was inducted into the North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.
