by Rosemary Plybon | Jul 6, 2021 | Scholar Stories
There was no hiding Alexis Newman’s talent on the diamond. Her big brother played baseball, so she was always in the stands. When she started to play, people noticed. “Coach Fister left me a voicemail; she was interested in my coming to Greensboro College.” Newman...
by Rosemary Plybon | May 25, 2021 | Scholar Stories
“I am very lucky to have parents who care so much and want us to succeed and be in a better spot than they were.” Nicolette Robinson knows her parents’ story well; she sees the challenges they’ve overcome and the love that binds them. “My mom is white, and my dad is...
by Rosemary Plybon | May 10, 2021 | Scholar Stories
Growing up in a family of seven, Ron Robinson learned how to compromise, how to share and most importantly, to be at the table on time for supper. “Everyone loves cooking in our family, and dinner is really important. We eat a lot. My mom cooks; my dad cooks;...
by Rosemary Plybon | May 3, 2021 | Scholar Stories
Socrates said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” The last couple of years Teagan Gillam has come to understand that. The Eastern Guilford graduate didn’t know what they wanted to do with their life or really who they were until college. “I want to become a...
by Rosemary Plybon | Apr 13, 2021 | Scholar Stories
Like a lot of little girls, Shaolyn Robinson dreamed of becoming a singer, “but I can’t sing now,” she says with a laugh. When she was in middle school she thought physical therapy sounded like a promising career choice, “but I really just liked the idea of the...
by Rosemary Plybon | Mar 22, 2021 | Scholar Stories
“I always wanted to be an elementary school teacher, even before I started school,” Lynsey Sharpstene remembers. Her sister was three years older, and Lynsey would ride with her mom to pick her up each day.” I thought school was the coolest thing, and that’s when I...
