2017 Alumni Awards

Honorary Alumna Award It is safe to say that Celia Laney bleeds green, as pointed out by Athletic Director Judy Rose. She has probably been to more 49er basketball games than anyone else in the last 40 years and can be found at nearly every football and basketball game, at tailgates, sitting in the stands, […]

Humanitarian Award UNC Charlotte Magazine Contributed to this article. A mother in Moshi, Tanzania, is hemorrhaging while doctors deliver her ashen-faced infant. After failed attempts to stimulate the baby’s breathing, a midwife instructs UNC Charlotte alumna Gina Wilson to wrap the newborn in a blanket and set it aside. For her final clinical rotation to […]

Humanitarian Award For her 30th birthday, rather than throwing a huge party with friends and family, Joanna Gammon decided to do something a little different. She saw the milestone as an opportunity to make a difference in the Charlotte community, so she started putting together ideas on how to best contribute. “Joanna’s Barefoot 30” was […]

Distinguished Faculty Award (Posthumous) Data visualization. Visual analytics. These are terms that most people have never heard and likely do not understand. Luckily for the UNC Charlotte community, a brilliant faculty member not only understood them, but helped lead the field. Few college professors have had the type of impact on their industry in the same […]

Outstanding Young Alumnus Award During his time at UNC Charlotte, Terry Brown, Jr. became a prominent figure within the student body community as he served as the Campus Activities Board Live Entertainment Director, Student Body Secretary of Student Affairs, and also as the Class President. He graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in […]

Distinguished Alumnus Award Strong faith and hard work. Upon earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UNC Charlotte in 1980, Michael Shields determined that those two principles would guide his life, even if it required him taking a lesser outcome personally. “I have observed Mike make difficult decisions that were based not on his […]

Distinguished Alumnus Award The next time you survey the changing landscape of both UNC Charlotte and the City of Charlotte, consider the contributions of Eric Reichard. As Chief Operations Officer of Rodgers Builders, Eric has led a number of UNC Charlotte’s most impressive additions, including the UNC Charlotte Center City Building, Jerry Richardson Stadium and, […]

Distinguished Alumnus Award If you have spent any time on the UNC Charlotte campus on a football game day, you’ll notice thatthe pre-game atmosphere has grown exponentially ever since the 2015 construction of the Hauser Alumni Pavilion – a short walk from the stadium. Named for David Hauser and his wife, Nancy (’77),the 8,000-square-foot pavilion […]