2018 Alumni Awards

Honorary Alumna Award (Posthumous) Mrs. Betty Sue McCachren Stancil, a lifelong resident of Cabarrus County, spent 43 years at UNC Charlotte. That time and dedication to the university made her the go-to person for institutional knowledge. “She had a wealth of information about UNC Charlotte,” says Misty Cowan-Hathcock, Ed.D. ’85, ’91, ’92, ’96, ’04. “We […]

Honorary Alumna Award Judy Rose has been a trailblazer throughout her remarkable 43-year career in athletics at UNC Charlotte. Her extraordinary career as Director of Athletics includes the greatest era of success and growth enjoyed by the 49ers. She was just the third woman to lead an NCAA Division I athletics program, became the first […]

Outstanding Young Alumna Award As Director of Talent Pipeline Programs for Bank of America, Meghan Stamper drives the bank’s Applied Technology Program (ATP) in partnership with UNC Charlotte. The 17-month internship program, designed to provide hands-on experience in technology and prepare students for a long-term career at Bank of America, has flourished under Stamper’s leadership, […]

Outstanding Young Alumna Award Vision and impact are two words that come to mind when hearing DeAndrea Salvador’s name. In the time since she graduated from UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business in 2013, these have been the defining characteristics of her work. In late 2013, Salvador created her own non-profit called RETI, the Renewable […]

Outstanding Young Alumna Award During her time at UNC Charlotte, Lauren Lowery became a prominent figure and proponent of change across many different aspects of campus. Not only did she lead within the Greek community, she was involved in multiple honor societies and the campus newspaper, but she also served as a counselor for the […]

Distinguished Faculty Award Program leadership, teaching, research and service. These words describe only the tip of the iceberg, so to say, of the work and achievements of one of UNC Charlotte’s most brilliant faculty members whose career at the university now spans more than a quarter of a century.  Few college professors have had the […]

Distinguished Alumnus Award As one of the nation’s top experts in placemaking, Charles (Terry) Shook, FAIA, is focused upon the creation of new communities in both the suburbs and within urban cores that reflect timeless patterns of building, while responding to modern aspirations for a better life. As the founding partner and principal of Shook […]

Distinguished Alumnus Award Prior to attending UNC Charlotte, Bob Qutub served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Corporal for three years. While attending UNC Charlotte, he received the Frank R. and Sara Griffith Rayburn Scholarship, which helped support his studies and later would inspire him to give back. He earned his bachelor’s degree in […]