Alumni News

Alumni-owned restaurants and bars. The holidays are a time for celebrating alongside friends and family — with good food and drink enhancing the merriment. As we head into the season, keep these alumni-owned restaurants and watering holes top of mind for delicious meals and festive spirits while supporting Niner Nation.

Charlotte College alumna Mildred Hunter Gwinn ’62 personifies persistence and a fierce competitiveness that has served her well, not only in business, but wherever her passion leads.

Noble Niners, indeed. On Friday, April 1, the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association bestowed its 2020 and 2021 Alumni Awards to 15 impressive individuals for their service to the University.

Growing up in Florida, Ryan Gellert ’94 was inspired by the passion he saw so many around him exhibit for the sport. It wasn’t just a hobby; it was a lifestyle. He was determined to find something that filled him up like a surfboard did for so many of his friends. Mixing his childhood near […]

Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the 49er Alumni Campus Employee Award recipients — Sarah Richardson ’13, Allison Sigmon ’08, Kelly Weatherman ’88 and Scott Plunkett ’05. 

One summer morning, Claire Patrick ’22 and her mentor, urban geographer Colleen Hammelman, settled in at a Colombian bakery on Atlanta’s Buford Highway. A bell over the door chimed an alert to people’s comings-and-goings, while the aroma of oranges scented the air in the bustling, inviting neighborhood spot.

UNC Charlotte’s young alumni are making advances in their fields and communities. Ten outstanding alumni were recognized at the fifth annual 10 Under Ten Awards ceremony sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Young Alumni Chapter Thursday, Oct. 20. 

Architecture alumna Claire Shue ’19 is member of the team awarded the Grand Prize in the 2022 American Institute of Architects Film Challenge. The team’s film, “a dream starts here,” was created to build support for a community center in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina.

Sean Gallagher ’00 and Jeff Kenoff ’92, alumni of the Ravin School of Architecture, recently earned Awards of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the 2022 CTBUH International Conference.

Deepika Dave ’15, recently conquered Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak, which rises to 19,241 feet and is located in Tanzania.