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Greenville, N.C.

We enjoyed a great evening in Greenville at the home of Aurelia Stafford Monk ’83 on March 23. Co-chair Mary Anne Dickson ’63 and Shirley Ort, associate provost and director of scholarship and student aid, were the speakers. Shirley’s eloquent remarks about the Carolina Covenant and the Carolina Merit Campaign inspired much discussion among the 50 women attending the event. Many thanks to our gracious hosts, Aurelia and Ann Barwick Whichard ’79 for hosting such a fabulous event!

For more information on the Carolina Covenant, visit www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant. For more information on the Carolina Merit Campaign, visit carolinafirst.unc.edu/factfinders/MeritScholars.pdf.


Carolina Women’s Leadership Council Annual Meeting – March 2-3, Chapel Hill, N.C.

More than 80 women attended the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council’s 5th annual meeting, held again this year at the Carolina Inn. Molly Barker, founder and director of Girls on the Run was the keynote speaker ( see the Featured Woman section in this newsletter for more on Molly and her speech.)

Other highlights of the meeting included:

  • Presentation of the inaugural Carolina Women’s Leadership Council Mentoring Awards. Co-chair Julia Sprunt Grumbles and Provost Robert B. Shelton presented the awards to recipients Joy Kasson (faculty-to-faculty) and Carla White Harris (faculty-to-student). (see story in Council News section)
  • A beautiful evening at the home of President Erskine Bowles.
  • A panel of UNC doctors discussing women’s health issues.
  • An arts hour by the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • A student panel discussion of the 2005 Carolina Summer Reading Program book, Blood Done Sign my Name, by Timothy B. Tyson.
  • A tour of Memorial Hall.
  • A presentation from the International Studies program.
  • Updates from deans and University representatives from the School of Public Health, School of Education, the Honors Program, School of Social Work, Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Scholarship and Student Aid programs.

Coach John Bunting was the closing speaker and shared great news about the Carolina football program. Go Heels!