Estela (’19) Earns National Recognition for Space-Temed Comic Page 14
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Raiborde (’12) Named NGU’s Young Alumnus of 2019 Page 26
Dick Brooks Honda Creates Scholarship for Greer Locals Sport Management Degree at NGU Ranked Best of Its Kind Howell (’19) Joins Semi-Pro Basketball Team in England Coming Up Next Campus News Public Health Expert Haltiwanger Shares Insights for COVID-19 NGU Finds Creative Ways to Continue Serving Students During COVID-19 NGU Celebrates Class of 2020 Amid Coronovirus Lockdown 2020 Grads Discuss COVID-19 Impact on Teir Last Semester NGU’s Professional Development Partners Model Series Spirit Alumni Notes Family Milestone
Pitman (’83) Voted to Board of Top Association for Municipal Officials Page 24
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Program Highlights NGU Experts Like Martinez Page 16
In Good Company: Distinguished Professor page 14
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NORTH GREENVILLE MAGAZINE 1892 Spring 2020
DESIGNER Jennifer Lynch
EDITOR Celeste Hawkins (’11)
CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. Celeste Hawkins (’11) LaVerne Howell Sydney Taylor (expected ’20) Charissa Garcia (expected ’20)
PROOFREADERS Haley Gambrell (’07) Charissa Garcia (expected ’20)
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ADVISORS Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. Rich Grimm Marty O’Gwynn Erin Wall (’00, MBA ’07) Michael White
PHOTOGRAPHERS Beka Epps Jennifer Lynch Matthew Carter (’02)
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