CONTENTS


2 | Under the Oaks 6 | Royal Spotlight 12 | Strengthening Queens 32 | Class Acts 48 | One Last Thing


FEATURES Call and Response


Despite higher education’s shiſting landscape, Queens remains Charlote’s university.


By Page Legget


THE CITY


16.


Beyond the Operating Room


MAGAZINE SPRiNG 2024


Editorial Director Justin Moss


Managing Editor Nicole Ward Beckley


Art Director Lauren Glase ’19


Contributors Nicole Ward Beckley Page Legget Charmain Lewis ’98 Andrea McCrary ’91 Justin Moss Anna Pomaro Andrea Stanfield Derek Washburn Morgan Williams


Photographers Travis Dove Tim Hill Andy McMillan Queens Athletics Staff Shannon Stolzfus Tricia Coyne Photography Morgan Williams


20.


Mindfulness in Motion


Ryan Byrd ’24 combats the mental health stigma in Black and brown communities through wellness.


By Morgan Williams


Alumnus Dionisios Vrochides, MD, Ph.D., MBA ’23 is at the forefront of health care innovation in Charlote.


By Anna Pomaro


24.


Queens Community Unites


This year’s Royal Days of Service brought together hands, hearts and hope.


28. By Anna Pomaro

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