by Wendy Poteat | Jan 18, 2022 | Alumni for Education
Happy New Year! We hope that your 2022 is off to a great start. This time of the year is a great moment for dreams to begin to take shape, maybe yours are like those of David Furr. This theatre, film, and television actor remembers watching his friends on stage when...
by Wendy Poteat | Jan 4, 2022 | Scholarship Recipient
Zyon Richardson remembers her cousins graduating from college when she was just 13. “I said I want to be just like you. I want to go to college; I want to get a degree; I want to make my dreams come true.” Today she’s on her way to doing just that. Years before...
by Wendy Poteat | Dec 15, 2021 | Alumni for Education
As Say Yes Guilford’s Alumni for Education podcast continues we are excited to move from meeting two former Guilford County Schools alumni that became pretty amazing athletes to an alum who helps athletes like this follow the rules of the sport. UNC Greensboro’s...
by Wendy Poteat | Dec 7, 2021 | Scholarship Recipient
Eight years ago, Toheed Zaman, her mother and three sisters moved to the United States, leaving their father in Pakistan. “Education was the main reason. My mom wanted me and all of my siblings to have the best education.” Her parents didn’t go to college, and they...
by Wendy Poteat | Nov 16, 2021 | Alumni for Education
It is the month of November, which is a great time to show our thanks. One thing that we should all be grateful for is this wonderful planet and all that it has to offer and teach us. One such area of education that this world offers us is within those big blue...
