The Finishing Touch On a sunny Monday morning in late October, Avon Seymore and Tom Jenswold drove out to the little nursery by University Lake to dig up a magnolia tree. It was a tree both men were familiar with. … Read more
Orchestrating Graduation Several stacks of papers occupy the surface of Betsy Taylor’s desk, but it seems that infinitely more clutter ought to crowd her workspace. At first glance, her job seems so simple — review the requirements for all candidates … Read more
Still walking the talk: The gospel according to Godschalk is smart growth For a time after David Godschalk started lecturing at the University, he and his wife Lallie lived in a rented log cabin on the outskirts of Chapel Hill. … Read more
Linda Naylor finds a nest in South Building It took Linda Naylor a long time to settle in one place. Of course, for a long time she never had any say in the subject of where she lived. During the … Read more
Neal Cheek: ‘I’m basically a working man’ Maybe there is no such thing as an ordinary life. Or, for that matter, an ordinary job. Neal Cheek doesn’t think so. And people who get to know Cheek and get to see … Read more
A ‘valuable presence in our lives’ If there is such a thing as a home away from home, maybe it’s possible for there to be a mom away from mom, too. There are as many as 80 students inside Spencer … Read more
Something to Crowe about Asta Crowe has ably handled a variety of duties over four decades, earning a C. Knox Massey Award Considering the way Asta Crowe grew up, it might have seemed hard to imagine, even for her, that … Read more
Hitting pay dirt: Joe Ferrell earns a Massey Joseph S. Ferrell never forgot the first time he laid eyes on Carolina. The year was 1948, the occasion a football game that his parents took him to along with his sister. … Read more
Richardson: good works in a small package Phylinda Baldwin, just like everyone else, calls her “Sister.” Baldwin — who calls herself a “jackie of all trades” — began working at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center 27 years ago. … Read more
Fuchs puts people first and music second Officially, Jeffrey Wayne Fuchs’ musical career started in seventh grade. It began with a big instrument — a tuba — and with a big dream for a boy growing up in a town … Read more