category: Faculty Emeriti - In Honor Of Frieda Brown By Office of University Communications On August 25, 2022 Professor Emerita of Psychology Frieda Brown Dr. Frieda Brown (1948-) graduated from high school in Morganton, N.C., before earning bachelor’s (1970) and master’s (1972) degrees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Louisville, Ky., in 1979. Prior to coming to Gardner-Webb, her career included numerous positions in psychology and child development. She served as owner and psychotherapist at Family Psychological Services, as founder and director of Rainbow Connection at Shelby (N.C.) Presbyterian Church, as psychotherapist and consultant at Shelby Pediatric Center, and as director of the Child and Youth Division at the Cleveland County (N.C.) Community Mental Health Center. Brown taught numerous undergraduate and graduate classes as an adjunct professor of psychology at Gardner-Webb before joining the University faculty full time to teach psychology in 1983. During her tenure, Brown also served as professor on the faculty of the School of Psychology and Counseling as well as the School of Divinity. In addition, she served as coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Program. After completing her career at Gardner-Webb in 2013, she shared that she takes pride in the role she played in helping the University develop a top-quality program for school and mental health counselors. Brown said she wanted to be remembered “as someone who cared deeply about relationships, seeing them as the avenue for growth, creativity and connection.” She described herself as “a lifelong learner who was committed to personal growth and development that allowed her to continue to be a positive resource for students, the psychology department and the University” throughout her tenure. Throughout her career, Brown has continued to be a leading contributor to the field of psychology and counseling, and her innovative model for crisis counseling has been utilized throughout many clinical practices, crisis events, and natural disaster situations. Her efforts with victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 gained her national recognition, and she continues to be a resource in times of crisis situations. She has contributed to numerous articles, conferences, editorials, and co-authored the book, “Crisis Counseling and Therapy,” with Dr. Jackson Rainer. She is married to Dr. Thomas Brown, a longtime orthodontist in Shelby, N.C. They have two children, Christopher Thomas Brown and Amanda Leigh Brown Kotis. Professor Brown now lives in Cornelius, N.C. Source: Personal Interview—Matthew Tessnear, Gardner-Webb University archives (August 2014-February 2015)
Post Garland Allen Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Garland Allen (1922-2014) was born in Tuckerman, Ark., as the middle child to Roy and Evelyn Rich Allen. His parents only had the opportunity to receive an eighth-grade formal education. Roy Allen was a self-taught farmer and veterinarian by profession. He researched and studied through numerous books of animal science […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
Post Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams Professor Emerita of Theology and Church History Dr. Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams was born July 2, 1947, in Baton Rouge, La., but grew up in her father’s hometown of Jackson, La. It was a small town, where she and her three brothers would play outside, and Sheri spent many hours with her friends riding […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
Post Susan Carlisle Bell Professor Emerita of Art Susan Carlisle Bell (1951- ) was the third child born to Elizabeth and Thomas Jones on Aug. 18, 1951, in Wytheville, Va. She loved the outdoors, nature and farm life. Bell and her sisters grew up riding horses and cleaning out stalls at one of her father’s farms. He even raised […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
