news-category: Alumni Celebrating Alumni – Heather Banfield Earns Licensure as an Associate By Office of University Communications On March 7, 2025 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate was Among First Class to Earn Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling Concentration Heather Banfield, an alumna of the Gardner-Webb Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and one of the first students to graduate with the Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling concentration, is now a licensed marriage and family therapist associate. Banfield successfully passed the marriage and family therapy exam and met the requirements for licensure as an associate. She will continue to work on the requirements to become fully licensed as a marriage and family therapist. In the video below, Banfield discusses her experience in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Gardner-Webb University is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to nine colleges and schools, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu. Interested in Clinical Mental Health Counseling? Start your journey here.
News Article Gardner-Webb Alumnae Gain Respect in Strength and Conditioning Field Dominated by Men Four Graduates of Master’s Program Join a Small Percentage of Women Employed in Top-Level Positions BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—In a field dominated by men, four recent Gardner-Webb University alumnae are changing perceptions and gaining respect. As graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning (S&C) programs at […] Office of University Communications | March 11, 2025
News Article Gardner-Webb Alumna Honored with Prestigious Fulbright Award Johnson & Wales Faculty Member Dr. Alana Dagenhart Studies and Teaches Poetry in Northern Ireland BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—A Gardner-Webb University alumna, scholar, and poet is living her dream in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Dr. Alana Dagenhart is a 2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. An esteemed faculty member of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at […] Office of University Communications | March 4, 2025
News Article Save the Date: Gardner-Webb’s 10th Annual Double Dawg Day is April 10 Donors Have Matching Opportunities to Double Their Impact BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University’s Double Dawg Day on April 10 marks a decade of philanthropic milestones. Beginning in 2015, supporters enthusiastically accepted the 24-hour challenge to fund scholarships, enhance classrooms and labs, and improve athletic facilities and training. Each year, the total has surpassed the previous year […] Office of University Communications | March 3, 2025
