News Article Ensemble Featuring GWU Faculty to Perform Distinguished Artist Series to feature Carolina Brass on Jan. 30 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Distinguished Artist Series of Gardner-Webb University presents Summit recording artist, Carolina Brass, on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Hamrick Hall’s Blanton Auditorium. Tim Hudson, GWU associate professor of music, founded Carolina Brass in 1997. The ensemble also features GWU instructors Bob […] Office of University Communications | January 21, 2022
News Article Gardner-Webb University Announces New Director of Athletic Bands Sarah Fabian, of Iowa, Brings Extensive Experience as Educator and Drum Corps Clinician BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Officials at Gardner-Webb University have named Sarah Fabian as the director of Athletic Bands. Fabian is originally from Baltimore, Md. However, she currently resides in Storm Lake, Iowa as the director of Bands at Buena Vista University. Fabian has an […] Office of University Communications | January 3, 2022
News Article Eight GWU Students Attend Fall Honors Conference Students Present Work, Gain Ideas for Future Honors Programs By Claire Allen, ‘22, Intern for Communications Led by Honors Program Director and Professor of biology Dr. Tom Jones, eight Gardner-Webb University students from the Honors Student Association recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Students presented Honors Thesis work, Summer […] Office of University Communications | December 8, 2021
News Article GWU College of Education Doctoral Candidate Nominated by Students for Golden Apple Award Stacy Fuentes, ‘22, Recognized for Fun Teaching Methods and Listening Ear A doctoral candidate in the Gardner-Webb University College of Education was recently recognized by her students for making complicated lessons fun and being available to listen. Stacy Fuentes, a high school teacher in Union County, S.C., received the Golden Apple Award presented by WYFF […] Office of University Communications | November 19, 2021
Article The Dance to Remember Award-winning Documentary Captures GWU Men’s Basketball Magical Season It has been said that during times of isolation or quarantine, some artists dig deeper into the well of creativity and offer works beyond their initial imagining. That is exactly what happened to four Gardner-Webb friends during the spring of 2020; they produced an award-winning documentary celebrating […]
News Article GWU Officials Announce Naming of Searight PACE Program, Leadership Certificate and Award Rev. Johnny L. and Mrs. Shirley P. Searight Desire to Assist Students with Financial Needs BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Raised on a farm in Alabama, an imaginative child made a basketball from scraps, taught himself how to play and earned a scholarship to college. Now, that child, the Rev. Johnny L. Searight, and his wife, Shirley P. […] Office of University Communications | November 12, 2021
News Article Four Gardner-Webb Alumni Recognized as Distinguished Alumni of the Year Honorees include Dr. Patricia Palmer, Rear Adm. Terry Eddinger, Jon-Eric Sullivan and Dr. Kimberly Moore BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb honored outstanding members of the University family as GWU’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni of The Year during Homecoming activities on Oct. 23. Since 1957, The Gallery of Distinguished Alumni has honored alumni who have made significant contributions in […] Office of University Communications | October 27, 2021
Post Putting Your Faith into Action From the classroom to the World Race To say that my life was changed would be an understatement. Shelby Robinson ’17 Going to school at Gardner-Webb has always been about more than going to class, getting a degree, and entering your profession. That’s important, but it’s also about growing in your faith through life-changing experiences. […] Office of University Communications | October 6, 2021
News Article Hearty Meal, Hefty Trophy on the Line in Saturday’s Inaugural East/West BBQ Bowl Gardner-Webb and Campbell Football Programs Face Off in Big South Rivalry Game BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University and Campbell University football programs are gearing up for the inaugural East/West BBQ Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 9. While each team wants to be the first to hoist and keep the Hog Trophy, there’s also a hearty meal on […] Office of University Communications | October 4, 2021
Person Jackie Bridges For 30 years, Jackie McSwain Bridges reported on the people of Cleveland County, N.C., for The Star, a newspaper in Shelby, N.C. During that time, she won three N.C. Press Association awards and was honored twice as The Star’s Journalist of the Year. A native of Kings Mountain, N.C., Bridges is a 1985 Summa Cum […]
