Hollins’ Class of 2013 Encouraged at 171st Commencement, “What Is Wrong with the World Can be Fixed” 0
Hollins Collaborates with American Chestnut Foundation to Plant Trees on Campus 0
Hollins Writers Karen Osborn and Shelby Smoak Win Gold IPPY Awards 0
Poole Takes Fourth in Open Equitation Over Fences at IHSA Nationals 0
Johnnetta Cole, former president of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women, delivered a message of empowerment and affirmation to the 217 students receiving degrees.
Associate Professor of Biology Morgan Wilson and Audio Visual Assistant Anna Copplestone plant an American chestnut tree sapling behind Cromer Bergman Alumnae House. A total of ten chestnut tree saplings will be planted on campus this spring.
Karen Osborn ’79 shared the gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards’ Popular Fiction category for her novel, “Centerville,” while Shelby Smoak M.A. ’99 received the gold in the Autobiography/Memoir III (Personal Struggle/Health Issues) category for “Bleeder: A Memoir.”
From left to right: Hollins Riding Center Associate Director Liz Courter; seven-time ODAC Coach of the Year Sandy Gerald; Emma Lane Poole ’13; and Riding Center Director Nancy Peterson at the IHSA Zone 4 Finals on April 6.
Dan A.R. Kelly, who is pursuing his MFA in screenwriting and film studies at Hollins, co-wrote and produced “Susie’s Hope,” which debuts this month at one of the premier film festivals in the southeastern United States.
The university’s endowment increased from $152.7 million to $163.5 million, an all-time high, over an 18-month period betweem mid-2011 and the end of 2012.
Hollins Theatre’s production of “Bellocq’s Ophelia” (pictured above) won four awards, while Playwright’s Lab students Meredith Levy ’12 and Kevin Ferguson earned individual honors for their works.
An alumna of Hollins’ graduate program in creative writing, McElmurray is the author of “Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother’s Journey,” winner of the Associated Writers and Writing Programs Award in Creative Nonfiction.
The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll has recognized Hollins six times since the program’s inception in 2006.
The first African American woman to serve as president of Spelman College, Cole is widely recognized for her advocacy of racial and gender parity.
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