Ferrum College is pleased to share its annual report for 2020. In the following letter included within this year's report, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations Wilson Paine '07 highlights some of the College's achievements. Dear Ferrum Family, It is difficult to look back on this past year without mentioning the impact COVID-19 [...]
(December 8, 2020) I relived the pandemic while packing to move. Each plate, bowl and glass got its own section of newspaper as I wrapped them and tucked them carefully inside boxes. Coffee mugs wrapped in January’s news — hints of a virus likely to spread widely. Ceramic pitchers padded in February’s announcements of infections [...]
Dr. Lana Whited English professor Lana Whited’s latest book began over 35 years ago, with a search for a book in a Greensboro bookstore. In 1984, as a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Whited went looking for Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder [...]
Davon "D" Robinson '21 Senior Davon “D” Robinson '21 is inviting students, faculty, staff, and community members to participate in his next uplifting video project. He envisions collecting photos of people enjoying their happiest moments with friends, family, or just doing something they love, pre- or post-COVID. He will then compile those [...]
Dr. Bernice Cobbs '98 Ferrum College alumna Dr. Bernice Cobbs ’98 was named superintendent of Franklin County Public Schools (FCPS) during a school board meeting on November 10, 2020. This appointment came after a nationwide search with 15 other candidates. “I consider it a true privilege to have been appointed as the [...]
Director of Athletics John Sutyak has announced the promotion of Carrie Austin to an assistant athletic director effective December 1. Austin will join Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director Gary Holden in her new responsibilities. Austin arrived at Ferrum in January 2014 as head field hockey coach after serving as the associate head field hockey [...]
12/3/2020 Ferrum College celebrated #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 with an invitation for donors to be “Ferrum Bold” by making a gift of any size to any program. The College ended the day with gifts totaling a record-breaking $56,786 from over 260 donors. As part of this year's #GivingTuesday, Ferrum participated in a two-part challenge [...]
