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Sidney Fletcher taught science with passion and wit for over 40 years at Wingate University, starting in 1958. Fletcher, who died on June 10, could still be seen riding his bike around campus even as an octogenarian.

Thanks to a Board of Visitors grant, professors will soon have another tool to help their students engage in classes. The $10,200 grant will fund iClicker bases for 85 classrooms and 20 demo clickers.

Ghada Bedwan's drive and determination have her on track to achieve a big goal: becoming a doctor. Bedwan will take her Wingate degree to medical school this fall.

Catherine Wright is headed to the Green Mountain State to help Wingate go greener. The energetic ecotheologian has partnered with students and administrators to help drive the University's sustainability initiatives.

Education majors and the professors who stand before them should get an extra dose of inspiration as they read the plaque next to the door of Room 113 in Wingate’s Hayes Classroom Building. Jerry McGee, University president emeritus, recently dedicated the room in memory of his 11th-grade history teacher.

A gentle giant from a family of factory workers in High Point, Anthony Griffey came alive when he stepped on stage at Wingate University in the late 1980s. He went on to earn degrees from Eastman and Juilliard and has shared his golden voice with audiences all over the world. This fall, he'll play Mr. Strutt in an operatic performance of Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Fabio Azeredo, a starting forward on the Bulldog soccer team, carried his ukulele around with him on campus and won a talent contest with a freestyle rap. Now back in his native land, he uses entertainment to educate others and prompt them to think.

Brandon Crumpton's company, Key Signature,  has claimed a big chunk of the entertainment-booking business in Charlotte and the surrounding region. A 2003 grad, he took on the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and said the event pushed his business ahead five years.

Kristen Bartlett wanted to be a comedy writer since she was 12 years old. She brought her blue-collar background and strong work ethic to Wingate from the North Carolina mountains, found her tribe in the English Department, and interned at CBS. After years of sketch and improv classes in New York, Bartlett caught her big break with SNL.