Monthly Archives: May 2011

Tweet Lees-McRae College will be tobacco-free on June 1. The Banner Elk campus becomes the 39th college in the state to have a tobacco-free policy in place. Lees-McRae is committed to providing its employees and students with a safe and … Continue reading →

Tweet President Barry M. Buxton is pleased to announce the addition of four new Ford E-350 Super Duty 14-passenger mini buses and one SUV to the College’s motor pool thanks to a generous gift from Trustee Dr. Ed Shelton ’60/’95. … Continue reading →

Tweet Applications are now being accepted for the annual summer session of the New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College. The program’s mission is to improve the educational, financial, and personal circumstances of low-income women who live in or … Continue reading →

Tweet Probably one of the most well known of all Lees-McRae College alumni is June Minton Smith, alumni board director and member of the class of 1955. June’s commitment to her Alma Mater has spanned across the decades. Few surpass … Continue reading →

Tweet Honorary Doctorate of Humanities degrees were conferred upon two significant benefactors of Lees-McRae College and current members of the College’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Edward E. Hood, Jr. and Dr. R. Edwin Shelton. “The Honorary doctorate degree is the … Continue reading →

Tweet Al Budris, President of Sidi America, and Shane Cooper, President and Founder of DeFeet International, paid their first official visit to Lees-McRae College earlier this month, as members of the College’s newly formed Bicycle Advisory Council. The industry veterans … Continue reading →

Tweet Lees-McRae College Commencement was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Williams Physical Education Center inside Williams Gymnasium on the Banner Elk campus. Degrees were conferred upon 219 graduates during the ceremony. Dr. Houck Medford, founder … Continue reading →