Category Archives: Alumni & Friends

Tweet At Lees-McRae College, we are serious about volunteerism! We welcome volunteers to sign up for our annual clean-up and light restoration of campus before our freshman and returning students come back for fall classes. Mark your calendar for July … Continue reading →

Tweet “Fresh Tracks” is a four day and three night backpacking, rock climbing, camping and hiking trip designed to introduce incoming freshmen to the beautiful mountains surrounding the Lees-McRae College campus. New students will also have the opportunity to meet … Continue reading →

Tweet Miranda Lilly, a 2011 graduate of Lees-McRae College from Lebanon, VA, has been accepted into the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech for the fall 2011 semester. A biology major with a pre-veterinary studies concentration, Lilly … Continue reading →

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 →

Tweet Lees-McRae College’s living legend, Coach Fred I. Dickerson, turns 100-years-old Friday, May 6. Born May 6, 1911 (the same year Banner Elk was incorporated and Avery County was formed), he graduated from LMC in 1931, the first class to … Continue reading →

Tweet Dr. Houck Medford, founder and CEO emeritus of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, will address approximately 220 Lees-McRae graduates who will have degrees bestowed upon them next Saturday, May 7 at the Williams Physical Education Center at 10 a.m. … Continue reading →

Tweet Lees-McRae College Campus Life and the Student Government Association will host a mini Relay for Life on April 15 from 6 p.m. to midnight in Evans Auditorium in the Cannon Student Center. Students were inspired to create teams for … Continue reading →

Tweet Robert “Lee” Frazier II of Claremont, NC, has made a donation in honor of his son, Robert “Lee” Frazier III, to the Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute (BRWI) at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk for the care and rehabilitation of … Continue reading →

Tweet Dr. Lawrence D. Hopkins ’70 was elected the newest member of the Lees-McRae College Board of Trustees at the January meeting. Hopkins is a prominent surgeon in the Winston-Salem area, and is currently an assistant professor of obstetrics and … Continue reading →

Tweet Members of the Lees-McRae College and Banner Elk communities are invited to join in a memorial service to celebrate the life of Carla Swart at the Banner Elk Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.  The … Continue reading →

Tweet When Lees-McRae College hosts Erskine College on Thursday, February 10, coaches Scott Polsgrove (South Bend, Ind.) and Sebastian Wild (Rostock, Germany) will coach in their bare feet to raise awareness for Samaritan’s Feet, a not-for-profit organization that is aimed … Continue reading →

Tweet The Lees-McRae College Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore is proud to announce the addition of specially designed neck ties from Vineyard Vines to its inventory. The ties showcase the College shield in colors of yellow, light blue and light … Continue reading →

Tweet Ten-time national champions! That’s the latest triumph the Lees-McRae College Bobcat Cycling Team can boast after a win at USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Nationals in December. But not for long… Next up for the national championship college is the January … Continue reading →

Tweet Lees-McRae College is mourning the loss of senior cyclist Carla Swart who died in an accident during a time-trial training session Wednesday in her native South Africa. According to reports, Swart, 23, was hit by a truck while riding … Continue reading →

Tweet The Lees-McRae College cycling team captured its tenth national title in program history on Sunday, earning the 2010 Collegiate Cyclocross National Championship by slipping past defending Champion Fort Lewis to earn the top spot in the team omnium by … Continue reading →

Tweet Brittany Yates of Lees-McRae College recently received North Carolina Campus Compact’s fifth Community Impact Student Award. Yates was one of thirty-four college students across the state who received the award for making significant, innovative contributions to their campus’ efforts … Continue reading →

Tweet Lees-McRae College and the Division of Education and Teacher Education is proud to announce that the College is one of four in North Carolina permitted to pilot NC FALCON with their pre-service teachers, along with NC State and UNC … Continue reading →

Tweet The Lees-McRae College Retention Committee has established a mentorship program to enhance retention efforts at the College and further engage students within the College and greater community. The Mentorship Program has grown from the Retention Committee and the early … Continue reading →

Tweet Walk like an Italian with Lees-McRae students and faculty as they embark on a 10-day journey to Italy in fall 2011. Study history, culture and landscape on a walking tour through the beautiful regions of Liguria and Toscana in … Continue reading →

Tweet High Point, NC – Lees-McRae College has taken an early lead in the Conference Carolinas Joby Hawn Cup with the completion of all the fall sports league championships. The Hawn Cup is awarded to the league member that shows … Continue reading →

Tweet Be a part of Lees-McRae College’s Hunger and Poverty Week: Local and Global Perspective taking place November 15-19. The week is full of service and fun, all in the spirit of giving thanks and giving back. The College is … Continue reading →

Tweet In these tough economic times, Lees-McRae College is taking the extraordinary step of freezing tuition in its tracks. The Board of Trustees approved the tuition freeze during the fall board meeting October 29. News reports indicate that most colleges … Continue reading →

Tweet Work is nearly complete on the second phase of an energy infrastructure and conservation project on the Lees-McRae College campus in Banner Elk. This next step in upgrading energy infrastructure on campus significantly reduces energy usage and cost for the … Continue reading →