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• January 18
  Brenda Gates Spielman’s Books Are Out of This World
  Brenda Spielman (’69) is a writer who likes to be in control of her stories and of how those stories get shared.
• January 11
  Tracey Reed Will Do Almost Anything to Get Your Kids to Read
• January 6
  E&H Invited Back to COA: Topics Range from Bats to Barbershop!
  The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center’s College for Online Adults has invited Emory & Henry to participate in their winter class. All classes are offered free of charge and online. E&H will offer six sessions!
• January 1
  An Emory & Henry Kitten Rescue Story
  Is “rescute” a word? It might need to be.
• December 16
  Gary Pattison Keeps Watch Over the Animals
  Gary would never sleep on the job…except that one time.
• December 5
  MacKenzie Bellimam Uses Americorps Experience to Launch Career
  Speaking with MacKenzie Bellimam might make you think she’s been working on issues of storm water management for a long full career. But she only graduated in December of 2019.
• December 5
  Amanda Gravatt Porter is the COO for Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia
  If you’ve ever been involved with Girl Scouts, you probably thought a troop of 8 was a lot to handle. But imagine being responsible for 10,000 Girl Scouts.
• December 3
  James McCracken is Making a Difference Where He Never Expected to Be
  Dr. James McCracken spent years in scientific laboratories completing his post grad work, and most people figured he was headed for teaching or research. But as it turns out, it was the hardware in those labs that really caught his imagination.
• December 3
  Coris Fung’s Journey to the US Patent Office Was Unexpected
• December 2
  Dave McGlothlin Says There’s Always Something New to Learn from History
  In 2015 Dave McGlothlin won the honor of being History Teacher of the Year for Massachusetts. But he readily admits that he is constantly learning new stories from our country’s history.
• December 2
  All the Evidence Points to Preston Lowe
  Preston Lowe swears he doesn’t drive a fancy sports car and wear aviator sunglasses with reflective lenses that he can whip off his face when making a revealing statement about evidence. But he is a forensic scientist for the FBI.
• December 2
  Kishanna Caesar Heyward says, “Credit is Queen, Charlene!”
  Color me better informed about how credit works.
• December 2
  Isaiah Rodgers Lands Big Job with ODAC
  Turns out, it’s not just about polishing trophies.
• December 1
  Jelani Patterson’s Business Expansion is a Puzzle: and That Was Exactly the Plan

  Not all who wander are lost:
  they might be exploring District 57.

• December 1
  Patrick Smith is Howling for NC State
  Patrick Smith came to Emory & Henry as a quiet, unassuming sort of guy: and now he’s one of the public faces of NC State.
• November 30
  WEHC-FM Partners with Saltville Library….and Santa!
  Santa is coming to the WEHC airwaves Dec. 15, 16, 17 – and your kids can call and talk to Santa 3-4 pm each of those days! (276-944-6933)
• November 24
  Say Adios to Your Old Spanish Textbook: Chris Anama-Green Has Written a Brand New One

  Don’t like the textbook you’re using in class? Write your own!

  That’s what Dr. Chris Anama-Green did.

• November 20
  Jonathan Turpin is Never Too Busy to Think of Others

  Think back to the sort of activities that occupied your senior year.

  Now…consider the story of Jonathan Turpin’s senior year.

• November 20
  Tommy Britt Was the Founding Faculty Member for the Film Department at George Mason University
  Being the first person to do something can be very exciting, but also a little daunting.
• November 19
  Obituaries: November 2020