Gavin J. Smith ’82 MFA credits his UNCG experience with launching his multi-decade career in the entertainment industry. Now, he and his wife, Mary Mertz-Smith, are establishing the Gavin J. Smith and Mary C. Mertz-Smith Scholarship Endowment in Theatre Design and Technical Production with a planned gift.
Applause! New Scholarship endowment for UNCG Theatre
Posted on September 22, 2024
- School of Art Professor one of two UNCG faculty awarded Fulbright funds for 2026
Dr. James Anderson and Rachele Riley will carry their expertise to Vietnam and Scotland respectively. Riley will advance water and letterform design research through her Fulbright award. Anderson will translate the work of a Vietnamese medieval scholar with important ramifications in Southeast Asian history. - UNCG drama student brings history to life in ‘The Lost Colony’
History inspired his script. The sand is his stage. UNCG musical theatre major Patrick Joseph Mullen adds his name to the playbill for one of North Carolina’s most prestigious shows, “The Lost Colony.” He talks about what it’s like to spend his summer on the Outer Banks to bring a centuries-old, real-life mystery to life.