By Sean Olson, University Relations
The new president of the UNCG Alumni Association is a woman of service and firsts.
In addition to serving UNCG in various capacities, Carol Furey Matney of Asheboro has served other institutions of higher education and was the first member and president of the Asheboro Rotary Club. Now she will lead the alumni association, which represents the 90,000 graduates of UNCG, which was formerly known as Woman’s College.
A former president of Matney Consultants, Inc. from 1979 to 1999, she sold the business in 1999, but continued to serve as a consultant until 2000. A 1963 graduate of Woman’s College with a major in psychology, she has served on the UNCG Board of Trustees, the university’s Alumni Association Board and as the Alumni Association Finance Committee Chair. In addition, she was president of the UNCG Excellence Foundation and a member of the executive committee.
In addition to serving UNCG, Matney has served as a trustee for Randolph Community College and the Randolph Community College Computer Advisory Board. She was the first female member and the first female president of the Asheboro Rotary Club. She and her husband of 39 years, Ted Matney, have two grown children.
Other new officers and board members to the Alumni Association include (followed by the year of their degree): Betsy Ervin 1979 of Asheville is president-elect; Kerry Gustafson 1993/2000 of Morrisville is vice president; Anna Mendez 2003 of Cary is secretary; and Jim Gresham 1979 of Greensboro is treasurer.
The directors include:
• From the West Region
Myra McIver '00 Charlotte, NC
John Gribble '91, '01 MPA Kernersville, NC
Judy Collins Garner '71 Trinity, NC• From the Central Region
Keith Ayscue '91. '03 MBA Greensboro
Ellen Bryant Lloyd '88 Greensboro
Jeffrey Colbert '84, '86 MPA Greensboro
Julia Bree Nile '72 Greensboro• From the East Region
Charles Lloyd '99 Durham, NC
Jana Welch Wagenseller '76 Durham, NC
Gail Russell Austin '73 Raleigh, NC
Betty Chunn Allen '71 Southern Pines, NC• From the Out-of-State Region
Neil Sullivan ’90 in Colorado
Nancy Leonard Baker '58 in Virginia
Terrill Drake ’01 in Virginia
Sue Weant ’59 in Virginia
For more information on the UNCG Alumni Association, call 336-334-5696.
