Woman’s College alumna leaves shocking $14 million donation to UNC Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Harriet Evenson came to the Woman’s College, today known as UNC-Greensboro, focused on how she wanted to make a difference in the world.

She graduated in 1953 with a degree in history and wanted to become a teacher.

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She met her husband, Jerome Evenson, and they moved to Arlington, Virginia. He was a science teacher who would ultimately become an assistant principal. Harriet was a language arts teacher.

As the years passed, it was clear that Harriet always cherished her time in Greensboro…

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