Recognizing Influential Initiatives

Published on January 8, 2020

The late Hayden B. Renwick began his legacy at Carolina when he became associate dean in the Office for Student Counseling in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences in 1973. 

Throughout his time in this position, he created a peer-mentoring program that assigned an academically successful upperclassman to each first-year African American and American Indian student. He also established an annual awards program recognizing all African American and American Indian undergraduates with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. 

To honor his efforts, beginning in 2019 the annual Hayden B. Renwick Academic Awards Ceremony will recognize all Black/African American, American Indian/Native American, Hispanic/Latinx students who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher (reflecting the university average).

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