Quinn Dalton has been elected chairperson of the Friends of the UNCG Libraries, and Ms. Pat Sevier vice-chair. Both Greensboro residents were elected at the recently annual meeting of the Friends, which featured a presentation by journalist Gene Roberts.
Ms. Dalton, a native of South Carolina with a BA from Kent State, holds an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is the author of a novel, High Strung, and a collection of short stories, Bulletproof Girl. Her stories have appeared in literary journals such as Glimmer Train, One Story and Verb and have been included in anthologies such as New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best. Her third book, Stories from the Afterlife, was published in October 2007.
UNCG alumna Pat Sevier has been involved in numerous community organizations in the Greensboro area for a number of years. She is also co-owner of The Perfect Wedding, an event consulting firm.
Other newly-elected Board members include Mr. Howard Covington, Mr. Felecia Corbett, Mr. Lance Elko, Mr. Tom Kirby-Smith, Mr. Rosemary Roberts, and Ms. Barbara Walser. Re-elected to the Board were Dr. Robert Gentry and Ms. Petty Morrow.
