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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2782-dr-rosemary-gray-honored-with-2023-carl-and-ruth"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,18,200,218/13443_Rosemary_Gray.rev.1677542353.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,18,200,218/13443_Rosemary_Gray.rev.1677542353.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,18,200,218/13443_Rosemary_Gray.rev.1677542353.jpg" alt="Smiling woman" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="200" data-max-h="200" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2782-dr-rosemary-gray-honored-with-2023-carl-and-ruth">Dr. Rosemary Gray Honored with 2023 Carl and Ruth Looney Humanitarian Award</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>This award is given to an individual who has demonstrated special service in a volunteer or professional manner, has made unusual personal sacrifice, or has shown a long and dedicated commitment to service that benefits humanity. <em>This award is named for Rev. Carl and Ruth Looney and their family who excelled at using humble means to achieve amazing service.</em></p><a href="/live/news/2782-dr-rosemary-gray-honored-with-2023-carl-and-ruth" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3033-more-than-a-vacation-celebrates-30-years"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.jpg" alt="woman and man together smiling" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1071/14200_MTAV_2023.rev.1690917317.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1232" data-max-h="1071" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3033-more-than-a-vacation-celebrates-30-years">More Than A Vacation Celebrates 30 Years!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> MTAV, as it is more casually known, is the epitome of a lifelong learning event.</p><a href="/live/news/3033-more-than-a-vacation-celebrates-30-years" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/546-first-ever-online-tailgate"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.JPG" alt="Prizes were ready for the first ever online tailgate!" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/588,0,2988,2400/4734_IMG-0674_2.rev.1538488532.JPG 3x" data-max-w="2400" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/546-first-ever-online-tailgate">First Ever Online Tailgate</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Believe it or not...it worked! <a href="/live/news/546-first-ever-online-tailgate" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1199-eamphs-rodes-fishburne-launches-new-television"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/34,9,356,331/8013_Rodes_fishburne.rev.1586652695.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/34,9,356,331/8013_Rodes_fishburne.rev.1586652695.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/34,9,356,331/8013_Rodes_fishburne.rev.1586652695.jpg" alt="Rodes Fishburne, E&H Class of 1993" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="322" data-max-h="322" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1199-eamphs-rodes-fishburne-launches-new-television">E&H’s Rodes Fishburne Launches New Television Series</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><em>Paradise Lost</em> debuts April 13, 2020. <a href="/live/news/1199-eamphs-rodes-fishburne-launches-new-television" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1200-putting-employees-first"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/231,0,844,613/8014_Doug_Dalton.rev.1586654328.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/231,0,844,613/8014_Doug_Dalton.rev.1586654328.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/231,0,844,613/8014_Doug_Dalton.rev.1586654328.jpg" alt="Doug Dalton, E&H Class of 1994." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="613" data-max-h="613" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1200-putting-employees-first">Putting Employees First</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Doug Dalton (E&H ’94) has a lucrative business that is taking a hard hit during the pandemic: but he’s looking out for his employees. <a href="/live/news/1200-putting-employees-first" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2949-bringing-back-lacrosse-to-emory-henry"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/220,2,636,418/13992_38852.rev.1685473543.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/220,2,636,418/13992_38852.rev.1685473543.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/220,2,636,418/13992_38852.rev.1685473543.jpg" alt="Old photo of guys playing lacrosse" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="416" data-max-h="416" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2949-bringing-back-lacrosse-to-emory-henry">“Bringing Back” Lacrosse to Emory & Henry</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> When Emory & Henry announced in 2023 that the college was adding lacrosse to their athletics lineup, there were a handful of alumni who corrected the word “adding” to “bringing back.”</p><a href="/live/news/2949-bringing-back-lacrosse-to-emory-henry" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1535-say-adios-to-your-old-spanish-textbook-chris"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,52,360,412/9022_chris.rev.1606245017.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,52,360,412/9022_chris.rev.1606245017.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,52,360,412/9022_chris.rev.1606245017.jpg" alt="Chris Anama-Green, Emory & Henry Class of 2008" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="360" data-max-h="360" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1535-say-adios-to-your-old-spanish-textbook-chris">Say Adios to Your Old Spanish Textbook: Chris Anama-Green Has Written a Brand New One</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Don’t like the textbook you’re using in class? Write your own!</p><p> That’s what Dr. Chris Anama-Green did.</p><a href="/live/news/1535-say-adios-to-your-old-spanish-textbook-chris" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1198-emory-henry-campo-is-working-hard-during-quiet"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.jpg" alt="Scott Poore on the Emory & Henry Campus, April 2020" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/38,267,1638,1856/8012_IMG_7079.rev.1586651009.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="1589" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1198-emory-henry-campo-is-working-hard-during-quiet">Emory & Henry “Campo” Is Working Hard During Quiet COVID 19 Days</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> But they sure do miss seeing everyone. <a href="/live/news/1198-emory-henry-campo-is-working-hard-during-quiet" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1554-amanda-gravatt-porter-is-the-coo-for-girl-scouts"><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,56,744,800/9085_Amanda_Porter.jfif" alt=" Amanda Gravatt Porter, Emory & Henry Class of 1997. " class="lw_image" width="345" height="225"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1554-amanda-gravatt-porter-is-the-coo-for-girl-scouts">Amanda Gravatt Porter is the COO for Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> If you’ve ever been involved with Girl Scouts, you probably thought a troop of 8 was a lot to handle. But imagine being responsible for 10,000 Girl Scouts. <a href="/live/news/1554-amanda-gravatt-porter-is-the-coo-for-girl-scouts" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1203-tempting-god"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,499/8025_george_stuart.rev.1586791776.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,499/8025_george_stuart.rev.1586791776.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,499/8025_george_stuart.rev.1586791776.jpg" alt="Rev. George R. Stuart, E&H Class of 1882" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="499" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1203-tempting-god">“Tempting God”</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Rev. David St. Clair shares an interesting bit of insight from a former E&H alumnus that he ran across in <em>The Christian Century.</em><a href="/live/news/1203-tempting-god" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/723-alumni-couple-rescue-a-bit-of-eamph-history"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/222,0,944,720/6058_matt_and_steph.rev.1552355313.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/222,0,944,720/6058_matt_and_steph.rev.1552355313.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/222,0,944,720/6058_matt_and_steph.rev.1552355313.jpg" alt="Matt ('03) and Stephanie Armbrister ('02) Strutner" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/222,0,944,720/6058_matt_and_steph.rev.1552355313.jpg 2x" data-max-w="722" data-max-h="720" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/723-alumni-couple-rescue-a-bit-of-eamph-history">Alumni Couple Rescue a Bit of E&H History</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Matt (E&H ’03) and Stephanie Armbrister (E&H ’02) Strutner (Knoxville, TN) snagged a trophy from the jaws of obscurity. <a href="/live/news/723-alumni-couple-rescue-a-bit-of-eamph-history" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1485-animals-carousels-making-lava-its-all-in-a-days"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,669,669/8939_nicole.rev.1604599032.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,669,669/8939_nicole.rev.1604599032.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,669,669/8939_nicole.rev.1604599032.jpg" alt="Nicole Powell, E&H Class of 2016, brings her experience working at zoos to her work at the Greensboro Science Center." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="669" data-max-h="669" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1485-animals-carousels-making-lava-its-all-in-a-days">Animals, Carousels, Making Lava: It’s All in a Day’s Work for Nicole Powell</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Nicole Powell hasn’t let the pandemic put an end to her enthusiasm about teaching science to kids. <a href="/live/news/1485-animals-carousels-making-lava-its-all-in-a-days" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1082-christina-adams-publishes-new-book"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.jpg" alt="Christina Adams, E&H Class of 1983." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/332,364,2125,2156/7181_Crop_CamelChristinaPhotoShoot2014_010a.rev.1574366637.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1793" data-max-h="1792" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1082-christina-adams-publishes-new-book">Christina Adams Publishes New Book</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><em>Camel Crazy</em> explores the mysterious powers of camel milk. <a href="/live/news/1082-christina-adams-publishes-new-book" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2127-lisa-dingus-bratton-teacher-of-the-yearagain"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,7,317,323/10588_Lisa_Bratton_2.rev.1639524292.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,7,317,323/10588_Lisa_Bratton_2.rev.1639524292.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,7,317,323/10588_Lisa_Bratton_2.rev.1639524292.jpg" alt="Lisa Dingus Bratton Emory & Henry Class of 1988" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="317" data-max-h="316" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2127-lisa-dingus-bratton-teacher-of-the-yearagain">Lisa Dingus Bratton: Teacher of the Year...Again!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisa Dingus Bratton has taught math at Ross N. Robinson Middle School in Kingsport for 34 years….except for that one year she was an assistant principal.</span> <a href="/live/news/2127-lisa-dingus-bratton-teacher-of-the-yearagain" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1101-new-namesame-great-spirit"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/119,0,839,720/7243_gary_2.rev.1576356486.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/119,0,839,720/7243_gary_2.rev.1576356486.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/119,0,839,720/7243_gary_2.rev.1576356486.jpg" alt="Curtis Burkett, Gary Jones, and Keith Graham, E&H fraternity brothers, prior to seeing a VT men's basketball game." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/119,0,839,720/7243_gary_2.rev.1576356486.jpg 2x" data-max-w="720" data-max-h="720" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1101-new-namesame-great-spirit">New name...same great spirit</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Gary Jones (E&H ’83) had to figure out how to maintain a tradition he started. <a href="/live/news/1101-new-namesame-great-spirit" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>