MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- Pfeiffer University posted the following news: * * * Lemons Named 2026 Distinguished Alumnus * Dr. Steve Lemons, the recipient of Pfeiffer University's 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award, has been keeping in touch with fellow members from Pfeiffer's Class of 1968 over quarterly Zoom calls since the COVID-19 pandemic. "I don't think I've missed a single Zoom call since that time," Lemons said recently. "I've realized not only what great things Pfeiffer ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Shemin * Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France. Shemin was born Oct. 14, 1896, in New York City. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bayonne, New Jersey. He was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Harris and Bessie Shemin. He had one sibling, a   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * SHSU Professor of Library Science and Technology Visits Home of Gloria Steinem for Talking Circle * Rose Brock, a professor in the Department of Library Science and Technology at Sam Houston State University, was recently invited to the home of legendary journalist and activist, Gloria Steinem, to contribute to a Talking Circle discussion about libraries and the state of literacy in the United States.  more