4 alumni awarded for dedication, service: during the fall Alumni Weekend, four outstanding alumni were honored for their work and service at a special awards banquet Though they work in vastly different fields, they have spent their years after graduation bettering their communities.

Nancy McLean, a 2006 graduate, received the Alumni Service Award. What started out as a dream while earning a Master of Public Administration turned into a reality for McLean in 2005. She founded Joseph's House, a faith-based nonprofit organization that mentors Guilford County's young men on how to lead productive and self-sufficient lives. McLean has always had a passion for helping others, and her nonprofit offers food, shelter, employment, training, clothes and counseling to youths aged 18-23 in the Triad. McLean is currently living in McLeansville, N.C.

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"I knew I was a woman on a mission. There was work that I needed to do in my community, but I lacked the skills, I lacked the knowledge, I lacked the resources to be able do it," says McLean after receiving her award. "I knew by following the leading of God, he would lead me to every person that I needed to connect with to do what I needed to do. When I finished at High Point University, I had the knowledge and understanding I needed so I would be able to not only run a nonprofit, but to hire and train others to do the same. That is how High Point University benefitted me."

Donny Lambeth, who graduated in 1972, was awarded Alumnus of the Year. After a 40-year career with North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Lambeth retired in May. During his time with the hospital, he proved himself to be an innovative leader, working his way up to hospital president. He has served on the board of directors for the North Carolina Hospital Association and is a leader of the United Way Campaign. Lambeth has also served as chairman of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board since 1994 and currently represents district 75, Forsyth County, in the N.C. House of Representatives.

David Gouge Bain graduated in 2002 and already has an impressive list of accomplishments. He was awarded the Young Alumni Achievement Award for his continued...