Guilford College will celebrate the career accomplishments and contributions of 12 alumni and friends during the annual Alumni Awards ceremony April 14. Among those who will be honored are James Shields ’00, the Director of the Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning at Guilford. In more than 20 years, James has established new partnerships and helped secure grants to support the work of Guilford students in the community. He has made a difference in hundreds of lives of students, faculty, staff and other Greensboro community members. James is committed to community building, diversity, civic engagement, social justice, international perspective and spiritual exploration and is the epitome of Guilford’s commitment to providing hands-on learning experiences for students to learn critical problem-solving skills to thrive and make a difference as you serve the world's greater good. He received the Guilford College Alumni Excellence Award in 2016 for his work.
James Shields Recognized for 20 Years Leading Bonner Center for Community Service at Guilford College