Crosby Scholars is pleased to announce The Honorable Denise S. Hartsfield as this year’s speaker for Birdies & Brunch! The annual Women’s fundraising event for Crosby Scholars will be taking place on Wednesday, October 21st at Forsyth Country Club. Visit our 2026 Birdies & Brunch event page to purchase tickets.   The Honorable Denise S. Hartsfield Biography: The Honorable Denise S. Hartsfield is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended the public schools graduating from East Forsyth High School. Upon graduation, she attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia receiving a BA degree in English. She obtained a Jurist Doctorate… Read more »

Header photo: LLRISE students prepare to discuss topics in radar with MIT Museum visitors. Photo by Glenn Cooper, courtesy of Lincoln Laboratory. In July, our rising Junior Scholar, Yelina, attended the 14th annual Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction to Student Engineers summer workshop, also known as LLRISE. Yelina was one of only 24 students selected from more than 1,100 applicants for the 2026 program. The two-week workshop gives students the opportunity to build small radar systems, conduct experiments, and explore college-level physics, math, and engineering concepts while learning directly from staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. During the program, Yelina worked with… Read more »

Crosby Scholars hosted our annual Alumni Networking Social on Thursday, July 30th, 2026, at East of Texas in Downtown Winston-Salem. Alumni from the Class of 1999 through the Class of 2026 joined us for an evening of food, conversation, and connection under the big white tent on the restaurant’s outer patio. Guests enjoyed loaded nachos, wings, and games while catching up with classmates, meeting alumni from other graduating years, and sharing updates about college, careers, and community involvement. The event created a welcoming space for alumni to reconnect with the program and with one another, reminding everyone that the Crosby… Read more »