The Order of Pisgah

The Order of Pisgah

Named in homage to Mount Pisgah, the area’s tallest peak and the campus’ visual center, the Order of Pisgah recognizes 1-2 alumni (degreed or non-degreed) of the past decade for outstanding achievement in their fields of endeavor and for generous service to the University.

Previous Recipients

2011

Kinneil Coltman ’00 was inducted into the Order of Pisgah for outstanding achievement in her professional field. Coltman serves as the Director of Diversity and Language Services for the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center. Through Coltman's leadership, the hospital system has significantly expanded its outreach and ability to serve a broad array of diverse patients. Coltman is also chair of the Board for the International Center of the Upstate, and is active with the YWCA of Greenville and the South Carolina Hospital Association Diversity Council.

2010

Tarik Glenn ’06 was inducted into the Order of Pisgah for outstanding achievement in his professional field. Glenn is a workforce development specialist at Mission Health System in Asheville. He has been an integral part of the success of Mission Possible, an innovative program that provides healthcare internships and career development to local high school students.

2009

Holly Spencer Bunting '00 was inducted into the Order of Pisgah for outstanding achievement in her professional field. A summa cum laude graduate of UNC Asheville, Bunting earned a law degree at American University. Today she works for K&L Gates in Washington, D.C. and practices in the areas of mortgage banking and consumer finance, with a concentration on federal and state regulatory enforcement. A consummate advocate for her alma mater, Bunting has a lent a hand with UNC Asheville's popular World of Work Program and helped wrap up donations for the Class of 2000 gift to the University.

2008

Brian Winslett '03 founded and now serves as CEO of the Asheville company "Blue Ridge Biofuels." This firm is the only local distributor of biodiesel fuel. Brian devotes himself to the cause of educating the public about the environmental benefits of switching to plant-based fuel sources. In the four short years since he graduated, Brian has literally transformed his community. He is a model environmental citizen of who the University can be very proud.

2006

Michael Taylor '97 was awarded the Order of Pisgah for outstanding achievement in his professional field. Taylor was the co-creator of the critically acclaimed MTV sock-puppet program, “The Sifl and Olly Show.” He has also worked as a producer/director for CMT and as a writer on several short films. Recently, Taylor launched a new career in architecture with Delta Design and Development in Nashville, Tenn.

2005

A doctoral candidate in parasitology and vector-borne infectious diseases at Tulane University, Brian Byrd '00 began his research career as an Undergraduate Research Scholar at UNC Asheville. He received the Faust Outstanding Graduate Student Award at graduation from Tulane’s Master of Public Health degree program in 2002. Byrd is currently working with both the West Nile virus and the Lacrosse virus, the leading cause of pediatric encephalitis in the United States.