Contact The Brinson Honors College

Jill Granger

Dean of Brinson Honors College

828.227.7383
jngranger@wcu.edu

Hometown: Wilkinson, Indiana
Joined BHC: 2015
Education: PhD Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University
Favorite Cartoon Character: Minions (Ba na na!!!)

Lori Oxford

Associate Dean of Brinson Honors College

828.227.7383

lfoxford@wcu.edu 

Hometown: Milledgeville, Georgia
Joined BHC: 2023
Education: PhD Spanish, University of Georgia
Favorite Television Genre: Icelandic Crime Shows

Emily Sharpe

Director of Honors Advising

828.227.3277
easharpe@wcu.edu

Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Joined BHC: 2007
Education: MA English, Western Carolina University
Favorite Quote: "We're all just walking each other home." - Ram Dass

Colin Townsend

Honors Advisor & Director of Communications

828.227.2900
cctownsend@wcu.edu

Hometown: Miami, Florida
Joined BHC: 2014
Education: MA Anthropology, University of South Carolina
Favorite Old One: Nyarlathotep

Greta Kleberg

Executive Assistant

828.227.7383
gkleberg@wcu.edu
Hometown: State College, PA
Joined BHC: 2022
Education: The Pennsylvania State University
Favorite Way to Spend Free Time: trail running or hiking

Dawn Behling

University Program Associate

828.227.7383
dbehling@wcu.edu

Hometown: Poughkeepsie, New York
Joined BHC: 2022
Education: MFA, Western Carolina University
Favorite Noble Gas: Neon