Induction: Graduation:

2008 1933

Winston-Salem Journal sports editor, 1944, and sportswriter 1946-86 • First female member of ACC Sportswriters and Collegiate Football Writers associations • Inductee of various Halls of Fame, including NC Sports Hall of Fame, 1996, NCHSAA Hall of Fame 1998, US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, 2000, and National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, 2008 • AP Sports Editors Red Smith Award, 2005 • Local Girls’ High School Tournament named in her Honor.

Mary Garber is synonymous with sportswriting…she was one of the first women in the country to be a sportswriter and has won enough awards to fill three pages. She was born in NY and moved to Winston-Salem at a young age. Most notably, her grandfather founded the company, the Northeastern Construct. Her senior photo in the 1933 Black and Gold of which she was a staff member, lists her ambition as wanting to become a journalist and also playing five different sports. Mary graduated from Hollins College in Virginia in 1938. Her sister, Neely, was her devoted companion until her death last year in October.