Momentous Achievements - College of Textiles

Lectra Privilege Partner Gift

Lectra, the world’s leading provider of integrated technology solutions for the fashion industry, chose NC State University’s College of Textiles to be a part of its Privilege education programs. NC State joins four of the country’s foremost fashion schools, Parsons, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Florida State University and Central Michigan University as a Privilege partner. Lectra gifted approximately $10 million of state-of-the-art CAD software to the College. As today’s fashion and textile designers and developers increasingly rely on 2- and 3D CAD tools to enhance the design process and get products to market faster, this gift will allow NC State to continue recruiting and educating tomorrow’s fashion designers today.

Zeis Textile Extension Education for Economic Development Center

Steve (’62) and Frosene Zeis of Asheville, NC, have established two Centennial Scholarships with a $500,000 bequest; they also provided an additional $1 million life income gift to establish the Zeis Textile Extension Education for Economic Development Center, located in the College of Textiles. The Center conducts a variety of training courses for industry professionals, ranging from Basic Textiles to Six Sigma.

Jeter and Phyllis Brawley Centennial Scholarships

Jeter (’38) and Phyllis Brawley willed an estate gift of approximately $1 million to fund four full Centennial Scholarships within the College of Textiles. Introduced by the North Carolina Textile Foundation in 1999 as a part of the College of Textiles’ Centennial Celebration, these scholarships are valued at $10,000 per academic year per recipient. In addition to covering a majority of college-related expenses, the Centennial Scholars Program also offers $7,500 in enrichment funds per recipient for approved Textile activities beyond the classroom.