Alumni

Oct 27, 2020

Lighting the Torch for Future Students

Five NC State alumnae have created a scholarship in honor of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Mu Omicron chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. 

Oct 27, 2020

College Honors Outstanding Achievements at 2020 Awards Ceremony

The College of Sciences recently recognized three alumni and friends and one student for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Learn more about the professional accomplishments, voluntarism and philanthropy of Meredith Williams, Bill Trent and Ellison Anne Williams, as well as the achievements of Gino Fernandes, a senior in microbiology who spoke at Red and White Night 2019. 

Sep 15, 2020

The Black Alumni Society’s Clark-Witherspoon Scholarships Help Two Legacies Endure

Over the course of five decades, Drs. Augustus McIver Witherspoon and Lawrence Mozell Clark made history and shaped academic life at NC State and for Black students. The Black Alumni Society's Clark-Witherspoon Scholarships have helped their pioneering influence — and their combined legacy — endure at the university for more than 30 years. 

Sep 8, 2020

Park Profile: Nancy Ridenhour

Alumna and 2020 Watauga Medalist Nancy Ridenhour has been an important part of the Park Scholarships program for decades, having served as a selection committee member for 25 years, regional selection committee leader and donor. Learn more about how she came to be involved with the program. 

Aug 25, 2020

Melanie Conklin ’00 Writes Her Own Story

Melanie Conklin has taken the skills she learned as a member of the inaugural class of Park Scholars and applied them in not one but two exciting careers. With the program now entering its 25th year, she expects even greater results from the next generation of Park Scholars. 

Aug 11, 2020

Julie Smith ’06 Named to UNC System Executive Leadership Institute

Park Scholarships alumna Julie Smith '06 graduated summa cum laude with the designation of valedictorian from NC State with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in environmental science. Now the assistant vice chancellor for external affairs, partnerships and economic development at NC State, Smith has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the UNC System Executive Leadership Institute. 

Aug 4, 2020

With New Scholarship, CVM Alum Hanner’s Strong Voice for Inclusion Grows Ever Louder

Tracy Hanner, the CVM's first Black graduate, has spent his career pushing for diversity in veterinary medicine. With a new scholarship in his name created by the the North Carolina Association of Minority Veterinarians -- which reached its fundraising goal in a week -- Hanner continues to make a difference for students. 

Jul 28, 2020

Small Town Values Inspire ‘Textile Twins’ Charles and Thomas Poston to Create Endowment

Life in Siler City, along with the similarly closeknit community at Wilson College of Textiles, helped prepare twins Charles and Thomas Poston '83 for successful careers in the textile industry. Recently, the brothers established the Charles and Thomas Poston Endowed Scholarship Fund at the college in order to create similar opportunities for talented students of modest means. 

Jul 28, 2020

Why I Give: I Believe in Continuing Education

Alumna C. Neill McLeod, who has been supporting NC State and the College of Education for 40 years, gives because of her commitment to the continuing education of adults and NC State's support of community colleges. She also gives to honor faculty who made an impact on her life. 

Jul 28, 2020

Poole Alumnus is Paving the Future of Farming

Park Scholar and Poole College of Management graduate Daniel Malechuk is using the business management skills he learned at NC State to help change the way we look at farming forever.