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Wolf Plaza in the spring.

Jun 14, 2021

Hanley-Bowdoin Honored with 2021 Jackson Rigney International Service Award

The Jackson Rigney International Service Award recognizes the distinguished contributions of a faculty or staff member for the promotion of international understanding and service to the university and/or to the international community over the course of their career. The award honors the memory of Rigney, an agronomist who served NC State for 40 years by bringing a global perspective to his life and work. Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in plant and microbial biology, is a world expert on geminiviruses, and her work is having a significant impact on combating world food insecurity.
Crista Bain holding up the wolf ears symbol next to a wolf statue

Jun 14, 2021

Crista Bain and Zane Mondschein Named Recipients of the Isaac Frank Ormond Scholarship

The Department of Health and Exercise Studies (HES) recently announced that Crista Bain and Zane Mondschein have been named the latest recipients of the Isaac Frank Ormond III Memorial Scholarship Fund. The academic scholarship is awarded each year to students enrolled in a HES minor who demonstrate a strong academic standing and consistent commitment to the health and exercise field.
Bradley Kirkman teaching a class

Jun 14, 2021

Poole Faculty Member Elected to Academy Leadership Role

Bradley Kirkman, General (Ret.) H. Hugh Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership at the Poole College of Management, has benefited from his membership in the Academy of Management for nearly 30 years. Now, he has been named to the leadership track of the academy’s Organizational Behavior Division.
Clockwise: Anna (Anya) Petrova, Lindsay Wrege, Billy Dickinson, Josh Guter, and Michael Evans

Jun 14, 2021

Entrepreneurship Selects Five New Alumni for the 2021 Miller Fellowship

The Dr. Thomas Kenan Miller II Fellows Program supports newly graduated entrepreneurs who wish to pursue their venture full-time after graduation with resources and a monthly stipend. The graduates selected for this year’s cohort represent five university colleges and four unique startups, and two are also Park Scholars.
Design Leaders Council logo

Jun 14, 2021

Diversifying Leadership: College of Design Leaders Council to Begin Recruitment

The College of Design’s Leaders Council has begun an effort to expand and diversify its membership. The volunteer group also hopes to broaden its influence through the creation of new committees.
Aldo De Leon Resendiz

Jun 14, 2021

Graduation to Vocation: Engineering Paper Mill Processes

Aldo De Leon Resendiz graduated in May 2021 with degrees in paper science and engineering and chemical engineering, along with being a Goodnight Scholar, University Scholar and member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Now an NC State alumnus, De Leon will work for International Paper as a REACH (Recruit, Engage, Align College Hires) engineer.
Iman, left, and Salam Ibrahim holding up the wolf ears symbol

Jun 14, 2021

Twin Sisters Nurture Friendship, Individuality

Park Scholar Salam Ibrahim and her sister, Iman, are different in countless ways, but that didn’t stop peers and teachers from mixing them up from elementary to high school. At NC State, though, the Ibrahim twins forged their own path, exploring new passions, learning new lessons and taking advantage of new opportunities.
Martia & Breeyonna Williams

Jun 14, 2021

Goodnight Spotlight: Martia and Breeyonna Williams

Despite different academic paths for sisters Martia Williams ’22 and Breeyonna Williams ’24, one aspect of their lives remains constant: the joy it brings both sisters not only to attend NC State together but to be Goodnight Scholars together.
Dr. Phyllis Vogel teaching a music class

Jun 14, 2021

Honoring Our Piano Pioneers

When an anonymous donor made a generous gift to endow a new piano performance scholarship in the Department of Music, they left it up to the department to name the fund. Former department head Bob Petters, who has taught in the music department since 1976, recommended that the scholarship be named for two women who each played a pivotal role in developing the piano program at NC State — Phyllis Vogel and Marilyn Lynch.
The Fitches on the equator at Museo de Sitio Intinan, Quito, Ecuador.

Jun 7, 2021

Paving the Way for Adventures

Higher education has helped lifelong learners Jane and Johnny (‘76) Fitch enjoy successful careers followed by retirement travel. By giving back to NC State and other institutions, they hope to provide students with extraordinary, well-rounded experiences of their own.