2021

May 3, 2021

For Ade, Professorship Fuels Growth

Harald Ade, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor, is grateful for the resources his professorship provides and says that these positions not only boost faculty research — they retain and attract the brightest minds. 

May 3, 2021

Breeding a Berry Successful Career

WIth support from the John D. and Nell R. Leazar Distinguished Professorship, Gina Fernandez is developing a better berry — and the next generation of plant breeders. 

May 3, 2021

Goodnight Scholars Program Growth Builds on Community College Partnerships

NC State University’s Goodnight Scholars Program is expanding to include a cohort of 50 transfer students from community colleges throughout North Carolina. 

May 3, 2021

Provost’s Office Announces New Professional Faculty Award

The new Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching aims to promote the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward and support excellent teaching within the university. This award will be the most prestigious campus recognition for teaching given to professional faculty from among NC State’s 10 colleges and the University College. 

May 3, 2021

Castelloe Family Foundation Establishes Endowed Fund to Support NC State Counseling Center

Blair Castelloe Vanhook ’92, a member of the Castelloe Family Foundation, is working to help address the issue of mental health on college campuses by establishing the Castelloe-Vanhook Family Counseling Center Endowment at NC State. The fund provides support to the NC State Counseling Center for mental health initiatives and training, such as those focused on suicide prevention, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, stress management and others. 

May 3, 2021

James Buzzard Leaves Lasting Impact at NC State

A distinguished alumnus and long-time supporter of NC State, James “Jim” Buzzard passed away on April 9, 2021, at the age of 66. Buzzard was a 1976 graduate of pulp and paper science and technology, served on the NC State Natural Resources Foundation Board from 2010-2019 — and was Chair of the Board from 2015-2017 — and served on the NC State Campaign Cabinet, among many other services to the university. 

May 3, 2021

Hall Named the Worley H. Clark Jr. Distinguished University Professor in Engineering

Chancellor Randy Woodson has appointed Dr. Carol K. Hall to the distinguished professorship in the College of Engineering. Hall was one of the first women in the United States to be appointed to a chemical engineering faculty. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, serves as the Home Secretary of the Academy and has earned a long list of accolades during her distinguished career. 

May 3, 2021

Libraries Gifted With New Endowments on Day of Giving

Donors to the NC State Libraries were particularly generous and thoughtful on March 24. The Libraries exceeded its previous two years of Day of Giving efforts combined, bringing in $1,491,566 from 217 gifts. Two new scholarship endowments were created, two new collections endowments were established and sizable increases were made to the Student Resource Fund, among many other successes. 

Apr 27, 2021

Has Your (Belltower) Story Been Tolled?

The Memorial Belltower is one of NC State’s most Hallowed Places, a reminder of the Wolfpack that has roamed these bricks for decades, and the Pack that will follow long into… 

Apr 26, 2021

A Perfect Fit

The Jackson Family Distinguished Professorship in Biomedical Engineering reflects donor Jerry Jackson’s decades of NC State support and bolsters faculty member Helen Huang’s work to improve lives.