2023

Dec 12, 2023

NC State University Foundation Presents 2023 Godwin, Menscer Honors

The NC State University Foundation’s annual awards ceremony and dinner took place Dec. 7 at the City Club in downtown Raleigh. This year, the foundation presented Trent Ragland with the Jerry and Elizabeth Godwin Red Torch Award and Dellaine Risley with the Darrell and Carolyn Menscer Cup. 

Dec 12, 2023

Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award Supports a New Generation of Leaders

Thanks to the generosity and vision of Dr. Jim and Mrs. Ann Goodnight, the Goodnight Early Career Innovators award has supported more than 70 of NC State's outstanding early career faculty. 

Dec 12, 2023

Podcast: Extraordinary Entrepreneurship With Andy Albright

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by Andy Albright, an NC State alumnus, donor and board member, to discuss why he supports his alma mater and what kind of difference he is making. 

Dec 11, 2023

Chuck Flink Recognized as One of ASLA’s 2023 Awardees With LaGasse Medal

Charles A. “Chuck” Flink, FASLA, of Greenways Incorporated was recently named one of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ 2023 Honors Recipients. Flink is a committed NC State alumnus, donor and volunteer, including his current service on the NC State University Foundation Board. 

Dec 11, 2023

New Statue Honors NC State Basketball Great

Supported by donors, the newest statue outside of Reynolds Coliseum honors former men’s basketball standout and national champion David Thompson. 

Dec 11, 2023

Ana and John Davis Start Centennial Fund

For NC State alumni Ana and John Davis ’91, the College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) has played an integral role in their personal and professional lives. Ana and John recently donated $50,000 to establish the CBE Centennial Endowment, which will serve as a source of discretionary funds for the department to advance its vision of being a global leader in chemical and biomolecular engineering. 

Dec 11, 2023

Jaeger Named 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellow

Audrey Jaeger, W. Dallas Herring Professor in the College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, has been selected to join the 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellows. 

Dec 11, 2023

9,000 Students and Counting

Students who enroll in Entomology 201 to fulfill a science requirement don’t expect such a memorable class, but Clyde Sorenson — a three-time Wolfpack alumnus, a donor and a distinguished professor — has been perfecting his delivery over 27 years of teaching at NC State. Sorenson was recently featured on the NC State Philanthropy Podcast to detail his extraordinary contributions to his alma mater. 

Dec 11, 2023

Four College of Engineering Professors Among Most Cited Researchers in the World

Four NC State faculty members from the College of Engineering were recently recognized on Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers. Michael D. Dickey, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was among them. 

Dec 11, 2023

Jackson Selected to Join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars Program

Mario Jackson, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development educational evaluation and policy analysis concentration, has been selected to join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars program for the spring 2024 semester.