Naming

Jun 20, 2022

Dinah E. Gore Kitchen Pantry Dedicated to Dunn

The Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens pantry now bears the name of Dr. Carolyn Dunn, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and former head of the Department of Agricultural and Human Science. The naming honors the service and dedication of Dunn, one of the major drivers behind the vision for boosting the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ work in foods and nutrition by creating a state-of-the-art teaching and research kitchen complex to serve as a hub for observational research studies, training workshops, educational video shoots and more. 

Mar 29, 2022

JTI Partners With NC PSI to Advance Sustainability and Innovation in Agriculture

JTI Leaf Services is no stranger to NC State, as the two organizations have been close partners in research, teaching and extension for more than 10 years. Now, JTI has named a lab space in the Plant Sciences Building to further its commitment to the university’s success. 

Mar 22, 2022

Pierce Named Director of Integrative Sciences Initiative

Joshua Pierce, an associate professor of chemistry, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar and University Faculty Scholar, has been named director of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative. Pierce also serves as co-director of NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute and director of the Chemistry of Life NIH T32 training program. He will work with a large team to coordinate the design and realization of the Integrative Sciences Building, a cutting-edge facility being planned for the former Harrelson Hall site that will draw on both state and private support. 

Mar 8, 2022

Sustainable Ag Leader Names Test Plot in Support of N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative

Pam Marrone, a key figure in the sustainable agriculture movement, began her trailblazing work when she took part in a groundbreaking agroecology study as a Ph.D. student at NC State. It’s fitting that Marrone is a supporter of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, which brings together the brightest minds in academia, government and industry. 

Sep 13, 2021

A Refreshed Campus

As more students, staff and faculty returned to NC State’s campus this fall, they got a look at a number of new and transformed facilities, many of which have benefited from philanthropy. 

Jul 26, 2021

Fitts-Woolard Hall is Driven by Alumni Support

Fitts-Woolard Hall, the College of Engineering’s newest building on Centennial Campus, opened last summer and is becoming busier by the month. During the spring semester, more students attended classes in person in the facility, laboratories started cranking up and faculty and staff members began unpacking in their new offices. Meet Lisa Cook and Hans Warren, two of the more than 300 alumni donors who have supported the building, and learn more about why they give. 

Jul 5, 2021

The Right Space

Fitts-Woolard Hall provides the environment that engineering faculty members and students need to succeed. 

Jun 7, 2021

Building an Entryway to Knowledge

As a third-generation alumnus of NC State, Jim Whitehurst ’87 has been part of the Wolfpack community since he can remember. Now, the Whitehurst family and employees of Coastal AgroBusiness Inc., for which Jim serves as president and CEO, have made a gift to name the seminar room in the groundbreaking NC Plant Sciences Building. The building will serve as the home for the NC Plant Sciences Initiative: a massive new research effort that brings together crop scientists, economists, engineers, data scientists and experts from other disciplines to solve the world’s grandest challenges in agriculture. 

Apr 26, 2021

Take a Virtual Tour of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Fitts-Woolard Hall, the College of Engineering’s newest building on NC State’s Centennial Campus, opened last summer. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has slowed the full transition into the facility and prevented alumni from visiting its extraordinary new spaces. Now, the college and the Alumni Association have teamed up to offer this online peek. 

Dec 1, 2020

Fitts-Woolard Hall Effort is Powered by Alumni Giving

Fitts-Woolard Hall, the College of Engineering’s newest building on NC State’s Centennial Campus, opened this summer, but the fundraising effort continues. Meet two of the more than 300 alumni who have contributed: Tom Miralia and Edward Weisiger Jr.