Park Scholars

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. 

Jul 21, 2020

Spotlight: Clay Honeycutt

Through his role as a Park Scholar, his leadership in North Carolina FFA Association, and continued service as a volunteer firefighter, recent graduate Clay Honeycutt has carried NC State’s Think and Do attitude with him as he makes a positive impact. 

Jul 6, 2020

Taking Care of Business

Park Scholars Chasta Hamilton ’07, Luke Perkins ’14 and Lindsay Wrege ’21 lead different types of businesses, but all shifted operations when faced with unprecedented challenges this spring. 

Jun 16, 2020

Character, Service, and Leadership Deemed Essential as Park Alumni Care for Their Communities

Park Scholarships alumnae Tracy Forrest ’04 and Lauren Gainor ’04 share how the tenets of leadership, service and character have served them as doctors working in the medical field during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Jun 9, 2020

Highlights from the Park Class of 2020

After four years of extraordinary accomplishments, the Park Scholarships class of 2020 has joined a thriving network of more than 950 alumni putting their Think and Do education to work addressing challenges around the world. 

Jun 9, 2020

Entrepreneurs Flexing with the Times

Park Scholar alumna and entrepreneur Emily Neville is ensuring her company, Reborn Clothing Co., stays people-focused during the pandemic. Neville is spearheading the Triangle Bundle Project, through which North Carolinians can buy bundles of products to support local businesses, and donating 15% of proceeds of her company's T-shirt sales to help the Carolina Textile District produce PPE for those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. 

Jun 2, 2020

Honoring the Class of 2020: Jayna Lennon

While serving on Student Government as a first-year senator, Park Scholar and Mathews Medalist Jayna Lennon saw the need for addressing food insecurity. She has served as executive director of Feed the Pack, an organization that addresses food insecurity, and as a mental health ambassador in the campus Counseling Center, challenging mental health stigmas that include those surrounding eating disorders. 

Jun 2, 2020

321 Coffee Presents at Entrepreneurship Conference in Palm Springs

Earlier this year, support from the NC State Entrepreneurship Fund helped Park Scholar Lindsay Wrege present her story about starting 321 Coffee at the Altitude Summit in Palm Springs. 

May 26, 2020

Research of Particular Relevance

Park Scholar Daniel Haller's keen interest in stopping the spread of infectious diseases helped earn him a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. 

May 19, 2020

Experimenting in the Universe’s Laboratory

Noah Wolfe, a Park Scholar and now a 2020 Goldwater Scholar, studies supernovas to expand our knowledge of physics.