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Park Scholars

Jul 6, 2017

Park Alumni Becoming Pacesetters in Their Field

College roommates and fellow computer science majors Ben Darnell and Mark Voelker are emerging leaders within the open source software industry. 
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Jul 6, 2017

Traveling an Unexpected Path to Leadership

Daniel Snyder, a 2012 alumnus of the Park Scholarships program, has run Discipleship Training School programs throughout New Zealand and Southeast Asia. 

Jun 5, 2017

Student Chosen as Elite Astronaut Scholar

Park Scholar and aerospace engineering major Madison Maloney is among students honored for leading and excelling in STEM fields. 

Jun 5, 2017

Priming Campuses for Amazon

Through electronic devices, streaming media and next-day delivery of purchases of all kinds, Amazon.com is revolutionizing the retail realm for its hundreds of millions of users. As a senior business development manager for Amazon Campus, Park Scholar alumnus Elliott Welton plays a role in this consumerism paradigm shift. 

Jun 5, 2017

Working to Foster Unity

Krystal Smith, a Park Scholar and Caldwell Fellow alumna, works as university engagement director and director of special projects for the Veritas Forum, an organization committed to creating opportunities for college students and faculty to engage in meaningful conversations. 

Jun 5, 2017

Looking Back at Big Moments for the Park Class of 2017

The Park Class of 2017 made a significant impact at NC State and elsewhere throughout the nation and world – from parks and natural spaces here in the Triangle, to the Belize National Zoo, to an archaeological excavation site in the ancient city of Petra. 

May 22, 2017

Park Scholar Wins Fulbright

Vishwas Rao, a recent graduate in chemistry, will conduct research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, thanks to the prestigious award. 

May 8, 2017

New Park Scholars Named

The Park Scholars program announces the 39 members of its Class of 2021. 

May 8, 2017

Studying the Complexities of Tribal Sovereignty in North Carolina

The Park Scholars Class of 2020 explored the obstacles that leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee Tribe face in exercising their rights of tribal sovereignty and self-determination during a learning lab program. 

Apr 25, 2017

Building a Career in the Emerald City

Park Scholar alumna Claire Shigekawa Rennhack (’08) works for Miller Hull Partnership, a firm known for its environmentally responsible buildings and contributions to Pacific Northwest regionalist design, and as a part-time lecturer at the University of Washington.