Professorships

Apr 15, 2024

#PoolePack Community Comes Together for 2024 Day of Giving

Poole College of Management raised the most gifts across the university and won several giving and social media challenges on NC State’s Day of Giving. 

Apr 15, 2024

Roger Narayan Elected to Fellow in The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

Roger Narayan, distinguished professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently selected as a 2024 Fellow for The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society during its 153rd annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. 

Apr 15, 2024

Exchange Program Promotes Positive Youth Development Through Sports

Empowering New Voices through Education and Sport Training, or ENVEST, is a cultural exchange program that aims to improve the capacity of coaches to implement youth soccer programs that increase leadership skill development and promote respect for differences and inclusion among participants. Jason Bocarro, the Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership with a Global Perspective at NC State, is a co-director of the program. 

Apr 15, 2024

Paul W. Mulvey Honored With 2024 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Paul W. Mulvey, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Poole College of Management, has been named the 2024 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions. 

Apr 8, 2024

Four Faculty Win Holladay Medal

Four faculty members received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by NC State and the university’s Board of Trustees. Chancellor Randy Woodson will recognize the awardees, including three distinguished professors, during the Celebration of Faculty Excellence on April 30. 

Apr 8, 2024

The Wilson College of Textiles Shatters Records on Day of Giving While Honoring 125 Years of Textiles Education

On March 20, the Wilson College of Textiles community raised more than $3 million to benefit exceptional students, staff, faculty, programs and research. This achievement aligns with a major milestone: the 125th anniversary of textiles education at NC State. 

Apr 8, 2024

Successful Fundraising Campaign Boosts Materials Science and Engineering

The 2024 Day of Giving was a record success for Materials Science and Engineering, with generous contributions from alumni and industry leaders helping the department reach a significant milestone in its fundraising efforts. 

Apr 8, 2024

Distinguished Professorship Will Be Renamed to Honor Former ABB President and CEO

The ABB Distinguished Professorship will soon be renamed the ABB Enrique Santacana Distinguished Professorship in honor of Santacana, former president and CEO of ABB, who passed away in October 2023. Santacana was recently recognized at the annual FREEDM Systems Center Research Symposium for his instrumental contributions to establishing the ABB Distinguished Professorship and other endowments at NC State. 

Apr 8, 2024

Beasley Named President-Elect of American Accounting Association Board of Directors

The Poole College of Management’s Mark Beasley, the Alan T. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Accounting and director of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative, will start his three-year term at the board’s annual meeting in August. 

Apr 8, 2024

Exchange Program Promotes Positive Youth Development Through Sports

Empowering New Voices through Education and Sport Training, or “ENVEST,” is a cultural exchange program that aims to improve the capacity of coaches to implement youth soccer programs that increase leadership skill development and promote respect for differences and inclusion among participants. Jason Bocarro, the Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership with a Global Perspective at NC State, is a co-director of the program.