Scholarships

Jun 16, 2020

College of Sciences Honors 2020 Solomon Scholar Graduates

Meet four outstanding members of the Daniel L. Solomon Scholars Program who completed their NC State degrees this spring. The program, which is currently made up of 19 named scholarships, honors the college’s inaugural dean who spent more than 30 years at NC State before retiring in 2015. Solomon Scholars are selected based on academic achievement, scientific leadership qualities and distinctive life experiences. 

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 16, 2020

Meet May Graduate Rachel Bland

Experiences in the Goodnight Scholars Program and the College of Education have prepared elementary education major Rachel Bland '20 to apply her leadership and pedagogical skills in a rural community. 

Jun 16, 2020

CVM Students Win 2020 AVMF/Merck Scholarships

Two College of Veterinary Medicine students have received the American Veterinary Medical Foundation and Merck Animal Health Scholarship. Annable Scholar Paola Cruz Ramos '22 and Alexandra Fitton '21 are among 54 veterinary students worldwide honored with the award. 

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

An Unprecedented Class for an Unprecedented Time

The Goodnight Scholars Program’s class of 2020 and transfer class of 2019 leave a legacy of success at NC State and are graduating into a world that needs talented young engineers, scientists and educators. 

Jun 9, 2020

Endowment Honors Alumnus Who Valued Education and the Power of Scholarships

Alumnus Frank Madren’s love of electrical engineering and computer science was surpassed only by his love for his wife of 55 years, Jo Ann Madren. Three years after Frank passed away in 2015, Jo Ann honored his memory by endowing a merit-based scholarship at NC State in his name. The Frank Simpson Madren Scholarship Endowment is for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering with preference given to those with demonstrated financial need. 

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

For Annable Scholar, an Unforgettable Final Year

As she readies for the next chapter, Regan Stoneburner reflects on how much the Michele M. and Ross M. Annable Scholarship meant to her mother during her final year at the College of Veterinary Medicine.