Alumni Archives

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Oct 21, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Recognition of Excellence

Brianna Blackshear beamed a broad smile as she accepted a certificate that represented so much more than just some words on a piece of paper. It represented a future. Blackshear...

A large group of people stand on stairs and hold up their hands to create a hook symbol as two others hold up a golden banner with the East Carolina University logo.
Oct 16, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Pirate Presence

Students, alumni and faculty from the East Carolina University Department of Technology Systems pulled double duty at the 2025 Triangle ISSA InfoSeCon Conference in Raleigh. Not only did they attend...

A young man in a purple shirt at right talks to a man wearing a red shirt with his back to the camera as they stand in a room with posters displaying university activities in the background.
Oct 09, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Exploring Pharma Careers

Every day, Keaton Caldwell gets closer to graduating from East Carolina University with an engineering degree. And every day, the senior continues to explore her career goals. “I haven’t really...

A woman wearing a purple graduation gown and cap smiles and waves as she walks in front of several people standing in the background.
Oct 06, 2025
  • ECU Athletics

Engineering Grad Honored

IRVING, Texas — East Carolina soccer and engineering alumna Maeve English has been chosen as one of the American Conference’s two nominees for the NCAA’s prestigious Woman of the Year award....

An aerial view shows a highway at right with vehicles, while at left, a river flows through rocks and boulders with a bulldozer and other construction equipment nearby.
Sep 23, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Roads to Recovery

The French Broad River twists and turns through the heart of Asheville. It meanders through part of the historic Biltmore estate, flows under Interstate 40, passes by a rail yard...

Two men, one at left in a purple shirt and the other in a green shirt, stand next to a large machine that prints three-dimensional objects while holding prosthetic foot attachments.
Jun 30, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Engineering Support

East Carolina University graduates set out to leave their marks on the world. Four 2025 engineering graduates have already done just that. Hannah Blackburn, Maranda Byrd, Lauren Simpson and Danielle...

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Jun 06, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Finding Pharma Knowledge

East Carolina University’s Spring Pharma Conference highlighted industry growth while providing workers an opportunity to “find pharma knowledge.” Nearly 300 people from more than 100 pharmaceutical and life sciences companies...

A young woman wearing a white hard hat with an East Carolina University logo smiles as she receives a hug from a woman in a graduation robe.
May 10, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Tassels Turned

East Carolina University engineering student Maranda Byrd couldn’t sum up her feelings about graduating on Friday in just one word. “Little sad, little tired, little hungry, little nervous,” she said....

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Dec 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Breaking Tradition

In the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology, 44% of students are considered nontraditional in that they didn’t come to ECU right after high school graduation. Some may...

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Nov 15, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Lifetime Achievement

Brian Dietrick, teaching assistant professor in the East Carolina University Department of Computer Science, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology. “I...