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A ‘dream come true’ supported by Day of Giving

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Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal stand next to a stump from a felled tree with their peanut butter axe embedded in the face of the stump.

Mar 14, 2025

They’re Yelling Timber

Better known as Rhett and Link, the internet duo own Mythical Entertainment and star in two award-winning daily YouTube shows, Good Mythical Morning and Good Mythical More. They recently launched a new show, Rhett & Link’s Wonderhole.
Wolf Plaza copper wolf statues

Mar 13, 2025

Maintaining a Generous Connection

The Mark and Robin Wyatt Scholarship Endowment will celebrate its 16th anniversary on March 26, NC State’s Day of Giving 2025. The Wyatts are proud not only of the value it provides student recipients studying computer science but also of their long-running, deep connection to NC State.
Barbara Pleasant, left, and Dan Pleasant, right, show the NC State wolf sign along with Braydon Boaz, middle.

Mar 6, 2025

Giving Back to the Places That Shaped Them

Dan and Barbara Pleasant established a scholarship for students from Caswell and Person counties. Braydon Boaz, of Caswell County is its first recipient.

Feb 14, 2025

Textile Technology Launches NC State Alumnus’ Career with Under Armour, Carhartt 

With over $1 billion in revenue and a quickly expanding customer base, Carhartt is one of the industry’s most talked about American-based clothing brands. Every time James Carr sees one of these Carhartt customers out in the world, he says he feels proud to have played a role in what they’re wearing.  “That is one…
Jim Pfaendtner, the Louis Martin-Vega Dean of the College of Engineering, head of the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Paul Dayton and retired College of Engineering dean Louis Martin-Vega celebrated the generosity of Ross Lampe during an announcement to the faculty.

Feb 12, 2025

Transformational Investment in Biomedical Engineering Deepens Lampe Family Legacy

A $20 million investment from an NC State alumnus will improve lives by advancing cutting-edge research that unites engineering and medicine – while deepening a family legacy. The contribution by Ross W. Lampe Jr. names the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. Originally established in 2003, this unique inter-institutional collaboration to…
A Joint BME researcher works with a smiling patient.

Feb 12, 2025

With $20M Investment, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Named for Ross W. Lampe Jr.

Ross W. Lampe Jr., an NC State alumnus, philanthropist and visionary in the field of biomedical engineering, has committed a transformative $20 million investment to the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Larry Twisdale

Feb 10, 2025

Civil Engineering Alumnus Establishes First Named Department Head in College of Engineering

Lawrence (Larry) Twisdale, Jr. ‘69, ‘70 built his career in risk and reliability analysis of civil engineering systems. A two-time alumnus of NC State University’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), he was one of the national leaders in using probabilistic simulations in the modeling and analysis of 3-D structural systems, including nuclear…
Susie and Russ O'Dell at the CBE Centennial Alumni Weekend Gala in March 2024. They are standing in front of a black background.

Jan 29, 2025

The Russ and Susie O’Dell Distinguished Professorship

CBE alum Russ O’Dell (B.S. ‘75, Ph.D. ‘78), and his wife Susie O’Dell, have funded the Russ and Susie O’Dell Distinguished Professorship for the department. They are extremely pleased to be able to recognize a deserving professor while supporting undergraduate and graduate education and research. 
Meredith Martinez flashes the NC State wolf sign while posing for a photo outside an NC State campus brick building

Jan 10, 2025

A ‘dream come true’ supported by Day of Giving

Meredith Martinez left NC State in 2017 as a proud alumna of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), but she always knew she wasn't saying goodbye forever.