Alumni Magazine

Jair Valenzuela, left, plays Super Smash Brothers Ultimate against Dean Jim Pfaendtner and Kaleb Decker in the new Esports Lab.

Jul 26, 2024

GG with Dean Pfaendtner

For many College of Engineering (COE) students, playing video games is a popular way to unwind. It’s also a favorite pastime of Jim Pfaendtner, Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering.

Color photo of howling wolf metal scuplture.

Jul 26, 2024

Infographic: young alumni share career pathways through survey

A snapshot of results of a College of Engineering’s Young Alumni Advisory Board (YAAB) survey sent to U.S.-based young alumni who graduated between 2008 and 2018.

From left to right, Bobby Barnes, Ryan Burkett, Beth Smith, Pamela Townsend and Radhika Venkatraman.

Jul 26, 2024

From the NC State Engineering Foundation Board of Directors

The NC State Engineering Foundation (NCSEF) was established in 1944 to aid and promote, by financial assistance and otherwise, engineering education and research at NC State. A board of directors made up of alumni and friends of the College of Engineering works with the college advancement staff and the dean of engineering to set the Foundation’s agenda.

Drew Banks, standing behind an Apple laptop, speaks to a group which is outside of view of the frame.

Jul 26, 2024

Computer science alumnus Drew Banks is giving back in a big way

Banks, who graduated from NC State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, donates each year to the College of Engineering. Education is a priority for him and his husband, Nick Rubashkin, and both of them have put a lot of thought into how to implement that in their giving.

Meriem Laroussi, second from bottom left, holds up “Wolfies” (wolf ears) while working as a student lead on an Alternative Service Break trip.

Jul 26, 2024

Crowdfunding campaigns support COE academic programs

Over the last year, NC State College of Engineering (COE) staff and faculty members have led three successful crowdfunding campaigns for student-centered programs in the COE Office of Academic Affairs. These campaigns were selected by NC State Crowdfunding, which manages six to seven campaigns each semester. NC State Crowdfunding connects alumni, friends, family and community members with causes…

From left, Dean Jim Pfaendtner, Mrs. Wuf, Department Head Jackie Macdonald Gibson and Mr. Wuf during Day of Giving 2024.

Jul 26, 2024

Record-setting Day of Giving ensures the longevity of COE

It was the kind of excitement the Wolfpack was used to in March. Buzzer beaters, upsets and runaway wins were the norm.

From left: Dean Jim Pfaendtner, Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, Deborah Bell Young and Robert E. Troxler.

Jul 26, 2024

Three honored with Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Three College of Engineering graduates — Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, Robert E. Troxler and Deborah Bell Young — received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) Award during a dinner and ceremony on campus on Oct. 25, 2023, as part of Red and White Week.

Ed Woolard, right, shakes hands with Ed Fitts at the groundbreaking for Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Jul 26, 2024

Woolard leaves legacy of service, leadership

Edgar S. Woolard Jr.’s funeral arrangements included a request that, in lieu of flowers, charitable donations be considered for two worthy causes. One was the Sunday Breakfast Mission in Wilmington, Delaware, Woolard’s longtime home and headquarters for DuPont, the company that he spent a career with and led for six years. The other cause was NC State University’s College of Engineering.

Meg Alden, dressed in a white lab coat, holds the mōmi nipple, a product she developed to assist mothers with bottle-feeding.

Jul 26, 2024

BME alumna combines medicine and entrepreneurship

As an NC State College of Engineering student, Margaret (Meg) Stokes Alden ‘02 knew she wanted to do something that would help people — but it took her a while to decide if she’d be able to make a greater impact in medicine or in engineering.