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Scholarship endowment honors longtime Forest Biomaterials professor Peter Hart

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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. 

Mar 14, 2025

Celebrating Thomas Greenhalgh’s Legacy: A Scholarship to Honor a Young Engineer’s Passion for NC State and Family

Thomas Greenhalgh’s life and legacy have been celebrated through a scholarship in his name to honor his passion for NC State University, engineering, and family. It was established to support future MSE, continuing his legacy even after his tragic passing at 30 years old in 2019. 
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. 
Melissa Armistead adjusts a mask on a mannequin head. Several colorful mannequin heads are lined up on a workbench, each with an open mouth, which is part of a research or testing setup. A door and equipment are visible in the background.

Nov 8, 2024

TECS doctoral student recognized with $10K scholarship for cutting-edge research

The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) recently celebrated the research of Melissa Armistead, a fiber and polymer science Ph.D. student, for work that could prove pivotal for firefighters on the front lines. 
A headshot of Jon Jacocks standing in front of an abstract military map.

Nov 1, 2024

Alumni step up to support military students

Jon Jacocks, an NC State Industrial Engineering alum (1976) and President and CEO of Empower RF Systems, recently created an endowment to support military and veteran students pursuing graduate education at the College of Engineering. 
Bronze wolf statue profiled against backdrop of yellow autumn leaves.

Oct 21, 2024

Engineering Faculty Senior Scholarship supports a stellar senior annually

The merit-based scholarship is supported by donations. Each engineering department nominates one outstanding senior. A committee of faculty members then selects a recipient following a half-day of interviews with the nominees. 
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. 
Red flowers bloom in front of the Memorial Belltower.

May 3, 2024

Scholarship endowment honors longtime Forest Biomaterials professor Peter Hart

WestRock has partnered with the College of Natural Resources to celebrate the legacy of Peter Hart, an adjunct associate professor of forest biomaterials at NC State for the last two decades.