5 Minutes Archives

Jan 22, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

5 minutes with Amanda Murer ’99

Position: ECU associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Degree: Political science Hometown: Joliet, Illinois What was your path to becoming associate vice chancellor for alumni relations? To come back to...

Jul 10, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

5 minutes with Sean Reynolds ’08

Position: Chief of facility management, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site Degree: Bachelor’s in construction management Hometown: Corte Madera, California  What led to...

Jun 27, 2022
  • Erin Ward

5 minutes with Sgt. Sandra George Robinson ’92

Position: Registered nurse, founder of Combat Female Veterans Families United Degree: Nursing Hometown: Jamestown, North Carolina What made you want to pursue nursing as a career? I have always loved...

John McLamb
Feb 07, 2022
  • Doug Boyd

5 minutes with JON MCLAMB ’92

Position: Founder and president of CourtHarbor Degree: Leisure systems studies Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina “CourtHarbor is the creator of patented, free-standing tennis court dividers that provide more enjoyable tennis by...

Jun 04, 2021
  • Ken Buday

5 minutes with ADAM WOLFF ’13

Occupation: Assistant project manager for Archer Western Construction Degrees: Bachelor of science, construction management Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC What are your job responsibilities? I manage all of the day-to-day activities on...

Jan 07, 2021
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

5 minutes with Lanika Wright ’14

Occupation: Director of ECU Student Health Services Degrees: Bachelor of nursing, East Tennessee State University, master and doctor of nursing, ECU Hometown: Marion, Va. “Our new motto is all COVID...

Amina Edmonson
May 27, 2020
  • Erin Ward

5 minutes with Amina Edmonson ’09

Occupation: Wardrobe supervisor for Virgin Voyages cruises Degree: Theatre arts Hometown: Rose Hill, N.C. Countries cruised to: Canada, Colombia, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, Portugal, Spain,...

Willie Joyner
Sep 27, 2019
  • East Magazine

5 minutes with Willie Joyner ’94 ‘08

Position: Assistant principal at North Pitt High School, founder of K-12 step dancing program HYPE (Helping Yourself with Pride through Education) Degree: Bachelor’s in business education, master’s in school administration...