Adding up opportunities
Christopher Kellam ’10 ’16 operated a cab company while attending ECU for his bachelor’s degree. David Campbell ’10 ’13 had a string of side businesses while in high school and...
pirate nation Archives
A curious tale
Dean Marshall Tuck drew on his years working at a Transylvania County country club for his new novel, Twinless Twin (University of Nebraska Press, 2025), but the characters in the...
Art and animals
Diane Villa ’85 walks on the wild side — literally. The fine arts graduate serves as the interim director of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, home to 1,700 animals...
Curiosity leads Dennish to memorable Fanatics Games experience
Matt Dennish ’08 became intrigued by the Fanatics Games out of curiosity. His curiosity landed him bragging rights, a negotiation with Tom Brady and Kevin Hart and $250,000. Dennish, a...
Feather in her cap
Briley King ’14 did not wait years for the crowning achievement of her fledgling business — she started with one: a handmade trucker hat that can take you from a...
Pioneer Part 2
When the “magnet in his backside” began to pull Michael Basnight ’95 back home to Roanoke Island, he had built a successful career in medical technology sales thousands of miles...
Peanut passion project
A flash of Pirate-inspired flare adorns every can from Hancock Peanut Company. The purple stripes on the logo of the golden legumes highlight the talents and family history of Scott...
Building for the future
Dana Reed Fox ’07 learned valuable lessons as a construction management student at ECU. As the chief operating officer of Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools, she puts those lessons to work...
Air Care
Growing up, Hunter Venters ’07 walked the fields of his family’s farms near Chicod in southern Pitt County, often seeing aircraft fly overhead. Today, he can hardly remember a time...
Proactive Performer
Greenville native Kristin Wetherington ’05 was in town earlier this year singing Broadway showstoppers with the Greenville Choral Society. And she’ll be back in December for her annual holiday show....