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...
pirate nation Archives
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....
Rehabilitation Leader
In time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class of East Carolina University’s occupational therapy program, a large group of nonprofit therapy and rehabilitation hospitals and clinics,...
Educator and Advocate
A college education provided Meredith College President Jo Allen ’83 a foundation from which she learned, questioned, taught and led in administrations at five institutions. Allen believes in the value...
Artillery Officer, Proud Pirate
For Maj. Daniel Self ’20, completing an online master’s degree in security studies at East Carolina University helped him to bridge the gulf between his experiences as a fires officer...
Taste for Success
When Ryan Mitchell ’01 came to ECU, he thought he had seen the last of the family barbecue restaurant in Wilson where he had been working since age 13. “I...