Winning on track and water
“Big Ed” Watkins ’98 fueled every one of Denny Hamlin’s seven wins in this season’s NASCAR Cup Series. Though the team came up short in the championship race, it was...
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This soldier fought for the North, for the South and for freedom
In his latest book, Galvanized: The Odyssey of a Reluctant Carolina Confederate, Michael Brantley ’12 tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, a private from Nash County who fought for the...
Monti ’00 Schools Metro Atlanta on Beer
After nearly two decades teaching middle school science, Thomas Monti ’00 left the classroom to open Schoolhouse Brewing, one of the Atlanta area’s best new breweries. In just six months...
Labor to Love
Two ECU nursing graduates are giving soon-to-be moms a natural alternative to a hospital delivery room. Marcia Ensminger ’05 and Nicole Winecoff ’11 opened Natural Beginnings Birth & Wellness Center...
He started ‘Bo Time.’ Now it’s ‘go time’
When Erik Jones won the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington on Labor Day weekend, the high point for Randy Poindexter ’78 probably wasn’t on the track. More likely, it was...
Artist, teacher, philanthropist, Pirate
Years ago, Sneads Ferry artist Sherry Thurston ’70 drew a pair of white rubber boots – the kind local shrimpers and anglers wear – called the drawing “Sneads Ferry Sneakers”...
Graduating from ECU a family affair for the Dellingers
Art and ECU make up a good portion of the family of Adrienne Dellinger ’94. If you include her, her husband, Greg Scott ’91, her parents, her siblings and their...
Musical marvels
Nathan Mills ’13 is merging his music skills with his passion for movies and video games. Think “Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Office” or Fortnite. He creates and performs his own...
Game day is learning day for future guide dogs
East Carolina University football game days have served as a learning laboratory for future guide dogs being raised by Carlton ’97 and Meghan Blanton. The Blantons are volunteer puppy raisers...
Clements ’06 gives MLB experience to foster children
During a summer baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a foster child sat in the upper deck of Coors Field enjoying his first Major League Baseball...