Steadfast Champions
The names Brinkley and Lane are synonymous with excellence at East Carolina University. In May, Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods Brinkley and Lewis Patrick Lane III ’67 and...
Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall Archives
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...
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...
Awards recognize outstanding ECU alumni and friends
Six outstanding ECU alumni and friends were honored by the ECU Alumni Association on Oct. 19 during homecoming weekend. Mary Earp ’58 received an Outstanding Alumni Award. She is a...
Pursue Gold exceeds $500 million target ahead of schedule
East Carolina University is painting the Pursue Gold campaign purple as it surpassed the goal of $500 million five months early. Pirate Nation has raised more than $514 million, and...
Tame the Flame
Tame the Flame STORY BY DOUG BOYD AND PATRICIA EARNHARDT TYNDALL Charles Darwin considered fire and language the two most important discoveries of humankind. Of those, fire has been a...
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...
OLIVERS ALIGN SUPPORT WITH COASTAL STUDIES INSTITUTE MISSION
Cheryl and John Oliver have long been captivated by North Carolina’s Outer Banks. They vacationed there, were married in Manteo and have been connected to the coast for many years....
PIRATE NATION GIVES SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS
More than 2,300 Pirates answered the call to support ECU during Pirate Nation Gives. The seventh annual day of giving on March 22 surpassed expectations, raising nearly $12 million in...
Toby Bryson
Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina Major: Nursing Career Goals: Critical care flight nurse Scholarships: Robert G. and Amy K. Brinkley Scholar What do you like most about your major? What I like...