Richard Butler Archives

May 06, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU names 2025 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Lauded for their genuine compassion, bold leadership and mission-centered initiative, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2025 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by...

A dental student stands posing in front of Ross Hall, smiling and wearing blue scrubs.
May 05, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Madisyn French

Although East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine student Madisyn French is far from her hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, she is eager to establish her role in the clinical...

A college man lifts two weights at shoulder level.
Apr 29, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Army ROTC cadets rise to exhausting, satisfying challenge

Exhausting. Tactical. Mentally challenging. Uplifting. Stressful. Satisfying. These are descriptions used by East Carolina University Army ROTC cadets Josh Harrelson and Monique Stcyr about what they and their Ranger Challenge...

A young man wearing a sport coat stands holding a microphone on the left side of the room making a presentation to a group. To his left are two giant posterboards with two other young men standing to the side.
Apr 28, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Campus Cribs finds a home at Aman Pirate Challenge

Finding the right place to live can be stressful and time-consuming for East Carolina University students who live off campus. Campus Cribs hopes to connect the two, giving students a...

A large group of people hold shovels as they stand behind a small sandpit.
Apr 25, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU trustees celebrate a year of accomplishments

By the Numbers The Isley Indoor Performance Center and Wornom Family Field will include: 85,000 square feet of space 120-yard synthetic turf field 580 tons of structural steel 2,000 truckloads...

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Apr 25, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU puts a bold spin on Chekhov with ‘Stupid F**king Bird’

East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is set to debut a production that reimagines a theatrical classic with bold irreverence and contemporary flair. “Stupid F**king Bird,” a modern...

A woman medical student sits smiling on a bench in a mezzanine in the Brody Medical Sciences Building.
Apr 24, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

The Whole Package

There is a photo of Dana Shefet perched high on a Himalayan mountaintop in India, peering across a valley toward the sharp peaks in the distance. Shefet is cast in...

Apr 22, 2025
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus and Greenville native to deliver spring commencement address

East Carolina University will welcome entrepreneur and alumnus John May ’93 as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony. More than 4,600 students and their friends and family will...

Apr 22, 2025
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus and Greenville native to deliver spring commencement address

GREENVILLE, N.C. (4/21/2025) — East Carolina University will welcome entrepreneur and alumnus John May ’93, as the keynote speaker for its spring commencement ceremony. More than 4,600 students and their...

a female with long, blonde hair smiles at the camera while posing in front of a large Pirate statue on ECU’s athletics campus.
Apr 21, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Kensey Tarkington

Kensey Tarkington, a junior majoring in exercise physiology at East Carolina University, is dedicated to promoting health and wellness. Whether leading the Kinesiology Majors Club, conducting research or advocating for...