Alumni Archives

Feb 03, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU alumna awarded U.S. Chamber’s inaugural LGBTQ-Owned Business Achievement Award

Hideaway Cafe, owned by East Carolina University graduate and 2015 ECU 40 Under Forty awardee Victoria Kidd, was honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in October as the recipient...

Feb 01, 2022
  • ECU News Services

BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU

Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives. MORE STORIES

Jan 28, 2022
  • Erin Ward

SUPPORTING STUDENT VETERANS

Marine Corps officer Lara Gorham left the military to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. When she was accepted into the premed program at East Carolina University for fall...

Jan 27, 2022
  • Erin Ward

Pirate, pro wrestler Summer Rae returns to ring for Royal Rumble

After nearly five years, East Carolina University alumna and wrestler Danielle Moinet is making a surprise return to the WWE ring. Moinet, who goes by the wrestling moniker Summer Rae,...

Jan 18, 2022
  • Erin Ward

RECORD GIFT TO EC SCHOLARS

Burney Warren grew up in the friendly shadow of East Carolina University’s football stadium. The east endzone was two doors down from his house in Greenville, putting him in the...

Jan 07, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

NO RETREAT

East Carolina University faculty and students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences are telling the stories of Princeville, N.C. — the oldest incorporated African American town in...

Jan 05, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU alumna receives Duke Energy’s highest award

An East Carolina University alumna has received Duke Energy’s highest award for making extraordinary impacts on the company and its customers. Malika Lindsey ’20 is among 29 people to receive...

Dec 26, 2021
  • Matt Smith

2021: YEAR IN REVIEW

Pirate Nation made great strides in 2021. After a rocky 2020, this year brought great promise as Pirates hoped to leave the pandemic behind and start fresh. The pandemic didn’t...

Dec 17, 2021
  • ECU News Services

BECOMING ALUMS

In a pair of ceremonies Friday, more than 1,800 East Carolina University students became alumni, celebrating commencement with an auditorium full of supporters including family, friends and faculty. Chancellor Philip...

Dec 15, 2021
  • Erin Ward

Here are the planned gifts that made a difference at ECU this year

Each year, East Carolina University donors make planned gifts that pave the way for future students, faculty and pivotal projects. This year was no different, with donors supporting areas across...