Alumni Archives

May 19, 2021
  • Rich Klindworth

White coat to graduation: Dr. Brittany Means Lee reflects on journey

On Aug. 4, 2017, Brittany Means Lee (or Brittany Lorraine Means as she was known then) was called up to the stage in the Brody School of Medicine’s Auditorium to...

May 07, 2021
  • ECU News Services

A FINE FEELING

For the first time in too many months, cheers of “PURPLE!” and “GOLD!” rang through Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Friday as East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 4,200 graduates...

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May 03, 2021
  • ECU News Services

SEASON FINALE

A Lumbee dentist who will return to practice in his hometown, a prison sergeant, a dancer, a clinical lab scientist, a future lawyer, a graduate school-bound neuroscientist and a Gold...

ECU graduate Adam Alston decided just one degree from East Carolina University wasn't enough, so he is graduating with three — a feat he accomplished all while working a full-time job.
May 03, 2021
  • Ken Buday

THE THIRD DEGREE

Adam Alston is on a quest for knowledge. That quest led him to East Carolina University where he decided he would obtain not one, and not even two, but three...

ECU graduate and U.S. Navy veteran Travis Barton looks forward to a service-oriented civilian career in clinical laboratory science.
May 03, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD

Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...

ECU graduate William Guiler will pursue his passion for neuroscience after graduating this spring with degrees in psychology and multidisciplinary studies.
May 03, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

FOCUSED ON RESEARCH

A passion for research and an interest in how the brain works drew William Guiler to neuroscience. He will join the ranks of East Carolina University alumni on Friday before...

ECU's campus life and dance program were the perfect match for graduate Chanelle Turnbull. She hopes to join a dance company following graduation.
May 03, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

As a high schooler, Chanelle Turnbull attended Weaver Academy — a magnet school in downtown Greensboro where she was one of about 300 student artists, composers, dancers, actors and musicians...

ECU graduate Vanessa Ganey knows how much affordable health care means to people. It's her goal to provide dental care for those in need.
May 03, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

CALLED TO SERVE

East Carolina University fifth-year senior Vanessa Ganey aspires to become a dentist and serve her community. “I’d always loved going to the dentist, but unless it was an emergency, I...

This ECU graduate, Peyton Paschke, wants to fight injustice and will attend law school in the fall.
May 03, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE

East Carolina University senior Peyton Paschke aspires to become a lawyer and lead a career helping people fight injustice. Her dream job is to work as a lawyer for Olympic...

ECU graduate Dalton P. Brooks III will head home to Lumberton to practice dentistry alongside his father, bringing lessons learned in childhood full circle.
May 03, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

BACK TO HIS ROOTS

For Dalton P. Brooks III, commencement means more than beginning a new chapter as a professional. It signals the strengthening of family and community ties Brooks has nurtured all his...