Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Starla Fuller
East Carolina University is gaining a motivated and service-driven student with incoming Brinkley-Lane Scholar Starla Fuller. Fuller is bringing both academic ambition and a strong desire to help others as...
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Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Rachel Themistokleous
Rachel Themistokleous was so sure East Carolina University was the place for her that she accepted her admission before being selected to be a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. Her decision was locked...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Peyton Denton
Peyton Denton was familiar with East Carolina University partly through the influence of his older brother, Tanner, who graduated in December. However, it was during the college application process that...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Malory “Mal” Oakley
Mal Oakley is a go-getter who likes to explore, is passionate about community, and in the future, wants to work as a child psychologist. The 17-year-old daughter of Jodi and...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Gabriela Castillo
Gabriela Castillo knows how to keep her schedule busy, and she balances that time not only among academics, leadership and service, but also with friends and family. The daughter of...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Ankit Kantheti
Ankit Kantheti remembers the moment he opened his letter from East Carolina University and saw that he had been accepted as a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. “I just remember feeling so incredibly...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Amala Mani
Amala Mani wants to make an impact on campus during her undergraduate years — to pave the way to change lives on a global scale. Mani, 18, the daughter of...
Faculty, staff honored as Treasured Pirates, state service
Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...
ECU names 2026 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients
Lauded for their commitment to service, bold leadership and unwavering determination, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2026 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award...
Meet ECU’s Class of 2026
On Friday, May 8, East Carolina University will confer 4,145 degrees and certificates to 4,006 students. Grounded in ECU’s motto of Servire, to serve, the Class of 2026 leaves prepared...