ECU notes death of Evelyn Fike Laupus
Evelyn Fike Laupus died July 15 at Cypress Glen retirement center in Greenville. She was the widow of Dr. William E. Laupus, the first vice chancellor of Health Sciences and...
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ECU grad student pens novel on faith, attitudes in rural North Carolina town
East Carolina University graduate student and adjunct professor Jim Metzger has published “Dim,” a novel that examines faith and attitudes in a small and rural, devout North Carolina community. Metzger...
Housekeeper, supervisor awards announced
The 2011 Housekeeping Supervisors Awards for Excellence recipient was Edward “Nick” Ramkissoon, for service. The 2011 Second Quarter Housekeepers Awards for Excellence recipients, for service, are Nancy Brown and Ruby...
ECU marks death of supervisor, staff advocate
East Carolina University Facilities Services supervisor Del Kingsland died July 13. Kingsland was an active senator in the ECU Staff Senate and past chair of the ECU's District 65 of...
College of Nursing reports administrative changes
Several administrative changes have been announced within the College of Nursing. Dr. Laura Gantt will assume an expanded role as the Executive Director of College of Nursing Support Services. In...
ECU alumna Betsy Justus leaves legacy of service
East Carolina University alumna Betsy Young Justus ’67 of Raleigh died July 9. Justus was the first woman chair of the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, the first woman secretary...
Nursing faculty recognized with Daisy Award
Four faculty members in the ECU College of Nursing have been recognized as outstanding nurse educators by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Mark Hand, Betty Lease, Becky Bagley...
Business faculty report new publications
Faculty members in the College of Business have reported new publications, including the following: By Joseph Tomkiewicz, Kenneth Bass and T.D. Gribble (Management), "Potential Pitfalls of Ethnocentrism in a Globalizing...
Article examines disparities in quality of life after cancer
An article by Irma Corral (Psychiatric Medicine) and Hope Landrine (Psychology), "Residential Segregation and Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Black and White Cancer Survivors," appeared in Health Psychology,...
Work by ECU professor issued patent
Collaborative work that included ECU professor Rachel Roper (Microbiology and Immunology) was issued a US Patent March 1. The patent was for "SARS virus nucleotide and amino acid sequences and...