Graduate Profiles Archives

Dec 13, 2021
  • Ken Buday

PUSHING FORWARD

As Myles Berry waded through high school, he considered his future and received some sage advice from his father, Harold, a stylist and salon owner in Greensboro. “He had some...

Dec 13, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

TRUE WONDER WOMAN

STATISTICS Name: Elizabeth Jerol Rogers College: ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Major: Mathematics with a concentration in statistics Age: 30 Classification/Year: Graduate student Hometown: Louisburg, N.C. Hobbies/interests:...

Dec 13, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

DEEP CONNECTION

STATISTICS Name: Brianna Hawkins College: ECU College of Nursing Major: Nursing Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Nashville, N.C. Hobbies/interests: I'm a coffee enthusiast and love to hang out with my...

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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...