Graduate Profiles Archives

Tay Peed will receive her undergraduate degree in English with a minor in creative writing and a certificate in business and technical communication.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

THE NEXT SHONDA RHIMES

From the young age of 10, when she learned how to type, Nataja “Tay” Peed has loved writing fiction. Peed said her mom shared one of her first short stories...

Steve Dellinger started earning his degree from ECU in the 1960s. Thanks to online classes he was able to graduate 50 years after his original senior year.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Rich Klindworth

FINISHING HIS DEGREE

“It’s never too late” is a common phrase that is said to give hope. At 72 years old, the Class of 2018’s Henry Stephen (Steve) Dellinger embodies the true meaning...

Kinsley Tate has completed ECU’s new integrated B.S./M.S. biomedical engineering program.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

EARLY ADOPTER

Kinsley Tate, one of the first engineering undergraduate students to complete East Carolina University’s integrated bachelor of science/master of science program in biomedical engineering, will join more than 2,200 students...

Dec 12, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

READY FOR THE NEXT ADVENTURE

As a student, East Carolina University’s Jacqueline “Jackie” Trotta has been part of the beginning of a successful coffee shop that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in her...

Shydeik Wood is a first-generation student from Wilmington who became involved while at ECU to get a sense of belonging on campus.
Dec 12, 2018
  • Michael Rudd

FIRST-GENERATION GRADUATE

“Involvement is the key,” said Shydeik Wood, a College of Business student who will graduate this fall with a concentration in marketing. During his time at ECU, Wood lived by...

May 05, 2018
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

THE BUSINESS OF SUCCESS

Fireworks flew and tassels turned on a beautiful spring night in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as 5,479 students graduated from East Carolina University on May 4. The fireworks capped off a new...