Honors College Archives

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Emma Harrell

Emma Harrell’s goal to become a concept artist for a game development company or in a related field put East Carolina University on her short list of colleges to consider....

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Emely Cruz Ramirez

Emely Cruz Ramirez comes from the one-stoplight town of Vanceboro, about 30 miles from the East Carolina University campus. “If you go to the local Food Lion, you are guaranteed...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Matt Smith

Darshan Patel

Rocky Mount Academy’s (RMA) Darshan Patel didn’t always know what he wanted to do with his life. “I held on to the belief that I could become a professional tennis...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

Caramia Landis

"All of the late-night studying, pushing myself physically and mentally, and always trying to see how I could do better, be better; it all paid off." It appears to be...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Doug Boyd

Blake Hardee

He's a volunteer firefighter. He’s a veterinary assistant. He’s a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. He’s Blake Hardee, now a senior at D.H. Conley High School who will graduate June 9. In August,...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Anya Duffy

When making her college decision, Anya Duffy had two requirements: She wanted to go out of state and attend a large university. What checked the final box in favor of...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Julie Roman

Anna Grace Benton

Bloom where you are planted. Currently ranking first in her class with a 4.46 GPA, Anna Grace Benton of Wilson has flourished at Beddingfield High School. Despite Benton having no...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Alondra Martinez

Alondra Martinez picked East Carolina University for many reasons, but especially the generosity of the student body and the opportunities that she will have as a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. Brinkley-Lane Scholars...

Robert and Amy Brinkley, left, and Pat and Lynn Lane, right, were honored by Chancellor Philip Rogers for their historic commitment to ECU.
May 17, 2023
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

HISTORIC COMMITMENT

In a milestone moment for East Carolina University, Chancellor Philip Rogers on Wednesday announced a combined $30 million commitment to the institution from Robert Gentry Brinkley ’78 and Amy Woods...

East Carolina University celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
May 05, 2023
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE JOURNEY

Each one’s journey has been different, but almost 5,000 Pirates now share at least one major accomplishment in common — they are East Carolina University graduates. ECU’s Class of 2023...