Rebekah Arensman
As Bekah Arensman prepares to travel east to begin her first year of college as an EC Scholar, she has some other big firsts ahead of her. Her first trip...
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Lucas Boldt
At 15, Lucas “Luke” Boldt was on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout when he, his twin brother, Jack, and his grandparents were in a horrific car accident. Both...
Toby Bryson
For Toby Bryson, enrolling at East Carolina University and earning an EC Scholar distinction is the culmination of many parallel dreams. Bryson, a Greenville native and graduate of D.H. Conley...
Taylor Cash
Taylor Cash enjoys being outdoors and loves nature, especially insects. While a student at East Carolina University, she will pursue a biology degree with concentrations in ecology and forensic science....
Gayatri Chintalapati
For Gayatri Chintalapati, becoming an EC Scholar means two things — community and opportunity. She has big goals and looks forward to having the support of faculty members, campus resources...
Gaelle Desert
Gaelle Desert believes she hit all the right notes when she became an EC Scholar as part of the Honors College at East Carolina University. “From the moment I toured...
Cassidy Fitz-Randolph
As a high school theater kid, Cassidy Fitz-Randolph loves the stage and feels comfortable in front of an audience. When she goes to college at East Carolina University, she plans...
Lindsey Fleishman
Lindsey Fleishman will follow family tradition while charting her own path as a student at East Carolina University this fall. Fleishman is one of 20 incoming EC Scholars, the most...
Anjalee Hou
A big part of A big part of Anjalee Hou’s life has been working at her parents’ restaurant, China 10. It’s now on Fire Tower Road but used to be...
Marzuq Islam
Marzuq Islam doesn’t have to look far to find the people who have influenced him the most. “My parents are a huge influence,” Islam said of his father Rashidul and...