Scholars 2022 Archives

May 13, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Haley Williams

Haley Williams is not one to sit on the sidelines. Williams grew up in an athletic family, with both her father and grandfather coaching high school football. She played tennis...

May 13, 2022
  • Julie Roman

Daniel Walker

In true Pirate style, Daniel Walker was born in the Outer Banks Hospital and raised in nearby Harbinger, North Carolina. Walker grew up riding waves on his Spider-Man bodyboard and...

May 13, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Aliah Spencer

Aliah Spencer was drawn to East Carolina University partly because of how entrenched ECU is in the Greenville community. She liked the layout of various campus buildings, but what stood...

May 13, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Trisha Rangaraju

Trisha Rangaraju wants to serve others while giving back to the community through a career in medicine. While at Green Level High School in Cary, Rangaraju has been able to...

May 12, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

Alex Puckett

Alexandra “Alex” Puckett said it has been her lifelong dream to become a doctor and help others in need, and as a recipient of the Brody School of Medicine early...

May 12, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

Kendall Pixley

For 17-year-old Kendall Pixley, choosing East Carolina University was an easy decision due to its emphasis on undergraduate research, study abroad opportunities and supportive environment. “I will never forget the...

May 12, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

Braden McPhillips

Finding out whether he was an East Carolina University EC Scholar was a very stressful process for Greenville’s Braden McPhillips. The week he was supposed to find out, the mail...

May 12, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Nora McCunney

A love for nursing runs strong through Nora McCunney because of volunteer experiences and family ties — but she hopes to make her own mark on the profession someday. McCunney,...

May 12, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

McKenna Lawler

Service is important to McKenna Lawler so East Carolina University’s motto, servire, and record of community-focused endeavors stood out to her. Lawler is no stranger to how ECU can help...

May 12, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Aydan Lawler

Aydan Lawler wants to use her talents to help others, and when deciding where to go to college, East Carolina University’s motto “to serve” seemed like a perfect match for...