Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Whitney Roberts
It was a memorable lunch during Whitney Roberts’ guided tour at East Carolina University that helped clinch her decision to become a Pirate. One of the tour guides asked Roberts...
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Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Starla Fuller
East Carolina University is gaining a motivated and service-driven student with incoming Brinkley-Lane Scholar Starla Fuller. Fuller is bringing both academic ambition and a strong desire to help others as...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Rachel Themistokleous
Rachel Themistokleous was so sure East Carolina University was the place for her that she accepted her admission before being selected to be a Brinkley-Lane Scholar. Her decision was locked...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Peyton Denton
Peyton Denton was familiar with East Carolina University partly through the influence of his older brother, Tanner, who graduated in December. However, it was during the college application process that...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Penny Smith
Penelope Smith, Penny to those close to her, is proper Asheboro. All her family are for that matter. Her parents and grandparents attended the same high school as her. Her...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Millar Berry
Prioritizing kindness – that is Millar Berry. In a society where social media battles seem to rule the day, Berry genuinely roots for others with energy and joy. “It takes...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Malory “Mal” Oakley
Mal Oakley is a go-getter who likes to explore, is passionate about community, and in the future, wants to work as a child psychologist. The 17-year-old daughter of Jodi and...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Leslie Uwakwe
Leslie Uwakwe is a seeker, but her anchor is well set in her family’s west African heritage and the home they have adopted in North Carolina. Uwakwe’s parents moved to...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Lamont Vines Jr.
Lamont Vines Jr. said East Carolina University felt like home when it came time to decide where to go to college. It’s about a 30-minute drive from his hometown of...
Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Kathryn “Kate” Miller-Vail
When Kate Miller-Vail joins East Carolina University’s theater program this fall, she looks forward to expanding her performace resume to include musicals — her high school doesn’t perform them —...