Philanthropy Archives

Sep 11, 2025
  • University Advancement

ECU Alumni Association announces new board members

The East Carolina University Alumni Association (ECUAA) recently welcomed six new members to its board of directors. Sean Bowen, Lt. Col. Billy Dye, Camryn Gutierrez, Charlie Justice, Dr. Chris Ozimek...

Sep 09, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College thanks donors, honors scholarship recipients at 10th annual celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s 10th annual scholarship celebration on Sept. 5 in the Main...

Sep 09, 2025
  • University Advancement

ECU Foundation welcomes new leadership and board members

The ECU Foundation’s board of directors has elected officers for its new term and appointed five East Carolina University alumni as new members. Steve Cunanan ’87 ’91 and Todd Ervin ’94...

An Air Force cadet holds a flag as another cadet beside him looks at the flag.
Sep 04, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Scholarships expand ROTC recruiting to national landscape

It was normal for Makenna Pardee to feel out of her comfort zone, as she described, when she first experienced the rigors of Air Force ROTC as a freshman at...

Aug 15, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Nurse’s global impact inspires gift for next generation of ECU nursing

The family of a Pirate Nurse is carrying on her spirit of 50 years of nursing service by funding a scholarship that has helped unburden the next generation of graduates...

purple 'research one' banners hang proudly displayed in front of ECU's Wright building
Aug 14, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Student success initiatives grow with strategic support in FY 2025

Donors have embraced East Carolina University’s priority fundraising focus to further initiatives like scholarships and research, contributing nearly $74.4 million in philanthropic support, according to a fiscal year-end wrap-up of...

Jul 25, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Belk Foundation funds ECU’s teacher burnout research

Two East Carolina University professors will investigate the ways that educator preparation programs (EPPs) can prevent burnout in new teachers through a four-year research project supported by a $250,000, first-time...

a group of students laugh as they navigate a team building challenge involving purple, intertwined yarn.
Jul 21, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

On track for more than a decade

When Kamryn Henderson came to the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University last summer, she brought with her the discipline and poise of a track and field athlete...

A man in a neon yellow construction shirt and white hard hat holds a nail gun to the floor of the Whichard building on campus.
Jul 01, 2025
  • Doug Boyd

Summer 2025 Campus Construction Roundup

This summer, crews and contractors at East Carolina University are busy working on old buildings and putting up new ones, with the goal of providing safe, modern and spacious facilities...

Jun 20, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists gives prospective students a look at dental school

Ivianna Phifer adjusted her phone to just the right angle as she held a dental instrument in each hand and awaited instructions. Phifer was decked out in personal protective gear...