Staff: Sarah Sconyers
Sarah Sconyers worked as a teacher for 12 years, laying the foundation as students planned for college or careers. “In that time, only a handful of students expressed an interest...
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Student: Christian Penister
Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry. Penister, a third-year student in East Carolina University’s School of Dental...
Faculty: Dr. Pamela Reis
A car crash changed the future for East Carolina University’s Dr. Pamela Reis — and the future of thousands of students, mothers and their babies. “I was in a car...
Student: Kateryna Kosolapova
Creating the “People of Greenville” podcast helped fulfill Kateryna “Kate” Kosolapova’s dream of telling other people’s stories. She grew up watching TV hosts and news anchors and pored through magazines...
Faculty: Dr. Denise Donica
Dr. Denise Donica doesn’t live in the negative. Positive outcomes fuel Donica, an associate professor and chair of the East Carolina University Department of Occupational Therapy. “The goal of occupational...
Student: Kama Woodall
Kama Woodall hopes to represent young, disadvantaged people within the legal system one day. The aspiring attorney is a senior majoring in psychology and philosophy at East Carolina University —...
Student: Arvind Rajan
Arvind Rajan’s long-term goal is to practice medicine, but he’s also launched a podcast, created a CPR app and made movies while at East Carolina University. The 21-year-old biochemistry and...
Faculty: Dr. Mark Moss
Growing up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Dr. Mark Moss listened to the advice of his parents, who told him of the importance of education to his future. The associate professor...
Student: Merdi Lutete
Maybe Merdi Lutete would be a newscaster. Or a tennis player. “I honestly was all over the place depending on which TV show I was watching at the time,” said...
Faculty: Dr. Aundrea Oliver
East Carolina University’s Dr. Aundrea Oliver began diagnosing people at an early age — in high school. One day she noticed that her physics teacher appeared hot and was sweating,...