Pirate Profile Archives

Jun 07, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

Student: Jim Eubanks

Jim Eubanks is passionate about helping people who suffer from the No. 1 cause of disability worldwide: spine-related disorders. The rising third-year medical student entered the Brody School of Medicine...

May 23, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Rebecca Poole

Rising senior and secondary math education major Rebecca Poole has always been gifted with numbers. "When I was little I'd much rather do flashcards or something than read," said Poole....

Sarah Johnson
Mar 15, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Sarah Johnson

Senior and exercise physiology major Sarah Johnson began lifting weights at the age of 14. "I always played the weird sports," said Johnson, who began weightlifting to get better at...

Antione Barry
Feb 26, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Antione Barry

When U.S. Army Maj. Antione Barry landed in a hospital in Texas, medical records were the last things on his mind. That is until the doctors told him they were...

Feb 02, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Robert Rankin

Senior engineering major and inventor Robert Rankin is changing the game.“I’ve always liked to put things together and mess around with stuff and try to figure things out,” said Rankin....

Jan 11, 2016
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Roberta Bellamy

Doctoral student Roberta Bellamy is dedicating her life to helping Latino immigrant students and their families.While volunteering in eastern North Carolina elementary schools, Bellamy was struck by the health disparities...

Dec 13, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Rahmeka Cox

College:  Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Major: BS Biology, BA Hispanic Studies Age:  22 Class:  Senior Hometown: Fayetteville Clubs & Organizations: Disabled American Veterans 9th District Ambassador, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional...

Nov 12, 2015
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Student: Foster Hunt

College:  College of Allied Health Sciences Major: Physician Assistant Studies Age:  32 Class:  Graduate student Hometown: Born in Hawaii, lived in Efland approximately 20 years Clubs & Organizations: President of Physician Assistant Student...

Nov 01, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

Student: Mariah Barber

College:  Health and Human Performance Major: Public Health Studies, Community Health & International Studies, Latin America Age:  21 Class:  Senior Hometown: Matthews Clubs & Organizations: Alpha Phi Omega, Student Government...

Sep 28, 2015
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Student: Anita Ward

College:  Business Major: Business Age:  50 Class:  Senior Hometown: Asheville Clubs & Organizations: Church choir, chair of Council of Ministries at Knightdale United Methodist Church, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma...