Scholarships Archives

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Joel Addy-Wedlock

Joel Addy-Wedlock can rattle off nearly 10 states he has lived during his childhood. There is Maryland, Oklahoma, Illinois and others, and a stint in Canada. He moved from Albany,...

May 20, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU faculty, students perform Dare County housing study

In 2024, a lack of understanding surrounding workforce housing caused Dare County to give back $35 million in state funding for affordable housing projects. Now, East Carolina University faculty and...

A large group of people hold shovels as they stand behind a small sandpit.
Apr 25, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU trustees celebrate a year of accomplishments

By the Numbers The Isley Indoor Performance Center and Wornom Family Field will include: 85,000 square feet of space 120-yard synthetic turf field 580 tons of structural steel 2,000 truckloads...

A woman in a pink top runs on a treadmill while two men collect data.
Apr 14, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

New research unveils insights on carbon-fiber shoes and foot health

The sports world is built on finding the next advantage to win the big game, break the finish line tape and win a medal. For runners, advantages are usually incremental,...

Apr 10, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU and Golden LEAF Foundation commemorate success

Golden LEAF Foundation scholarships are a family tradition for East Carolina University senior Sarah Nasser and sophomore Khalid Nasser. Both are current scholars. Their younger brother, Saad, has been accepted...

Geoff Anthony is wearing scuba diving equipment including a white shirt, black wetsuit components, and a white cap is working underwater on a sandy ocean floor. He is writing on a clipboard while using a measuring tape. Coral formations are visible in the background, and the water is a clear blue color.
Apr 02, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Marine Corps veteran Geoff Anthony pursues history and recovery

‘Semper Fidelis,’ the Marine Corps motto that embodies unwavering loyalty and commitment, perfectly captures the life and career of Geoff Anthony, a graduate student in maritime studies at East Carolina...

Mar 21, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

Educators Hall of Fame honors 10 faculty, alumni for their dedication

An induction into the East Carolina University Educators Hall of Fame signifies that you left an indelible mark on others. This was especially true for Dr. Marjorie Campo Ringler, former...

Mar 17, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Caswell’s $280,000 gift impacts students, families

An internship at Caswell Development Center has fueled recreational therapy major Jordan Cianci’s passion to work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Social work major Niki Cobb became emotional...

A man in blue shirt stands in front of a building, proudly smiling.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

Award Honors a Lifetime of Achievement

Dr. Joseph (Joe) A. Houmard, professor of kinesiology in East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...