Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall Archives

East Carolina University alumni Sophia and Peter Ku have established an endowment to honor the kindness shown to them at ECU.
Jan 05, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

UNEXPECTED KINDNESS

Peter Ku ’68 describes his life as a series of miracles that brought him to the United States from Taiwan and eventually to East Carolina College where he found the...

Dec 21, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Privette meeting room a venue for exchanging ideas, positive interactions

Doug Privette ’72 came to East Carolina University in 1968 with a suitcase and a plan to focus exclusively on academics. He found friends and his life’s purpose in ECU’s...

Dec 07, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

CITA Foundation grants $50K to boost ECU dental student exam success

A gift to East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine will play an essential role in preparing students for success. Each class of dental students must complete an exam for...

Dec 06, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU believers, visionaries inducted to Leo Jenkins Society

Art, belief and vision sparked excitement and inspired the Dec. 1 celebration of East Carolina University's 2022 Leo W. Jenkins Society inductees. Brilliant purple and gold canvases, painted by artist...

Tom Arthur, far right, speaks to the crowd at the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business event. Arthur's $5 million gift to the East Carolina University College of Business will lead to transformational work for the graduate school.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

DEDICATIONS ADVANCE MISSION

University history, urban legends and bold initiatives for future students were celebrated across East Carolina University on Nov. 18 during a series of campus dedications. A major donation to the...

Former Chancellor Dr. Dick Eakin speaks during the dedication where a plaque was unveiled at the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

FORMER CHANCELLOR HONORED

A long-delayed in-person tribute was held Nov. 18 to celebrate the naming of the Richard R. and JoAnn M. Eakin Student Recreation Center at East Carolina University. A plaque dedication...

Ashley, Leslie, Justin and Christian Conrad gather at the Main Campus Student Center conference room named in their parents’ memory.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS

Ken and Lee Conrad talked to everyone. The ease with which they carried on conversations throughout their lives is the inspiration for naming a meeting room in their memory at...

East Carolina leaders and family celebrate Tom Arthur during the Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business dedication.
Nov 22, 2022
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT

East Carolina University’s Thomas D. Arthur Graduate School of Business will chart the course for future Pirate leaders in business. No matter where their futures lead, they all start in...