Ronnie Woodward Archives

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

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Lakshanyaa Rajendran Balaji

As Lakshanyaa Rajendran Balaji navigated the Brinkley-Lane Scholars selection process, it wasn’t only the prestige that motivated her, but the depth of community involvement embraced by students in East Carolina...

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,...

Deallaney Hudson wears purple and gold graduation cap and gown in outdoor setting beside bushes.
May 02, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Deallaney Hudson, recreational therapy

Deallaney Hudson has faced uncertainty since her birth and ensuing diagnosis of neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by accelerated aging. As she prepares to participate in East Carolina...

A college man lifts two weights at shoulder level.
Apr 29, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Army ROTC cadets rise to exhausting, satisfying challenge

Exhausting. Tactical. Mentally challenging. Uplifting. Stressful. Satisfying. These are descriptions used by East Carolina University Army ROTC cadets Josh Harrelson and Monique Stcyr about what they and their Ranger Challenge...

Two college women, wearing purple T-shirts and black leggings, kneel and sit on the floor. The woman on the left is doing the cat-cow yoga pose. The woman on the right plays a metallophone on her lap.
Apr 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk
  • Ronnie Woodward

Students pair music therapy, yoga in family caregiver research study

Sharing their research? In March, East Carolina University music therapy students had the chance to engage with others in their field as they presented their research at the Southeastern Region...

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...

Group smiling together with foliage decoration in background.
Feb 27, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Lamson awarded for impact, excellence in public service

RALEIGH — Dr. Angela Lamson had a natural and definitive response to the phone call she received informing her she won the 2024 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for...

Feb 12, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Fifty years of enhancing recreational therapy

East Carolina University is serving as a vibrant hub for National Recreational Therapy Month in February. On the state level, ECU will host the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association’s Student-Professionals...

Group of people performing ribbon-cutting with large scissors at Wildwood Park.
Jan 29, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

StoryWalks merge fun, fitness with reading

Parents and caregivers emphasized the fun of reading as they enjoyed spirited and reading-based activities for children at Wildwood Park on Jan. 18 to help introduce StoryWalks to Greenville. StoryWalk...

Assistant professor doctor Andrea Buenaño leans against a railing with football stadium bleachers in background.
Jan 17, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Faculty: Dr. Andrea Buenaño

Dr. Andrea Buenaño can relate to the challenges faced and balancing required of college students. Buenaño is a former collegiate student-athlete who had myriad experiences then, and later professionally, in...