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Notable Alumni
With close to 31,000 alumni – 22,000 of whom live in North Carolina – our alumni are quite a force across the state and around the world. You are our judges, social workers, novelists, actors, political leaders, explorers, historians, psychologists and philosophers. You number among our finest thinkers, researchers, writers, entrepreneurs, artists, and leaders.
Whether you’re working in the business arena, the classroom, the home, the hospital, the courthouse, the trenches, or any of the myriad settings imaginable for our alumni, know we’re proud to call you ours.
Here are selected stories about some of the college’s notable alumni. You can also read about those who have earned our Distinguished Alumni award, watch some of our alumni video profiles, catch up on our alumni features, and read the latest alumni e-newsletter.
A Career Path Forged in Ancient History
History alumnus Andrew Smith (BA '90, MA '95) was the first in his family to attend college. Oxford University Press has just published his book, "Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation." [...]
Following sports -- through a viewfinder
When Communication alum Tim Tew watches sports, he has a different vantage point than most fans. He watches games through an inch-and-a-half viewfinder. [...]
Happy birthday, CHASS!
Happy birthday, CHASS! 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. We're working on a pretty cool timeline that we'll be sharing with you later this spring. [...]
Alum Aspires to be Principal Chief of Cherokee Tribe
Cory Blankenship (Political Science '07) is a third generation NC State alum. He's also a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and hopes one day to serve his people as Principal Chief. [...]
Psychology Alum Follows His Passion to Reform Criminal Justice
CHASS alum Brandon Buskey attributes his professional and personal success to his many experiences at NC State. He recently joined the Criminal Law Reform Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he will focus on his passion: criminal justice reform. [...]
CHASS Alumnus Has a Heart for the Underdogs
Jon Powell never considered going to law school until his NC State communication professor, Dr. Ed Funkhouser, mentioned that one of his other communication students was taking that route. [...]
Psych Alum Leads $15M Grant to Study Autism
Psychology alumnus Kevin Pelphrey ('96) is principal investigator on a newly-awarded $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that will investigate why autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than among girls. [...]
Award-winning Sci Fi Writer Returns to Read
Famed science fiction writer and NC State alum Andy Duncan (MA, English '95) returns to campus on September 12, 2012, to read from his work. His former teacher and mentor John Kessel calls Duncan "one of the very best performers of his own fiction -- maybe the very best I have ever heard." [...]