Category: Alumni
Endowment honors alumnus who valued education and knew the importance of scholarships
May 8, 2020Alumnus Frank Madren’s love of electrical engineering resulted in an endowed scholarship in his name to ensure future undergrads in financial need have the opportunity to join the field.
Engineering a More Inclusive Campus
April 7, 2020Timothy Humphrey ’96 recently created two endowments with one extraordinary goal: promoting opportunities to create a more diverse, inclusive campus.
Christina Koch Completes 328-Day Mission on Space Station
February 6, 2020Setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after orbiting the planet 5,248 times.
ECE Alums Attribute Entrepreneurial Roots to Engineering Entrepreneurs Program
December 6, 2019After a decade of projects, two NC State ECE alumni and serial Triangle entrepreneurs announced $4.7 million in seed funding for their technology venture, Allstacks.
Finding Out Why From Our Alumni
October 30, 2019Reconnecting with our alumni and keeping them engaged with events, activities, and connections, while sharing their stories with the NC State community and students.
Welcoming 2019 Inductees to Alumni Hall of Fame
October 29, 2019At an induction ceremony on October 25, 2019, 9 members of the fifth class of inductees were honored and joined the ranks of the 86 members of the ECE Alumni Hall of Fame, out of over 16,000 alumni.
Young alumna endows scholarship in honor of father
October 28, 2019Dr. Joy Johnson didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming an engineer. But she did grow up with a father who taught her to give back. Now she’s honoring him and propelling the next generation forward.
Supporting the Future of ECE
March 25, 2019Investing in NC State ECE is one of the most essential ways to get involved. Support your Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Day of Giving 2019!
Blasting Off Into History
March 7, 2019NC State ECE alumna will live and work on the International Space Station for six months, taking with her mementos from NC State.
Alumnus named ambassador to Botswana
March 5, 2019Craig Cloud (BS EE ’86) is the new United States Ambassador to Botswana, continuing a journey from tinkering with appliances to representing the country abroad.
Alumna Astronaut Prepares to Launch to the ISS
February 20, 2019NASA astronaut, and NC State ECE alumna, Christina Hammock Koch is set to launch on a Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft to ISS from Baikonur Cosmodome in Kazakstan at 3:14pm EST on March 14, 2019.
J Turner Whitted made 2019 IEEE Fellow
January 10, 2019J Turner Whitted (Ph.D. 1978), a 2015 ECE Hall of Fame inductee has been named an IEEE Fellow, being recognized for contributions to computer graphics.