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Alumni Successes

Apr 29, 2020

Mission to Serve: Meghan Montemurro on Combating Homelessness

During these unprecedented times, NC State Online graduate student Meghan Montemurro has remained steadfast in her mission to help the homeless find safe housing. 

Feb 24, 2020

A Champion Beyond the Court

Impactful and purposeful might be the best way to describe College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alum and former NC State basketball player Sam Hunt. 
Online PRTSM master student

Aug 5, 2019

Online PRTSM Alumnus Devotes Career to Protecting Our Nation’s Natural and Cultural Resources

For National Park Service Trail Administrator, Johnny Carawan, administering 680 miles of the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail is more than a job — it’s a calling. 

May 28, 2019

Alum Finds Online Education More Conducive in Learning Style

Student outcome and success analyst, Giana Malak, will earn her second degree from NC State University in August 2019. But this time as an NC State Online and Distance Education student. After being out of school for several years, quitting her job and taking out loans to go back to school and pay bills was not an… 

May 10, 2019

Graduation to Vocation: Online Master’s Degree Crucial to Career in Tourism Marketing

Taira Landavere will use her online masters in her role as director of marketing for a tourism organization. 

May 6, 2019

Wendell Barnwell II: Student, Teacher and Dedicated Family Man

Wendell Barnwell II is a devoted husband, loving father and the embodiment of grit and determination associated with nontraditional students. He attributes the on-time completion of his degree to the help of his wife, the flexibility of NC State Online and Distance Education and his professor's desire to see him succeed. 

May 6, 2019

Three Colleagues Tackle Master’s Degree and Professional World

Michael Von Bargen, Jason Cook and Richard Singer will soon graduate from the online Master of Education in Training and Development. Learn how this group of friends has taken what they’ve learned at NC State and applied it to their careers at Duke Energy — saving the company $1.5 million in training costs. 

May 3, 2019

Reputation of NC State’s Online Master of Statistics Program Knows No Boundaries

NC State online student, Hyunjin “Jin” Cho, will be celebrating her graduation from the Master of Statistics program from her hometown of Edmonton, Canada. She credits NC State's reputation has prepared her and helped her get admitted into a Statistics P.h.D. program. 

Apr 11, 2019

From Pakistan to the Wolfpack: An Engineering Online Grad’s Journey to Campus

Engineering Online graduate Israr Ul Haq traveled 28 hours from Pakistan to achieve a yearslong dream: seeing the school where he earned his master’s degree in person. 

Dec 3, 2018

Reporting for (Hurricane) Duty: Student Directs NC County’s Emergency Communications

For NC State student Brandy Osborne, the damaging effects of Hurricane Florence have posed challenges at work and at home.