Scholarship winner pursues nursing after receiving compassionate care Alyssa Yeoman thought she wanted to be a teacher. Then fate intervened and changed the course of her life. When Yeoman was 14, a pediatric cardiologist at Riley Hospital for Children diagnosed her with sinus tachycardia, a high resting heart rate. Tachycardia is a heart abnormality that […]
An encounter with two members of the North Carolina state legislature put John Turner (HHS’01), a former Army officer and Iraq combat veteran, on track to fulfill the critical needs of 21st century military veterans through a program designed to facilitate community reintegration, counseling, training, and mentoring. During VFW State Legislator Day in May of […]
Trevion Williams keeps defying the odds with his signature style Trevion Williams isn’t your average athlete. The six-foot-nine, 280-pound sophomore forward stands out for more than his size. While most college students are strolling campus in sweatpants and hoodies, Williams sports a style all his own. He loves to dress up, wearing tailored pants, pastel […]
Holly (Rookstool) Bell (A’85) faced a steep learning curve when she left the private sector to become the director of cannabis for Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) in February. She’d spent most of her career working in banking in Nashville, Tennessee, and her new role required her to learn about Florida’s widespread […]
Super Bowl champ counts blessings as his foundation builds schools in Haiti Anyone’s life can change in an instant. A heart attack, a hurricane, a knee to the chin. At just 33 years old, Cliff Avril (HHS’11) speaks with hard-earned authority on each of those examples. His father, Jean Samuel Avril, died from a heart […]
It’s been a winding road, but Winston Crawford (MBA’05) and Sarah (Biegert) Crawford (MBA’05) have finally figured out their version of work-life balance: jobs they’re truly passionate about and lives centered on family. After years in high-powered corporate jobs, Sarah now leads her own wellness-centered business, and Winston works in business operations at Apple’s ad […]
Name: Jordan Smith Gig: Scientific Glassblower Years on the job: One (15 years of experience) On duty: Consult with scientists and researchers to design and produce bespoke research apparatuses for university departments and external clients. Fired Up: I met a glassblower when I was 15, and I knew pretty quickly that was what I wanted […]
Remembering the architect of the Apollo 11 moon landing You could use many words to describe John F. Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Daring. Naive. Visionary. Foolhardy. Just a month and a half before Kennedy’s May 25, 1961, address, the Soviet Union had beaten the […]
Campus landmarks we really love 1. Lions Fountain Sustained by the Reamer Club, the Lions Fountain boasts decades of tradition. Located on the northeast corner of Memorial Mall, the Lions Fountain includes four lion heads facing out in each direction. The drinking fountain was dedicated in 1904 as a gift from the class of 1903 […]
Marking the beginning of the fall semester, Slayter Slammer rocked campus from the 1980s through the early 2000s. Each year, thousands of students rushed Slayter Hill for a Saturday afternoon of performances by well-known musical acts, including Henry Lee Summer, the BoDeans, the Pretenders, and Matchbox 20, as well as local favorites. Triangle Fraternity collaborated […]
