Program Support

Jul 21, 2020

College of Sciences Surpasses Campaign Goal

The College of Sciences has surpassed its $60 million goal for NC State’s Think and Do the Extraordinary campaign more than 18 months of schedule. As of May 31, the college had raised more than $62.3 million during the Campaign, including funding for 61 new scholarships and fellowships and 13 new professorships. These funds have supported the Campaign priorities of creating extraordinary opportunity, purpose and experiences for students and faculty throughout the college with funding for current operations, facilities and endowment. 

Jul 21, 2020

Fewer Cars, More Hand Sanitizer

For creative, problem-solving partners NC State and Novozymes, the coronavirus crisis means working together to mitigate local shortages of hand sanitizer, an important but sometimes hard-to-find product. The partners are no strangers to collaborating; the university recently received from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Novozymes’ parent philanthropic arm, a $27 million grant to enhance biopharmaceutical manufacturing and a $30 million grant to improve crop resilience. 

Jul 21, 2020

‘Magical and Feisty’: Honoring a Horse Who Galloped to His Own Beat

During a visit to the NC State Veterinary Hospital, Kit and Jocky Creasy noticed the Gallop of Honor, which seemed like a wonderful way to memorialize their horse Pegasus, who lived for 41 years. Gifts to the Gallop of Honor recognize beloved horses, friends and veterinarians while helping the College of Veterinary Medicine set and keep pace with advances in equine health. 

Jul 10, 2020

5 Questions With Ben Broussard

Ben Brousssard, new executive director of the Wolfpack Club, looks forward to building relationships, generating support for student-athlete scholarships and finding ways philanthropy can bolster programs, while carrying on the legacy of his predecessor, Bobby Purcell. 

Jul 10, 2020

‘Don of Donations’ Retires

Over a career spanning six chancellors, eight athletics directors, and 19 Wolfpack football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball coaches, one thing remained constant: Bobby Purcell's passion for NC State and its student-athletes. The philanthropic partnerships he built in his more than 30 years as executive director for the Wolfpack Club will endure as one of his many legacies.  

Jul 10, 2020

The Shows Must Go On

For decades, countless North Carolina 4-H members have found livestock shows and horse judging contests to be highlights of their year. This spring was no different – except for the presence of a pandemic. The work done by NC State Extension, NC State's Department of Animal Science and others to ensure that these important traditions continued drew national notice. Many donors support vital 4-H programs, including alumni Walter F. and Lee D. Teeter of Mount Ulla. 

Jul 6, 2020

Family Ties

Bobby Purcell, who retired June 30 after leading the Wolfpack Club for decades, reflects on his experience and says NC State fans are like family. 

Jul 6, 2020

Delighting Plant Lovers With Unique Blooms

Tony Avent, a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus who studied horticulture under J.C. Raulston, has seen a dramatic uptick in business -- and meaningful connections -- as the owner of Plant Delights Nursery, which ships rare and unusual perennials worldwide. The mail-order nursery funds Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a 28-acre research and education garden in Raleigh. Avent and his wife Anita have begun to create an endowment that will gift the garden to NC State as a bequest. 

Jul 6, 2020

Hearing Restoration Leads to Coat of Excellence

Cyndie Tomlin recently honored the care her cocker spaniel received at the College of Veterinary Medicine with a Coat of Excellence. Gifts to the Coat of Excellence program, which enables clients to recognize the compassionate care of CVM clinicians, support the hospital’s efforts to provide the same standard of care to other animals and their human companions. 

Jun 23, 2020

Teamwork that Addresses Flooding Challenges

Philanthropy supports the work of NC State’s Coastal Dynamics Lab, which helps communities recover from events such as hurricanes and plan for a better future.