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Dr. Courtney Hinton Receives ACHA Award

Awards and Honors

Early spring at Wolf Plaza.

Feb 2, 2026

2025-26 University Faculty Scholars Named

NC State’s 2024-25 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. These 20 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond. 
The Technology Tower at Talley Student Union

Jan 21, 2026

Smith, Wagoner Selected for Digital Science Communication Fellowship

Fellows will work alongside mentors from top-tier academic, media and scientific institutions across the nation to master the art of reaching diverse audiences across digital platforms. 
The NC State banner hangs on a pole in front of Hunt Library.

Jan 15, 2026

Faculty and Staff Earn Campus Safety Awards

NC State bestowed the inaugural David Rainer Memorial Campus Safety Award and other safety recognitions to 13 individuals and teams across the university. 
Talley tower is reflected in the windows of Talley Student Union

Dec 10, 2025

NC State Announces 2025-26 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

NC State announced its 2025-26 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators today. This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors. 
Nathan Goldman smiling, sitting in a red chair

Dec 4, 2025

Poole Professor Nathan Goldman Named Top Undergraduate Business Professor by Poets & Quants

Nathan Goldman, the Dean’s Professor of Accounting at the Poole College of Management, has been named one of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors by Poets & Quants. Professors from… 
Holly Jordan and Jamie Pendergrass

Nov 25, 2025

2 NC State Employees Win 2025 Governor’s Award for Excellence

NC State staff members Holly Jordan and Jamie Pendergrass received the Governor’s Award for Excellence at a ceremony held Nov. 19. 
Karen Leonas stands outside in a sunlit breezeway, wearing an off-white blouse and brown sweater, with brick columns and greenery in the background.

Nov 25, 2025

NC State Professor Wins One of the Textile Industry’s Greatest Honors

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists has named Professor Karen Leonas the winner of its highest scientific award. 
Staff members from NC State University, East Carolina University and Appalachian State University stand together behind a T-shirt for the "House Divided in Service Together" initiative.

Nov 24, 2025

Rivals in Spirit, Partners in Service

NC State and East Carolina have once again united in service to students — this time for sister universities in western North Carolina one year after Hurricane Helene. 
Chad Hoggan poses with other award winners

Nov 20, 2025

Professor Chad Hoggan Inducted into International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame

As Professor of Adult Education Chad Hoggan toured the University of Oklahoma building that houses the International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame, perusing the plaques with photos of more than 430 people who have been inducted over the past three decades, he had a surreal feeling knowing he would soon be counted among them when he was inducted himself on Nov. 8. 
middle aged man wearing glasses and a green long-sleeve shirt sits with hands clasped next to a computer and lab equipment

Nov 20, 2025

Paschalis Gkoupidenis Wins Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award

Gkoupidenis received the distinction for his pioneering work in developing organic brain-inspired electronics. 
Faculty/Staff Photography, 1st Place by Alice Alonso Unique ecosystems, known as estuaries, form where rivers meet the sea. Imagery from the Landsat 8 satellite reveals the blackwaters of the Suwannee River contrasting against the greenish-blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, capturing large-scale relationships between upstream change, river flow, and oyster reef health. Upstream changes in land use and land cover impact estuarine environments, leading to degradation of many nearshore habitats.

Oct 17, 2025

A Decade of Envisioning Research

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Envisioning Research — a contest and collection of captivating scientific videos and images captured across NC State — represents thousands of hours dedicated to discovery. 
NC State's Global Courtyard near the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sep 25, 2025

Global Courtyard Earns Sir Walter Raleigh Award

For years, NC State alumnus Heath Satow’s large-scale Dream of Flight sculpture was one of the first things travelers saw when they ventured through the general aviation terminal at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Now the work of art is the centerpiece of NC State’s Global Courtyard, serving as a symbol of the university’s international community and partnerships… 
The strolling professor statue, a well-known campus landmark in NC State’s Gardner Arboretum.

Jul 16, 2025

Four Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars

This year’s cohort will conduct engineering and horticultural research as well as teach courses at institutions in Italy, Turkey and India. 
Ten of the 12 2025 Award for Excellence winners posed for a picture after a June 3 awards ceremony. They are (front row left to right): Adam Bensley, Taylor Reynolds, LaShawn McLamb, Kathie Dello, Deidre Hartley and Holly Jordan; (back row left to right) Douglas Rowe, Jamie Pendergrass, Jesse Proctor and Ricky Hilburn.

Jun 19, 2025

Meet the 2025 Award for Excellence Winners

NC State announced the 2025 Award for Excellence winners at a June 3 awards ceremony. 
Dr. Courtney Hinton

May 21, 2025

Dr. Courtney Hinton Receives ACHA Award

The NC State Campus Health Center’s interim medical director, Dr. Courtney Hinton, is set to receive national recognition for her impact on the Wolfpack community.