In the fall semester, Aggies look forward to Football season, and besides Homecoming, the most anticipated battle on the field is the Aggie-Eagle Classic. For over a century, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central University in Durham have been close allies, as well as rivals. Situated only 55 miles apart, the game, generations of Aggie faculty and staff are North Carolina Central alumni, and many Central faculty and staff are “Aggie Born and Bred.” Many families boast of having alumni from both HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). This closeness and competition for students and faculty have fueled the spirit of this rivalry to this day. Between two competitive universities, what better way to declare victory than to be a winner of a rousing football game?   Beginning in 2019, a team of historians, archivists, and museum curators from Greensboro and Durham began to collect and document histories about the rivalry. This has led to a new exhibit called “More…

The Honors College kindly invites you to join the Distinguished Scholarships Application Review Committee for the Class of 2028. Application readers are an integral part of our selection process and we believe our alumni can assist in selecting the best and brightest candidates because that’s what Aggies Do! The Honors College oversees three (3) full ride scholarship enrichment programs to include the Cheatham-White, Lewis & Elizabeth Dowdy, and February One Scholarships. For more information about the scholarship programs, please read the full program descriptions on our website. To read and score applications you only need a computer or tablet with access to the internet. The total anticipated time commitment is…

United Way of Greater Greensboro (UWGG) announced that Frank McCain Jr. ‘87 has been named president and CEO, effective on Aug. 21, and will lead the organization’s strategy to end local poverty.  Earlier in his career with United Way, McCain served for more than 10 years as vice president of Community Investment and Impact. In this role, McCain was responsible for administering UWGG’s community investments on an annual basis to address human service needs facing the Greensboro community. Before starting his non-profit career, he held several positions in banking and financial services.   McCain was selected and approved as president and CEO by the UWGG Board of Directors.  “I’m delighted to…

Samuel Harrison ’70 had his first experience with racial tension when he was a freshman at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He found himself in the middle of a protest after a well-known African American pastor had moved into a predominately white neighborhood. Harrison and his friends were out exploring Greensboro as college students and found themselves among protesters when he was hit in the back of his head with a glass bottle, leaving a lasting scar for more than 50 years. College life for Harrison in the late 1960s and early 1970s was shaped by the 1968 riots, after the assassinations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…

Established in 2011, the Charles H. Moore Legacy Society was created to recognize and to thank the individuals who have invested in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s future through a planned gift. On Sept. 8, the society will induct 16 honorees who have made a commitment to the university during a ceremony at the North Carolina A&T Farm Pavilion The legacy society is named in honor of Professor Charles H. Moore, who was instrumental in the founding of the state A&M College for Negro youth, through dedicating his time, talent, and assets to the efforts to bring the college to Greensboro, N.C. Through personal contributions and his fundraising…

The N.C. A&T Office of Alumni Reunion would like to recap the unforgettable moments we shared during the Alumni Reunion Weekend for the Golden Class of 1973 and Silver Class of 1998. This was the largest reunion weekend with nearly 400 participants that traveled as far as from Los Angeles, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Chicago, Illinois to North Carolina that convened during May 11-14, 2023. It was an absolute pleasure to witness the nostalgia, and joy that filled the air as Aggies from these two remarkable classes came together once again to reminisce, connect, and celebrate. The weekend kicked off with a campus tour and Welcome Celebration that set the tone…

Noble Hall is one of the grand brick buildings on the historic north district of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Its foundation was laid in 1922 and was completed in 1923, Noble was originally the “Agricultural Building” and has been the home to our outstanding School of Nursing for 70 years! All of A&T’s historic buildings constructed prior to 1922 like the Old Dudley Hall (built in 1893) and the North Dormitory (1895) were demolished or destroyed by fire decades ago. Therefore, Noble is not only our oldest building but also the first structure in A&T history to stand for 100 years! The origins of Noble Hall and…

On April 14, 1933, the Alpha Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated was established at the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina. It was the 36th chapter, and the first of four chapters established that year by the growing brotherhood. The charter members of the Alpha Nu Chapter were Vincent A. Burgess, William W. Capeheart, James E. Charlton, Curl C. Grifin, Robert L. Harbison, Luther A. Kaiser, H. B. Short, and John T. Speller.  The chapter’s first advisor was Dr. Wadaran L. Kennedy, (W. L. Kennedy Drive on the A&T Campus), a longtime professor of agriculture and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in dairy husbandry.…

Willie A. Deese ‘77, a champion for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a retired pharmaceutical executive, received the Distinguished Citizenship Award from the North Carolina Chamber on March 22. The award was presented to Deese at the 81st Annual Meeting in Raleigh, N.C. that convened business leaders across the state. Deese is a highly successful senior executive with an extensive background as a member of a global Fortune 200 company leadership. He has actively interacted with corporate boards as a functional senior leader at Merck and GSK and is currently serving as a director on four domestic and international company boards − with extensive audit, governance, and…

Gwendolyn Highsmith-Quick, Ph.D., CPA ‘76 – affectionately known as “HQ” – is currently an associate professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University since 1986. She will retire from Aggieland on June 30, 2023, with 38 years of service. Highsmith-Quick, a native of Wallace, North Carolina, the oldest of five children and a first-generation college student, initially had her heart set on attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That plan changed when N.C. A&T’s then-President Lewis C. Dowdy sent her a letter congratulating her for having a high SAT score and offering her a presidential scholarship with a full…