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Aggies in the Armed Forces: Captain Desmond Keith
Captain Desmond Keith Class Year: 2015 Major: Supply Chain Management Fayetteville, N.C. Military Branch: U.S. Army Commissioned September 2015 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? I feel serving in the US Army has challenged me mentally and physically, but I have become a better person because of it. The unity and sense camaraderie I have experienced…
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Aggies in the Armed Forces: Major Dorethas Bracey-Bean
Major Dorethas Bracey-Bean Class Year: 2010 Major: Political Science Columbus, MS Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Commission Date: 2010 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? Great opportunities have been presented to me that were both fun and challenging. The journey has also been humbling. What is a message you would like to share with your Aggie…
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Aggies in the Armed Forces: Colonel Carle Hall
Colonel Carle Hall Class Year: 1967 Major: Biology Asheboro, N.C. Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Commissioned in June 1967, joined the Air Force in November 1967 Retired in 1994 Can you share your experience serving in the military? The US Air Force gave me the opportunity to travel to various locations both overseas and stateside. I served overseas in Bangkok,…
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Bluford Library Archives: The Legend of the Aggie Bulldog
“Gr-r-r-r Fight Gr-r-r-r Fight, Fight Gr-r-r-r Fight, Fight, Fight A.-and-T.! A.-and-T.! A.-and-T! Fight-Fight-Fight.” — Bull Dog Yell, from the “A&T Book O’ Pep” 1931, author unknown. For generations, the name and likeness of the Bulldog have embodied the Aggie Spirit of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as much as “Blue and Gold”, singing “Dear A. & T.” and…
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N.C. A&T Young Alumnus Tylik McMillan Mobilizes Young People to Take Action
It all started for Tylik McMillan ’19 at the dinner table helping his grandmother make preparations for the local NAACP chapter or school board meetings to address issues in the community. Today, he serves as the national director of the youth and college division for the National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton. “While…
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N.C. A&T Alumna Tina Taylor Leads Global STEM Initiatives for Youth
Before the pandemic hit, Tina L. Taylor ’95 spent the majority of her time in South Africa operating two nonprofits: Heritage STEM Camps Foundation, a venture capital STEM boot camp, and Heritage Leadership Academy, a boarding school for girls. Both organizations engineer ideas that impact thousands of minority women and children in the U.S. and Africa by driving community transformation…
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N.C. A&T Recognizes 11 Distinguished Alumni at Fall Convocation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program virtually Thursday, Oct. 29, via Zoom. During the program, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. presented the state of the university and welcomed alumni to the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth” virtual celebration. Jelani M. Favors ’97, Ph.D., served as the keynote speaker. An award-winning author and associate professor…
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Bluford Archives: The Road to Truist Stadium (Formerly Aggie Stadium)
Amid COVID-19, a sorely missed tradition of this year’s homecoming at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will be packing Truist Stadium. For nearly 40 years, Aggies young and old have returned again and again for tailgates, the huge parades and cheering on the Aggies and the Blue & Gold Marching Machine. For many alumni, it is hard to…
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Congratulations to Our Top Alumni Chapters for their Financial Support to N.C. A&T
Our alumni chapters are the very core of the university’s connection to the Aggie Family and valued contributors toward the goals of the university’s strategic plan, A&T Preeminence: Taking the Momentum to 2023. The leadership and commitment demonstrated by our chapters have proven to be invaluable, not only to our alma mater but to the communities they serve and interact…
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North Carolina A&T Names Inaugural Class for Advisory Council on Alumni Relations
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced today the inaugural members of the Advisory Council on Alumni Relations, a non-fiduciary, non-governing group that works with the Office of Alumni Relations by providing feedback that enhances programming for alumni engagement. The council consists of up to 15 members appointed by the chancellor. Each member will serve for two years with…
