02.24.2012 | by Bill Krueger | Filed under Alumni Association News, College of Engineering, Extension and Outreach | Comments: No responses |
More than 100 NC State alumni, friends and prospective students gathered along the North Carolina coast last night to visit with Chancellor Randy Woodson.
Woodson is visiting Dare and Beaufort counties this week to meet with NC State alumni and local business leaders and talk about ways that NC State can and does help boost the local economy. Woodson also took time Thursday evening to meet with some local high school students who are considering going to college at NC State.
Bobby Purcell, executive director of the Wolfpack Club, and Louis Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, joined Woodson Thursday evening for a reception at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.
Woodson is continuing his visit today with a trip through Beaufort County, ending with an oyster roast with area alumni at the home of Lalla and Forest Sidbury. Lalla Sidbury is a member of the Alumni Association’s board of directors.
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02.23.2012 | by Bill Krueger | Filed under Alumni Association News, Alumni News, College of Design, Extension and Outreach | Comments: No responses |
Chancellor Randy Woodson is visiting Beaufort and Dare counties in eastern North Carolina today and Friday to talk with alumni and business leaders about ways that NC State bolsters the economy of the area and possible partnerships for the future.
The trip, arranged by the Alumni Association, will include visits to the Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo, the PCS Phosphate mining facility in Aurora and the North Carolina Estuarium in Washington.
The trip will culminate in an Alumni Oyster Roast at the home of Lalla and Forest Sidbury in Beaufort County. The local alumni network had the greatest percentage increase in members among Alumni Association networks last year.
Woodson will spend his time today exploring Dare County, starting with a luncheon meeting with local Chamber of Commerce members at Pamlico Jack’s restaurant in Nags Head. The day will end with an alumni reception at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.
Bob Woody, a 1967 NC State grad, is owner of the White Doe Inn in Manteo where Woodson will stay tonight. Woody spent time on Wednesday decorating the inn with NC State banners and memorabilia. “We’re pretty much dyed-in-the-wool NC State fans here at the Inn,” Woody says.
Woody says it is important for the chancellor at NC State to be familiar with what’s going on throughout the state, but said that people in Dare County are particularly proud about some of the ways NC State has helped the economy there. Some of the more familiar connections are in well-known industries such as commercial fishing, but Woody says many don’t realize that the College of Design has helped develop long-range plans for the town of Manteo.
“Tourism is a big economic driver down here, so I’m sure that the folks who are going to show him around are going to be make sure he becomes familiar with how we approach the tourism economy,” Woody says.
On Friday, Woodson will visit Beaufort County. Lentz Stowe, a 1983 NC State grad and director of the Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College, says it means a lot to a small county to get a visit from the chancellor of the state’s largest university.
“From an economic development standpoint, that excites folks,” Stowe says. “Being from a rural setting like this, we need all the help we can get.”
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