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Spring 2025 Student Portfolio Launches

Wilson College Communications

Smiling image of Meredith Gaskill

Nov 18, 2025

Meredith Gaskill ’24, Corporate Communications Coordinator at Kontoor Brands, is a New DYALC Member

Alumna Meredith Gaskill, a dual Park Scholar and Centennial Scholar, shares how the Wilson College shaped her career in textiles and why it remains an important part of her life.

Nov 18, 2025

Fiber Innovation Is Alive and Well With New Facilities at Gaston College

Sourcing Journal
The Textile Technology Center at Gaston College opens a new facility, continuing it's partnership with the Wilson College to encourage growth and innovation in NC's textile industry.

Smiling photo of Helen Wilson

Nov 18, 2025

Helen Wilson ’15, Material Developer for Workwear Outfitters, Is A New DYALC Member

Now a material developer for Workwear Outfitters, Helen Wilson ’15 shares how a single high school presentation changed the course of her career and connected her to the Wilson College of Textiles for life.
Smiling photo of Max Ring

Nov 18, 2025

Max Ring ’23, Account Manager at Everra, Is A New DYALC Member

Now an account manager at Everra, alumnus Max Ring reflects on how his lifelong Wolfpack pride and natural talent in STEM shaped his career path and connected him to the DYALC.
Smiling image of Lily McGrath

Nov 18, 2025

Lily McGrath ’24, a Sample Coordinator at Tuckernuck, is a New DYALC Member

Now a sample coordinator at Tuckernuck in Washington, D.C., Lily McGrath ’24 reflects on her time at the Wilson College of Textiles and her excitement to join the college’s Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council.
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Nov 18, 2025

Rooted in the Pack Since Childhood, Kaylee Smith Wagner ’17 is a Proud New DYALC Member

Now a senior account manager at Lear Corporation, Kaylee Smith Wagner attributes her success to the connections and experience she gained at the Wilson College of Textiles.

A student works on a red rug with twirling pink lines with a tufting gun.

Nov 18, 2025

Beautiful, Functional Pieces and Fine Art Coexist in Capstone Collections

Seniors in NC State’s textile design program spend the semester developing unique, professional-caliber collections in the Wilson College of Textiles’ labs and studios.

Nov 17, 2025

Trashie Recycling Aims to Tackle Global Textile Waste Crisis

The Tech Buzz
Providing a new, more accessible way to recycle old textiles and technology, Trashie is changing recycling. Read about the company and what Wilson College of Textiles Professor Andrew West says about the crisis.

Nov 17, 2025

Trashie Is an Easier Way to Recycle Old Sheets, Bedding, Clothes, and Tech

WIRED
Andre West, director of the Zeis Textiles Extension, contributes this article about Trashie, a mail-order recycling business for old technology and textiles.
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Nov 17, 2025

Spring 2025 Student Portfolio Launches

Explore what students from each of the Wilson College of Textiles' studio-based undergraduate programs created last semester.