2016 Centennial Scholars

$2016 Centennial Scholars$

Oct 7, 2016

Meet the 2016 Centennial Scholars

The 2016 Class of Centennial Scholars are among the College of Textiles' best and brightest students. Get to know them and learn what the Centennial Scholarship means to them.

$Hannah Wright$

Sep 13, 2016

Hannah Wright

Hannah Wright- from Charlotte, NC, graduated from Providence High School. Hannah has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Robert E. Smith Centennial Scholarship. Hannah completed multiple Advanced Placement courses including Psychology, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, U.S. History, Physics, Calculus AB, and Calculus BC. She was especially interested in her English courses and…

$Michelle Kerstein$

Sep 13, 2016

Michelle Kerstein

Michelle Kerstein – from Matthews, NC, graduated from East Mecklenburg High School. She has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation American & Efird Centennial Scholarship. Michelle completed International Baccalaureate courses, including Chemistry, Environmental Systems and Societies, Literature, Spanish, Philosophy, and Mathematics. She also took honors courses including Principles of Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture,…

$Kori Hyer$

Sep 13, 2016

Kori Hyer

Kori Hyer – from Fayetteville, NC, graduated from Terry Sanford High School. She has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Jerry & Olivia Rowland Centennial Scholarship. Kori completed college courses through Fayetteville Technical Community College in both Drawing, and Graphic Design. She also took Advanced Placement courses, including Biology, Environmental Science, English Literature and…

Sep 13, 2016

Morgan Gunter

Morgan Gunter Morgan Gunter is from Jamestown, N.C., and graduated from Ragsdale High School. Morgan was awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation G. Allen Mebane Centennial Scholarship. Morgan is studying Textile Engineering. “I feel incredibly blessed to be a Centennial scholar. It is a prestigious honor that has and will continue to provide me opportunities that will enhance…

Sep 13, 2016

Heather Freeman

Heather Freeman- from Candler, NC, graduated from Enka High School. Heather has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Floopy Dunlap/Beaunit Centennial Scholarship. Heather completed Advanced Placement courses in Calculus, Physics, Environmental Science, Statistics, Government, and World History. She particularly enjoyed her AP Calculus AB Course. Heather participated in a variety of organizations in high…

Sep 13, 2016

Annali Evling

Annali Evling – from Fleming Island, FL, graduated from Ridgeview High School. Annali has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation ITT/Roger Milliken Centennial Scholarship. Annali took both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, including European History, World History, Physics, Chemistry, English Literature and Composition, History of Americas, Calculus, French, and Theory of Knowledge. She…

Sep 13, 2016

Rosemary Edberg

Rosemary Edberg Rosemary Edberg is from Mora, Minn., and graduated from Mora Junior-Senior High School. She was awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Centennial Scholarship. She also earned a Park Scholarship through NC State University. She is studying Textile Engineering. “To be a Centennial Scholar means that I have the support of the Wilson College of…

Sep 13, 2016

Kate McCarney Cottrell

Kate McCarney Cottrell Kate McCarney Cottrell is from Manchester Center, Vermont, and graduated from Burr and Burton Academy. She has been awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Jacques Weber Centennial Scholarship. She is pursuing Fashion and Textile Management in the hopes of becoming a fashion marketing manager. “Receiving the Centennial Scholarship has dramatically alleviated the financial burden of…

Sep 13, 2016

Jonathan Bethel

Jonathan Bethel is from High Point, N.C., and graduated from Westchester Country Day School. He was awarded a North Carolina Textile Foundation Kimbrell Centennial Scholarship. He is pursuing Textile Technology. “To me, being a Centennial Scholar means I get to represent the NC State Wilson College of Textiles at the highest level possible. I believe that…