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May 8, 2024

Celebrating Textiles Scholarship Donors and Recipients in Style

On April 25, generous donors and outstanding scholarship recipients were honored at the 2024 Wilson College of Textiles Scholarship and Endowment Dinner, hosted by the North Carolina Textile Foundation. 

Lilly Barozzini graduates

May 3, 2024

What’s Next for the Wilson College Class of 2024?

From landing their dream jobs to enrolling in top graduate programs, see where a Textiles education is taking our newest alumni. 

Ashley Lamb in a lab coat and glasses

May 3, 2024

Ashley Lamb ‘24 Begins her Career in Medicine at the Wilson College of Textiles

A passion for chemistry and hands-on learning shaped this polymer and color chemistry graduate’s time at NC State. 

Chase Woodson in front of her designs in the Textile Design Studio

May 3, 2024

Passion For Beautiful Spaces Drives Chase Woodson to Textile Design, SCAD Interior Design MFA

Read how she plans to use her textile education and unique voice as an artist in the next phase of her career. 

Lilly Barozzini standing in front of two mannequins with her designs and a mood board.

May 3, 2024

Lilly Barozzini ’24: Fashion Design and the Full College Experience

The new fashion design alumna wanted somewhere she could launch a successful career and build community. With a job offer in hand, it's safe to say she found that with the Wilson College of Textiles. 

Kylie Scott

May 3, 2024

Kylie Scott ’24: Undergraduate Research Opens the Door to Her Dream Job

A fascination with figuring out what things are made of led this new textile technology alumna to research with the world-renowned Nonwovens Institute and land a job doing what she loves. 

Kinkead Crotts in a graduation cap and gown on a covered brick walkway

May 3, 2024

Kinkead Crotts ’24: Using Her Degree to Keep Firefighters Safe

With her job at Underwriters Laboratories, new textile engineering alumna Kinkead Crotts will make sure firefighter gear is up to code. 

Melis Hafizoglu in front of a wall of thread spools.

May 3, 2024

Melis Hafizoglu ’24: From Art2Wear to Alo Yoga

The boldness to go after big opportunities has led to a stacked resume, and big post-grad plans, for this new fashion development and product management alumna. 

May 3, 2024

Maya Mitchall ’24: From NC State to Luxury Fashion in NYC

From discovering her passion for fashion marketing to creating new clubs to embracing global experiences abroad, this FTM graduate took advantage of every opportunity. Now, she is headed to NYC to begin her career in luxury fashion at Bloomingdale’s. 

Mr. Wuf and Ms. Wuf standing in front of the Wilson College of Textiles

Apr 8, 2024

The Wilson College of Textiles Shatters Records on Day of Giving While Honoring 125 Years of Textiles Education

On March 20, the Wilson College of Textiles community raised more than $3 million to benefit exceptional students, staff, faculty, programs and research.