Ryan Darden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRyan Darden is from High Point, NC, and graduated from High Point Central High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has been awarded the Jeter and Phyllis Brawley Centennial Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"To me, the Centennial Scholarship represents my future success,\" he said. \"Receiving the Centennial Scholarship gives me so much confidence in my ability to utilize the academic, service and work resources and opportunities available to me at NC State.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He learned about the Wilson College of Textiles through a presentation in his high school chemistry class, and decided to attend NC State after a wonderful experience at STEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"After enjoying my time learning about textile engineering and even making some cool textiles items in the lab, I decided the Wilson College of Textiles would be the place that could capture my interest and prepare me for an engaging and successful career,\" he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Darden was service-oriented in high school, active in five different service clubs as a member or in a leadership position, including organizing school-wide food drives. He plans to be active in the NC State community as well. He will major in Textile Engineering, and hopes to stay in the Triangle after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"I feel that with a major in Textile Engineering, I can make a positive impact in society by creating beneficial products,\" he said. \"Personally, I've always wanted a career that relates to science and helps people in society...the thing that appeals the most to me about my major is the opportunity -- rather, the reality -- that I can use my education to improve things for society.\"<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are delighted to introduce you to the 2018 class of Centennial Scholarship recipients, incoming freshmen chosen on the basis of high academic achievement, proven and potential leadership qualities, extracurricular activities and unique life experiences. This year\u2019s group of scholars is comprised of artists, athletes, actors, musicians, community leaders and volunteers, who have all worked hard to get here and want to make the world a better place. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":21711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"caption\":\"\",\"displayCategoryID\":2131,\"showAuthor\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[473,511,490,502,496],"tags":[1204,1205,1206,1207,1208,1209,1210,1211,714,1212,1213,1214,794,1215,734,757,583,584,1216,1217,1218,1219,1220,1221,1222,1223,1224,1225,1226,1227,1228,1229,1230,1231,1232,1233,1234,1235,697,999,683,1236,654,1237,1238,649,1239,1240,869,684,981,1013,590,1136,1241,1242,1243],"class_list":["post-12132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centennial-scholars","category-honors-and-awards","category-our-people","category-student-success","category-tatm","tag-addison-seay","tag-anne-graf","tag-carl-boggs-centennial-scholarship","tag-cecilia-huynh","tag-centennial-scholars","tag-centennial-scholarship","tag-chem-techathon","tag-claire-marie-henson","tag-college-of-textiles","tag-computer-science","tag-copeland-centennial-scholarship","tag-cornelson-centennial-scholarship","tag-cot","tag-dane-hunt","tag-fashion-and-textile-design","tag-fashion-and-textile-management","tag-ftd","tag-ftm","tag-girl-scouts","tag-girl-up-club","tag-girls-can-do-stem","tag-governors-school-of-north-carolina","tag-grandparent-support-network","tag-gunter-blank-centennial-scholarship","tag-hayes-endowed-centennial-scholarship","tag-health-occupations-students-of-america","tag-hosa","tag-information-systems-design","tag-international-thespian-society","tag-itt-roger-milliken-centennial-scholarship","tag-jeter-and-phyllis-brawley-centennial-scholarship","tag-kallista-dewulf","tag-marley-fanning","tag-mary-grace-wilder","tag-matthai-warsaw-centennial-scholarship","tag-matthews-helping-hands","tag-molly-pruett","tag-national-honor-society","tag-nc-state","tag-ncsu","tag-nctf","tag-north-carolina-school-of-science-and-math","tag-north-carolina-textile-foundation","tag-north-carolina-therapeutic-riding-center","tag-peace-corps","tag-polymer-and-color-chemistry","tag-rise-against-hunger","tag-ryan-darden","tag-stem","tag-step","tag-summer-textile-exploration-program","tag-te","tag-textile-engineering","tag-textile-scholarship","tag-unifi-centennial-scholarship","tag-united-nations-foundation","tag-w-duke-kimbrell-centennial-scholarship"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"
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