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Members of the Class of 2016 received their diplomas on Saturday, May 7 in the Courtyard of the Centennial Textiles Complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The class of 2016 represents the largest class for textiles in 25 years with 244 graduates. That total included 212 undergraduates, 19 master\u2019s students and 13 PhDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The senior speaker was Abigail Cook of Mooresville, N.C. Cook graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in Fashion and Textile Management as well as a minor in Business Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following awards were given at graduation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawrence Iason Honor Award<\/strong>
Renee Graff
Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJohn E. Reeves Award<\/strong>
Brian Iezzi
Gastonia, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDonald F. McCullough Award<\/strong>
Tyler Jackson
Wake Forest, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJoseph D. Moore Honor Award<\/strong>
Casey Wilcox
Jacksonville, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChester H. Roth Award<\/strong>
Hunter Hendrick
Cary, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJohn M. Reeves Award<\/strong>
Hayley Klumpe
Murfreesboro, Tenn.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOligomer Award<\/strong>
Miranda DeBoskey and Sarah Paluskiewicz
Raleigh, NC Rochester, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHenry Rutherford Award<\/strong>
Brianna McKiernan
Vienna, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPeter R. Lord Textile Engineering Design<\/strong>
Leadership Award
Casey Kivett
Lewisville, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTextile Engineering Society Service & Dedication Award<\/strong>
Kelly O'Donnell
Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmerican Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists Award<\/strong>
Grace Bunemann
Highpoint, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmerican Apparel & Footwear Association Apparel Student of the Year<\/strong>
Jacob Shindler
Gastonia, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKappa Tau Beta Textile Leadership Fraternity Senior Award<\/strong>
Hunter Hendrick
Cary, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPhi Psi Textile Fraternity Senior Award<\/strong>
Shelby Snedecor
Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWilson College of Textiles - Award for Leadership<\/strong>
Davis Derrico
Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWilson College of Textiles - Award for Academics<\/strong>
Kelly O'Donnell
Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWilson College of Textiles Student Ambassadors Senior Award<\/strong>
Emily S. Price
New Bern, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNC State\u2019s Wilson College of Textiles is recognized as the global leader in textile education, research and service. Established in 1899, the Wilson College of Textiles offers a unique, diverse and interdisciplinary environment focused on inspiring a passion for lifelong learning and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The College\u2019s unique professional training and pilot production facilities enable students and partners to learn and develop skills in an environment that spans the laboratory, design studio and model production facilities that cut across the entire textile supply chain. With the combination of almost 70 research and teaching laboratories, active one-on-one mentoring in undergraduate and graduate research, remarkable study and work abroad and international service learning opportunities, students graduate with a highly differentiated educational experience. They are ready to improve the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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