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Leader of the Pack Winners

The last three years at the Homecoming football game a College of Textiles student has heard his name called over the speaker system at Carter Finley Stadium. What is the reason you ask? Each student has been selected for the Leader of the Pack scholarship. In 2004 Robby Moorefield was the winner, in 2005 Mark Clapp was selected, and in 2006 Paul Carruth was selected along with Casey Coats from the College of Design.

The "Leader of the Pack" scholarship is awarded to one female and male each year and is based on their leadership, service and scholarship in the campus community. Each winner receives a $1,000 scholarship. Each qualified applicant is judged in the following areas: scholastics (minimum 2.5 GPA required), extracurricular activities with an emphasis on leadership positions and personal expression, which is based on an essay question to be evaluated by NC State faculty and staff and finally a vote by the student body.

Paul is a Textile Engineering student with a concentration in Information Systems and is studying the Pre-Dental curriculum track as well. Paul added the Pre-Dental studies into his curriculum after deciding to come to the College of Textiles and plans to attend dental school after graduation in the spring of 2008. His long term goal is to own his private practice and to participate in annual trips to remote locations of Central and South America to provide free dental clinics to local residents as well as participate in similar free dental clinics in the US. Paul says, “these clinics provide an incredible opportunity to impact others in a practical way with the gifts given to me.”

Paul says the whole Leader of the Pack process is very suspenseful and after an application, presentation, and interview process 3 male and 3 female finalists were selected. At that point the student body votes and then Paul and the other finalists were awarded the opportunity to stand on the 50 yard line in front of 50,000 people at Carter Finley Stadium to hear the results. Paul said, “it was an honor to have made it that far in the process and to be recognized along side all of the finalist whom all deserve recognition for what they have done for NC State and the community.” In the end Paul received the scholarship and through all of his smiling the crowd applauded and his parents were there to share in his joy.

When asked what it was like to stand on the field at halftime, Paul said, “the first feeling I had was appreciation for the quarterbacks, because it is a lot harder to see receivers on the field than it is in the stands!” Paul says it was a surreal experience and he is so appreciative for the support friends, family, faculty, and staff at the College of Textiles gave him. Congratulations Paul!

To learn more about the Leader of the Pack scholarship please visit www.ncsu.edu/csleps/leadership/lop.htm

Ilana is a senior in the Anni Albers Scholars program where she is earning a BS in Textile Technology and a Bachelor of Art and Design from the College of Design.   She was featured in the Summer 2006 Wolftext to announce she tied for third place in the Disney’s ImagiNations University Design Competition and received a $1,000 scholarship.  Upon completion of this competition she spent the summer in Rome on a study abroad experience.  This is a first hand account of her experience in her words.
During the summer of 2006, I participated in the Rutgers Rome study abroad program.  During this five-week experience, I took two art history classes with professors Dr. Erik Thuno and Dr. Tod Marder.  With Dr. Thuno and Dr. Marder, two world-leading scholars in the art history filed, I studied a survey of art history.  I took two three credit-hour classes, both entitled “Rome: From Ancient Capital to Modern Metropolis.”  The class took place for five hours per day, five days per week.  Rome served as the classroom, with all lectures taking place at the sites where historical events occurred or were housed.  The grades for these two courses will satisfy the art history requirements for the Art & Design degree.

I arrived in Italy two weeks prior to the start of my program in order to travel the northern part of the country.  During the seven weeks that I was in Italy, I visited Milan, Venice, Florence, Prato, Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Santa Agnello, Sorrento, Capri, and Naples.  I also took a weekend trip to Paris.  The abundance of textiles in the country gave me the opportunity for many textile-related experiences, including visits to: the Burano Lace Museum and Factory (Venice), the Bagatti Valsecchi Home Furnishings Museum (Milan), Cormatex (Prato), the Palazzo Pitti: Special Tour of Royal Costume Collection & Textile Design Exhibit (Florence), Polymoda (Florence), the Vatican Museum: Special Tour of Textile Collection, with Dr. Nesselrath (Rome), the Palazzo Farnese: Special Tour of Rafael Tapestry Collection (Rome), and ICCROM (Rome).

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On November 6th Cotton Incorporated concluded their 2nd annual “Dirty Laundry Tour” on NC State’s campus. The fourteen university coast-to-coast tour is an exciting one-day event that fuses music, games, style and fashion with cotton.  This festival-inspired tour’s purpose is to inform college students about natural and recyclable fibers like cotton. 

This year’s tour focused on a denim drive entitled “Cotton. From Blue to Green.”  This drive raised denim that was donated by students that would be turned into insulation to help rebuild schools in Louisiana that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. 

The Kappa Chapter of the Delta Kappa Phi Textile Fraternity at the College of Textiles lead the denim drive which raised over 2,750 pieces of denim.  With the help of many generous local businesses, such as Wrangler of the VF Corporation, NC State was the top donating university for the tour, beating out second place Fresno State University.  This was an amazing feat considering that Fresno State enrolls over twice as many students as NC State. Event coordinator for Delta Kappa Phi, Amber Foster Smith, was extremely pleased with the efforts of the university.  “Cotton Inc. has given so much to the College of Textiles over the years we are so excited we had a chance to give back not only to them but to the communities that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.  We are thrilled at the amount of participation and dedication put forth by the College, the University and its students, faculty and staff.  We can not wait for the tour to stop by our campus next year!”

Cotton Incorporated, whose world headquarters are located in Cary, North Carolina is funded by the U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products.  Cotton Inc. is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton.  The Mission of Cotton Incorporated is to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton through research and promotion. 

The Cotton. From Blue To Green denim drive at the Tour’s main purpose was to inform college students that denim is a cotton product and that it is recyclable. Once they no longer have use for an old pair of denim, they can be recycled into natural cotton fiber insulation.  This eco-friendly natural fiber insulation, called UltraTouch will provide building material for construction in a school in Louisiana through the organization Advance Baton Rouge.

The Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity strives to live up to the initial purpose set forth by their founding brothers.  Since 1979, the Kappa Chapter at NC State's College of Textiles has continually focused on advancement of the aims and interests of the University.  For their Brothers, Delta Kappa Phi helps to promote positive character enhancement and high scholastic achievement while earning a degree in their chosen field.  By actively participating in functions of both the College and the University, Delta Kappa Phi is able to advocate social and professional bonds with industry leaders. 

Five students were finalists for the Best Student Paper at INTC, a large international nonwovens conference. Four of the five students were from the College of Textiles. Congratulations to these students.

High Strength Spunbond Nonwovens - New Approach in Thermal Bonding Process by Nataliya Fedorova.

Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Hydroentanglement Process by Xiang Ping.

A Study on Pressure Drop of Virtual Nonwoven Media by Qiqi Wang.

Simulating Calendering Process in Nonwovens and its Effects on Fabrics Permeability by Sabrina Zobel at Aachen University located in Germany. Sponsored by the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center and Sabrina has been at NC State this year as a research exchange student.

Philip Bradford

The College of Textiles and the North Carolina Textile Foundation continue to work together to build the “New World of Textiles.”  However, we could not make that vision a reality without the commitment and shared vision of our alumni, friends, and corporate partners.

As of September 30th, the College and the Foundation have raised $47,363,571 towards our goal of $50 million.

Highlights of some of the recent gifts to the College are:

Foundation in your plans, while making good use of the income tax charitable giving deduction.

Your 2006 gift can significantly reduce your income taxes, while providing important support to our goal of “Building a Strong Foundation for Tomorrow’s Leaders.”  That Foundation is built around the four pillars of student support (scholarship), faculty/staff support, programs, and facilities/equipment.

     Consider some of the following gift ideas:

We would be happy to provide you more information on any or all of these forms of giving.  If you would like more information, please contact us at:

Kenneth E. Sigmon, Jr.
The North Carolina Textile Foundation
NC State University
Campus Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695
(919) 515-3878
kesigmon@ncsu.edu

E. Skott Greenhalgh is Chief Technology Officer at Stout Medical, a medical textile start up firm in Philadelphia, PA.  Skott has been named the 2005 Leader of the Year by the North Carolina State University College of Textiles.

 “Skott Greenhalgh is one of the outstanding alumni of NC State University’s College of Textiles,” said Dr. Blanton Godfrey, dean of the College of Textiles. “Since receiving his Ph.D. from the college 10 years ago in fiber and polymer science, Skott has become one of the shining stars in the rapidly growing biotextiles and medical textiles industry. Skott has a number of seminal patents and has become a leader in creating and developing materials used in cardiovascular, orthopedic and general surgery, and wound care.”

All of Greenhalgh’s experience has been concentrated in the medical textile arena. He began his career at Schneider, a division of Pfizer, where he worked on a stent program that included the Wallstent, catheters and fabrics. From there, he worked as an engineer for Flexmedics and then became an assistant professor and the head of biomaterials research at Philadelphia University.

At Secant Medical he worked with raw materials that are converted into knitted, woven, braided, and nonwoven structures designed for medical devices in many market segments such as orthopedic, digestive, cardiovascular, urinary, peripheral and neurological with emphasis toward less invasive surgeries. Specifically, Greenhalgh was responsible for advances in artificial vascular grafts and other medical textile products such as stents, catheters, sutures, heart valve components, drug delivery systems, and blood filters.

“The fact that I have won this award goes to show that with hard work, honesty, integrity and by surrounding oneself with other smart, hardworking, honorable people, anybody can succeed in this great country,” Greenhalgh said. “The College of Textiles is a wonderful place to learn. The resources readily at hand within the walls of the college are unlimited and state-of-the-art. It is very important to remember that the best thing one can get out of a college education is the confidence in one’s ability to think.”

Greenhalgh graduated in 1990 from Drexel University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and earned a master’s degree in textile engineering in 1992 and a doctorate in fiber and polymer science in 1994, both from NC State.

William G. Hamlett is Director for Home and Hardlines Technical at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in Bentonville, Arkansas.  He is a graduate of West Georgia College with a degree in Textile Engineering Technology.

Prior to joining Wal-Mart, William gained extensive experience in such areas as quality control, process engineering, consumer relations and technical resources with Fieldcrest Mills and its later successor organizations.

“We are certainly excited to have William join the North Carolina Textile Foundation board and bring his extensive experience, along with his retail sector exposure from Wal-Mart, to bear on the Foundation and the College,” said Dale Hayes, President of the Foundation.

Mr. Hamlett is a 2004 recipient of the Janice Catlett Award for product development and has served as a corporate liaison with the Institute of Textile Technology.

Pam Jones is a graduate of NC State University Class of 1978. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in textile science with a minor in sales and marketing.

In her most recent position, Jones was Vice President of Sales, Southeast Division for Knoll, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. During her tenure at Knoll, she worked with high profile Fortune 500 companies on workplace issues. Pam is a member of the NC State Board of Visitors and currently serves on the boards of the Architecture School for the University of Tennessee and the Board of the Architectural School of University of Virginia.

Prior to joining Knoll, she worked with Anderson Hosiery in Sales and Sales Management. Jones’ passion is design and the impact that it has on the personal and professional lives of individuals. She enjoys boating, gardening and family events.

MR. STEVE E. ZEIS

Steve Zeis graduated with a bachelor’s degree from NC State’s College of Textiles in 1962 after coming to the United States from Istanbul in 1957 under a student visa. He credits his education at NC State with providing the foundation for a career spent representing some of Europe’s most prominent textile and plastics machinery manufacturers.

Following graduation, Steve Zeis went to work for Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company in Wilmington, Del., where he worked in research and development, technical services and
eventually in the company’s worldwide textile processing licensing department.

The Zeises moved to Asheville in 1965 when Northrop Carolina, in Swannanoa, hired Steve as it diversified into textile machinery. When Northrop ended the program, Steve began selling textile machinery, and in 1983 the couple decided to establish their own business – ZTM Sales & Service Inc.

Steve represented a diverse mix of European textile-machine companies, while
Frosene, an honors graduate of the former St. Genevieve of the Pines in Asheville, managed the business side of ZTM.

Steve and Frosene recently committed $1.5 million towards Centennial Scholarships and textiles continuing education at the College of Textiles.

Dr. Keith Beck

Keith Russell Beck is this year's recipient of the Olney Medal for outstanding achievement in textile chemistry. The Olney Medal was established in 1944 to recognize outstanding achievement in textile, polymer, or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science, including the development of chemical agents or processes used in textile manufacturing or for methods used in textile evaluation. >

Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli

Dr. Xiangwu Zhang

The Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department welcomed two new faculty members this semester to the College of Textiles:  Dr. Melissa A. Pasquinelli and Dr. Xiangwu Zhang.

Dr. Pasquinelli earned her BS in Chemistry from Seton Hill University and a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University.  She was also awarded the prestigious Sloan Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Chemistry at Duke University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow for the National Center for Computational Toxicology, US Environmental Protection Agency in the Research Triangle Park. 

Dr. Pasquinelli's research expertise is in the design and application of computational approaches that predict and modulate the properties of macromolecules and materials that are comprised of them. In addition, she is currently devising quantitative structure-activity relationships for skin sensitization as it relates to the toxicology of textiles.

Dr. Xiangwu Zhang earned his BS in Polymer Materials and Engineering and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University in China.  He was Postdoctoral Associate with the Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research with Texas A&M University and a Postdoctoral Associate with Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University.

On Saturday, October 14th alumni and friends of the College of Textiles gathered on the west side of the RBC Center for the 16th annual Textile Tailgate.  The crowd enjoyed seeing old friends, hearing various speakers and learning about the new world of textiles at the College of Textiles.  The game produced a loss for the Wolfpack but a win for all the people that attended the pre-game event.  Please be sure to look in the summer 2007 edition of the Wolftext for the date of our tailgate next season. 

CHECK IT OUT!

We invite you to view the “The World of Textiles” powerpoint presentation that Dean Blan Godfrey presented at the Board of Trustees meeting in November.  The presentation will give you a flavor of what our students and faculty are doing on a daily basis here at the College of Textiles.  Please visit http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/college/presentations/board_of_trustees2006/

Also, please visit http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/alumni_visitors/college_fact_sheet.html to view our College fact sheet and “By the Numbers” sheet to learn more about the College of Textiles today.

Visit:  http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/join/ to learn more.

TEXTILE DEATHS

Stephanie Acai (BSTXM 2004) passed away on July 11, 2006.  She was the daughter of Sandra and Stephen Acai of Raleigh.  A person of vision and wisdom she was an accomplished crafter and artist and took pleasure in making jewelry and producing art as gifts for family and friends. She found art as an avenue to express her creative inner self. Stephanie had a passion for reading, music, and movies. She was a beautiful young woman with a warming smile, great sense of humor, attractive personality and had compassion for children and her family. She multiplied and shard her God given seeds of love, discovery, humor, joy, laughter, freedom of self expression, and bravery with everyone. Stephanie will always be remembered for her courage and strength. Special appreciation is extended to the community, friends, the staff of UNC Hospitals Oncology Department and Hospice of Wake County.  In lieu of flowers, Stephanie may be remembered with memorials in her name to Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 4921 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609 or Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's Street, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27605.

NEW CUBS IN THE PACK

Tracy (Biedenbach) Frey and her husband Greg announce the birth of their first child Riley Christine born November 13, 2005.  Riley weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 inches long.  The Freys reside in Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Kristin Thoney-Barletta (Professor in Textile & Apparel Technology & Management) and her husband Philip are happy to announce the birth of their first child, John Philip Barletta.  Jack was born on Saturday, June 10th at 10:14 am and weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Lynette (Hippert) Stein (BSTT 1995) and her husband James announce the birth of their daughter Ashley Marie born on July 9th, 2006.  Ashley weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 ½ inches long.  Lynnette works for Milliken in Spartanburg, SC.  The Steins reside in Greenville, SC.

Edwin Lee (BSTC 1994, MSTC 1996) and LeeAnn (Fish) Lee (BSTE 1996) announce the birth of their second boy, Andrew Harrison, born on July 15, 2006.  He weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long.  Edwin is employed with Milliken & Co. and the Lees reside in Spartanburg, SC.

Severine (Gahide) Huchet (Ph.D. Textile Technology Management 2001) and her husband announce the birth of their daughter Juliette.  She was born on July 31, 2006 and weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces.  The Huchets reside in Topeka, Kansas.

April (Foye) Wilson (BSTAM 1996) and her husband Ralph, along with older brother Gavin announce the birth of, Justice Garren, born on August 28, 2006.  He weighed 8pounds 2 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.  April is Coordinator of Diversity Programs for the College of Textiles.  The Wilsons reside in Raleigh, NC.

John Suther (BSTXM 1996) and his wife Joy announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Suzanne.  Katherine was born on October 17, 2006 and weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 19 inches long.  Katherine has a big brother, Davis, who is 2 years old.  The Suthers reside in Henderson, NC.

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that NCSU has almost 30,000 students, the largest of the 16 UNC System universities. This fall, NC State welcomed some 4,550 freshmen, the largest freshman class in university history.

Does your career need a jumpstart? Do you think continuing your education is impossible? NC State is a dream? With Textiles Off-Campus Programs (TOP), basic and advanced courses are within your reach from the finest textile college in the world. The goal of our program is to create classes that are attractive to a rapidly changing industry and to audiences outside of "traditional textiles". TOP is designed to deliver courses to the student by a variety of mediums including CDs, DVD & online. To learn more visit www.tx.ncsu.edu/top