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A metal sculpture of a wolf - Hudson Named 2025 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year - College of Natural Resources News at NC State

Sep 15, 2025

Hudson Named 2025 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Kent Hudson ’75 is a visionary engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career has spanned industrial innovation, enterprise software and cloud-based solutions.
Sally Williard - Fulfilling Career in Paper Science Prompts Alumna to Give Others a Chance - Forest Biomaterials NC State University

Aug 27, 2025

Fulfilling Career in Paper Science Prompts Alumna to Give Others a Chance

The Sally Sutton Williard Paper Science and Engineering Scholarship Endowment was established in 2023 to provide merit- and need-based scholarships for students pursing an undergraduate degree in paper science and engineering.
Sarah Putney with Nalco labs colleagues - Alumni Profile: Sarah Putney '23 Speaks on Transition - Forest Biomaterials NC State University

Oct 2, 2024

Alumni Profile: Sarah Putney ’23 Speaks on Transition

By: Sarah Putney ’23 After graduating with the paper science and engineering degree from NC State in December, I entered my new role as a sales representative with Nalco Water.…

Aug 5, 2025

One Question 15 Years Ago Leads to a $50K Endowment for Scholarships

Through the Mehlenbacher Family Scholarship, Doug and Dani Mehlenbacher hope to provide resources that will help attract engineering students to study paper science.
Three metal wolf statues at Wolf Plaza. - Alumni spotlights - Forest Biomaterials at NC State University

Jun 11, 2024

Alumni Spotlights

PSE alumni offer unique insights into industry careers they engage in post graduation. Whether it’s been one year or 50, we love to hear from alums and catch up with…

May 2, 2024

Joshua Lambert ‘19 Looks Back on His Paper Science and Engineering Experience

Lambert, who graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in paper science and engineering, now works as a papermaking operations manufacturing engineer at Proctor & Gamble.

Jun 21, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Charles Allen Sanders – Class of 1985

Charles Allen Sanders graduated from NC State in 1985 with a degree in Paper Science and Engineering. We reached out to Allen to find out about his experiences since graduating…