{"id":11716,"date":"2017-12-04T10:27:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/?page_id=11716"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:08:19","slug":"alumni-and-giving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/about\/alumni-and-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/game_alumni-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"alumni and friends\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever your connection to the Department of Forest Biomaterials, chances are you share our goal to solve the natural resources challenges that stand between us and the future. To take on that grand challenge, we rely on the generous support of our alumni, industry partners and friends. By giving of your time, talents and resources, <strong>you can lend strength to our mission<\/strong> \u2014 and make a powerful, lasting impact on businesses and communities across the state, country and world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From scholarship support that attracts top students \u2014 and turns them loose on our toughest problems \u2014 to endowed professorships that ensure our college is home to international experts, to industry partnerships that provide our students with hands-on experience,&nbsp;<strong>our people do extraordinary things with your help<\/strong>. Together, our alumni and friends build and sustain professional networks that span the globe and creates a more sustainable future for us all.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-custombg-one-background-color wp-block-ncst-button-spotlight\">\n    <div class=\"button-spotlight__container\">\n          <div class=\"button-spotlight__icon-container ncst-icon\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M10.0515 15.6094L10.0895 15.5902C9.33949 14.9372 8.8609 13.9003 8.8609 12.7388C8.8609 11.4732 9.43699 10.358 10.2915 9.71487L9.4848 9.35956C9.08307 9.60562 8.63087 9.75759 8.16207 9.80411C7.69327 9.85062 7.22003 9.79047 6.77777 9.62815C6.83538 9.89937 6.86429 10.1759 6.86402 10.4532C6.86402 11.6339 6.37465 12.6802 5.61621 13.3332L5.62559 13.3425L7.81465 14.3025L8.20793 14.4755V16.4625L10.0515 15.6094Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M7.87221 8.82237C9.23533 8.82237 10.3392 7.49768 10.3392 5.87534C10.3392 4.253 9.22549 2.93768 7.87221 2.93768C6.51893 2.93768 5.41455 4.24315 5.41455 5.87534C5.41455 7.50753 6.50861 8.82237 7.87221 8.82237Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M18.3069 13.2961C17.5569 12.6431 17.0783 11.6086 17.0783 10.4447C17.078 10.164 17.1069 9.88408 17.1646 9.60939C16.822 9.74375 16.4572 9.81229 16.0893 9.81142C15.5077 9.81185 14.9383 9.64525 14.4487 9.33142L13.6616 9.69611C14.5255 10.3392 15.1016 11.4624 15.1016 12.7294C15.1016 13.9106 14.6122 14.9569 13.8538 15.6094L13.8632 15.6192L15.7851 16.463V14.4769L16.1497 14.3039L18.2713 13.3153L18.3069 13.2961Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M16.0893 8.82237C17.4529 8.82237 18.5568 7.49768 18.5568 5.87534C18.5568 4.253 17.443 2.93768 16.0893 2.93768C14.7355 2.93768 13.6321 4.24315 13.6321 5.87534C13.6321 7.50753 14.7261 8.82237 16.0893 8.82237Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M21.8207 13.9294C21.4311 14.1654 20.9959 14.3161 20.5438 14.3714C20.4383 14.3808 20.323 14.3906 20.2157 14.3906H20.2059C20.1004 14.3906 19.9949 14.3808 19.8894 14.3714C19.4156 14.32 18.9595 14.1625 18.5549 13.9106L16.4333 14.8894V18.7777H23.9999V14.8894L21.8207 13.9294Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M18.0094 9.14861C17.9612 9.24715 17.9228 9.35013 17.8945 9.45611C17.7904 9.78183 17.7385 10.122 17.7408 10.4639C17.7408 11.9639 18.6816 13.2 19.8914 13.3824C19.9969 13.3922 20.1024 13.4016 20.2078 13.4016H20.2177C20.3277 13.4017 20.4375 13.3921 20.5458 13.373C21.7458 13.1714 22.6674 11.9424 22.6674 10.4546C22.6674 8.82236 21.5635 7.50705 20.2097 7.52627C19.3556 7.52627 18.5874 8.05455 18.1556 8.8608C18.0955 8.95051 18.0464 9.04715 18.0094 9.14861Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M12.3362 16.6561C12.2307 16.6655 12.1154 16.6753 12.008 16.6753H11.9893C11.8833 16.6753 11.768 16.6655 11.6724 16.6561C11.1976 16.6093 10.7404 16.4514 10.3379 16.1953L8.21631 17.1745V21.0623H15.7824V17.1745L13.613 16.2145C13.2234 16.4503 12.7882 16.6008 12.3362 16.6561Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M11.6719 15.6478C11.7774 15.6576 11.8829 15.667 11.9888 15.667H11.9982C12.1082 15.6672 12.218 15.6576 12.3263 15.6384C13.5263 15.4369 14.4479 14.2078 14.4479 12.72C14.4479 11.5106 13.824 10.4737 12.9507 10.0223C12.6846 9.88784 12.3938 9.80949 12.0962 9.79218H11.9138C11.7554 9.79511 11.598 9.81763 11.4451 9.85921C11.298 9.89509 11.1562 9.94992 11.0232 10.0223C10.1401 10.4737 9.52319 11.52 9.52319 12.7294C9.52319 14.227 10.4532 15.4655 11.6719 15.6478Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M4.10859 14.3714C4.00313 14.3808 3.88781 14.3906 3.78047 14.3906H3.77109C3.66516 14.3906 3.55031 14.3808 3.45422 14.3714C2.97943 14.3244 2.52232 14.1666 2.11969 13.9106L0 14.8894V18.7777H7.56469V14.8894L5.38547 13.9294C4.99594 14.1655 4.56071 14.3161 4.10859 14.3714Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<path d=\"M3.45613 13.3823C3.56159 13.3922 3.66706 13.4016 3.773 13.4016H3.78238C3.89238 13.4017 4.00218 13.3921 4.1105 13.373C5.3105 13.1714 6.23253 11.9423 6.23253 10.4545C6.23381 10.1087 6.17855 9.76491 6.06894 9.43687C6.04072 9.33089 6.00226 9.2279 5.95409 9.12937C5.91503 9.02779 5.87011 8.92856 5.81956 8.83218C5.378 8.04468 4.62894 7.52625 3.77488 7.52625C2.41128 7.52625 1.30738 8.84156 1.30738 10.4639C1.3055 11.9616 2.23691 13.2 3.45613 13.3823Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n      <\/div>\n        <div class='button-spotlight__content-container'>\n      <h2 class=\"button-spotlight__heading\">Stay Engaged with the College of Natural Resources<\/h2>\n              <p class=\"button-spotlight__support\">Find out about alumni and giving at the college-level. From ways to give to updating your information, we want to connect with you.<\/p>\n            \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/giving\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For alumni, industry partners and friends <strong>looking to hire students and recent graduates<\/strong>, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/about\/career-services\/for-employers\/\">Career Services for Employers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please ensure your <a href=\"https:\/\/advancement-services.ncsu.edu\/biographical-update-form\/\">contact information is updated in our files<\/a> so that we can best communicate with you!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-custombg-four-background-color mirror-layout wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Pulp and Paper Advisory Board<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The NC State Pulp and Paper Advisory Board is an active organization dedicated to continually improving the Department of Forest Biomaterials Paper Science and Engineering Program. Through their gifts, alumni, corporations and friends, can support scholarships, professorships, academic programs, research, facility and lab improvements and various student programs not typically receiving state appropriations. Advisory board and committee participation is also a great way for alumni and friends to stay engaged with our program and have a lasting impact on the future of our industry. <\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/giving\/foundation\/pulp-paper-advisory-board\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Paper Pulp Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-13264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/06\/paperpulp-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Alumni and Giving News<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/news\/category\/alumni\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/news\/category\/alumni\/\"\n            >More News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/news\/2025\/10\/ppab-student-advisory-committee-hosts-second-annual-patio-party\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25775\"\n            alt=\"students, faculty and staff gather at the picnic tables at the back of the pulp and paper labs for a BBQ and games - PPAB Student Advisory Committee Hosts Second Annual Patio Party - Forest Biomaterials NC State University\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Patio-Picnic-2025.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Patio-Picnic-2025.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Patio-Picnic-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Patio-Picnic-2025-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Patio-Picnic-2025-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">October 30, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">PPAB Student Advisory Committee Hosts Second Annual Patio Party<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">By: Sara Gregory &#8217;27 The Pulp and Paper Advisory Board (PPAB) Student Advisory Committee recently hosted its Second Annual Patio Party, a social networking event for all Paper Science and&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/news\/2025\/09\/2025-paper-industry-career-fair\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25601\"\n            alt=\"Students speak with representatives of companies at the Career Fair - 2025 Paper Industry Career Fair - Forest Biomaterials NC State University\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/career-fair2.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/career-fair2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/career-fair2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/career-fair2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/career-fair2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">September 09, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">2025 Paper Industry Career Fair<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">by: Owen Gearren &#8217;28 The Paper Industry Career Fair at NC State University is an annual event hosted by the Paper Science and Engineering program. This event is centered around&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/news\/2025\/06\/2025-commencement-reflection\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25464\"\n            alt=\"Graduate cap with NC State logo. - 2025 Commencement Reflection - Forest Biomaterials NC State University\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/graduation-hat-1500x844-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/graduation-hat-1500x844-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/graduation-hat-1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/graduation-hat-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/graduation-hat-1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 24, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">2025 Commencement Reflection<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">by: Sami Anthony, PSE &#8217;25 When I first arrived at NC State, I was full of questions. 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