Jesse Moore ’01, of Nairobi, Kenya, founded M-KOPA Solar, which provides people in East Africa clean, reliable energy. Preston Smith ’01, of San Jose, Calif., founded Rocketship Education, charter schools educating students in low-income… read more
Danae Ringelmann ’00 quickly spotted the roadblocks in traditional finance, and she found a way to give every entrepreneur — and every bright idea — a shot at success. read more
Donovan Livingston ’09 has a passion for college access. It was evident during his four years as a history student at Carolina and again during his speech during the Harvard School of Education student commencement. read more
John Choquette ’10 is having his own adventure as writer and publisher, including dressing up as a giant slice of bread. read more
Kristen McAvoy ’12 found her voice helping cancer patients, their families, friends and caregivers raise awareness about lung cancer and asking for support to fight the disease. read more
The GAA has recognized three rising stars who are broadly influencing their professions with its Distinguished Young Alumni Awards. read more
Seven years have passed since the gas grill fire that left Cruz Maria Santibanez ’14 a regular patient at UNC’s Jaycee Burn Center, visibly scarred and irrepressibly determined to succeed as a journalist. read more
The founder of a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits serving children succeed and an award-winning comedy writer have been honored with Distinguished Young Alumni Awards from the UNC General Alumni Association. Amanda Taylor Marshall ’97,… read more
An educator who leads a successful group of charter schools in Atlanta has been honored by the GAA with a Distinguished Young Alumni Award. David Jernigan ’00, executive director of KIPP schools in Atlanta, received the award at a banquet… read more
A best-selling author of novels that depict the struggles and triumphs of teenagers has been honored with a Distinguished Young Alumni Award by the General Alumni Association. Sarah Dessen ’93, whose 10th book, What Happened to… read more