Homecoming 2009: 100 Years of Treasured Traditions

Homecoming is finally here! If you haven't already made plans to come home to ECU for Homecoming 2009 be sure to do so today! Don't miss out on terrific opportunities to reconnect with former classmates, long-lost friends and roommates, and with the University. There are a number of activities planned throughout the weekend to keep you busy including: 10 Years After the Flood: A Reflective Conversation Homecoming Luncheon with University Leader in Residence Tommy Spaulding '92 Pirate Cup Golf Tournament Bus Tour of Campus Walking Tour of Campus Walking Tour of Medical and Health Sciences Campus Classroom Experience: Spiders and Taxonomy Classroom Experience: Art Letterpress Workshop Classroom Experience: Golden Corral Culinary Center Cooking Class Classroom Experience: Major General William Holland '75 Returns to Campus Classroom Experience: Painted Pottery Workshop Alumni Awards Dinner and Ceremony presented by Tobacco Road Cellars Alumni Breakfast Homecoming Parade Alumni Tailgate Pirate Football: Rice vs. ECU Black Alumni Reunion The College of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Reunion The Collegians Reunion ECTC & ECC Reunion Honoring the Golden Alumni of the Class of 1959 sponsored by SpringShire Register today! Call the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or complete and fax the registration form to 252-328-4369. See you at Homecoming!

Remembering Hurricane Floyd and the Flood of the Century

It's been 10 years since Hurricane Floyd and its resulting flood waters devastated eastern North Carolina and East Carolina University. Join former Chancellor Dr. Richard Eakin '08(h) and an esteemed panel of guests as we reflect on that challenging period in the Univeristy's history at 10 Years After the Flood: A Reflective Conversation on Friday, October 16 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in Hendrix Theater on East Carolina's campus. WITN Chief Meteorologist Marvin Daugherty '72, '75, member of the 1999 ECU football team Kevin Monroe '99, '05, Vice Chancellor of Student Life during the incident and 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipient Dr. Garrie Moore '85, and current Dean of Students and Director of Counseling during Hurricane Floyd Dr. Lynn Roeder will join Dr. Eakin in remembering Hurricane Floyd and the flood of the century, and will talk about ECU's growth since that trying time. This event is complimentary and open to the public. A brief video with WITN news footage of the Hurricane and flood will be shown and Tara Worrell '01, who sang at a commemorative ceremony in 1999, will once again delight attendees with her beautiful voice. Please let us know you're coming by calling the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or by completing and faxing the registration form to 252-328-4369. The fall issue of Servire magazine featured an article about Hurricane Floyd and the flood. Read it here. We asked alumni to e-mail us their memories of Hurricane Floyd and the flood. Read their stories here.

Congratulate our Alumni Award Recipients

Each fall your Alumni Association recognizes alumni and friends with Outstanding Alumni, Distinguished Service and Honorary Alumni awards. Join us on Friday, October 16 for the Alumni Awards Dinner and Ceremony presented by Tobacco Road Cellars at the Hilton Greenville as we honor eight individuals with these notable awards. A cocktail hour will be held beginning at 6:00 p.m. with dinner and the presentation of awards to immediately follow. This year's recipients are: Outstanding Alumni: Bruce Biggs '66 Maj. Gen. William "Dutch" Holland '75 Dr. Garrie Moore '85 Dr. Jerry Wallace '56 Distinguished Service: Dale Engelbert '82 Julia "Jewelle" Rogers '56 Honorary Alumni: Steve Keen Dr. Jesse Peel Reserve your ticket by calling the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or by completing and faxing the registration form to 252-328-4369.

Black Alumni Reunion

Members of the Alumni Association's Black Alumni Chapter Board invite you to join them at this year's Black Alumni Reunion during Homecoming weekend. Not only can you participate in all of the Homecoming activities sponsored by the Alumni Association, but you can also enjoy a floating mix and mingle, the annual Step Show, Xtreme Bowling, a special reunion photo, a visit to Dowdy Student Stores, as well as the Black Alumni Reunion After Party. Register today! Call the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or complete and fax the registration form to 252-328-4369.

ECTC and ECC Reunion Honoring the Golden Alumni of 1959

The Class of 1959 will celebrate it's 50th anniversary of graduation from East Carolina during this year's ECTC and ECC Reunion Honoring the Golden Alumni of 1959 sponsored by Spring Shire during Homecoming 2009. Did you attend East Carolina when it was ECTC or ECC? Then join fellow alumni and friends at this annual reunion to reminisce and relive college days. The weekend will be topped off on Saturday night with the ECTC and ECC Dinner and Dance featuring The Collegians. Don't miss this special tradition! Register today by calling the Alumni Center at 800-ECU-GRAD or by completing and faxing the registration form to 252-328-4369.

Deans on Deck

Deans on Deck promotes knowledge sharing between the University and her alumni and friends through conversations with those whose fingertips are on the pulse of the University--her deans. On Thursday, October 29, join Dr. Alan White, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Dr. David White, interim dean of the College of Technology and Computer Science at The Chelsea restaurant in New Bern, NC. Click here to register.

A Pirate's Life for Me!

A Pirate's Life for Me! can be heard every Friday at 6:00 p.m. in eastern North Carolina on Pirate Radio 1250 & 930 AM or streaming live anywhere in the Pirate Nation at www.pirateradio1250.com. This month's guests include: October 2: Rudy Alexander '53, Former ECU assistant vice chancellor and director of Mendenhall Student Center, namesake of S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series October 9: Wayne Sampson '08, production assistant on One Life to Live October 16: Becky Verner '73, director of Manassas Chorale, which performed at Carnegie Hall October 23: Dr. Jerry Wallace '56, president of Campbell University and 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient October 30: Dr. Susan Whitfield '95, author Missed an episode? Log on to www.piratealumni.com/apirateslifeforme to listen to archived editions of A Pirate's Life for Me! and sign-up for our podcast while you're there.

Pirate Career Call

Pirate Career Calls are an easy way for East Carolina alumni and friends to get the latest information on how to succeed and advance in their careers. A collaborative effort between the Alumni Association, ECU's Career Center, and the University's Human Resources department, Pirate Career Calls are complimentary teleconference calls conducted the first Thursday of each month. Calls take place at 12 noon EST and include a power point presentation, tips from career professionals, and an opportunity to ask questions and interact with other call participants. November's Pirate Career Call is: November 5: The Art of Resume Writing

UNC Press Offers Discounts for Alumni

UNC Press is your university press, servicing the entire UNC system. Beginning immediately, all alumni are entitled to receive a 20 percent discount on all books published by the University of North Carolina Press. You can order online or by phone and you'll get a great deal on great books about North Carolina history, food, music, nature, culture, and more--plus other award-winning books in history, religion, literature, travel, Southern studies, and more. Orders may be placed online at www.uncpress.unc.edu. When you're ready to check out, simply type in the promotion code 0120DIS into the box at the upper-right corner of the checkout screen to see your discount. For those who would rather oder by telephone, simply call UNC Press at 800-848-6224 and tell the operator you're ordering with promotion code 0120DIS.

CBS College Sports

The newest feature on ECUPirates.com is online auctions! Bid now on used memorabilia, rare collectibles, fan experiences, and much more! And don't forget that Pirates All-Access is your online headquarters for the most comprehensive coverage of East Carolina sports. Get the games, highlights, press conferences, and coach's shows you want--all in one place! Subscribe now! Click here for more CBS College Sports. Tune in--the game is on!

Pirate Alumni on Twitter

Check out the latest top "Tweets" from your Alumni Association: Chris Raynor '04 killed in a car accident less than four hours before he was to be married...[More] Are you interested in becoming a Regional Contact? [More] WWE CEO Linda McMahon '69 resigns to lay a smackdown...[More] PeeDee promoted to product testing at Overton's...[More] Men's Basketball schedule announced...[More]

Event Photos

Marching Band's "Call to Port" Pregame Concert - September 5 Alumni Tailgate - Appalachian State vs. ECU - September 5 Football Game - Appalachian State vs. ECU - September 5 Alumni Association & Pirate Club Tailgate - ECU vs. UNC-Chapel Hill - September 19 Football Game - ECU vs. UNC-Chapel Hill - September 19 Pirate's Bounty Scholarship Auction - September 24 ECU Alumni Scholarship Classic - September 25 Alumni Tailgate - UCF vs. ECU - September 26 Football Game - UCF vs. ECU - September 26

William Bunting Jr. '04


A marketing specialist with The Outer Banks Hospital by trade, amateur photographer Bill Bunting '04 received two very special awards from North Carolina's only travel, history, and culture publication Our State North Carolina magazine. A monthly periodical in circulation for 75 years, Our State  reflects the beauty of North Carolina and tells the stories of its amazing people. Each year the magazine sponsors a reader photograph contest in the categories of landscapes, black and white, people, places, and animals. Bunting is among this year's contest winners with his photo "Summer Sunrise" taking first place in the landscapes category and "Neighborhood Beau" taking second place in the animals category. (Click here to see Bunting's winning photos.)

Currently, Bunting is a member of the Board of Directors of the Outer Banks SPCA, on the Employee Experience Team at The Outer Banks Hospital, a member of SHSMD: Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, and member of the East Carolina Alumni Association.

Throughout his career Bunting has worked primarily in the media and public relations industry with additional work on political campaigns at the national, state, and local levels.

He and his wife Mary Margaret reside in Manteo, NC where they enjoy golfing and fishing. They frequently visit Greenville to attend Pirates athletics events.

William Burnette Jr. '96


Bill Burnette '96 is a new member of the East Carolina Alumni Association's Board of Directors. In this role, Burnette will assist in guiding the Alumni Association in a continued direction of success to increase Alumni Association membership, grow the Alumni Scholarship program, and consistently provide the communications, programs, and events that ECU's alumni expect and deserve.

A native of Virginia Beach, VA, Burnette is the principal/chief pilot of Portable On Demand Storage (PODS) of North Carolina, a moving and storage company that provides convenient storage and drop-off of PODS containers.

He and wife Michelle are Centennial Pirate members of the Alumni Association and proud parents of son Will.

Interested in volunteering for the Alumni Association? Contact Kendra Alexander at 800-ECU-GRAD.