Commencement Profiles
Sophia deCordova: A-B Tech's Sticky Note Fairy Awarded for Legacy of Kindness
May 7, 2024
When Sophia deCordova, 20, was a little girl, her mom slipped sticky notes in her school lunches that bore messages like “You’re amazing” and “I love you”.
For Early Childhood Center Director Leondra McDay, Success Meant Taking It Slow
May 7, 2024
Like many early childhood education teachers, Leondra McDay, 34, came to A-B Tech to take a basic education class required for her teaching position; state-licensed centers receive extra points for having credentialed teachers.
Counselor Amanda Killian Reignites Self Worth by Serving Others
May 7, 2024
For Amanda Killian, 42, education has extended far beyond the classroom’s four walls, deep into her own life experience.
A Life Rewired: Electrical Engineer Lily Dunham's Impressive Comeback
May 6, 2024
Watching Lily Dunham solder electrical wires recently at a maker fair, someone passing by likely would not have noticed the two fingers missing from the 29-year-old student’s left hand.
Liberal Arts Student Wei Chen Never Gives Up
May 6, 2024
Wei Chen, 37, is especially proud to be graduating this May. Women in her home country of China, including her mother, have often been denied access to education, and when she was 12, she herself had to drop out because her family couldn’t afford the cost of school.
Artist Peyton Bray on Discovering His Passion
May 1, 2024
Peyton Bray’s love affair with art is still in the honeymoon phase. After high school, the 23-year-old went to ECU and was on track to study public health or environmental science, but felt something was missing.
