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MOST ADMIRED CEO AWARDS

Six Niners top CBJ’s Most Admired CEO Awards

COMMUNITY WELLNESS PURPOSE

Demond Martin ’97 harnesses core values of service, gratitude and purpose to drive success for himself and others

PURPOSE IN PARALLEL

For more than 30 years, Kia Martin ’98 has built upon shared values with her husband Demond to strengthen Black and Brown communities, create opportunities for others and lead a purposeful life.  

Measured Success Across four decades, CPM’s chief engineer, Jimmie Miller, has had a front-row seat for Charlotte’s rise to international…

Constructing the ABCs of arts advocacy Nontraditional student Sarah Vojnovich is using her personal experience to help museums improve accessibility,…

SPACES SPEAK Genealogical research led by Alyssa Brady, the inaugural graduate in the Master of Science in Architecture Critical Heritage…

Driven to Innovate Entrepreneur Igor Jablokov ’01 MBA is reducing the distance between people and information through artificial intelligence By:…

Feeding the future of West Boulevard urbanCORE, UNC Charlotte’s hub for urban research and community engagement, led a 10-month participatory…

THE POWER OF PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH Guy Cousins, Beverly Clark, Brenda Campbell and Thomas Farrow are among community leaders in…

GUARDIANS AND LEADERS Mission Possible: ROTC graduates are Army and Space Force action ready By: JENNIFER HOWE To prepare for…

Taking teaching and learning to the next level with AI Adjunct lecturer Sidney Beeman, right, works with faculty colleagues at…

Six Niners top CBJ’s Most Admired CEO Awards. Charlotte Business Journal’s (CBJ) Most Admired CEO Awards program highlights top leaders…

COMMUNITY • WELLNESS • PURPOSE COMMUNITY • WELLNESS • PURPOSE DELLWI and chairman/co-founder of Improbable Media and ESPN host Jay…

Purpose in Parallel For more than 30 years, Kia Martin ’98 has built upon shared values with her husband Demond…

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