Alumni

Deepika Dave ’15, recently conquered Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak, which rises to 19,241 feet and is located in Tanzania.

Dave, an engineering graduate and founder of RAYS Global Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an advocate for youth and female empowerment in the U.S. and India.

She loves to inspire youth, and rather than simply advising them — wanted to set an example.

Liz Ward ‘14 M.S. is one of 25 business school graduates honored by AACSB International — the world’s largest business education alliance — in its 2023 Class of Influential Leaders.

Joseph Graham Jr.’s life is among the stories chronicled in the Congressional film documenting citizens’ quest for economic security.

Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and Assistant Professor Weimin Wang in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management have received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to launch the “Green Buildings Innovation Program.”

Niner-owned 704 Shop debuts its new design to support Scholarship for Creatives.

Sean Gallagher ’00 and Jeff Kenoff ’92, alumni of the Ravin School of Architecture, recently earned Awards of Excellence from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at the 2022 CTBUH International Conference. 

Gallagher was project director for the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago, which won Best Tall Building Worldwide, the top honor, along with Best Tall Building Americas and Best Tall Building Under 100 Meters.

Architecture alumna Claire Shue ’19 is member of the team awarded the Grand Prize in the 2022 American Institute of Architects Film Challenge. The team’s film, “a dream starts here,” was created to build support for a community center in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina.

Shue is one of the project leads for the Dream Center, the subject of the film, which will repurpose a dilapidated building and revitalize the center of the small, declining town.

UNC Charlotte’s young alumni are making advances in their fields and communities. Ten outstanding alumni were recognized at the fifth annual 10 Under Ten Awards ceremony sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Young Alumni Chapter.

Claire Patrick ’22 and her mentor, urban geographer Colleen Hammelman, settled in at a Colombian bakery in Atlanta. They were there to talk with people about how development is affecting the foodscapes and other community features for longer-term immigrants who live and work in the neighborhood.

Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the 49er Alumni Campus Employee Award recipients — Sarah Richardson ’13, Allison Sigmon ’08, Kelly Weatherman ’88 and Scott Plunkett ’05. They will be recognized during Niner Nation Week at the ACE Awards and Appreciation lunch at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 17.