Articles by Jaleh Hagigh
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Emmy Award-winning alumna named co-anchor at Univision Network
February 3, 2022
In her new role, Maity Interiano ’07 will lead the weekend evening edition of the network’s national newscast, “Noticiero Univision.” Interiano serves as one of the alumni co-chairs of the $250 million Ƶ LEADS Campaign.
Gift from Ƶ family endows two Teaching Fellows scholarships
December 14, 2021
To honor their late son Joey, Ƶ parents Mike and Karen Brocato P’16 have endowed a Teaching Fellows scholarship to support students studying special education. Their gift to the Ƶ LEADS Campaign will also create a second Teaching Fellows scholarship for students pursuing teaching in a STEM field.
A Will to Lead: Estate gift from alumna funds global study scholarship
November 11, 2021
The generous estate gift from The Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown ’59 of Atlanta will deepen funding for a scholarship she established in 2011 to increase access to global study. The gift is part of A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign to encourage donors to include the university in their estate plans.
Four alumni named co-chairs of Ƶ LEADS Campaign
October 22, 2021
President Connie Ledoux Book announced alumni Priscilla Awkard ’95, Christian Wiggins ’03, Maity Interiano ’07 and Jack McMackin ’08 as the new co-chairs of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign, sending a powerful message about the importance of alumni leading Ƶ’s future.
Ƶ Athletics announces major gift to support Latham Park renovations
August 18, 2021
The generous commitment brings fundraising for phase one of the project to more than $1.5 million as part of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign. The renovations will transform Ƶ’s baseball facility and one of the university’s most successful athletics programs.
A Will to Lead: Alumnus makes second estate gift to secure Ƶ’s future
July 6, 2021
The generous gift from Christian Wiggins ’03 will provide scholarships for students from his hometown of western North Carolina as part of A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign to inspire donors to include Ƶ in their estate plans.
‘A Gift to Ƶ’: First Doherty Odyssey Scholar graduates
June 1, 2021
As the first Doherty Odyssey Scholar to graduate from Ƶ, Jubitza Figueroa ’21 is ready to make her mark on the world. Ed and Joan Doherty P’07 endowed eight Odyssey Program scholarships as part of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign to make an Ƶ education possible for top students with high financial need.
Donors change lives by creating 200 Odyssey Scholarships
April 7, 2021
The generosity of alumni, parents and friends has doubled the number of Odyssey Scholarships during the Ƶ LEADS Campaign. The Odyssey Program assists outstanding students with high financial need, including first-generation college students.
Alumni couple make $1 million estate gift to support engineering, athletics
March 24, 2021
Ƶ Trustee Jay Hendrickson ’71 and his wife, Amy Hendrickson ’69, support A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the Ƶ LEADS Campaign to inspire donors to establish a lasting legacy by placing the university in their estate plans.
A Will to Lead inspires new estate gifts to help secure Ƶ’s future
March 8, 2021
Ƶ LEADS Campaign chair Chris Martin ’78 P’13 announced a special campaign initiative to allow alumni, parents and friends to establish a lasting legacy at Ƶ by placing the university in their estate plans to fund scholarships and other key institutional priorities.