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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Undergraduate Business Program at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School as No. 10 in the United States for the second consecutive year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121003/DC85432LOGO) The program was ranked No. 4 for public undergraduate programs, and No. 7 for student satisfaction. This year's detailed also earned grades of A+ for UNC...

Deadline for Scholarship Applications is Approaching RALEIGH, N.C., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The deadline is quickly approaching for middle-school students to apply for an all-expense paid scholarship from North Carolina's Touchstone Energy cooperatives to attend summer basketball camps at two of the state's largest universities. North Carolina's electric cooperatives are awarding more than 50 Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships to students across the state...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The IU-UNC LogMBA program recognized its seventh class of graduates on December 13, 2012 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. Mr. Eric Smith, Assistant Administrator, Logistics Management Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, delivered the commencement address for the ceremony. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121214/DC30015)(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090316/DC84323LOGO) The...

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The most recent expansion of North Carolina's electronic high school transcript service through CFNC.org to all 27 public high schools in Guilford County now brings coverage to 100% of students in North Carolina's public schools. Students can simply complete an online request on CFNC.org, and the system pulls the most recent information from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's database to deliver to any of the...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has appointed Joseph M. DeSimone as its new director. DeSimone is the Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at UNC and William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State University and of Chemistry at UNC. He replaces John D. Kasarda, who retired in June after serving as the director of...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the conclusion of its 2012 Mitchell-Beall-Rosen Memorial Scholarship Contest, NASA Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships--ranging from $1,500 to the top prize of $6,000--to six high school seniors. The annual program rewards the writing talent and academic endeavors of young Credit Union...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Debra Plousha Moore, Chief Human Resources Officer of Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), to the company's Board of Directors. The IDB Board of Directors sets the overall direction and philosophy of the organization, providing oversight and guidance. Reflecting the Institute's global reach and perspective, these distinguished leaders in...

Middle-school students encouraged to apply by the March 30 deadline RALEIGH, N.C., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The deadline for students to apply for a Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarship sponsored by North Carolina's electric cooperatives is quickly approaching. The scholarships will send 52 middle-school students to basketball camps at the University of North Carolina and N.C. State this summer. Applications must be submitted by March 30. "The...

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Carolina's Touchstone Energy cooperatives are providing students from across the state the chance to attend basketball camps on all-expense paid scholarships again this year. Young ladies can apply to attend the Kellie Harper Wolfpack Basketball Academy at N.C. State University, and young men can apply to attend the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolina's...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doing good in local communities is a core value woven throughout CITGO Petroleum Corporation and one that is uniquely demonstrated through its Fueling Good Program. Now in its third year, Fueling Good recognizes and rewards local heroes within their communities for the good works they do, from caring for the needy to providing food for the hungry to assisting kids who need dental care. (Logo:...