Philanthropy

Jan 23, 2026

“Giving for the Future”: Susan Brooks

For this post, we invited an alumna and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program, Susan Brooks, to share why she cares enough about the program to have pledged a planned…

Dec 10, 2025

“Why We Give”: Tori & Kerr Collins

For this post, we invited an alumna of and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program to share a little bit about what inspires her to give her time, talent, testimony,…

Nov 3, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Mesha Strickland

Mesha Strickland is a Human Biology major with minors in Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Human Values in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Despite being the youngest, Mesha has felt…

Armaan Raina, Caldwell Class of 2026, with his mother and leadership role model at her PhD graduation.

Oct 22, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Armaan Raina

Armaan Raina is a Computer Science and Statistics major in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Even before his time in the program, Armaan saw servant leadership as a core part…

Aug 20, 2025

Lainey Volz: Servant Leadership is in Style

Leadership Through Service and Growth Lainey Volz exemplifies servant leadership through her approach to feedback, community building, and continuous learning during her summer apparel design internship at Victoria’s Secret PINK.…

Jul 21, 2025

From Self-Doubt to Servant Leadership: Josue Avalos Jimenez’s Journey at Nintendo

When Josue Avalos Jimenez first joined the Caldwell Fellows program, he wrote his personal essay about how little he considered himself a leader. Today, as he completes a transformative summer…

Jun 18, 2025

Caldwell Fellows Journey to Japan

18 Fellows Expand Global Perspective and Deepen Leadership Development From May 13-26, 2025, eighteen current Caldwell Fellows embarked on an extraordinary journey across Japan, participating in immersive experiential learning that…

Feb 28, 2025

Navigating Leadership Pitfalls: Insights from the Caldwell Conversations Conference

The medical profession often faces the temptation to cut time short on patients with mental health concerns due to low reimbursement metrics. Balancing this reality with authentic servant leadership was…

Martha and David Howard at an NC State Football game

Sep 7, 2022

Caldwell Fellows Philanthropy Spotlight: David and Martha Howard

David and Martha Howard exhibit the heart of the Caldwell Fellows program philanthropic efforts by maintaining a multigenerational lineage of donors to our program and the university. David’s father, Paul…

David and Allison Anderson with their two sons at the beach.

Jul 20, 2022

Caldwell Fellows Philanthropy Spotlight

The Caldwell Fellows Program is excited to celebrate the establishment of a new endowment by two of our alumni with a unique story. Allison Anderson (BS Biomedical Engineering ’05; MS…