Notable Alumni
Once A Spartan, Always a Spartan
Doctors. Filmmakers. Educators. Researchers. Writers. Business owners.
See the remarkable real-world impact of an education from 91探花平台鈥檚 College of Arts & Sciences, through the stories of these notable CAS alumni:

MEDIA STUDIES
MIKE RUFAIL 鈥05
Founder and Chief Gaming Officer of Envy Gaming, Inc.

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
CHRIS LEA 鈥09
Lead sports anchor at WRAL in Raleigh

MFA CREATIVE WRITING
RUTH DICKEY 鈥04
Executive director of the National Book Foundation

ENGLISH
CHRIS BOYETTE 鈥10
Emmy-winning journalist for CNN

MEDIA STUDIES
JOHN HILARY SHEPHERD 鈥89
Co-producer of films 鈥1917,鈥 鈥淏lack Swan,鈥 and others; Writer for the hit show 鈥淣urse Jackie鈥
PSYCHOLOGY
EMILY V. GORDON 鈥01, 鈥03
Writer and producer; Academy Award-nominated for her autobiographical film, 鈥淭he Big Sick.鈥

MEDIA STUDIES
EMILY SPIVEY 鈥93
Emmy-winning writer for 鈥淪aturday Night Live,鈥 鈥淧arks and Recreation,鈥 and 鈥淢odern Family鈥

POLITICAL SCIENCE, AADS
PRESTON BLAKELY 鈥17
Mayor of Fletcher, NC 鈥 one of America鈥檚 youngest mayors

GEOGRAPHY
TAL BLEVINS 鈥95
Owner of hit Greensboro restaurant, Machete

ENGLISH
LEAH CARPER 鈥06
North Carolina鈥檚 鈥淭eacher of the Year鈥 (2022)

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