Rick Atkinson|Pulitzer Prize winner - History, 2003, An Army at Dawn;

Public Service, 1999; National Reporting, 1982 ；
Dan Neil|Pulitzer Prize winner - Distinguished Criticism, 2004 ；
Margaret O'Connor |Pulitzer Prize winner - Breaking News Photography, 2002; Feature Photography, 2002 ；
Sandra Mims Rowe |Pulitzer Prize winner - Editorial Writing, 2006;

Feature Writing, 2001 and 2002; Gold Medal for Public Service,2001; Explanatory Reporting, 1999; New Reporting, 1985；

ohn Beard | Fox News anchor in Los Angeles, Emmy Award winner ；
Velton Ray Bunch| composer, arranger, Emmy Award winner；

John A. Allison IV|former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BB&T;
Marc Basnight|N.C. State Senator;

President Pro Tem; restaurant owner;
Mark Kemp|former editor of Discover Magazine; former Vice President of Programming for MTV;
Kelly King |CEO of BB&T;