Raymond A. Bryan, Jr. is presented the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award for 2007 by NC State College of Engineering

11.8.2007

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has named the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award winners for 2007. The recipients are Raymond A. Bryan Jr. of Goldsboro; Wayne T. Day of Potomac, Md.; and F. Neal Hunter of Durham.

The awards were presented by Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, at a banquet held November 8 at the Capital City Club in Raleigh. The award honors alumni whose accomplishments further their field and reflect favorably on the university.

Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in construction from NC State University in 1953. He is chairman of T.A. Loving Company, known for its highly visible and beautiful construction projects on NC State University’s campus, including the Park Alumni Center and the Wendell H. Murphy Football Center. In addition to running a successful business, Bryan has a long history of dedication to education, having served on the Board of Trustees for Campbell University and the Board of Trustees for the Independent College Fund of North Carolina.

Bryan is a past president of the Wolfpack Club, a past College of Engineering Dean’s Council member, a former director of the NC State Engineering Foundation Board, a lifetime Alumni Association member, and a Peele Lifetime Giving Society member. He has served as president of the Wayne County Boys and Girls Club, and he was named a James E. West Fellow for his contributions to the Boy Scouts. A Korean War veteran, he served in the US Army from 1954-55.