What do Morehead-Cain Scholars do after they graduate?
After they complete their undergraduate work at Carolina, Morehead-Cain Scholars go on to earn advanced degrees from leading universities such as Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, UNC, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Yale, and Oxford University.
More than three-quarters of all Morehead Alumni hold advanced degrees in a wide range of subjects, and many hold multiple degrees. The majority of Morehead Alumni who do graduate work receive some kind of scholarship or fellowship.
Amongst the Morehead Alumni who have attended and are currently attending graduate school are 23 of UNC's last 26 Rhodes Scholars, 6 Marshall Scholars, 19 Luce Scholars, and 16 Truman Scholars.
Morehead Alumni have careers in a wide range of areas, including politics, research, business, law, medicine, education, and the arts, and are leaders in their particular fields.
This remarkable network of Alumni includes three United States congressmen, vice president of Communications at MTV International, dean of the Harvard Divinity School, director of the National Center for Genome Research, the former executive producer of National Geographic Explorer who is currently starting the new Smithsonian Networks, two former U.S. ambassadors, the attorney general of North Carolina, a Genius Award-winning microbial ecologist, CEO of Citigroup, director of the National Vaccine Program, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, assistant managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, president of Hewlett-Packard Services, two missionary doctors in Rwanda, interim CEO of EarthLink, founders of several successful charter schools, dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, three state representatives, PBS Frontline associate producer, a top sports agent, a National Education Award-winning teacher, chief Xbox officer for Microsoft Corporation, a veteran Broadway actor, founder of The Motley Fool online financial forum, and an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award-winning filmmaker. And there are about 2,663 equally accomplished and interesting lives that we are unable to fit on this page!
Alumni are crucial to Morehead-Cain Scholars' experiences as undergraduates. They serve as sponsors for the Morehead-Cain Summer Enrichment Program and are a valuable resource to Scholars in the areas of academic and career development. With the help of more than 2,600 Morehead Alumni across the United States and in more than 25 other countries, the opportunities available to current Morehead-Cain Scholars are limitless.
A Summer Enrichment Story
Morehead Alumni play crucial role as Morehead-Cain Scholars plan their
summer experiences — sometimes with amazing and unexpected results.
When Casey Oakley '07 began planning her enterprise summer, she experienced
firsthand the remarkable network and support that the Morehead Alumni
provide. When one door closed, another was opened, with the help of Morehead
Alumna Kristin Breuss '90. Casey reflects on her experience:
"When I set out to plan my enterprise summer, one company stood out in my mind — Goldman Sachs. I did not know exactly where to begin in my endeavor to intern with such a reputable company, so I turned to the Morehead Alumni network. After learning about my aspirations, Kristin Breuss, a Morehead Alumna and Goldman Sachs Human Capital Management executive in London, was more than willing to help me with my summer plans."
At first Kristin hoped to place Casey in the London office, where she had placed several Morehead interns in the past. When Kristin learned that the London office had already met its quota of work permits and was unable to take on another international intern, and at the same time discovered that Casey is fluent in French, she sent Casey's résumé to another Goldman Sachs office and followed up with a few phone calls. Casey became the first Morehead intern with the Paris office of Goldman Sachs — a foot in the door that Casey acknowledges would not have been a remote possibility without the assistance of Kristin Breuss.
"Thanks to Kristin's help and encouragement, I am currently interning with Goldman Sachs in Paris, France. Just as I have told Kristin and so many others, this experience has truly shown me the power of the Alumni network! With my enterprise summer underway and graduation just around the corner, I now look forward to the day when I will be in a place to return the favor as part of the vast and invaluable Morehead Alumni network."
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