UNC Asheville Viewbook - CASE

UNC Asheville alumni turn real-world
learning into real-life achievement.
Ben McDonald ’12: As a senior, Ben conducted
experiments with combretastatin, a cancer drug
that prevents bloodflow to tumors. Though he
worked with the guidance of his professors,
Ben was given enough creative room to be
the planner, architect and builder of all his
experiments. This year, he starts pursuing his
Ph.D. in chemistry at Northwestern University.
Caroline Dougherty
Caroline Dougherty ’10: As a New Media major
and Literature minor, Caroline learned how to
tell a story both visually and textually. Today,
she serves as science information designer
for the National Environmental Modeling and
Analysis Center. She works with the U.S. Forest
Service, NASA, National Climatic Data Center
and other organizations to ensure scientists’
findings are not just heard, but understood by
the general public.
Ricky Shriner ’12: Locus Technologies hired
Ricky as a software engineer right after
graduation. As a student, he helped the city of
Asheville on a project to show how 100-year
floods might affect the River Arts District. Ricky
used video game software to combine survey
data, flood data and GoogleEarth imagery to
demonstrate how riverside businesses will be
affected when the water rises.
Ricky Shriner
Tanya Harris ’06: When she arrived at UNC
Asheville, Tanya knew that she wanted to be a
lawyer, but she had no idea what kind of law to
pursue. Then she took a course with Psychology
Professor Pam Laughon, where she helped
successfully reverse a death penalty conviction.
Today, as an assistant public defender in
Mecklenburg County, Tanya represents clients
who can’t afford their own attorneys.
Tanya Harris