Episode 22: Wolfpack Philanthropy, With Gayle Lanier

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, we’re joined by NC State alumna and supporter Gayle Lanier to discuss why giving back to the university is so important to her. Lanier received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from NC State in 1982 and went on to hold key leadership roles in several Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries. She retired in 2018 as senior vice president of Duke Energy. Throughout her career and now in retirement, Lanier has made giving back to her alma mater, through her time and talent as well as through her finances, a top priority. She and her husband have helped fund scholarships, promote Wolfpack Athletics — the women’s basketball team is particularly near and dear to their hearts — and support various programs and initiatives across the university. Lanier has also served on a long list of NC State boards and committees, including the Board of Trustees. Recognized as Distinguished Engineering Alumnus of the Year in 2008, Lanier then received the Watauga Medal in 2017. She is currently the chair of the Shelton Leadership Center and of Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy, which work to promote values-based leadership development and to connect women in the NC State community to one another and to opportunities to support the university, respectively. To learn more about Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy, please visit go.ncsu.edu/wwip. If you’d like to hear even more stories of Wolfpack success, please subscribe to the NC State Philanthropy Podcast today in the Apple or Google podcast stores, on Spotify or through Stitcher. Be sure to leave a comment and rating as well to let us know how we’re doing. Thanks for listening, and as always, go Pack! Transcript available here.