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Congratulations to our Fall 2025 Graduates!

December 18, 2025
A photo of graduates walking on graduation day. They are wearing red caps and gowns

Congratulations to the NC State CCEE Fall 2025 graduating class! Friends and family gathered at the McKimmon Center on December 12, 2025 to celebrate this outstanding group of 61 undergraduate and 28 graduate students.

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AbbyGayle Jernigan, a graduating senior in structural engineering, served as the Chi Epsilon student speaker.

”I also want to encourage you to be lifelong learners,” said AbbyGayle Jernigan. “Just because we got the degree does not mean we know it all. There will be so many opportunities in our jobs, and of course grad school, to gain way more knowledge than we even know existed… In the future if you face something difficult, you can say, ‘This is nothing, I made it through engineering school at NC State.’”

A photo of a light haired female graduate at a lectern, wearing a red cap and gown.
AbbyGayle Jernigan speaking at the Fall 2025 NC State CCEE Commencement Ceremony

Pete Jernigan, a 1990 graduate and member of the NC State CEEE Alumni Hall of Fame (and AbbyGayle’s father!), served as the graduation guest speaker. A leader in business and the broader engineering community, he offered some wise words to this year’s graduates.

“You live your purpose,” said Pete Jernigan. “Whatever your purpose is, you live that. I’m 60. I can look in the mirror right now and I can say, ‘I lived my purpose.’ You do that too.”

A photo of five members of a family. The central figure is a graduate, wearing a red cap and gown. They are standing together and smiling.
The Jernigan family

The Jernigan family, including father, Pete, mother, Gayle and sisters Sara, Elizabeth and AbbyGayle were named the 2025 Wolfpack Family of the Year! It is an honor to have both Pete and AbbyGayle serve as representatives for our department, the College of Engineering and NC State.

A photo of three people on a stage at graduation. The central figure, a Black man, shakes the hand of the Department Head. All three figures are wearing black robes and are smiling.

Click here to view photos from the ceremony. Photos by Liz Condo Photography.

Click here to view the ceremony recording.