By Charles Hall<img width="1024" height="520" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860-1024x520.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860-452x230.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860-768x390.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860-1080x549.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ECE_8860.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">At the dedication of Holmes Hall on November 1, 2018, Irwin Holmes shares how his exemplary career began with the help of faculty while a student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at NC State.