By Charles Hall<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/copper-wolf-web.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Achieving promotion and tenure mark significant milestones for the faculty at NC State. 2017 marks the promotion of Drs. Gupta, Oralkan, White, and Lobaton.