Trenton Alford

LAURINBURG — Trenton Maurice Alford, of Laurinburg, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology from North Carolina Central University in a commencement ceremony held on May 9.

Alford plans to work in the department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University’s School of Medicine.

He is the son of Lisa T. Alford, brother of Kayla Alford-Pankey and grandson of Carolyn W. Alford, all of Laurinburg, and the grandson of Carl Alford, of New Haven, Connecticut.