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History of The University of North Carolina
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In North Carolina, all the public educational institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees are part of The University of North Carolina. Western Carolina University is one of the sixteen constituent institutions of the multi-campus state university.
The University of North Carolina, chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1789, was the first public university in the United States to open its doors and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century. The first class was admitted in Chapel Hill in 1795. For the next 136 years, the only campus of The University of North Carolina was at Chapel Hill.
In 1877, the North Carolina General Assembly began sponsoring additional institutions of higher education, diverse in origin and purpose. Five were historically black institutions, and another was founded to educate Native Americans. Several were created to prepare teachers for the public schools. Others had a technological emphasis. One is a training school for performing artists.
In 1931, the North Carolina General Assembly redefined The University of North Carolina to include three state-supported institutions: the campus at Chapel Hill (now the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University at Raleigh), and Woman’s College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The new multi-campus university operated with one board of trustees and one president. By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the university through legislative action: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
In 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina the state’s ten remaining public senior institutions, each of which had until then been legally separate: Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, the North Carolina School of the Arts, Pembroke State University, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. This action created the current sixteen-campus university. In 1985, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential high school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated school of the university; and in 1996, Pembroke State University was renamed The University of North Carolina at Pembroke through legislative action.
The UNC Board of Governors is the policy-making body legally charged with the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance of all affairs of the constituent institutions. It elects the president, who administers the university. The thirtytwo voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the North Carolina General Assembly for four-year terms. Former board chairmen and board members who are former governors of North Carolina may continue to serve for limited periods as non-voting members emeriti. The president of the UNC Association of Student Governments, or that student’s designee, is also a non-voting member.
Each of the sixteen constituent institutions is headed by a chancellor, who is chosen by the Board of Governors on the president’s nomination and is responsible to the president. Each institution has a board of trustees, consisting of eight members elected by the Board of Governors, four appointed by the governor, and the president of the student body, who serves ex officio. The North Carolina School of the Arts has two additional ex officio members. Each board of trustees holds extensive powers over academic and other operations of its institution on delegation from the Board of Governors.
Board of Governors
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Hannah D. Gage, Chair
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Wilmington
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| Peter D. Hans, Vice Chair |
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Raleigh
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| Estelle W. Sanders, Secretary |
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Roper
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Class of 2009
| Bradley T. Adcock |
| Peaches Gunter Blank |
| Laura W. Buffaloe |
| Phillip R. Dixon |
| Ray S. Farris |
| Dudley E. Flood |
| Hannah D. Gage |
| H. Frank Grainger |
| Charles H. Mercer, Jr. |
| Fred G. Mills |
| Jim W. Phillips, Jr. |
| Irvin (Al) Roseman |
| William G. Smith |
| J. Craig Souza |
| J. Bradley Wilson |
| David W. Young |
Class of 2011
| Brent D. Barringer |
| R. Steve Bowden |
| Frank A. Daniels, Jr. |
| John W. Davis III |
| Ann B. Goodnight |
| Clarice Cato Goodyear |
| Peter D. Hans |
| Charles A. Hayes |
| Adelaide Daniels Key |
| G. Leroy Lail |
| Ronald C. Leatherwood |
| Cheryl Ransom Locklear |
| Marshall B. Pitts, Jr. |
| Gladys Ashe Robinson |
| Estelle W. Sanders |
| Priscilla P. Taylor |
Members Emeriti
Ex Officio
Officers of the University of North Carolina
| Erskine B. Bowles |
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President
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| Harold Martin |
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Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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| Alan R. Mabe |
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Vice President for Academic Planning and University School Programs
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| Steven Leath |
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Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
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| Joni B. Worthington |
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Vice President for Communications
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| Jeffrey R. Davies |
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Chief of Staff
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| Robyn R. Render |
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Vice President for Information Resources and CIO
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| Leslie J. Winner |
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Vice President and General Counsel
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| Robert O. Nelson |
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Vice President for Finance
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| Kimrey Rhinehardt |
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Vice President for Federal Relations
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| Lee Andrew (Andy) Willis |
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Vice President for Government Relations
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| Bart Corgnati |
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Secretary of the University
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Western Carolina University
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Western Carolina University was founded in August 1889 as a semi-public school. Chartered as Cullowhee High School in 1891, it served the Cullowhee community and boarding students from neighboring counties and other states.
For Professor Robert Lee Madison, the institution’s founder, the aim of the school was teacher training. In 1893, with the first state appropriation of $1,500, a normal department was established. In 1905, the institution became Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, a title it held for twenty years.
Beginning about 1912, the status of the school was gradually raised to that of a two-year normal school or junior college. With state support increasing and work at the secondary level discontinued, the name of the school was changed in 1925 to Cullowhee State Normal School.
In 1929, under a new charter authorizing the school to extend its work to the four-year level, the name Western Carolina Teachers College was adopted. Modifications in function and rapid growth climaxed in 1951 with the addition of the postgraduate year to the curriculum, and the granting of the Master of Arts in Education degree was authorized. Demands in the liberal arts, and for programs in other areas of learning, led to an expansion of its offerings and to a further change, in 1953, to the name Western Carolina College.
In 1967, the institution was designated a regional university by the North Carolina General Assembly and the name of the institution was changed to Western Carolina University.
In 1971, the state legislature reorganized higher education in North Carolina, and on July 1, 1972, Western Carolina University became a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.
In 1996, Western Carolina University was approved by the University of North Carolina-General Administration and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer the Doctoral degree in education.
Board of Trustees
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Sylva
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| Steve Warren, Vice Chair |
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Asheville
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| Charles Worley, Secretary |
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Asheville
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| Genevieve W. Burda |
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Mars Hill
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| Rick Carlisle |
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Raleigh
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| George W. Little |
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Southern Pines
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| Joan G. MacNeill |
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Sylva
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| Stephen M. Metcalf |
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Asheville
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| William Ted Phillips Jr. |
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Knoxville, Tennessee
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| Class of 2011 |
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| Robert F. Burgin |
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Asheville
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| Gerald L. Kiser |
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Columbia, South Carolina
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| Steve Warren |
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Asheville
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| Teresa Williams |
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Huntersville
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| Charles Worley |
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Asheville
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| Rosemary Foley Wyche |
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Raleigh
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| Mr. Aaron Bloemsma |
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Franklin
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| Mr. Joe Crocker, Former Chair |
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Winston-Salem
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Administrative Officers
Office of the Chancellor
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| John W. Bardo, Ph.D. |
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Chancellor
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| Dianne G. Lynch, M.S. |
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Chief of Staff
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| Mary Ann Lochner, J.D. |
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Legal Counsel
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| Shae Browing, J.D. |
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Associate Legal Counsel
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| Melissa Wargo, M.A. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Effectiveness
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| Robert Edwards, B.S.B.A. |
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Internal Auditor
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| Lisa Gaetano, B.S. |
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Associate Internal Auditor
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Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Joseph “Chip” Smith, M.A.
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Director of Athletics
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Frederick Q. Cantler, B.S.
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Senior Associate Athletics Director/Compliance Coordinator
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Jennifer M. Brown, Ph.D.
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Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator
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Ann Brett Gillespie-Strickland, M.Ed.
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Assistant Athletic Director for Corporate Sponsorships
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Brian C. Frerking, M.A.
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Associate Athletic Director External Operations
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Katherine Koch, B.A.
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Director of Marketing/Promotions
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Stefanie Conley, B.S.B.A.
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Ticket Manager
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Cheryl K. Plemmons, B.S.B.A.
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Business Officer
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Denise Gideon, M.S.
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Director for Media Relations
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Daniel Keith Hooker, B.S.
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Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
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Jamaal Mayo, B.S.
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Director of AEP
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Michael A. Taylor
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Athletics Equipment Manager
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Mark Christopher Conlin, A.A.S.
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Turf/Agricultural Program Manager
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Jonathan David Harper, B.S.
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Administrative Coordinator for Video Editing
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Steven G. Honbarger, M.Ed.
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Head Athletics Trainer
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Lynette Kathryn Mount, M.S.
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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Melanie Dalpias, B.A.
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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Emily M. Martin, M.S.
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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Brandon Scott King, M.S.
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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vacant
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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Bradley M. Ohrt, M.Ed.
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Head Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
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vacant
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Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
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Robert “Bobby” Moranda
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Head Baseball Coach
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David Patrick Haverstick, M.A.
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Associate Head Baseball Coach
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Alan Charles Beck, M.A.Ed.
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Assistant Baseball Coach
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Karen Middleton, B.A.
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Head Women’s Basketball Coach
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Tr’eka McMilliam
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Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
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Jonelle Streed, M.A.
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Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
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Larry E. Hunter, M.S.
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Head Men’s Basketball Coach
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Wade O’Connor, B.S.
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Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
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Andre Ramone Gray, B.S.
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Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
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Anquell McCollum, B.S.
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Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
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Kimberly Lane Cherry Beck, M.Ed.
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Cheerleading Coach
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Dennis Eugene Wagner, M.S.
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Head Football Coach
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Matthew J. Pawlowski, M.S.
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Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker Assistant Head Football Coach
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Keith J. Heckendorf, B.S.
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Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Assistant Football Coach
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Arketa Banks, B.S.
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Running Backs Assistant Football Coach
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Andrew Dean Follett, M.S.Ed.
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Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers Assistant Football Coach
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Justin Roberts, B.S.
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Linebacker/Academic Coordinator Assistant Football Coach
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Mark Rhae, B.S.
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Defensive Line Assistant Football Coach
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Mallory Hetzel
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Head Women’s Golf Coach
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Carter Cheves
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Head Men’s Golf Coach
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Chad Miller, B.S.
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Head Soccer Coach
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Todd Hermans
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Assistant Soccer Coach
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Christine E. Hornak, B.A.
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Head Softball Coach
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Jim Clift, M.S.
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Assistant Softball Coach
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vacant
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Head Women’s Tennis Coach
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Danny Williamson, M.A.Ed.
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Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track Coach
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Brandy R. Venable, M.S.
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Assistant Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track Coach
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Manuel ” Manolo” Concepcion, B.A.
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Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
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Vacant
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Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach
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Office of Public Relations
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| Leila Tvedt, M.A. |
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Associate Vice Chancellor
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| William J. Studenc Jr., B.A. |
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Senior Director, News Services
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Senior Director, Promotions & Marketing
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| Rubae Schoen |
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Publications Director
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Office of Development
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| James Miller, M.B.A. |
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Associate Vice Chancellor
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| A. James Manring, M.B.A. |
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Senior Director of Development
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| Greg Bauguess |
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Director of Development
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| William A. Richter, M.S. |
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Director, Athletic Development and Catamount Club
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| Natalie Clark, B.A. |
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Director, Annual and Special Gifts
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Office of Advancement and External Affairs
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| Clifton B. Metcalf, B.A. |
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Vice Chancellor
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| Zeta Smith, B.F.A. |
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Assistant to the VC and Coordinator, Special Events
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| Lila Buchanan, B.S. |
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Administrative Officer
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| Debbie Higdon, B.S.B.A. |
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Director, Advancement Research
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| Martin A. Ramsey, B.S.B.A. |
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Director, Alumni Affairs
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Office of the Provost
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| Linda Seesteat-Stanford, Ph.D. |
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Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
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| Fred D. Hinson, Ph.D. |
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Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
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| Beth Tyson Lofquist, Ph.D. |
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Associate Provost
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| AJ Grube, Ph.D. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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| Carol Burton, Ph.D. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies
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| Melissa Wargo, M.A. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Effectiveness
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Academic Officers
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| Marie Huff, Ph.D. |
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Interim Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
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| Judy Mallory, Ed.D. |
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Interim Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
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| Helen Freeman, M.S.N. |
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Interim Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences
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| Wendy Ford, Ph.D. |
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Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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| David J. Butcher, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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| Niall Michelsen, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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| Louis E. Buck, Ph.D. |
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Interim Dean, College of Business
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| Christopher G. Pratt, Ed.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Business
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| Kenneth Flynt, M.Econ. |
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Associate Dean, College of Business
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| Patricia Brown, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Educational Outreach
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| Regis Gilman, Ed.D. |
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Interim Dean, Educational Outreach
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| Perry L. Schoon, Ph.D. |
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Dean, College of Education and Allied Professions
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| Danny Grube, Ph.D. |
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Interim Associate Dean, College of Education and Allied Professions
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| Robert Kehrberg, D.A. |
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Dean, College of Fine and Performing Arts
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| John West, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Fine and Performing Arts
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| Brian E. Railsback, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Honors College
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| Steve Carlisle, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, Honors College
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| Lois Mwaniki, Ph.D. |
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Director, International Programs and Services
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| Scott Higgins, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Graduate School and Reseach Administration
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| Kathleen Brennan, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, Graduate School and Reseach Administration
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| Bil M. Stahl, M.S.L.S. |
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Associate Provost for Information Services and Chief Information Officer
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| Dana Sally, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Library Services
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| Robert McMahan, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology |
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Academic Development
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| Beth Tyson Lofquist |
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Associate Provost
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| Carol Burton, Ph.D. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies
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| Anna McFadden, Ph.D. |
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Director, Myron L. Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
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| Glenn Bowen, Ph.D. |
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Director, Service Learning
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Office of Enrollment Management
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| Fred D. Hinson, Ph.D. |
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Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
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| Margaret Sill Ashe, CAS |
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Director, Career Services and Cooperative Education
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| Phil Cauley, M.S. |
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Director, Admissions
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| Chris Parrish, M.A.Ed. |
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Senior Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions
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| Trina Orr, M.B.A. |
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Director, Financial Aid
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| Larry Hammer, M.S. |
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University Registrar and Coordinator, Information Systems
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| Carol M. Mellen, M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Student Support Services
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| Tammy G. Haskett, B.S.B.A. |
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Director, Orientation Programs
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| David Goss, M.F.A. |
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Director, Academic Advising Center
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| Lance Travis Alexis, Ed.D. |
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Director, Disabiilty Services
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| Office of Planning and Effectiveness |
| Melissa Wargo, M.A. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Effectiveness
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Planning and IR Analyst
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| Kay Turpin, M.S. |
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Applications Programmer
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| Alan Socha, B.A. |
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Business Intelligence Analyst
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| Allison Jospeh, A.A. |
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Social Research Associate
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Program Administration
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| Barbara H. Bell, Ph.D. |
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Director, Reading Center
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| Beverly Jacobs, Ph.D. |
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Director, Speech and Hearing Clinic
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| Barbara Hardie, M.S.A. |
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Director, Writing Center
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| Kim Elliott Carpenter, Ed.S. |
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Director, Office for Rural Education
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| M. Elaine Franklin, Ph.D. |
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Director, Center for Mathematics and Science Education
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| Burton B. Fox, Ed.D. |
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Director, Caribbean and Latin American Programs
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| Patricia L. Miller, M.A.Ed. |
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Director, WCU Programs in Asheville
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| Roseanna S. Belt, Ed.M. |
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Director, Cherokee Center
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Division of Administration and Finance
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| George W. Wooten, M.A. |
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Vice Chancellor
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| Jeanine S. Newman, B.A. |
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Associate Vice Chancellor
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| Joseph H. Walker III, B.S. |
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Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management
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| Pamela D. DeGraffenreid, B.S.B.A. |
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Manager, Book Store
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| Rick Nicholson, B.A. |
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Director, Auxiliary Services
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| Ernie Hudson |
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Director, University Police
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| Arthur Stephens, M.B.A. |
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Director, Purchasing
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| Kathy S. Wong, B.A. |
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Director, Human Resources
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| Mike Doppke, B.S. (ARAMARK) |
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Director, Dining Services
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| William D. Clarke, Jr., M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Ramsey Regional Activity Center
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| Bobby Justice, M.B.A. |
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University Controller
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Office of Regional Affairs
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| Thomas E. McClure, J.D. |
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Director
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Institute for Economy and Future
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| Daniel Ostergaard, M.P.A., M.A. |
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Director
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| Jeffrey M. Zelenka, B.S. |
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Director of Finance Administration and Sponsored Programs
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| Ken Place, M.B.A. |
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Director, Business Development
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| Joe Harley, M.S. |
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Technology and GIS Analyst
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| Jose Kuhn, B.A. |
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Technology Development and Manager
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Mountain Heritage Center
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| Scott Philyaw, Ph.D. |
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Director
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Curator |
| Peter G. Koch, M.A. |
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Museum Educator
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| David Brewin, M.A.Ed. |
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Curatorial Specialist |
| Christie Osborne. B.A. |
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Project Coordinator for digitalheritage.org |
| Sona Norton, B.S. |
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Office Manager |
| Trina Royar |
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Mountain Heritage Day Festival Coordinator |
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Student Affairs Office
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| Sam Miller, Ph.D. |
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Vice Chancellor
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| Kellie Monteith, M.E. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
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| Jane M. Adams-Dunford, M.B.S. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
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| Keith L. Corzine, B.S.B.A. |
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Director, Residential Living
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| Mike Coreli, B.S. |
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Associate Director, Leadership Programs
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| Travis Williams |
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Director, Kneedler Child Development Center
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| Jeff Hughes, M.P.A. |
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Director, University Center
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| Glenn A. Bowen, Ph.D. |
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Director, Service Learning
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| Pamela Buchanan, M.B.A |
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Director, University Health Center
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| John R. Ritchie, Ph.D. |
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Director, Counseling Center
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| Michelle Clonch, M.A. |
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Director, Women’s Programs and Women’s Center
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| Debra F. Schwartz, M.A. |
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Director, Intramural Sports
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| Angie Frederick, M.S. |
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Director, Campus Recreation Center
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| Todd Murdock, M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Talent Search
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| Tanisha L. Jenkins, M.Ed. |
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Director of Multicultural Affairs and Multicultural Center
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| Walter Turner, M.Ed. |
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Director, Department of Student Community Ethics
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North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
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| Mary D. McDuffie, Ed.D. |
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Executive Director
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| Kay S. Shapiro, Ed.S. |
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Deputy Executive Director
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| Charles Hawkins, M.S. |
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Director of Business Services
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| Renee H. Coward, Ed.S. |
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Director for Programming
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| Alton Ballance |
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Center Fellow
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| Jane E. Dalton, MFA |
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Center Fellow
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| Julis Peter |
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Center Fellow
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| Cynthia B. Gary, Ph.D. |
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Center Fellow
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| Ernest Johnson, Ph.D. |
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Center Fellow
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| Jonathan D. Wade, Ph.D. |
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Center Fellow
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| Donna Glee Williams, Ph.D. |
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Center Fellow
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| Henry D. Wong, Ph.D. |
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Center Fellow
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| Susan Russo |
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Director of Development
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