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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 American Indians. 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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J. Bradley Wilson, Chairman
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Durham
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| J. Craig Souza, Vice Chair |
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Raleigh
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| Patsy B. Perry, Secretary |
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Durham
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Class of 2007
| Brent D. Barringer |
| R. Steve Bowden |
| F. Edward Broadwell, Jr. |
| William L. Burns, Jr. |
| John W. Davis III |
| Peter D. Hans |
| Charles A. Hayes |
| Peter Keber |
| Adelaide Daniels Key |
| G. Leroy Lail |
| Charles S. Norwood |
| Cary C. Owen |
| Patsy B. Perry |
| Gladys Ashe Robinson |
| Estelle W. Sanders |
| Priscilla P. Taylor |
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Class of 2009
| Bradley T. Adcock |
| Peaches Gunter Blank |
| Phillip R. Dixon |
| Ray S. Farris |
| Dudley E. Flood |
| Hannah D. Gage |
| Willie J. Gilchrist |
| H. Frank Grainger |
| Charles H. Mercer, Jr. |
| Fred G. Mills |
| Jim W. Phillips, Jr. |
| Irvin A. Roseman |
| William G. Smith |
| J. Craig Souza |
| J. Bradley Wilson |
| David W. Young |
Members Emeriti
| James E. Holshouser Jr. |
| Benjamin S. Ruffin |
Ex Officio
Officers of the University of North Carolina
| Erskine B. Bowles |
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President
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| Alan R. Mabe |
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Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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| Alan R. Mabe |
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Vice President for Academic Planning
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| Russ Lea |
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Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
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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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| Cynthia J. Lawson |
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Vice President for Communications and Strategy Development |
| Wayne McDevitt |
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Senior Vice President for University Affairs
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| Richard Thompson |
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Vice President for University School Programs
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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.
Board of Trustees
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Asheville
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| Joan MacNeill, Vice Chair |
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Webster
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| Genevieve W. Burda, Secretary |
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Mars Hill
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| Class of 2007 |
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| Robert F. Burgin |
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Asheville
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| Jeanette Hyde |
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Raleigh
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| Gerald Kiser |
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Columbia, SC
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| Steve Warren |
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Asheville
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| Charles R. Worley |
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Asheville
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| Rosemary Wyche |
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Raleigh
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| Class of 2009 |
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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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| Teena Little |
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Southern Pines
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| Joan MacNeill |
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Webster
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| Stephen Metcalf |
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Asheville
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| William Ted Phillips Jr. |
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Knoxville
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| Cody Grasty |
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Cullowhee
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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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| Richard L. Kucharski, J.D. |
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Legal Counsel
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| Mary Ann Lochner, J.D. |
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Associate Legal Counsel
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| Raymond Barclay, M.Div. |
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University Planner
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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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| Lewis Kent Briggs, M.A.Ed.. |
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Head Football Coach
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| Andrew A. O’Daniel, M.Ed. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Martin J. Lowe, M.Ed.. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Donald W. Powers, M.A.Ed. |
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Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Football Coach
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| Myron Justin Jackson, M.S. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Clayton White, B.S. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| David H. Napert, M.A.Ed. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Marcus D. Satterfield |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Todd Anthony Raleigh, M.A.Ed. |
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Head Baseball Coach
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| Eric M. Filipek, B.S. |
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Assistant Baseball Coach
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| Kellie Jolly Harper, B.S. |
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Head Women’s Basketball Coach
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| L’Tona Michelle Lamonte, M.S |
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Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
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| Stephanie A. McCormick, B.A. |
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Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
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| Dustin S. Ford, B.S. |
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Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
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Charles R. Woolum Jr., 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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| Larry E. Hunter, M.S. |
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Head Men’s Basketball Coach
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| Jennifer M. Brown, Ph.D. |
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Senior Woman Administrator
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| Bradley James LeCroy, B.S. |
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Assistant Baseball Coach
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| Megan Neal Smith, M.S. |
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Head Softball Coach
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| Adam R. Roorbach, M.S. |
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Assistant Softball Coach
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| Jaysen Spencer, M.A. |
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Assistant Director, Academic Support and Services
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| Stephen P. Lott |
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Women’s Golf Coach
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| Gorham Bradley, B.S. |
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Men’s Golf Coach
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| Tammy L. DeCesare, M.Ed. |
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Head, Soccer Coach
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| James T. Kryger |
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Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
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| Danny Williamson, M.A.Ed. |
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Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Cross Country Coach
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| Brandy R. Venable, M.S. |
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Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track and Cross Country Coach
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| Stephanie C. Dragon, B.A. |
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Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
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| Jan Stubbs, B.S. |
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Head Women’s Tennis Coach
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| Tobias J. Jacobi, B.S. |
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Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
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| Robert Myles Christian, B.S. |
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Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
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| Grady Jonathan Hardeman, M.Ed. |
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Head Athletics Trainer
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| Jennifer A. Mroz, M.S. |
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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| Michael A. Taylor |
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Athletics Equipment Manager
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Assistant Director of Academic and Support Services
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| Aime C. Mitchell, B.A. |
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Ticket Manager/Assistant Director of Marketing
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| Cheryl K. Plemmons, B.S.B.A. |
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Business Manager
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| Daniel Keith Hooker, B.S. |
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Assistant Director for Media Relations
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| Steven G. Honbarger, M.Ed. |
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Assistant Athletic Trainer
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| Michael Cawood, B.S. |
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Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
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| Ann Brett Strickland, M.Ed. |
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Assistant Athletic Director for Corporate Sponsorships
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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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Director, News Services
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| James W. Rowell, B.A. |
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Senior Director, Promotions & Marketing
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| Rubae Sander |
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Publications Director
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Office of Development
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| James H. 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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Director, Planned Giving
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| Terri F. McDermot, M.Ed., M.A. |
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Director, Major Gifts
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| William A. Richter, M.S. |
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Director, Athletic Development and Catamount Club
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| Brett Woods, M.L.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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| Kyle R. Carter, Ph.D. |
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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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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 Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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| AJ Grube, Ph.D. |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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| Melissa Wargo, M.A. |
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Director of Assessment
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Academic Officers
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| Noelle Kehrberg, Ph.D. |
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Dean, College of Applied Sciences
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| Ann P. Johnson, Ed.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Applied Sciences
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| Robert Kehrberg, 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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| N. Leroy Kauffman, Ph.D. |
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Dean, College of Business
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| Debasish Banerjee, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Business
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| Patricia Brown, Ph.D. |
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Dean, Distance and Continuing Education
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Associate Dean, Distance and Continuing Education
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| A. Michael Dougherty, Ph.D. |
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Dean, College of Education and Allied Professions
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| C. Dale Carpenter, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, College of Education and Allied Professions
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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, Research and Graduate Studies
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| Gibbs Knotts, Ph.D. |
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Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
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| Bil M. Stahl, M.S.L.S. |
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University Librarian
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Academic Development
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| Fred Hinson, Ph.D. |
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Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
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| Anna McFadden, Ph.D. |
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Interim Director, Myron L. Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
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Office of Enrollment Management
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| Margaret Sill Ashe, CAS |
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Director, Career Services and Cooperative Education
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| Fred D. Hinson, Ph.D. |
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Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
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| Philip M. Cauley, M.S. |
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Director, Admissions
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| Nancy B. Dillard, M.P.M. |
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Director, Financial Aid
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| Larry Hammer, M.S. |
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Interim University Registrar
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| Larry Hammer, M.S. |
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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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| Allen Lomax, Ed.D. |
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Director, Academic Advising Center
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| Office of University Planning |
| Raymond Barclay, M.Div. |
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University Planner
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| Keith Stiles, M.B.A., M.A. |
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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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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 Center
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| Barbara Hardie, M.S.A. |
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Director, Writing Center
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| William A. Clauss, Ph.D. |
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Director, Office for Rural Education
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| Elizabeth A. Allan, 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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| Jane Minor, M.Ed. |
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Director, Developmental Evaluation Center
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Director, Mountain Aquaculture Research Center
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| Mary D. McDuffie, Ed.D. |
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Director, N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching
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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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| Tom Johnson, M.S. |
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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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| Michelle Crowe, B.S. (ARAMARK) |
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Director, Dining Services
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| Linda Beja |
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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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Center for Regional Development
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| Paul Evans, Ph.D. |
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Director
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| Jay A. Denton, B.S. |
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Director, Economic Development Administration
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| Thomas Fouts, |
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Director, Smoky Mountain Development Corporation
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| Nell Leatherwood, B.A. |
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Director, Western North Carolina Tomorrow
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Mountain Heritage Center
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| Scott Philyaw, Ph.D. |
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Director, Curator
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| Peter G. Koch, M.A. |
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Museum Educator
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Student Affairs Office
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| Robert Caruso, Ph.D. |
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Vice Chancellor
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| William K. Haggard, Ed.D. |
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Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs and Dean for Student Development
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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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| William L. Clarke Jr., M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Ramsey Regional Activity Center
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| Sherry W. Brendle, A.A.. |
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Interim Director, Kneedler Child Development Center
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| Julie Walters-Steele, M.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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Director, University Health Center
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| John R. Ritchie, Ph.D. |
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Director, Counseling Center
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| Sara J. Stoltenburg, M.S. |
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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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| Karen D. Walter, M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Fitness Center
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| Todd Murdock, M.A.Ed. |
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Director, Talent Search
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| Ronald P. Huff, M.S. |
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Director, Upward Bound/Math/Science
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| Tanisha L. Jenkins, M.Ed. |
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Director of Multicultural Affairs and Multicultural Center
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| Jacquelyn C. McHargue, M.Ed. |
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Director, Student Judicial Affairs
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| Ronda M. Bryant, Ph.D. |
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Director, Enrollment Support
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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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Associate Director
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| Judith E. Clauss, Ph.D. |
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Associate Director
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| Renee H. Coward, Ed.S. |
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Center Fellow
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| Mary Kay Cooley, B.S. |
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Center Fellow
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| Carmaletta Gates, M.A. |
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Center Fellow
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| Ted S. Henson, Ed.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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| Greg Johnson, Ed.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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Director of Development
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| Christin M. McCarley, M.A. |
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Coordinator, Public Information
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