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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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Jim W. Phillips, Jr., Chairman
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Greensboro
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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 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 A. Roseman |
| William G. Smith |
| J. Craig Souza |
| J. Bradley Wilson |
| David W. Young |
Class of 2011
Board of Governor’s members are not known at this time.
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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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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| 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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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 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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| Class of 2011 |
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| Cody Grasty |
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Cullowhee
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| Former Trustee (2002-2003) |
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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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Director, Institutional Research and Planning
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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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| Brian Rucker, B.S. |
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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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| Douglas Kenn Malone, M.S. |
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Offensive Coordinator Assistant Footfall Coach
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| Myron Justin Jackson, M.S. |
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Assistant Football Coach
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| Joseph Lamont Seward, 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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| John W. Scott, Jr., M.A.Ed. |
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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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| Bradley LeCroy, B.A. |
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Assistant Basball 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. Woollum 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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| Christine E. Hornak, B.A. |
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Head Softball Coach
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| Martha S. McCall, B.A. |
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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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| Chad D. Miller, B.S. |
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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. Dragan, B.A. |
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Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
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| Allison Magnar, B.S. |
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Assistant Volleyball Coach
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| Jan Stubbs, B.S. |
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Head Women’s Tennis Coach
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| Brian C. Burton, B.A. |
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Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
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| Robert Myles Christian, B.S. |
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Interim Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
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| Steven G. Honbarger, M.Ed. |
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Head Athletics Trainer
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| Brian M. Cramer, M.S. |
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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| Edrian J. Hairston, M.S. |
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Assistant Athletics Trainer
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| Lynette K. Mount, 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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| Tracy Linville, B.S. |
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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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| Denise Gideon, M .S. |
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Assistant 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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| Meredith LeCroy, M.A. |
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Director of Marketing and Promotions
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| Ann Brett Gillespie- 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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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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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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| 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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| Ann P. Johnson, Ed.D. |
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Interim Dean, College of Applied Sciences
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| Ronald D. Hunter, Ph.D. |
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Interim Associate Dean, College of Applied Sciences
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| Robert Kehrberg, Ph.D. |
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Interim 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, Educational Outreach
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| Regis Gilman, Ed.D. |
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Associate Dean, Educational Outreach
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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, Graduate School and Reseach Administration
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| Gibbs Knotts, 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 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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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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| Alan Kines, M.E. |
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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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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 Institutional Research and Planning |
| Raymond Barclay, M.Div. |
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Director
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Alan Thornburg, J.D. |
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Interim Director
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| Jay A. Denton, B.S. |
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Director, Economic Development Administration
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| Jeffrey M. Zelenka, B.S. |
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Director of Finance Administration and Sponsored Programs
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| Fujia Lu, Ph.D. |
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Director of Polling and Research
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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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| Bart H. Andrus, M.S. |
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Associate Director, Leadership Programs
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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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| Jeff Hughes, M.P.A. |
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Acting Director, University Center
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| Glenn A. Bowen, Ph.D. |
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Director, Service Learning
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| Michael Jorge, Ph.D. |
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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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| John F. Chappo, M.A. |
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Center Fellow
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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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Assistant Director for Programming
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| Mary Kay Cooley, B.S. |
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Center Fellow
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| Jane E. Dalton, MFA |
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Center Fellow
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| Carmaletta Gates, M.A. |
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Center Fellow
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| Cynthia B. Gray, 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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| David Lilly, MBA |
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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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