History of the University of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina Sixteen Constituent Institutions
Officers of The University Members of the Board of Governors The UNC Charlotte Board of
Trustees Administrative Officers and Staff Business Affairs Development and University
Relations Student Affairs
History of the University of North Carolina
In North Carolina, all public educational institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees are part of the University of North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the 16 constituent institutions of the multi-campus state university.
The University of North Carolina, chartered by the N.C. 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 N.C. 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 N.C. 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 theUniversity 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 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 (now the University of North Carolina at Pembroke), Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. This action created the current 16-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.)
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 32 voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the 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 16 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 NC 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.
The University of North Carolina Sixteen Constituent Institutions
Officers of The University
Molly Corbett Broad, B.A., M.A.
, PresidentMembers of the Board of Governors
Benfamin S. Ruffin, Winston-Salem, Chairman
John F.A.V. Cecil, Asheville, Vice Chairman
Lois G. Britt, Rose Hill, Secretary
Bradley T. Adcock, Durham
G. Irvin Aldridge, Manteo
F. Edward Broadwell, Jr., Asheville
Robert J. Brown, High Point
William T. Brown, Fayetteville
C. Clifford Cameron, Charlotte
Derick S. Close, Charlotte
Bert Collins, Durham
Orville D. Coward, Sr., Sylva
Ray S. Farris, Charlotte
John C. Fennebresque, Charlotte
H. Frank Grainger, Cary
James E. Holshouser (Emeritus) Southern Pines
Larnie G. Horton, Sr., Raleigh
C. Ralph Kinsey, Jr., Charlotte
Helen Rhyne Marvin, Gastonia
Timothy Keith Moore, Shelby
W. Kenneth Morgan, Sr., Jacksonville
Jeffrey L. Nieman, Jr., (Ex officio) Chapel Hill
Maxine H. O’Kelley, Burlington
Cary C. Owen, Asheville
Barbara S. Perry, Kinston
D. Wayne Peterson, Westwood
Earl N. Phillips, Jr., High Point
Jim W. Phillips, Jr., Greensboro
Samuel H. Poole, (Emeritus), Raleigh
Marshall A. Rauch, Gastonia
Paul J. Rizzo, Chapel Hill
J. Craig Souza, Raleigh
Joseph E. Thomas, New Bern
Robert F. Warwick, Wilmington
James Bradley Wilson, Durham
The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees
Howard C. Bissell, Charlotte, ChairmanTERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 1999 Stephanie R. Counts, Charlotte
F. Douglas Biddy, Durham
Sara H. Bissell, Charlotte
William E. Blutord, Charlotte
The Honorable Douglas W. Booth, Charlotte
C .C . Cameron, Charlotte
Kathleen R. Crosby, Charlotte
R. Stuart Dickson, Charlotte
John L. Fraley, Cherryville
John L. Fraley, Jr, Cherryville
Elisabeth G. Hair, Charlotte
James A. Hardison, Jr, Wadesboro
Graeme M. Keith, Charlotte
W. Duke Kimbrell, Gastonia
Margaret R. King, Charlotte
John D. Lewis, Charlotte
Bobby G. Lowery, Charlotte
Hugh L. McColl, Jr., Charlotte
Martha M. Melvin, Harrisburg
Russell M. Robinson II, Charlotte
Meredith R. Spangler, Chapel Hill
Thomas I. Storrs, Charlotte
Eulada P. Watt, Charlotte
Bland W. Worley, Winston-Salem
Administrative Officers and Staff
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICEJames H. Woodward,
B.S.A.E., M.S.A.E., Ph.D., M.B.A., Chancellor
James E. Dixon, III, A.B., M.A., J.D., Executive Assistant to the Chancellor and
Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees
William M. Steimer, B.A., J.D., University Attorney
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Denise M. Trauth, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Provost and Vice Chancellor
Roger G. Brown, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Senior Associate Provost
Wayne A. Walcott, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Provost
Terrel L. Rhodes, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Provost, Assessment
Wanda B. Fisher, B.S., Director, Institutional Research
Stephen R. Mosier, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Research
Kathi M. Baucom, B.A., M.Ed., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
Janet Filer, B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Director, Office of Disability Services
Charlynn E. Ross, B.S., M.A., Director, University Learning Center
Gregory Davis, B.A., M.Div., Ph.D., Director, Minority Academic Services
Denise Dwight Smith, B.S., M.S., Director, University Career Center
Deborah S. Bosley, B.A., M.A. Ph.D., Director, University Writing Programs
LTC Gary M. Ardo, B.S., M.B.A., Chair, Department of Aerospace Studies
LTC Michael W. Alexander, B.S., M.M.S.,Chair, Army ROTC
Bonnie Rugar, B.A., M.A., Associate Registrar
Janet D. Daniel, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Director, Office of Adult Students and Evening
Services
Craig C. Fulton, B.A., Director, Undergraduate Admissions
David Yancey, B.S., M.E., Ph.D., Director, Academic Information Systems
William J. McCoy, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Extended Academic
Programs
Constance L. Martin, B.A., M.L.S., Ed.D., Director, Continuing Education,
Extension, and Summer Programs
Robert J. Mundt, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Programs
and Dean of the Graduate School
Gary M. Morgan, B.S., M.A., Director of Special Projects, Graduate School
Edward Brynn, B.S.F.S., M.A., Ph.D., M.Litt., Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor,
International Programs
Jeffrey Adams-Davis, B.A., M.A., Director, English Language Training Institute
Marian Beane, B.A., M.A, Director, International Students and Scholars Services
Patrick J. O’Neill, B.A., M.P.A., Director, International Admissions
Raymond A. Frankle, A.A., B.A., M.L.S., Associate Vice Chancellor, Library and
Information Services
Wilson M. Stahl, B.S., M.S.L.S., M.S., Director, Information Technology Planning
Charles Clinton Hight, B.Arch., Dean, College of Architecture
Kenneth Lambla, B.E.D., M.Arch., Chair for Instruction
Schley R. Lyons, B.S.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Edward S. Perzel, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Associate Dean
Lesley A. Brown, B.S.E., M.A., Director of Sponsored Research
Mario J. Azevedo, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of African-American and African
Studies
Jay Jacoby, B.A., M.A., Ph.D, Interim Chair, Department of Art
Mark G. Clemens, B.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Biology
Arthur Greenberg, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Chemistry
Bill J. Hill, Jr., B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Communication Studies
M. Dwayne Smith, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Criminal Justice
Sybil D. Huskey, B.F.A., M.F.A., Chair, Department of Dance and Theatre
Cyril H. Knoblauch, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of English
Michael Scott Doyle, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Foreign Languages
Wayne A. Walcott, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
John Smail, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of History
Ram C. Tiwari, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Mathematics
Royce Lumpkin, B.M.Ed., M.M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Music
William C. Gay, B.A., Ph.D.,Chair, Department of Philosophy
T. Michael Corwin, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Physics
Theodore S. Arrington, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Political
Science
Margaret Stanley-Hagan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology
Edward St. Clair, B.A., B.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Religious Studies
M. Dwayne Smith, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and
Social Work
Claude C. Lilly III, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., CPCU, CLU, Interim Dean, Belk College of
Business Administration
Richard M. Conboy, B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Dean
Virginia S. Geurin, B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Dean
Jack T. Hogue, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Director, Student Affairs
A. Beth Totaro, B.A., M.P.A., Director, Special Projects
Calvin W. Sealey, Jr., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director, Center for Financial Services
L. Howard Godfrey, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. , Chair, Department of Accounting
Peter M. Schwarz, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Economics
Calvin W. Sealey, Jr., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Finance and Business Law
Virginia Geurin, B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Management
A. Cem Saydam, B.S., Ph.D. , Chair, Department of Information&Operations Management
Linda E. Swayne, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D, Chair, Department of Marketing
Mary Lynne Calhoun, A.B., M.Ed., Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Education
Dawson Hancock, B.S., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Office of Student Academic
Services
Vacant, Chair, Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development
J. Allen Queen, B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Ed.D., Interim Chair, Department of Educational
Administration,Research, and Technology
Eugene Schaffer, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Chair, Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12
Education
Barbara Ann Edwards, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Reading and Elementary
Education
Victoria Page Jaus, B.A., M.S., Ed.S., Director, Office of Field Experiences
Misty Hathcock, B.A., M.A., C.A.S., Director, Teaching Fellows Program
Josephine D. Wallace, B.S., M.A.Ed., Ph.D., Director, Mathematics and Science Education
Center
Robert Douglas Snyder, B.S.M.E., M.S.M.E., Ph.D., Dean, The William States Lee College
of Engineering
Harry John Leamy, B.S., Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director, Cameron Applied Research
Center
David Thomas Young, B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Mirsad Hadsakadik, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Computer Science
Farid Michel Tranjan, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Cheng Liu, B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E., P.E., Chair, Department of Engineering Technology
Robert Edward Johnson, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Engineering Science
Sue M. Bishop, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health
Professions
Leslie C. Hussey, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Adult Health Nursing
William K. Cody, A.S.N., B.S.N., B.S., M.S.N., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Family and
Community Nursing, andAssociate Dean
J. Timothy Lightfoot, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Health Promotion and
Kinesiology
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Olen B. Smith, Jr., B.S., M.B.A, Vice Chancellor
Elizabeth A. Hardin, B.B.A., M.B.A., Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and
Planning Analysis
Robert J. Wells, B.S., M.S., P.E., Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management
D. Craig Bizzell, B.A., Director, Financial Services
Gary W. Stinnett, B.Ed., M.A., Director, Human Resources
Anthony Purcell, B.A., M.S., Director, Police and Public Safety
James H. Houston, B.S., Director, Purchasing
Randall C. Ross, B.S., C.P.A., Director, Internal Audit
Barry Godlewski, B.A., Director, Systems Development
B.R. Norris, B.S., Controller
Sherrie High, B.S., C.P.A., Budget Officer
Sharon L. Kiser, B.S., Sponsored Programs Financial Manager
Charles G. Rust, B.S., P.E., Director, Planning and Construction
David M. Morton, Director, Engineering and Planning
Charles R. Puckett, B.B.A., Director, Maintenance and Operations
Richard T. Troth, B.S., Plant Engineer
Tracy E. Dougherty, B.S., Administrative Officer
Martin D. Zimmerman, B.Arch., M.C.P., Facilities Planning and Architectural Management
Michael W. Long, B.A., Director, Telecommunications
Dempsey Pollard, B.S., CBMI, Director, Auxiliary Services
Charles W. Seigler, B.S., M.A., Safety Director
DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
R. Edward Kizer, Jr., A.B., Vice Chancellor for Development and
University Relations
Jack E. Claiborne, B.A., M.A., Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations
Thomas A. Martz, B.S., Associate Vice Chancellor, Development
Nora K. Manuele, B.A., Director, Development for Operations
Jean Long, B.A., Director, Development for Planned Giving
Deirdre Evans, B.A., M.P.A., Director, Development for Annual Giving
Morgan Roseborough, B.S., M.E. , Director, Alumni Affairs
Mark Schaffner, B.S.B.A., M.B.A., President and Executive Director The Ben Craig Center
George F. McAllister, B.S., C.P.A., Director, Small Business & Technology
Department Center
Vivian M. Fogle, B.A., Director, Printing and Publications
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Charles F. Lynch, B.A., M.Ed., Vice Chancellor
Theodore W. Elling, B.A., M.S., Ed.D., Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Systems
Development and Research
Brenda J. Richardson, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of
Students
Michele M. McManus, B.S., M.Ed., Associatye Dean of Students
Diane Waryold, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Students
Stephen C. Hunt, B.A., M.A., Assistant Dean of Students
Angela M. Haigler, B.A., M.S., Assistant Dean of Students
Ronald B. Simono, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Health Services
James A. Mallinson, Jr., B.A., M.A., Director, Student Health Services
Keith N. Wassum, B.A., M.B.A., Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life and
Facilities Management
James M. Hoppa, B.S., M.S., Director, Cone University Center
Marcia Kennard Kiessling, B.A., M.S., Director of Student Activities
Daniel T. Murray, B.S., M.B.A., Director, Recreational Facilities Management
Kelly A. Weatherman, B.A., M.A., Director, Conference Reservations and Event Service
Arthur A. Kohn, A.B., B.A., M.Ed.. Director, Venture
Wayne Maikranz, B.A., M.A., Student Media Adviser
Terrie V. Houck, B.S., M.Ed., Director, Intramural & Recreational Services
Roy R. Fielding, B.A., M.Ed., Aquatics Director
Curtis R. Whalen, B.S., M.Ed., Director, Student Financial Aid
Jacklyn A. Simpson, B.S., M.Ed., Associate Vice Chancellor for Housing and Residence
Life
Phillip Riordan, B.A., M.A., Associate Director, Student Services
Frank Fleming, B.S., M.Ed., Associate Director, Business Services
The following persons are employed by various denominations and churches and are present on campus to serve the spiritualneeds of the University community:
Daniel McClintock, B.A., M. Div.
Baptist
Barbara Neff Hutchison, B.A., M.A.
Catholic
Vacant
Methodist/Presbyterian/Lutheran
William H. Hinson, B.A., M. Div.
Episcopal
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