UNCP Today Summer 2005 Editor Amber Rach News Writer Scott Bigelow Photographer inside Bobby Ayers On the cover Design Lawrence Locklear U.S. Senator Richard Burr Amber Rach encouraged 374 graduates to find opportunities in a Class Notes James Bass rapidly changing world. Writing Intern Robin Connolly ’05 Vice Chancellor, University and Community Relations Glen G. Burnette Jr., Ed.D.

UNCP Today magazine is published three times a year for alumni and friends of the University by the Division for University and Community Relations. 16,000 copies were printed on recycled paper at a cost of $1.00 each. UNCP is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. Editorial Offices May Commencement UNCP Today University and Community Relations 3 P. O. Box 1510 5 University News Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 tel: (910) 521-6249 email: [email protected] web: www.uncp.edu/relations 7 Faculty/Staff News Class Notes Office of Alumni Relations 10 Advancement P. O. Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 tel: (910) 521-6533 12 Braves Athletics email: [email protected] web: www.uncp.edu/alumni UNCP Web Site 13 Alumni Notes www.uncp.edu Chancellor Allen C. Meadors, Ph.D., FACHE Board of Trustees Carl Meares Jr., Chair Arlinda Locklear Marion Bass Roger Oxendine J. Breeden Blackwell Freda Porter Donald Bonner Sherry Prince Becky Bullard Dick Taylor Sybil Bullard Marko Gospojevic, SGA

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 1 Chancellor’s Message Timeout Alumni, Donors and Friends

The 2005 spring semester brought many joys and a few sorrows to the University community. . . Provost Roger Brown, a wonderful leader and . dear friend, left us June 30, 2005 to take the helm of Spring. 2005 the at Chattanooga. We are . • On April 22, 2005,. the UNC Board of extremely happy for Roger and his wife, Dr. Carolyn Governors approved. an increase in the . Thompson, who was founding dean of the UNCP athletic. fee. A new era in UNCP University Honors College. We will miss them both. athletics begins. . Dr. David J.W. Vanderhoof, a professor of crimi- Summer. 2005 nal justice, passed away February 9, 2005. One of . •“Campaign for Football” names honorary UNCP’s most engaging faculty members, David 50 chairs. . brought to the classroom his experience as an attor- • Put your name here:“______” . Stadium or “______” Field House ney who practiced at all levels of the judicial system. • Search. for head football coach begins He was a rare professor who was both demanding and loved by his students. . •Additional seating is added to After graduating more than 400 students in the winter, we admitted even more . Belk Complex students — a record 5,132 this spring — not only through a combination of .

. Fall 2005 enrollment growth in graduate programs and on satellite campuses, but also

• “First. and Ten”:Campaign for Football through the growth of new freshmen and transfer students.

kicks. off

. Commencement is a time of great joy for our University. Among our graduates

• Head. football coach hired this spring were five Chinese students with Master of Public Administration • Gender. equity plan/Title IX external

degrees that were earned at our most distant satellite campus at the Chinese

review . completed

. University of Mining and Technology. Spring. 2006

Late this spring, the University received the final approval for our football

•Press box construction. begins at Belk . program. The excitement is building, so be prepared for the kickoff of the

Complex

. Campaign for Football — the largest and most successful fund-raising drive in

• First recruiting class. signed

• Head football coach. begins speaking the history of the University.

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appearances in region. No doubt you have read or heard about the NCAA investigation of universities

Summer. 2006 with American Indian and nicknames. The University of North Carolina .

• Season tickets go on sale. at Pembroke, which was founded and nurtured by American Indians and contin- Fall 2006. ues to serve American Indians in ever-growing numbers, wears its “Braves” name

• First recruiting class arrives. on campus with great pride and distinction.

•Football teams begin conditioning. and We have added pages to UNCP Today to accommodate the growing volume of

weight training . alumni and University news. So please enjoy it, and don’t forget to stay in touch Spring 2007. with your University! .

• Black and Gold spring game. • Second recruiting class signed. . • Stadium upgrade completed . Summer .2007 . •P30 reseason practice .opens Allen C. Meadors •Field house dedicated. . Allen C. Meadors, Ph.D., FACHE F. all. 2007 Chancellor • Campaign. . for Football victory celebration • .August. 25, 2007: First football game

2 UNCP Today Summer 2005 374 graduate in May 7 ceremony ‘Experience the Passion of Home, Family and Friends’

U.S. Senator Richard Burr encour- aged graduates of the University to find opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Burr was the keynote speaker at the May 7 Commencement. On a day marked by blue skies and 70¡ weather, 374 students graduated in an outdoor ceremony that was attended by more than 4,000. One pair of graduates had special rea- son to celebrate on Mother’s Day weekend. “I’m so proud of my mom,” said gradu- ate David Beck. Beck graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Business, and his mother, Connie, graduat- ed with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art “I’m proud to know that your school ways to meet the challenges we face here in education. Connie, a teacher’s assistant will be the first university in North North Carolina,” Burr said. “I have every with Cumberland County Schools, said Carolina to offer an undergraduate major in confidence that you will find new and bet- there were many long nights in the comput- biotechnology this fall,” he said. ter ways to meet these challenges.” er room of the family’s Hope Mills home. “Biotechnology is an increasingly Commencement 2005 was marked by the “This is the best Mother’s Day,” Connie important industry here in North Carolina, graduation of five Chinese nationals, who said. “All four of my children and five and UNCP will be on the forefront of received Master of Public Administration grandchildren are here. Our house was changes in biotechnology that will degrees through a joint program with UNCP booming last night.” revolutionize business, agriculture, health and the Chinese University of Mining and Ms. Beck was proud of her accomplish- care and technology.” Technology (CUMT), located in Xuzhou of ment. She graduated cum laude and as a The junior senator from North Carolina, Jiangsu province. They are Dr. Ju Yang member of the Alpha Chi honor society. who has two school-age sons of his own, Zhang, an orthopedic surgeon and hospital “You start something that you don’t expressed confidence in North Carolina’s administrator; Quingli Meng, an English know if you can finish,” she said. “It’s a future and the future for the 2005 graduates. professor; Tonghui Su, a journalist; Yu Xia, dream I’ve had forever. I loved every “As a senator, I look forward to watch- a government administrator; and Fang Jin, minute of it, even the student teaching.” ing you and your peers find innovative a pharmaceutical sales manager. Senator Burr asked graduates to continued next page dream of a future that may be as turbulent as the past four years. He noted that when many of the graduates were freshmen, “on a beautiful, sunny day — September 11 — America was under attack, and the world changed in an instant.” There were other changes, Burr said. “Another difference is that the world has become a much smaller place,” he said. “Today, technology challenges the way we think about life’s bigger questions, such as, ‘What is fair? What’s right?’” To locate a model of opportunism in the midst of change, graduates need look only as far as their University, Burr said. Chinese Graduates: From left, Fang Jin, Quingli Meng, Dr. Ju Yang Zhang,Yu Xi and Tonghui Su

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“Our professors were wonderful, and our English is improved,” Su said. “If you want to be a good reporter, you must travel, a very famous Chinese journalist once said.” Chancellor Meadors offered special congratulations to the Chinese guests and welcomed two visiting CUMT administrators, Dean Zhou Zhi Ren and Dean Chi Zhong Jun. In his parting remarks to graduates, Chancellor Meadors also peered into the future and encouraged graduates to put a human face on their challenges. “Don’t let our technology-dominated world dehumanize your lives and priorities,” he said. “Be agents of peace and solidarity in every way.” Chancellor Meadors said individuals still have the power to change history. “I offer special congratulations to those of you who are the first in your family to receive a college degree,” he said. “You have changed the course of your family history, and your success today will inspire future generations to follow in your footsteps.” Offering greetings to the graduates were Jeff Davies, vice presi- dent for finance of the UNC Office of the President; Carl Meares Jr., chair of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Jesse Peters, chair of the Faculty Senate; Jeffery Alejandro, president of the Alumni Association, and, Venessa Jones, SGA president. Dr. Breeden Blackwell, a trustee, introduced the keynote speaker. ■

Mother and son Connie and David Beck of Hope Mills, N.C.

Officers commissioned: From left, MSG John Torre and new Second Lieutenants Andrea Miyagi, Erazo Keila Sanchez, Jong Choe, Jeremy Johnson and Ashley Weaver

4 UNCP Today Summer 2005 University News

Morgan Hunt crowned Miss UNCP 2005 Biotech by Robin Connolly project Morgan Hunt, a senior from Pembroke, was crowned Miss UNCP 2005. announced at Hunt, who is a former Miss Lumbee, Junior Miss Lumbee and Little Miss Lumbee, said COMtech winning the Miss UNCP title is the realization of a dream. “I am from Pembroke, so this title Greenstate Nursery and is important for me to represent my home- Landscaping of Lumberton, N.C. town,” she said. will invest $100,000 in a for-profit Hunt’s pageant platform — diabetes aware- project, dubbed BioPOWERS, ness — is personally meaningful, she said. “Several of my family members have died from named for recently deceased this disease,” she said. Robeson County Commissioner Hunt won a $1,000 scholarship, $1,000 Gary Powers. UNC Pembroke, wardrobe allowance for the Miss North Carolina Pageant, free room and board for a Robeson Community College semester and a 10-carat school ring. ■ (RCC) and the Public Schools of Robeson County are partners in the project. UNCP, friends honor Founders Day Keith Taylor, co-owner of Greenstate, said the educational institutions have agreed to “pursue research, grant and business opportunities to utilize the facility.” A roomful of leaders from education and government agencies attended the press conference at COMtech. The turnout is a good sign that the project will be successful, Taylor said. “There must be an Grady Hunt and Milton Gene Hall unconditional commitment from local, district, state and national A new exhibit honoring the The historical exhibit, created to founders of the University was unveiled in acknowledge UNCP’s founding, was a gift government leaders to help Lumbee Hall. Appropriately, the unveiling from the Lumbee Hall Fund and charter nurture, encourage and seek took place March 7 — Founders Day and donors Locklear, Jacobs, Hunt and Brooks, public and private funding to the 118th birthday of the University. Attorneys-at-Law; Milton Gene Hall; Arlie perpetuate this research,” he said. A glass case was unveiled that contains Jacobs; Venus Jacobs; and Mary Moore UNCP and Robeson a replica of the state bill authorizing the Moorehead. Some donors are direct Community College have establishment of the University, along with descendants of the founders, but all have ongoing biotechnology training photos and artifacts. The exhibit will be deep affection and appreciation for UNCP. programs. UNCP has a new Grady Hunt spoke on behalf of the law permanently housed in the lobby of the biotech major and is working to partners, who made the first gift to the fund University’s administration building. build a bio-processing research The exhibit honors the founding of that also supports the Teaching Fellows center at COMtech. RCC joined UNCP on March 7, 1887 and the founding Program at UNCP. “I spent a lot of time the state community college’s fathers — W.L. Moore, Preston Locklear, out here on the baseball field with my James Oxendine, James Dial Sr., grandfather. He’s not with us anymore, but BioNetwork program and has a ■ J.J. Oxendine, Isaac Brayboy and I know he is smiling today,’ Hunt said. BioAg Center on its campus. Olin Oxendine. “This is beautiful.” ■

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 5 University News

Approved Programs (courses offered vary from office space and access to four class- semester to semester) rooms capable of offering 16 courses per semester. Undergraduate Programs The possibilities for UNCP on ¥ Bachelor of Science in nursing base are great, said Dr. Collie ¥ Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice Coleman, associate vice chancellor ¥ Bachelor of Science in business for the Office of Outreach. “The administration (management concentration) potential is virtually unlimited,” he said. “To say the bidding was compet- Graduate Programs itive is an understatement. The Army ¥ Master of Business Administration (MBA) was looking for the best value.” UNCP to offer As part of its classroom settings, ¥ Master of Arts in physical education degree programs UNCP will build a computer lab for (physical education licensure) and sports 30. An on-site staff of two will market administration (concentration in sports on Fort Bragg programs and assist Army personnel administration) and their families through admissions ¥ Master of Public Administration The U.S. Army has enlisted the and other administrative procedures. ¥ Master of Arts in teaching “We are committed to a strong and University to offer a variety of under- ¥ Middle grades education specialization responsive relationship with Fort graduate and graduate courses on Fort ¥ Physical education specialization Bragg,” Dr. Coleman said. “We Bragg. UNCP will hold classes at the in the UNC Pembroke family look ¥ Secondary mathematics education home of the legendary 82nd Airborne forward to a long and mutual (grades 9-12) beginning in the fall semester of fulfilling partnership.” ■ ¥ Secondary social studies education 2005. The University will have (grades 9-12)

UNCP surveyed community on ‘Brave’ logo/nickname

In response to a request from the logo incorporates both hawk and Brave ¥ 86 percent of respondents said the use National Collegiate Athletic Association images. The Brave nickname dates back of an Athletic American Indian logo is (NCAA), the University assessed whether 50 years or more, when UNCP was an all- consistent with the University’s estab- its use of the Brave nickname and logo is Indian school. The was changed to lishing and maintaining an environment offensive to the surrounding American a hawk in 1991. that values cultural diversity; The University submitted a report to Indian community, in part through a survey. ¥ 86 percent said the Athletic logo’s use Chancellor Meadors appointed a six- the NCAA governing body in May. The public is invited to receive a copy of furthers respect for and sensitivity to member campus steering committee to the dignity of every person; assist the University in responding to the the University’s report by sending a written latest NCAA query. It is the second request request to Dr. Zoe Locklear, interim dean ¥ 88 percent said the Athletic logo is not from the NCAA asking UNCP to study the of the School of Education, or to Athletic derogatory to American Indian culture; use of its American Indian athletic logo and Director Dan Kenney. nickname. In 2002, UNCP was among 31 The survey revealed solid support for ¥ 92 percent said they are not offended by schools identified by an NCAA committee the Athletic nickname and logo from the nickname or Athletic logo; and as having mascots or logos that could be respondents on campus, in the surrounding community and with alumni: ¥ 90 percent said the University should considered controversial. continue using the American Indian UNCP’s mascot is a red-tailed hawk, nickname and Athletic logo. ■ and its nickname is the Braves. The athletic

6 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Faculty/Staff News Dr. Barrineau earns UNC’s Award for Teaching Excellence Dr. Barrineau, a member of the English With classes ranging from freshmen Department, was named recipient of the composition to graduate courses in University of North Carolina Board of American literature, Dr. Barrineau finds Governors 2005 Award for Excellence in satisfaction in the teaching and learning Teaching. process. Established by the Board of Governors “There is nothing like facilitating a in April 1994 to underscore the importance class that really works,” she said. “I’ve of teaching and to reward good teaching, learned that teaching college students the awards are given annually to a tenured delights me like nothing else I’ve experi- faculty member from each UNC campus. enced.” Dr. Barrineau’s teaching skills are so Dr. Barrineau came to Pembroke’s highly prized that she was the founding Department of English in 1989. A native of director of the University’s Teaching and Albany, N.Y., she received a Bachelor of Learning Center. Dr. Thomas Leach, dean Arts in English from Asbury College, a of the College of Arts and Sciences, said Master of Arts from the University of she possesses all the qualities of an excep- Kentucky and a doctorate from the tional faculty member. University of Georgia. “Dr. Barrineau is a dynamic teacher who The American novel, in particular the Dr. Barrineau is a member of the communicates her enthusiasm for literature works of Theodore Dreiser, is the focus of American Literature Association, the South to her students, along with her dedication to Dr. Barrineau’s academic endeavors. Her Atlantic Modern Language Association, the excellence in scholarship,” Dean Leach said. scholarship includes a collected edition of International Dreiser Society and the “She combines these important attributes in Dreiser’s early journalism and many essays American Association of University ■ an educational experience which students and presentations on American literature Women. find stimulating and enjoyable.” and on teaching and learning. Marson is 2005 N.C. Social Worker of the Year

Professor Stephen M. Marson is editor. He worked for the Journal of Law North Carolina’s 2005 Social Worker of and Social Work as an editor of manu- the Year. The North Carolina chapter of the scripts and book review editor. National Association of Social Workers In 1978, Dr. Marson established a pri- (NASW) honored him March 11 at the vate practice, Marson & Associates, Conference on Ethics in Raleigh, N.C. dedicated to consultation, research, case “I was particularly delighted to learn and group work and educational services that Melissa Hunt ’03, one of my former primarily for the elderly and social science students and student worker, nominated me research for attorneys. for this great honor,” he said. Dr. Marson earned a doctorate in Dr. Marson’s social work career spans sociology from North Carolina State 35 years and focused on gerontology, University, specializing in aging and social forensics, education and ethics in social psychology. He obtained his Master’s work. He joined UNCP’s faculty in 1977 Degree in social work from Ohio State and teaches undergraduate courses in social University with emphasis in human work, including social policies and justice, sexuality and substance abuse and earned research and statistics, gerontology, values He recently founded the online Journal his undergraduate degree from Ohio ■ and ethics, human behavior and social of Social Work Values and Ethics, serving Dominican University. environment and economic justice. as founding senior editor and book reviewFaculty/Staff News

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 7 Faculty/Staff News Provost to lead Tennessee university

Dr. Roger Brown, provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, was introduced as the new chancellor of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on April 25. “Dr. Brown has served UNCP in an outstanding fashion over the last five years,” said Chancellor Meadors. “He has been instrumental in transforming Academic Affairs into a fully integrated and comprehensive academic unit. He has not only been an excellent provost, but a wonderful friend and colleague. “We wish Roger and his wife, Dr. Carolyn Thompson, who has done an equally great job in establishing our University Honors College as its first dean, all the best in their new adven- ture at UTC,” Dr. Meadors added. “Please join me in congratulating Dr. Brown on his new appointment.” Upon his arrival at UNCP in 2000, Dr. Brown helped direct the growth of faculty and programs. During his tenure, seven new master’s degree programs and five new majors were added, including a four-year Bachelor of Science in nursing program. Faculty grew from 226 in 2000 to 345 this spring. “Dr. Brown has served UNCP well during his five years as provost UNCP has eight satellite campuses across the region; a ninth and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs,” Dr. Peters said. “He has will be added at Fort Bragg this summer. Online classes and pro- shown a strong commitment to the faculty here, and UTC will be grams were also initiated during Dr. Brown’s tenure. Grant receipts lucky to have him as their chancellor. I, for one, will be sad to see nearly doubled. him leave UNCP, and I wish him all the best in his new position.” Dr. Jesse Peters, chair of the Faculty Senate, praised Dr. Brown received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political Dr. Brown’s commitment to the faculty. science from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville and his doc- torate in political science from The . ■

In Memoriam David J.W. Vanderhoof, associate degree and taught business and law there prior professor of criminal justice, died in his to joining the UNCP faculty in 1995. sleep Feb. 9, 2005. A memorial service Vanderhoof had a 20-year career in law as was held at the University’s amphitheater. a prosecutor and defense counsel, and he A Laurinburg, N.C., resident, Vanderhoof practiced both criminal and civil law. is survived by his wife, Mary Sandra He specialized in federal cases involving a Taylor, and two adult daughters. wide variety of issues, from free speech to the Vanderhoof completed his undergrad- death penalty. uate work at Utah State University and At UNCP, Vanderhoof was an advocate received a law degree from University of of and early adapter to new technologies. Utah College of Law in 1968. He He integrated his University Web site into returned to Temple University School of courses as a reference library, and he utilized Law in 1988 to teach. At Temple, video-streaming technology to lecture online, Vanderhoof received his Master of Laws sometimes to students at universities as far away as California. ■ Faculty/Staff News

8 UNCP Today Summer 2005 University News English E. Jones Center dedicated

At the February 2 building dedication ceremony: From left, Dr.Tommy Thompson, chair, Physical Education; Dr. Roger Brown, then-provost; Dr. Zoe Locklear, interim dean, School of Education; Carl Meares, trustee chair; Randall and Margaret Jones, son and wife of Dr. English Jones; Chancellor Meadors; Judy and Steve Jones, daughter and son; and Dan Kenney; athletic director.

With a large crowd of family and which features 16 new offices, three class- The building features several additions friends on hand, the University dedicated rooms, a fitness center and an athletic enclosed with green-tinted glass, including the English E. Jones Health and Physical training facility. the fitness center, which faces the James B. Education Center on Feb. 2, 2005. UNCP’s leader from 1962 to 1979, Chavis University Center. Future plans for The dedication was staged in the new, Dr. English E. Jones ushered in an era this area of campus include a bookstore, two-story main lobby of the Jones Center. marked by construction and enrollment convenience store, post office and an annex At a cost of $8.8 million, more than 32,000 growth reminiscent of the University today, to the University Center. ■ square feet was added to the building, said Dr. Roger Brown, then-provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Carolina bay is newest UNCP laboratory

A 429-acre Carolina bay in Hoke identification, plant and animal distribution The bay offers something for geologists, County has become an environmental and how soil types affect distribution, said geographers and others, too, said Dr. Tom laboratory for students at UNCP. Dr. Andy Ash, chair of the Biology Ross, a UNCP geographer who is a leading Singleton Bay was donated to the Department. authority on the mysterious formations. Lumber River Conservancy by a “At Singleton Bay, we will be able to “This is fantastic news because with a Fayetteville, N.C., family. The conservancy train students in plant and animal assess- bay, you have an endless amount of applied agreed to allow UNCP students to do field ment,” Dr. Ash said. “Our new research potential,” Dr. Ross said. “The research at the site. The conservancy’s mis- environmental science majors will have Carolina bays are the most interesting sion is to preserve land on and around the a field site for study.” geomorphic features in our region.” Lumber River in its natural state. Carolina bays are oval-shaped depres- The origins of the shallow depressions A densely wooded site, located just east sions that run along a southeast to northwest are unknown, but scientists speculate they of the tiny Hoke County community of axis. There are thousands of them in the were formed by wind and tides millions of Dundarrach and north of N.C. 20, Singleton coastal plains of the Eastern United States, years ago as a coastal plain emerged from ■ Bay offers a unique environment for study. but southeastern North Carolina is home to the ocean. It will be a place to teach students plant more bays of all sizes than any other loca- tion. Lake Waccamaw is the largest.

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 9 Advancement Nursing scholarship established A Murphy, N.C., woman has con- nected three of the great interests of her life to an endowed scholarship at UNCP. A nurse for 50 years, Joan H. Wallace endowed a nursing scholarship at UNCP to honor the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and her Native American heritage. “I chose Pembroke because I believe state-recognized tribes need more help,” Wallace said. “I’ve read a lot about the Lumbee, and if I was younger, I would go to Washington to do battle for (federal recognition).” Wallace invested considerable time From left, Dr. Elinor Foster, University librarian; Dr. Peggy Opitz, retired nursing discovering her native roots and educat- chair; donor Joan Wallace; nursing professor Cherry Beasley; and Dr. Margaret ing others through her work with DAR. Synowiez, nursing chair. She is the North Carolina chair of DAR’s American Indian Committee and The Joan H. Wallace North Carolina nursing program and demonstrate abil- was vice chair of the national commit- Society of the Daughters of the ity and promise in the profession. tee in 2000. American Revolution American Indian DAR’s American Indian Committee The honorariums she receives for Nursing Scholarship will provide finan- was established in Washington, D.C., in speaking are added to the $5,000 cial assistance to an American Indian 1941 to educate members and school- scholarship that she established in July nursing student with demonstrated children about Native American culture 2004. The scholarship has appreciated financial need. The recipient will be and to provide funds for the education nearly 20 percent in just six months. accepted into UNCP’s undergraduate of American Indian students. ■

New business faculty award established at UNCP

Dr. Eric Dent, dean of the School of The name management at Antioch University, where Business, and his wife, Amy, have agreed to of the award is he directs a doctoral program in leadership fund an endowment to support an annual the Peter B. and change. award for an outstanding business faculty Vaill “Although Dr. Vaill devoted much of his member. Facultyship career to scholarly research, he never lost “The purpose of the gift is to recognize Award. It is sight of the importance of the classroom, our faculty and to honor the rich tradition of named after a where he is able to transfer his excitement outstanding scholars and dedicated teachers,” professor who for learning to his students,” Dr. Dent said. “Amy and I believe in giving, exemplifies the Dr. Dent said. “His prowess in the class- and we made this decision together.” ideals of the room, his genuine concern for students, his The annual award will go to a faculty award, Dr. Dent love of research and his flair for writing, member who demonstrates outstanding Dr. Peter B.Vaill said. and his out-of-the-ordinary willingness to teaching, scholarship and service to the “Dr. Vaill go beyond the classroom in mentoring both University and exemplary organizational was instrumental in my own education, and students and peers make him deserving of and citizenship behavior. he embodied all-around faculty excellence,” emulation.” The first recipient, announced April 26 he said. The Dents will contribute $5,000 to at the School of Business Awards Banquet, Dr. Vaill, who directed Dr. Dent’s the endowment over a four-year period. is Dr. Mohammad Ashraf, an assistant doctoral dissertation at George Washington The award will be $250 during the first professor of economics. University, is the distinguished professor of four years. ■

10 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Advancement Wendell Staton returns to UNCP Wendell Staton has returned to the University as director of Staton’s experience in athlet- major and planned gifts in the Office for Advancement. ics will aid him with a major Staton comes to UNCP from the City of Lumberton, where he fund-raising campaign that is in was director of the Parks and Recreation Department for three the planning stages in the Office years. For six years before that, he was a UNCP faculty member in of Advancement, Waterkotte the Department of Health and Physical Education, golf coach and said. assistant men’s basketball coach. “Wendell’s background in In his new position, Staton will be responsible for planning and sports — here at UNCP and then directing major fund-raising activities for the University. He most recently for the City of reports to Sandy Waterkotte, vice chancellor for Advancement. Lumberton — is a great plus,” Staton said he has enjoyed a special relationship with the she said. “As we gear up for University and is pleased to return in a new capacity. what may be our most ambitious “I have deep affection for the University and the region where fund-raising campaign ever, we’ll benefit from the perspective my wife and I have chosen to live and raise our children,” he said. he brings to our organization.” “There has never been a more exciting time to be associated with A native of Graham, N.C., Staton graduated from St. Andrews this University. This is a great product, and I am very excited to Presbyterian College. He earned a Master of Education degree have the opportunity to market it.” from Georgia College and State University, where he was an assis- Staton supervised up to 30 employees in the Lumberton Parks tant basketball coach. He was an assistant coach at Elon University and Recreation Department and was responsible for all aspects of before joining UNCP’s faculty. the department, including planning, fund-raising, grant writing and Staton is married to the former Yvette Renaud, and they have ■ construction of several major park projects. He developed the mas- two children, Ellen, 12, and Charlie, 9. ter plan for the new Northeast Park, a 91-acre project costing $7 million. NIEA establishes scholarship fund

Members of the local chapter of the NIEA present their check to establish the North Carolina Indian Education Endowed Scholarship for Education Majors at UNCP.From left, Captain Larry McNeill, UNCP Police & Public Safety and golf tournament chair; Kayron Maynor, member of the local chapter of the NIEA and fund-raising chair; Dr.Warren Baker, former dean of the School of Education; Rosa Winfree, member of the local chapter of the NIEA and its fund- raising committee chair; and Teresa Oxendine, director of Donor Relations.To contribute to this fund, please contact the Office of Donor Relations at 1-800-949-8627 extension 6213, or e-mail [email protected].

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 11 Braves Athletics Football program gets the green light Richardson is Peach Belt Player of the Year; The Board of Governors for the begin our search for a head coach and John Haskins is Coach University of North Carolina approved attempt to finalize our 2007 schedule.” an increase in student athletic fees for A “Campaign for Football” will be of the Year UNC Pembroke. This decision clears the unveiled this fall with a multimillion way for the launch of a football program dollar goal. The campaign will provide in 2007. funding for new facilities, including The board’s decision came after stu- stadium renovations and a new field house. dent, faculty and alumni surveys showed Representatives of the Office for strong approval for football and the Advancement, which is spearheading the $140-a-year athletic fee that comes campaign, said an advisory committee is with it. being assembled. Planning for the cam- Former Student Government paign, which has been anticipated since Association (SGA) President Venessa December 2004 when the trustees voted Jones who, in her role as a past trustee, for football, is under way, said Sandy voted for football, said the primary mis- Waterkotte, vice chancellor for sion for the SGA was to raise school Advancement. spirit, and football is the ticket, she said. “The Campaign for Football will be “I want to see somebody in black- the most intensive fund-raising effort in and-gold face paint,” Jones said. “UNCP the history of UNCP,” Waterkotte said. After a record-setting 18-10 season will benefit from football in three major “We will set an ambitious goal, and our and a first-place finish in the Peach Belt ways. First, it will boost school pride; timeline will be relatively short in order Conference (PBC) North Division, the to field a team by fall of 2007.” ■ second, it will promote community Lady Braves dominated the conference involvement; and third, it will bring the school and community together.” awards ceremony. Athletic Director Dan Kenney said Danielle Richardson was named con- there is a lot of work to do over the next ference Player of the Year, and first-year two-and-a-half years in preparation for head coach John Haskins was honored as football. “I’m excited that the desires of our Coach of the Year. student body to have a football team Richardson becomes the first UNCP have been endorsed by the Board of player in history to be named Player of the Governors,” he said. “In the next Year. The 6-foot-2-inch senior from six months, we will make improve- ments to the Belk Complex, Jacksonville, Fla., was simply dominant during the season. She ranked third in scoring with 16.5 points per game, and led the league in rebounding with 10.5 boards per game. She was second in the Brave wrestlers finish conference in blocked shots with a school-record 85. seventh in nation Haskins earned the coaching award after taking over the Lady Braves this After qualifying five wrestlers Division II tournament hosted by the season. His team was picked to finish and earning 52.5 team points, UNCP’s University of Nebraska at Omaha. ★ dead last in the PBC, but finished 18-10 In its history, UNCP had never fin- wrestling squad grabbed its highest overall and 10-6 in the conference. national finish in school history when ished higher than 10th in the nation. Haskins coached the UNCP men’s team the Braves took seventh place among This marks the third straight season for 10 seasons and was named Coach of 32 schools during the recent NCAA that head coach P.J. Smith guided his grapplers to a top-15 national ranking. ■ the Year in 2002. ■

12 UNCP Today Summer 2005 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION alumni Board of Directors Executive Board Greetings, Alumni President Jeffery Alejandro ’95 First Vice President It is with great honor and anticipation that I Jason Bentzler ’96 Second Vice President begin my first term as your Alumni Association Floyd Locklear ’86 president. I look forward to receiving your ideas and Immediate Past President suggestions on how the association can meet the Frank “Hal” Sargent II ’96 needs of and improve services to the membership. Board Members I encourage all alumni to assume an active role in the life of UNC Pembroke. It is the hard work and Paula Archambault ’92 unwavering support of our alumni that made UNCP Ida Baker ’85 Carol Grimes ’84 what it is today. Some have generously given money Wanda Merical ’01 to fund scholarships, academic programs and facilities around campus. Others Shirley Rodgers ’93 have donated their valuable time to work at UNCP events in their hometowns, Mary Helen Walker ’94 serve in alumni chapters and participate in Homecoming. One of the most important things that alumni can do for UNCP is to show Executive Director pride in their alma mater. They can recommend to potential students that they James Bass ’94/’03 consider attending the University. They can spread the word about UNCP’s accomplishments. While our University was once called “the best-kept secret in Alumni Chapters North Carolina” during the 1980s and 1990s, it is time to let the world know that UNCP will be the leader in many areas in this new millennium. I believe that Charlotte Chapter Fayetteville Chapter the word about the University is starting to get out there. This spring, the Piedmont Chapter University had a record enrollment of 5,132. It also signed agreements with Robeson Chapter 10 Chinese universities to establish joint-degree programs. Scotland Chapter One of the goals set forward by the 2005-2007 Alumni Association is to Triangle Chapter re-unite and re-acquaint you with your University. We will continually contact you with news of UNCP’s accomplishments, goals for growth and happenings in your area. Armed with this information, you can help spread the word. CLASS NOTES and You will also be invited to alumni events on campus, such as special presentations, CHAPTER NEWS tailgates and Homecoming. As a graduate of UNCP, you know that we love to Alumni may submit new infor- get together and celebrate. mation about retirements, births, I will share other goals in future issues. Always remember: Be proud of UNCP. marriages and job changes by It will always be proud of you! submitting information via: Peace, Office of Alumni Relations P.O. Box 1510 ★ Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 tel: 1-800-949-UNCP or Jeffery Alejandro (910) 521-6533 email: [email protected] Dr. Jeffery Alejandro ’95 web: www.uncp.edu/alumni Alumni Association President

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 13 Alumni Relations Class of 1955 makes gift at Homecoming 2005

Ron Miller, Athletic Hall of Fame (then Dr. English E. Jones) and borrow than $11,000, and checks were still inductee and 1963 UNCP graduate, $5?” he said. “When I think about it, coming during Homecoming. summed up the spirit of Homecoming it blows my mind. I’m so proud of At the 36th annual Awards Banquet, 2005. this place.” the Alumni Association named Thomas “I will always be a Brave,” said Homecoming 2005 will be remem- J. Williams ’75 its Outstanding Miller, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native who is bered for many things, but the class of Alumnus and Milton Teague Jr. ’86 its one of North Carolina’s winningest 1955 was a real class act. Members and Distinguished Service Award winner; high school basketball coaches. family of the 50-year reunion class Marcia Coble ’82 received an Miller and fellow Hall of Fame returned in large numbers, and they Outstanding Service Award. inductee Frank Caradonna of New came bearing gifts. Speaking at the banquet, Chancellor Jersey came to UNCP in the late 1950s “We had 22 members of the class of Meadors welcomed guests from classes and early 1960s. Miller told the story of ’55,” said class representative Dorothy going back to the 1940s. the day he had a job interview, but no Blue, “but only nine are living.” “I hope each of you feel like your gas money. Blue spearheaded a class gift to time here was the greatest time of your “Where else but Pembroke could endow a scholarship for the School of life,” he said. ■ you go to the president of the school Education. The classed raised more Class of ’55: From left, Pauline Bullard Locklear, Helen Emanuel Hammonds, Patricia Clark Hunt, James Howard Locklear, Dorothy Locklear Blue, Chancellor Meadors, Mary Louise Cummings Carter and Sara Neal Bullard Locklear.

Ron Miller ’63 (left), new inductee to the Athletic Hall of From left, Distinguished Service Award winner Milton Teague Jr. ’86, Fame, with friend and former teammate Tim Brayboy ’64 Outstanding Service Award winner Marcia Coble ’82 and Outstanding Alumnus Thomas J.Williams ’75.

14 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Alumni Highlights James Bass ’94/’03 directs Alumni Relations

James M. Bass assumed duties as “I have spent the past six years working executive director of the Office of Alumni to keep students involved in the campus Relations in January 2005 at the University. community, so it is natural for me to work A Lumberton native and 1994 UNCP at keeping our alumni involved,” Bass said. graduate, Bass served as assistant director “I am very excited about working with of Student Activities since 1998. He also my fellow alumni,” he added. “The lifelong served as an adjunct professor in the relationships I’ve made at UNCP as a Department of English, Theatre and student, administrator and instructor have Languages. been a valuable part of my life and career.” In his former position, he served UNCP Bass received a Bachelor of Arts degree students and, at his new post, he now serves in arts management in 1994 and a Master of UNCP graduates. He reports to Sandra K. Arts in English education from UNCP in Waterkotte, vice chancellor for 2003. For the past year, he taught composi- Advancement. tion and film in literature in the English Bass will keep UNCP’s alumni connect- Department. He spent the 2004 summer ed to the University through various session teaching English at North China programs and publications, including UNCP Institute of Science and Technology in ■ Today magazine and the alumni Web site Yanjiao, East Beijing. (www.uncp.edu/alumni). He will serve as Association and recognize outstanding executive director of the Alumni alumni through the alumni awards program.

UNCP’s Epsilon Mu chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Robeson has a new Web site, which was created by Bryan Ledford ’01. Go Greek and log on to Alumni www.epsilonmu.com. Chapter Notes Alumni Travel Planning Calendar The Robeson Chapter of the Welcome alumni, friends and families. Join the UNCP Alumni Association is UNCP Alumni Travel Program actively recruiting fellow alumni to become members, in addition for exciting tours to the following destinations. to financial support to endow a scholarship for students from 2005 Travel Robeson County. The chapter also plans to participate in Lumbee Homecoming activities. • Niagara Falls August 24-28 Chapter officers are Shirley N. • Fall in Eureka Springs/Branson, Mo. September 14-21 Rodgers, president; Ida Baker, vice president; and Floyd • Calloway Gardens/Lake Lanier at Christmas December 1-4 Locklear, secretary/treasurer. To join, please contact Shirley at For more information (910) 521-6175. ■ (910) 521-6533 • [email protected] • www.uncp.edu/alumni

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 15 Alumni Highlights

Robert Poole ’81 Robert Poole ’81, Air Force Reserve Poole, an air transportation journey- technical sergeant, has a new way of man based at Pope AFB, N.C., with the promoting his physical attributes while 53rd Aerial Port Squadron, came up helping wounded vets at Walter Reed with the acronym “BALD” — “Bold Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. All-American Loveable Dude.” Poole, a balding 46-year-old, had an In Kuwait, Poole said he was idea to develop a logo for the “follickly touched deeply by the dead and impaired” and use the proceeds to buy wounded he helped move back to the long-distance calling cards for wound- United States for burial or recovery. ed vets. “The sale of the T-shirts is my “I was jogging along one day in American way of giving back and Kuwait and feeling pretty good about helping,” he said. myself. I had lost 36 pounds at the The wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital buy long-distance time, and looked down at my plain and give these out to the soldiers,” calling cards so they can call home. white T-shirt while I was jogging and Poole said. The all-cotton T-shirts are Calling home is a special way to be thought, ‘Why can’t we bald-headed $14.99 each. For more information, connected to family and loved ones. guys have a logo of our own?’” said please visit www.baldandproud.net/. ■ Poole. “From the proceeds of the BALD T- shirts, I want to purchase calling cards

Felecia Locklear ’93

On what should have been one leader, her outstanding leadership of the happiest days of her teaching ability was recognized at the central career, Felecia Locklear received the office, and she was selected to partici- news that she was moving with her pate in Wake County’s Leadership husband, Anthony ’79, to Chapel Hill. Program. After completing the pro- Anthony had been accepted into a gram, Felecia served three years as graduate program and named assistant assistant principal at Weatherson dean of the College of Arts and Elementary. Sciences. From assistant principal at A music teacher, Felecia had just Weatherstone Elementary, she was been named Teacher of the Year at promoted to principal of Brooks Pembroke Elementary School. Museums Magnet Elementary School, Anthony, who is now executive director one of Wake County’s newest and of the GEAR UP program at the Office most innovative K-5 schools. The of the President of UNC, remembers school employs a hands-on, project- that day in 1994. based learning program that places it on the cutting edge of education in “As I was sharing my news with Felecia started her professional Felecia, the announcement was made the United States. career over again as a substitute teacher On the home front, Felecia and on the school intercom that she was in Wake County. It didn’t take long for selected Teacher of the Year,” Anthony Anthony’s oldest daughter, Anjelica, will the cream to rise. be a freshman at N.C. State this fall, and said. “Unfortunately, she did not get From substitute teacher, Felecia was the opportunity to enjoy her selection Francesca attends Apex High School. hired as a team teacher at Charles R. “Felecia has worked diligently to as teacher of the year because we relo- Bugg A+ Creative Arts and Science cated to Cary a few weeks later.” balance work and home, and she is a Magnet School. After becoming a team great wife and mother,” Anthony said. ■

16 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Alumni Highlights Carver Campbell ’02

Part of the mission of UNCP ath- letics is to prepare champions for life. Carver Campbell is a great example of this goal seen in fulfillment. After excelling in head coach Larry Rodgers’ cross country and track programs, Campbell has gone on to make out- standing contributions to the outside world as an enlisted specialist in the U.S. Army — and he seeks to do more. The son of Manthia Thompson of Fairmont, N.C., and the late Carver Sr. of Durham, N.C., Campbell grew up in a home where education was empha- sized as crucial for success. When the time came to choose a school, the answer was simple. Said Campbell, “I chose UNCP because they had a good education program, and I wanted to be an educator. I always said since eighth grade that I’d go to Pembroke to be a teacher.” During his tenure at UNCP, Campbell competed for Rodgers, whom he says had a greater impact on his life than anyone else. “It’s tough to say without getting choked up. He instilled a strong char- acter in me and watched me develop After college, Campbell needed a However, Campbell hasn’t forgotten from a skinny 19-year-old into a way to help his recently widowed his original goal to become a teacher. grown man. I’ll never forget him,” mother and pay off his student loans. When his service in the Army is com- Campbell said. He decided to enlist in the Army, which plete, he plans to return to UNCP, Campbell, who ran the 400-meter pursue a master’s degree in physical relay, the 1600-meter relay, the education and earn his teaching 400-meter and the 200-meter and “I enlisted to help my license. Campbell emphasizes that it’s competed in the long jump, was suc- mother financially, to important to him to come back to cessful on the track. He was named Pembroke to seek more lessons in and the Most Improved Performer in 1999 travel and pay off my outside the classroom. and won the 2000 Carolina student loans, but when “What I like about the military is Championship in the 100-meter. meeting different folks, doing D&C A leader off the track, Campbell was I put on my uniform, (drill and ceremony marching). But named the track team’s Most Dedicated I feel like I’m walking right now, I’m trying to come back to Performer and received the on cloud nine.” school to get my master’s in PE and Distinguished Leadership Award from participate in ROTC at UNCP,” he said. UNCP’s Leadership and Service was a brave decision considering the “I enlisted to help my mother finan- Opportunities Program in 2001 and recent World Trade Center attacks and cially, to travel and pay off my 2002. He was also awarded the 2002 the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He student loans, but when I put on my Dr. Ed Crane Track & Field serves in the 267 Quartermaster uniform, I feel like I’m walking on Scholarship. In the spring of 2002, Company at Fort Lee, Va., where he cloud nine. I perform my job to the he received his bachelor’s degree from works as a petroleum supplies specialist best of my ability.” ■ UNCP with a major in sociology and with a rank of E-4. a minor in Spanish. Summer 2005 UNCP Today 17 Alumni Highlights Chris Nicolini ’04 “Friday it was the Pope, and today is the Red Sox home opener against the Yankees,” Nicolini said in an April 11 interview. “It’s hectic at times.” The day after graduation, Nicolini went to work in Durham, N.C., for WTVD-TV as a Web producer. Nine months later, he is leading a team of journalists at a broadcast outlet that bills itself as “The News Station.” The responsibility for updating the Web site 24-hours a day often finds Nicolini working from his apartment or during lunch on his laptop. “The station has been very aggressive in promoting the Web site, and our offices are in the studio, which can be very noisy at times,” he said. Moving from the Pembroke to Boston was a big adjustment. “I live in the middle of everything,” he said. “I sold my car because you don’t need one here, and it costs too much to park.” Does he miss UNCP? Chris Nicolini ’04, left, with Nathan Walls. “I miss it a lot. UNCP is a wonderful place,” Nicolini said. Nicolini made his mark while at UNCP, said Dr. Tony Curtis of In about a year, Chris Nicolini went from editor in chief of the Mass Communications Department. The Pine Needle to orchestrating coverage of the funeral of Pope “Chris built The Pine Needle Web site into the very profession- John Paul II for an NBC affiliate in one of the biggest television al medium it is,” Dr. Curtis said. “He then moved up to become markets in the nation. editor in chief of the printed edition. He was responsible for the Nicolini, who put UNCP’s student-run newspaper on the Web paper’s redesign and further development.” ■ two years ago, is the cyberjournalist for WHDH-TV in Boston and is responsible for writing, editing and placing news on the Web around the clock.

Class Notes

Tim Brayboy ’64 will be inducted into the 1940s North Carolina High School Athletic 1970s Association Hall of Fame in April 2006. Agnes Chavis ’44 was selected by the John Weber ’71 retired from the New Raymond Goldberg National Education Association to receive York Fire Department in 1999 after its 2005 Leo Reano Memorial Award in ’69 was named asso- 20 years of service. He is self-employed recognition of her leadership in resolving ciate dean for the as an attorney with John Weber & social problems. School of Associates PC in Melville, N.Y. Professional Studies at State University of Judy Parker ’72 joined Coldwell Banker New York at Cortland. United Realty as a broker associate. 1960s He is the author of Ron Miller ’63 was She has 24 years of experience in numerous publica- human services and eight years of inducted into the tions, including the fifth edition of “Drugs Fayetteville Sports experience in education. She lives in St. Across the Spectrum,” scheduled for Pauls, N.C. Club Hall of Fame, release in June. He was also a reviewer established in 2003 for several publications, including the Linda Richardson ’72 retired in 2003 to honor Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, Cumberland after 30 years of teaching with the the Journal of Drug Awareness and the Public Schools of Robeson County. County’s athletic Journal of Health Education. elite. She lives in Wilmington, N.C., and has five grandchildren.

18 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Va., and has three children. His oldest the North Carolina State Bureau of 1970s continued daughter is starting nursing school at Investigation as an assistant special Sean Gaffney ’73 works for the Internal Virginia Commonwealth University in the agent in Fayetteville, N.C. Revenue Service as an auditor in New fall. His middle daughter is a freshman at Jersey. Cloverhill High School, and his youngest Beth Carmical ’86 was elected in March son is in the first grade. to chair the North Carolina Association of Elizabeth Atkins ’75 is employed with International Educators. A veteran South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Phyllis Hunt ’82 works for the Public UNCP administrator, Carmical has been as a procurement specialist Schools of Robeson County as a a member of the 600-plus-member teacher. NCAIE since 1999 and has served on Gene Beasley ’76 is band director for the board since 2001. East Duplin High School and Beulaville Mark McKenzie ’82 is a training manag- Middle School in Wilmington, N.C. er stationed at Beale Air Force Base in Mirian A. Chavis ’86 works for the California. North Carolina Employment Security Hazel Perez Deese ’78 works for the Commission as an attorney hearing Lumbee Regional Development Walker O. Biggs ’84 was promoted to officer. Before joining the North Association’s Head Start program as manager of the Employment Security Carolina ESC, she earned a Master of technology manager. She has two chil- Commission office in Wilmington, N.C., Public Affairs degree from UNC dren, Candace Deese and Jeri L. on Dec. 1, 2004. He was manager of the Greensboro, worked for nonprofit Locklear, and one grandson, Jared Clinton (N.C.) office from 2000 to 2004. human service agencies for eight Locklear. years, earned a law degree from UNC Teresa C. Hyatt Houston ’84 is an Chapel Hill and practiced law. Chavis Fredrick A. Wilkinson ’78 is a teacher employment specialist for the South resides in Charlotte, N.C. for the Virginia Beach (Va.) City Public Carolina Department of Mental Health. Schools. She is married to Arnold Houston III, a Richard Rundus ’86 works at WQSM resident maintenance engineer for the Q98 in Fayetteville, N.C., as an announc- Melvin Gibson ’79 retired from the mili- S.C. Department of Transportation. They er and producer for the “Bob and Sheri in tary in December 2004 with 24 years of have an 11-year-old son, Matthew. the Morning” radio show. active duty. He is employed by the State of Florida as senior health services Susan Prevatte ’84 is self-employed as Robert M. Chavis ’87 and Derena Kay administrator for the Central Florida a freelance artist and illustrator in Chavis were married March 18, 2005, in Reception Center in Orlando, Fla. Lumberton, N.C. Kailua-Kaona, Hawaii. They are self- employed and live in Rowland, N.C. Tim Hinton ’79 was named director of was nominated human resources and development for In loving memory Jamie K. Oxendine ’87 the Fayetteville Publishing Company, for the Outstanding Educator in which publishes The Fayetteville Peggy Bullock ’84 Enrichment Award of the Association for Observer. Hinton joined the newspaper of Fairmont, N.C., the Education of Young Children. He is a in 2001 as finance director. Before joining professor of Native American communi- died May 27, 2005, cations at Bowling Green State the newspaper, he worked for Irvin at her home. Aerospace as controller, director of University. He also works as a music human resources and chief executive. director and Native American resource speaker with the Toledo (Ohio) Public Schools. Dean Davis ’85 was deployed to Iraq from Feb. 28, 2004, to Jan. 4, 2005, with Sandra McNeill Johnson ’88 works for 1980s the 30th Heavy Separate Brigade of the Southeastern Regional Mental Health in North Carolina Army National Guard. Lumberton, N.C., as a community alter- Becky Britt Fain ’81 recently retired native program coordinator for the from a career in human resources and Terry Powers ’85 is employed by The mentally retarded and developmentally education. She and husband George Red Springs Citizen newspaper in Red disabled. opened the Inn at Iris Meadows in Springs, N.C., as a staff writer. Waynesville, N.C. Angela Jones ’89 works for Native Angels William A. Bostic ’86 is a self-employed Homecare Agency in Lumberton, N.C., Daniel Baker ’82 is a Professional Golf certified public accountant in as director of mental health services. Association professional for Dick’salumniRichlands, N.C. notes Sporting Goods. He lives in Midlothia, Samuel Mark Brewington ’86 works for

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 19 William F. Deese ’91 is employed at Walt Locklear ’93 and Brenda Locklear 1980s continued Purnell Swett High School as a business ’81 will celebrate their 25th wedding teacher and coach. He has one son, anniversary on August 10, 2005. Brenda Mark Kinlaw ’89, president of the William Andrew, 5, and one daughter, is employed with the Public Schools of Kiwanis of Robeson, and 34 Kiwanis JaiLeana Caryn-Marie, 4. Robeson County as a math teacher. members delivered and read books in March 2005 to 2,000 second-graders in Tracy A. Smith Hazley ’91 is owner and Lisa LaChelle McCoy ’93 works with Robeson County to promote reading. professional organizer of Natural Design Wake County Environmental Services as in Durham, N.C. an environmental health specialist. She Brenda and husband Alan have two children, Mauldin ’89 Calvin Ryden ’91 works for Toledo (Ohio) Brittney, 11, and Brandi, 9. was named a Public Schools as an elementary school finalist for music educator. Terry Smith ’93 received a Master of North Education degree in history from Carolina’s Brian Freeman ’92 was contracted by Fayetteville State University on May 7, Gifted and Leapfrog Learning Products to serve as 2005. She was certified by the National Talented the company’s educational spokesman Board for Professional Teaching Teacher of the for a “Prevent Summer Brain Drain” cam- Standards in November 2003. Year. Brenda teaches fourth grade at paign. Brian works for the Public Schools Shady Brook Elementary School. She of Robeson County as an elementary Gregory F. Ward Jr. ’93 works for the has taught for 10 years, four of those school teacher. First National Bank of Arizona as a years with Kannapolis (N.C.) City senior underwriter. Schools. She is pursuing her certification Donna M. High ’92 works for the U.S. James Bass from the National Board for Professional Probation Office as a federal probation Teaching Standards. officer in Atlanta, Ga. ’94/’03 and Paula Theresa Robert G. Parsons ’89 is in the U.S. George Jackson ’92 is employed by the Levay ’03 were Army and is stationed in Atlanta, Ga., Public Schools of Robeson County as a married May 7, teacher for the academically gifted. 2005, in Michelle Rogers ’89 had her second Lumberton, child, Ethan Alexander, on April 24, Sharon Massengil Mundy ’92 has been N.C. Paula is 2005. He weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz. Her first married for 12 years and has two sons, employed as a child, CJ, is 4 years old. Michelle has Alex, 10, and Josh, 6. The family lives in case manager for Southeastern Regional been employed by the state of North Roanoke, Va. Mental Health, and James was named Carolina as a magistrate in Halifax director of Alumni Relations at UNCP in County for nine years with Arcent HQ. Henry J. Padilla ’92 works for Deloitte & January 2005. Touche LLP in Colorado. He is a member of the company’s risk management infor- Theresa Clark ’94 of Pembroke, N.C., mation systems testing lab project team. and Brian Kelly Dial ’90 of Laurinburg, N.C., were married Oct. 23, 2004. 1990s David Tran ’92 is a high school assistant The bride works for the Public Schools of Margaret Harrison ’90 is a librarian for principal in Yokosuka, Japan. Robeson County, and the groom works the Department of the Navy. In 1992, she for Scotland Memorial Hospital. The cou- completed her Master of Library Science Elaine Brewington ’93 and husband Tim ple lives in Laurinburg. degree at the University of Hawaii, welcomed the birth of triplets, Timothy Manoa. She has served as a librarian in Connor, Benjamin Purnell and Emma Leslie Hewett McPhail ’94 is a school Hawaii, Georgia, North Carolina and now Grace, on Feb. 9, 2004. Elaine works for counselor for the Public Schools of Maryland at the National Naval Medical UNCP’s Family Life program as a Robeson County. Center. She has a daughter, Kela, who is prevention specialist. 10 years old. Craig Honeycutt ’93 is the town manager for Fletcher, N.C.

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20 UNCP Today Summer 2005 Paul Severino Bright ’97 accepted an Shelly Demery 1990s continued assignment as a professional military Chavis ’98 and Leslie Carver Roseboro ’94 and John instructor and will remain at Charleston husband Kevin M. Roseboro were married on June 12, Air Force Base in South Carolina until Chavis ’89 2004. Leslie is completing a Master of 2006. He and his wife, Michelle, have announced the Public Administration degree at North two children, Gabby, 5, and Logan, 3. birth of their first Carolina Central University. The couple son, Brice, on resides in Durham, N.C. Liz Cummings ’97 and husband Mark Nov. 29, 2004. He welcomed a baby girl, Raven, on Feb. weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. Shelly is employed Regina Darden Anderson ’95 is an adult 12, 2004. Liz is a computer laboratory by the Public Schools of Robeson home specialist with the New Hanover coordinator for UNCP. County as a teacher, and Kevin works for County Department of Social Services in CSX Transportation. Wilmington, N.C. She and husband Sandra Holland Evans ’97 is employed Marcel have three boys, Marcel II, 9; by the Public Schools of Robeson Charlyne Jacobs ’98 returned home Dec. Joshua, 5; and Noah, 3. County at Lumberton High School as a 29, 2004, after serving 10 months in Iraq physical education teacher. with her National Guard unit. Sharyl Gross ’95 had her first baby, Patricia Locklear Charles August Gross, on Aug. 15, 2004. Schnele Renee Kerns ’97 and Billy He weighed 5 lbs., 15 oz. She is a facili- Daughtry Locklear were married March ’98 joined UNCP in tator for the academically gifted for 26, 2005, in Pembroke, N.C. Schnele March 2005 as an Scotland County Public Schools. works for the Public Schools of Robeson administrative assis- County, and Billy works for American tant in the Office of Allison Harrington Joyce ’95 opened her Eagle Security Systems. The couple lives the Chancellor. own business, Speech Solutions Inc., in in the Union Chapel community near Locklear and her Lumberton, N.C., in January 2005. Pembroke. family live in Fairmont, N.C., where she is president of Kevin Roy ’95 works in Baghdad, Iraq, Donald Metcalf ’97 is employed by the Green Grove Elementary School for Kellogg Brown and Root as an equip- Chatham County as a facility manager. Parent Teacher Association. ment specialist. He has been in Iraq for Shelby Outlaw almost two years Teresa Graham Tubbs ’97 was promoted to associate director of financial aid at Plante ’98 and Allison M. Alvarez ’96 was appointed UNCP. husband Ricky senior communications specialist for Plante ’97 had a Carolina Turkeys, located in Mount Olive, Amanda Woolston ’97 is employed by second child, N.C. the U.S. Navy as a petty officer. Gunnar Chase, on May 19, 2004. Their Willie Douglas Christian ’96 and Holly M. Hunt Chavis ’98 married Derek first child, Bria, is 3 Veanna Locklear were married March 5, Chavis of Lumberton, N.C., on Oct. 16, years old. Ricky is assistant baseball 2005. 2004. She is a JobLink marketing coordi- coach for Seminole Community College nator for the Lumber River Council of in Sanford, Fla., and Shelby is pursuing a Erin Mooney Fitzgerald ’96 was named Governments in Lumberton. career in massage therapy. vice president of the Grants and Research Department for the YMCA of Kelly Chavis ’98 and Shandora Locklear Eydie Stone ’98 celebrated with husband Suncoast, Fla. Chavis ’02 welcomed their first baby girl, Mike and 3-year-old daughter Savanna Kayleigh Paige Chavis, on Dec. 2, 2004. the birth of a new daughter, Ashlyn Jeff Lolley ’96 is employed by Marriott She weighed 8 lbs., 5.5 oz. Kelly works Elizabeth Stone, on Nov. 1, 2004. The International as director of network for Unilever HPC NA as a scientist, and family lives in Wilmington, N.C., where security in Maryland. Shandora is employed by the Public Eydie is a provider representative for Schools of Robeson County as a youth Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Kimberly Dare Bridgers Willis ’96 works development specialist. as a real estate agent with Prudential Carolina Real Estate in South Carolina, where she was recently named the Rising Star Rookie of the Year.alumni notes

Summer 2005 UNCP Today 21 Bryan Ledford ’01 began a new job in 1990s continued 2000s October 2004 as a sales support special- Marsha Nicole Thomas ’98 is employed Corey Crabtree ’00 is employed with the ist at TSM South, a telecommunications by Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, North Carolina Cooperative Extension as company. He is also an ambassador of N.C., as a licensed physical therapist. an agricultural agent. He resides in the Cary (N.C.) Chamber of Commerce. Bladenboro, N.C. Jeff Walker ’98 is employed with the Scottie Locklear ’01 and Julie J. Scott U.S. Army as an air traffic controller. He Katinya Dial ’00 and Jody Cummings were married March 26, 2005. Scottie and wife Connie have a 3-year-old son, were married March 26, 2005, in Red works for Health Care Connections, and Cody, and are expecting their second Springs, N.C. The bride works for the Julie works for the Public Schools of child in June. The family resides in Baltimore County Public Schools. Robeson County. Alabama. The couple resides in Odenton, Md. Jennifer Hall McLeod ’01 and Mac Melissa Anderson ’99 is training for Kelvin Hunt ’00 works for Central McLeod were married on May 14, 2005. triathlons as a member of the Leukemia Carolina Community College in Sanford, Jennifer works for the Lumber River & Lymphoma Society’s team. N.C., as a minority admissions specialist. Council of Government as an aging pro- gram specialist. The couple resides in Tracy Danielle Beasley ’99 and Charles Kathleen Long ’00/’04 is employed with St. Pauls, N.C. Anthony Taylor were married March 12, Shining Stars Preschool as a teacher 2005, in Fayetteville, N.C. Tracy is a assistant in Lumberton, N.C. Renea Oqendo ’01 is employed with social worker with the Cumberland Bayer Healthcare in Harnett County as County Department of Social Services, Rob Tew ’00 works for Pate Dawson an associate research scientist. and Charles is a merge operator with the Company in Fayetteville, N.C., as a sales Wal-Mart distribution center in Hope Mills, consultant. Andy Roberts ’01 is employed with N.C. Lowe’s Home Improvement as a sales Carlos E. Berdecia ’01 is an officer with associate. He resides in Laurinburg, N.C. Samuel Cabrera ’99 is employed by the the U.S. Air Force. He resides in Dupont, N.C. Department of Revenue as a rev- Wash. Jarette Sampson ’01 was promoted by enue field auditor in Raleigh, N.C. Lumbee Guarantee Bank to branch man- Lorreen Bixby ’01 is an addiction thera- ager and assistant vice president of the Dena Council ’99 and Jeff Bolles were pist for the VA Medical Center. Hope Mills, N.C., office. He serves on the married March 6, 2005, in Lumberton, board of the Southeastern Family N.C. Dena is employed by UNCP in Jennifer Blue ’01 works with The News Violence Center and is president of the Student Accounts, and Jeff is employed & Observer as a creative lead ad design- Pembroke Kiwanis. er. She resides in Raleigh, N.C. by UNCP in the Athletic Department. Stacy Ann Singletary ’01 received her Tim Clow ’01 is the national program Doctor of Optometry degree from The John Ferguson ’99 works for Gaston at Birmingham County (N.C.) Police Department as a managing director for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) in Montana. School of Optometry on May 13, 2005. detective. His daughter, Abigail Grace, During her enrollment at UAB, she was was born Nov. 29, 2004. Jennifer Fowler ’01 and Aaron Matthew on the dean’s list all four years. She is Rico, both of Fayetteville, N.C., were the daughter of Worth and Joyce Sulayman Kadir ’99 is employed with Singletary ’71, former registrar at UNCP. Gaston County (N.C.) Schools as a married Oct. 13, 2004. She works for teacher. Cumberland County Schools as a physi- cal education and health teacher. He is Mark Adams ’02 was selected to serve collections manager for Color Tyme and on the North Carolina High School Robert Kristofer Williams ’99 married Athletic Association Board of Directors for Erin Daye Chavis on Nov. 13, 2004. The is pursuing a degree in business and marketing. The couple lives in track and cross country. He is a former couple lives in McColl, S.C. He works for teacher at Hoke County High School. Quick Copy Center in Laurinburg, N.C., Fayetteville. as a desktop publisher. Colonel William Kilpatrick ’01 and wife Jason Atkinson ’02 and Erica Autry were Alison Kilpatrick delivered a 9 lb., 7 oz. married March 5, 2005. Jason is baby boy, William Herman, on January employed with Bladen County Schools 25, 2005. The Kilpatricks reside in as a band director and will begin employ- Smithfield, N.C. ment with UNCP in July as an alumniinstructional notes designer. 22 UNCP Today Summer 2005 2000s continued Austin Tremblay ’03 in China Alisha Rae Blackmon ’02 and William Bradley Leggett, both of Lumberton, N.C., were married Nov. 6, 2004, in Lumberton. She works for S. Preston Douglas & Associates LLP, and he works for Packhouse Farms.

Curtis H. Cheeks ’02 is a police officer for the City of High Point, N.C.

Susan Hilbourn ’02 works for the Cumberland County Department of Social Services as a social worker. Austin Tremblay ’03 has been teaching at the North China Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST) in Yanjiao, China since February.Austin teaches Terri Sue Maynor ’02 works for the classes focused predominantly on American culture. He returns to the United Public Schools of Robeson County as a States in July. youth development specialist. On July 23, 2005, she will marry Johnny E. Guevara Alicia Locklear Brayboy ’04 is a medical Jr. of Miami, Fla., a U.S. Special Forces Wahkuna C. Lowery ’03 was hired by social worker for Advantage Hospice in soldier deployed to Afghanistan. the Scotland Center on Sept. 8, 2004, as Lumberton, N.C. an intense case manager. She and hus- James Nichols ’02 is a teaching assistant band Reginald Aaron Lowery have a Jacqueline E. for the University of Florida and the 17-month-old daughter, Cyra Guiliana Colonel ’04 is an National Technological University in Lowery, born Aug. 30, 2003. Wahkuna is admissions coun- Gainesville, Fla. applying to Webster University to obtain a selor at Francis master’s degree in counseling. Marion University Bobbie Smith Onorio ’02 and husband (FMU). She plans Dane Onorio ’02 were married June 22, Tiffany McMillan ’03 works in northern to pursue her 2002, in Manteo, N.C. Their daughter Virginia as a financial consultant. Masters of was born August 29, 2004. Dane is a Education in police officer for the Montgomery County Charles Keith Oxendine ’03 works for instructional accommodation at FMU. Police Department, and Bobbie is a stay- the N.C. Department of Transportation. at-home mother. He and his fiancée, Amber, are expecting Ben Deese ’04 com- a baby in September 2005. pleted basic law Tanya Terille Scott ’02 of Pembroke, enforcement training N.C., and Namon Ray Bullard of Red Charlotte Anne Walker Sill ’03 gave at the North Carolina Springs, N.C., were married Jan. 8, 2005. birth to a daughter, Mary Evelyn, on Dec. Justice Academy in The bride works for Community Hospice, 1, 2004. Charlotte and her family reside Salemburg, N.C. and the groom works for MW Electric. in Louisburg, N.C. Ashley Walker ’02, ’04 is a clinical Laura Stone ’03 and Coy Collins ’02 James Evans ’04 works for Metrics Inc. research coordinator for Duke University were married April 9, 2005, in Lumberton, in Greenville, N.C., as an analytical Medical Center. His spouse attends den- N.C. Laura works for Community Home chemist. tal school at UNC. The couple resides in Care and Hospice in Elizabethtown, N.C. Chapel Hill, N.C. Coy works for the N.C. State Employees Cara Glick ’04 works for Jones, Garland Credit Union in Elizabethtown. The cou- and Peterman as a legal assistant in Dana Reece Byrd ’03 is employed by ple resides in Lumberton. Wilmington, N.C. Jernigan Law Firm as a workers’ com- pensation and personal injury paralegal Winifred A. Winston ’03 is a client care in Apex, N.C. specialist with ATX Communications in Towson, Md. Stacie Lewis ’03 works as a legal assis- tant for Page & Rogers P.A. in Lumberton, N.C. alumni notes Summer 2005 UNCP Today 23 2000s continued Nathan Graham ’04 was accepted into New Mexico State What’s New? University’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing. Alumni may submit new information about retirements, births, He works for BBH Design as a marketing associate. marriages and job changes by completing this form or by going online to www.uncp.edu/alumni. Mail your information to Scott D. Graniero ’04 is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Alumni Relations, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372. Corps and is stationed in Quantico, Va. After two months of basic training, he will leave for officer training. Last name First Gautam Hayer ’04 was admitted to the public administration program at in Newark, N.J. Maiden name Class year Stacey Bumgarner Hodge ’04 married William Hodge of Thomasville, N.C., on Dec. 18, 2004. She is a physical educa- Address tion teacher with Lee County Schools.

Charles Jones ’04 works for the Public Schools of Robeson City State Zip County as a science teacher.

Bryony Moultrie Maitra ’04 was married May 23, 2004. Home phone She and husband Saurav Maitra reside in Cary, N.C. She is an adoption and foster care social worker with the Lee County Department of Social Services. E-mail Include in Alumni Notes? Yes ❒ No ❒

Brent Dixon Nye ’04 and Heather Lynn Humphrey, both of Red Springs, N.C., were married Nov. 6, 2004. He is employed with Employment Include in Alumni Notes? Yes ❒ No ❒ Walgreen’s in Fayetteville, N.C., and she works for Hair Plus in Lumberton, N.C. The couple resides in Red Springs. Position Retired

Bruce Pier ’04 is running the 30th Annual Marine Corps Marathon on October 31 for St. Jude’s Kids, a program for Start date children being treated for cancer. Company name Quiana Monique Robinson ’04 works for Bayer Health Care as a lab technician in Raleigh, N.C. Address Eugene Mitchell “Tre” Smith III ’04 and April Michelle Walters, both of Lumberton, N.C., were married Dec. 4, 2004. The bride works for Southeastern Regional Medical Center as a regis- City State Zip tered nurse, and the groom works for Enterprise Rent-A-Car in management. The couple resides in Lumberton. Marriage Include in Alumni Notes? Yes ❒ No ❒ Wendy Locklear ’05 works for Hoke County Public Schools as a pre-kindergarten teacher. Month/Day/Year

Spouse’s full name Class year (if UNCP alumnus) In Memoriam Birth/Adoption Include in Alumni Notes? Yes ❒ No ❒ Ellen Hubbard, wife of Professor James F.Hubbard, who retired from the ❒ ❒ Department of Psychology and Counseling, Boy Girl Date born died Dec. 10, 2004, in Florida. Full name of child

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