unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees of the
University.
The committee is tasked with the responsibility of
submitting candidates for the next UNCP chancellor. UNC
President Erskine Bowles will receive the nominations on
behalf of the Board of Governors, who may vote as early
as April.
Board Chairwoman Dr. Freda Porter, who made the
recommendations to the trustees, will chair the Search
Committee. An alumna and former faculty member of the
University, Dr. Porter said the committee will do an out-
standing job.
"I was concerned that we needed to be as transparent
as possible and I think we succeeded," she said. "We were
adamant that the committee be diverse on all counts.
"I believe this is a stellar group of outstanding indi-
viduals who are committed to this University," Dr. Porter
continued.
The Search Committee is comprised of four trustees,
three faculty members, five community members, and one
member each drawn from staff, students, alumni and the
UNCP Foundation, Inc. In all, there are seven current and
former faculty members and nine alumni on the commit-
tee.
· Trustees on the Search Committee include: Dr.
Porter; Dr. Raymond Pennington, a former UNCP ad-
ministrator and faculty member; Lorna Ricotta, an
alumna and former UNCP administrator; and Dr.
Breeden Blackwell, a retired educator and an alum-
nus;
· Faculty members include: Dr. Sherry Edwards,
chairwoman of the Social Work Department; Dr.
Mario Paparozzi, chairman of the Sociology and
Criminal Justice Department; and Dr. Mary Ann
Jacobs, chairwoman of the American Indian Studies
Department;
· Community members include: Dr. Dwight Pearson,
director and superintendent of N.C. schools and
alumnus; Grady Hunt, an attorney and alumnus;
Carolyn Robinson, owner of a health care company
and an alumna; Mac Campbell, an oil distributor and
alumnus; and Dr. Robin Cummings, a physician;
· The student representative is Arjay Quizon Jr.,
Student Government Association (SGA) president and
member of the Board of Trustees;
· The staff representative is W. Steve Martin, assistant
vice chancellor for Business Affairs-Facilities
Maintenance;
· The alumni representative is Dr. Olivia Oxendine,
former UNCP Alumni Association president and
board member and current UNCP faculty member;
and
alumna and finance director for Robeson County.
Letters went out in July to the Faculty Senate, Staff
Council and SGA requesting nominations, and all trustees
were invited to submit their names, Dr. Porter explained.
Ann Lemmon, associate vice president for Human
Resources at UNC General Administration, is advising
UNCP's chancellor search.
The selected executive search firm will assist the Search
Committee in the selection process at every step including
gathering of information from major stakeholders includ-
ing faculty, staff and community.
For information about UNCP's search, go online to
www.uncp.edu/chancellorsearch.
leader in American Indian
graduates
Indian graduates, according to a recent study by Diverse
magazine.
UNCP ranked ninth overall among all U.S. colleges
and universities with 132 American Indian graduates for
2007-08. UNCP led all Eastern U.S. higher education
institutions.
The University is number one in the nation for the sec-
ond year in a row for turning out physical science majors
and number four in biology/biomedical sciences.
Diverse magazine gives an annual report titled "Top
100 Minority Undergraduate Degree Producers."
UNCP showed the biggest gain in undergraduate de-
grees in education: 7th place from 13th place in 2006-07.
In a new survey area, UNCP ranked 5th nationally in
social services graduates, including social workers.
The University also ranked high for American Indian
graduates in:
· Health professions ranked 6th nationally with 18
· History ranked 10th
· Business ranked 40th