dress to the Class of 1959: "I recall
a conversation I had with the late
Chancellor English Jones. He said this
is a `university of opportunity.' I agree
with him."
anty Field seemed sparsely populated
as kick-off neared. Then, tailgaters
flooded in to pack the house.
UNCP rolled up 499 yards of total
offense, and held visiting Webber In-
ternational virtually motionless in the
second half to extend its home win-
ning streak to 10 games.
The win capped a perfect home
season the second straight at John-
son Stadium. UNCP's last loss in
Pembroke came in the form of a 10-7
setback to West Virginia Wesleyan on
October 13, 2007.
Jamal Williams booked 138 yards
of total offense, hauling in seven
catches for 65 yards, rushing three
times for 27 more and throwing a 26-
yard touchdown pass to Jamelle Banks
in the third quarter.
Cory Smith completed 22-of-30
passes for 212 yards and a touchdown,
while Rashon Kennedy ran for 72
yards.
lowed them on the field way too long
in the first half," said head coach Pete
Shinnick. "I really challenged them at
halftime and (Webber International)
only got 53 yards in the second half.
"That was really my expectation,"
he continued. "I thought that, if our
guys played with a lot of excitement
and enthusiasm, they could get that
done."
1959 included a wide-ranging group
of alumni with a special group of
Lumbee Elders who were honored for
participating in a University research
project.
Lillian Teen Harris '48 was one of
them. Her son, James Harris '74, was
there too.
"My mother was the first in our
family to go to college, and she
pushed education for all three of her
sons who also graduated," Harris said.
"This University makes a huge differ-
ence in the lives of families."
Dr. Louise Cummings Maynor '65
said she would never have gone to
college if not for Mary Livermore, the
library's namesake.
ing up in the St. Annah community,
and we could not afford college," Dr.
Maynor said. "I lived with Ms. Liver-
more. She had a tremendous sense of
mission."
Dr. Maynor went on to get a doc-
torate in English and retired last year
from a career teaching college English.
Chancellor Jenkins took the group
on a trip down memory lane, recalling
1959 as the year Buddy Holly record-
ed his last song, Hawaii and Alaska
became states and Elizabeth Taylor
was married again.
"At the University, Walter Gale was
president, Herbert Oxendine was dean
of education, Adolph Dial was teach-
ing history and Jim Ebert (who was in
attendance) had recently joined the
faculty," Chancellor Jenkins said.
Chancellor Jenkins said the Uni-
versity has made a difference to the
community.
"Only 14 cities in North Carolina
have a UNC university," Chancellor
Jenkins said. "This institution has made
a positive impact here."