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University News
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Faculty & Staff
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Athletics
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Alumni News
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Class Notes
Inside
UNCP
Today
Fall 2011
Editor
Scott Bigelow
Art Director
R. Jerrod Hatfield `06
Contributing Writer
Todd Anderson
Web Publisher
Lawrence Locklear `05
Photographers
Bobby Ayers
Raul Rubiera Jr.
Class Notes
Renée Steele `93
UNCP Today
magazine is published three times
a year for alumni and friends of the university by
University Communications and Marketing. UNCP
is a constituent institution of the University of North
Carolina.
Editorial Offices
UNCP Today
University Communications and Marketing
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
tel: (910) 521-6252
email: scott.bigelow@uncp.edu
web: www.uncp.edu/ucm
Class Notes
Office of Alumni Relations
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
tel: (910) 521-6533
email: alumni@uncp.edu
web: www.uncp.edu/alumni
UNCP Web Site
www.uncp.edu
Chancellor
Kyle R. Carter, Ph. D.
Board of Trustees
Dr. Robin Cummings
Chair
Dr. Raymond Pennington
Vice Chair
Dr. Dwight Pearson `77
Kellie Blue `91
Bob Caton
Gary Locklear `70
Donna Lowry
Thomas Nance `69
Lorna Ricotta `01, `08
Newy Scruggs `94
Alan Thompson `85
Caroline Williamson
`89, `94
Paul Willoughby `74
Brian McCormick `10
SGA
On the Cover...
H o m e c o m i n g 2 0 1 1
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UNCP welcomed a near-
record class of 1,028
freshmen!
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Faculty member Megan Murphy
Kenny thrilled the halftime audience
with her rendition of "The Devil Went
Down To Georgia."