associate vice chancellor for
Academic Affairs, was named
interim provost and vice
chancellor on April 5.
Former Chancellor
Charles Jenkins made
the announcement. In
a University-wide town
hall meeting on April 28,
Chancellor Kyle R. Carter
said UNCP will have a new
academic chief by February
2011.
In stepping down from the
School of Business faculty.
"We are indeed fortunate to have someone with the
background and experience of Dr. Bill Gash willing to accept the
responsibilities and duties of provost and vice chancellor on an
interim basis," former Chancellor Jenkins said.
Chancellor Carter outlined his plan to form a search
committee. He spoke in front of a gathering of approximately
200 faculty, staff and students and said groundwork to form a
search committee will be laid this summer.
Dr. Carter is familiar with the provost position. He rose
through the faculty ranks to the position of provost at Central
Missouri and then served as provost for Western Carolina, where
he served before coming to Pembroke.
"Provost is a very important position whose role is to advance
the academic mission of the University," he said. "The provost is
first among equals who will support and collaborate with the vice
chancellors to promote the entire institution."
A provost should be visible, embrace diversity, nurture the
University's core values, work with alumni and the foundation
and, most importantly, serve as the academic leader, Chancellor
Carter said. He said he was looking for a proven leader, perhaps
someone with prior experience as a provost.
"This person should be someone who matches my style and
works well with all the vice chancellors," he said.
A broad-based search committee will be formed by the start
of the fall semester. It will include faculty, staff and community
members. It will be an "open search."
Dr. Gash has served in the Office of Academic Affairs for 18
years. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, a
Master of Business Administration degree from Western Carolina
University, a Master's of Music Education degree from Florida
State University, a Bachelor's of Music Education degree from
Maryville College and a Bachelor of Science degree from UNC
Asheville.
Dr. Gash said, "I'm honored to serve as interim provost and
work with faculty, students and staff during this time."
of UNCP Today, the
following information was
unintentionally omitted from
Tecumseh Brayboy's memorial
on page 11. We regret the
error and are pleased to share
the omitted information below.
Tecumseh Brayboy `64 was
founder and pastor of Walnut
Grove Baptist Church in
Arcola, N.C., from September
11, 1982, until his death on
December 9, 2009.
UNCP Today edition, Brayboy is survived by his wife of 43
years, Barbara (Lynch) Brayboy `65, and three daughters:
Jennifer (Eric) Brayboy Locklear, Heather (Johnathan)
Brayboy Hedgepeth, and Natalie. He leaves four adorable
grandchildren to cherish his memories: Elan and Mary-
Riley Locklear and Lydia and Andrew Hedgepeth. He is also
survived by his mother, Eva Harris Brayboy. Brayboy's wife,
daughters and sons-in-law are UNCP graduates.
history professor, died on
January 16. He was born on
Oct. 25, 1925, in Sheridan,
Ark. A longtime Lumberton,
N.C. resident, he passed away
in Glenflora Nursing Home.
Butler joined UNCP's
faculty in 1966 and retired in
1994. He earned his Bachelor
of Arts and Master of Arts
degrees from the University of
Arkansas and worked towards
a doctorate in Byzantine
In 1980, he was awarded a grant from the National
Endowment of Humanities to study in Athens, Greece.
He was a World War II veteran and a reenactor of several
eras including the Highland Scots of the Revolutionary War
period, the Civil War and both World Wars. He was known
for his handlebar mustache and his dark maroon, 1940
Packard automobile.
Butler was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years,
Mary Lou Meacham Butler, and is survived by a daughter,
Lorell Augusta Victoria Butler, of Chicago, Ill.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be
made to the Loren L. Butler II History Scholarship Award at
UNC Pembroke.