Memoriam Retired physics professor Dr. Dalton Brooks died Jan. 13 years , earning a master’s degree from Temple University, he won support from the Ford Foundation and the National Science Foundation to earn a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Miami. He retired from the UNCP in 1998. “Dalton was a great person and he enjoyed teaching physics and talking about relativity and quantum mechanics. I will surely miss seeing and talking to him,” said Dr. Jose D’Arruda, former chair of the department. “The community also loved him.” Dr. Brooks pastored Dundarrach Baptist Church in Hoke County for nearly 40 years. In 1988, Dr. Brooks was selected as the chairman of the newly formed Public Schools of Robeson County. He was also elected as the first chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians in 1994. Memorials may be made to the Physics Scholarship Fund at UNCP. r. Dalton P. Brooks Sr. died on January 13 at the age of 76. After joining the university in 1976, he taught physics and was an administrator for three decades. A Pembroke native, Dr. Brooks graduated from Pembroke State College in 1960 and became a science teacher in the public schools. After D Dr. Cherry, adjunct professor of religion, passed away on Dec. 2 r. Russell Thomas Cherry Jr., 84, died on December 2, 2011. He served congregations in Lumberton and Bladenboro for many years and taught religion at the university from 1996 - 2009. Dr. David Nikkel, chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, remembered him. “Dr. Cherry was loved by his D students. During his years teaching Introduction to Religion and Introduction to the New Testament, Dr. Cherry always spoke with eloquence, illustrated his points with engaging stories, and showed genuine concern for his students. He will be sadly missed.” In 2004, Dr. Cherry was installed as pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church of Lumberton and continued to serve in that capacity until his death. A native of Portsmouth, Va., Dr. Cherry was educated at the University of Richmond and at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., where he received both a master of divinity degree and a Ph.D. As a graduate student, he served as a fellow in the Department of Homiletics. Campbell University honored Dr. Cherry with a doctor of divinity degree in 1989. Dr. Cherry was also active in Baptist affairs. Dr. Carolyn Thompson, former dean, died on March 2 r. Carolyn Thompson, founding dean of the Esther G. Maynor Honors College and a member of the faculty in the Department of Political Science died on March 2. Dr. Thompson came to Pembroke from UNC Charlotte in 2000 with her husband, Dr. Roger Brown, who had been named provost and vice Spring 2012 D chancellor of Academic Affairs. They left in 2006 when Dr. Brown was appointed chancellor of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a position he still holds. As leader of UNCP’s Honors College, she recruited its first students and helped establish its programs and curriculum. In an interview with UNCP Today, she said one of the best parts of the job was working with first-generation college students from communities surrounding the university. The UNCP community remembers Dr. Thompson as a deeply committed scholar, caring leader and friend. Dr. Jesse Peters succeeded Dr. Thompson as dean of the Honors College. “During her time at UNCP, she set the foundation for what is now the Maynor Honors College, and I was proud to know her as a colleague and friend.” UNCP Today 15