years , 1909 Campus Relocated to Present Location The Founders Hamilton McMillan W. L. Moore Preston Locklear Isaac Brayboy James E. Dial James “Big Jim” Oxendine J.J. Oxendine Olin Oxendine CHEROKEE INDIAN NORMAL SCHOOL OF ROBESON COUNTY INDIAN NORMAL SCHOOL OF ROBESON COUNTY John A.B. Lowry, First High School Graduate, Second from Institution CROATAN NORMAL SCHOOL - 1887 First Third-Year Graduates First Two-Year Normal School Graduates First Four-Year Baccalaureate Degree Awarded 1887 1905 1908 143 Enrolled 1913 1911 1912 1923 1928 1938 1940 1941 First females graduate: Winnie Lee Bell & Ruth Sampson PEMBROKE STATE COLLEGE FOR INDIANS Tom Oxendine 130 Students and Alumni serve in WWII First Graduate D. F. Lowry Trustee 1896-1928 O. R. Sampson Old Main Opens Spring 2012 UNCP Today 23