October 9, 2009
UNC Charlotte Professor Receives UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Public Service
CHAPEL HILL—James R. Cook, associate professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, received the Award for Excellence in Public Service today from the Board of Governors of the multi-campus University of North Carolina. The award, announced during the Board’s regular October meeting, was established in 2007 to encourage, identify, recognize, and reward distinguished public service and outreach by faculty across the University.
June 22, 2009
Jenkins to Serve as Chancellor on an Interim Basis of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Charles R. Jenkins, professor emeritus and retired provost at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, will become chancellor on an interim basis of the institution on July 1. Jenkins, appointed today by UNC President Erskine Bowles, succeeds Allen Meadors, who announced last week that he was stepping down after 10 years in the post to become president of the University of Central Arkansas, his alma mater.