Woodson Named Chancellor of North Carolina State University

CHAPEL HILL, NC – William Randolph “Randy” Woodson, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Purdue University in Indiana, has been elected chancellor of North Carolina State University by the Board of Governors of the multi-campus University of North Carolina. UNC President Erskine Bowles placed Woodson’s name in nomination today (January 8) during a regular meeting of the board. Woodson, 52, will assume his new duties no later than May 1, succeeding James H. Woodward, who has served as chancellor on an interim basis since June of 2009.    

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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.

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