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A Brief History of the Faculty Assembly*
In 1972, when all 16 public senior institutions were placed under one Board
of Governors, President Friday called for the creation of a Faculty Assembly.
There had been a Faculty Advisory Council within the old six-campus consolidated
University of North Carolina, and the new assembly was to be an enlarged
successor to that previous body.
By October, 1972, all 16 constituent institutions had ratified the Charter
for the Assembly. The first meeting of the delegates was held on December 2,
1972. John Sanders, then Vice President for Planning, presided as interim chair. A second meeting was held on January 6, 1973, to begin discussions of
a set of by-laws for the Assembly. Henry C. Cooke from North Carolina State
University was then elected chair pro tem. Professor Cooke presided
over a special meeting held on January 27, 1973, for the purpose of debating and
proposing revisions of Chapter VI of The Code.
At its fourth meeting, held on February 23, 1973, the Assembly adopted its Bylaws
and elected Professor Cooke to serve as chair until July 1, 1974.
The following faculty have served as Assembly chairs:
- Henry C. Cooke - (NCSU) - 1973-1974
- Henry C. Ferrell - (ECU) - 1974-1976
- Vincent M. Foote - (NCSU) - 1976-1977
- Roy Carroll - (ASU) - 1977-1979 (January)*
- Helen M. Caldwell - (ECSU) - Feb. - June, 1979
- Shirley C. Browning - (UNCA) - 1979-1981
- Alan J. Houser - (ASU) - 1981-1984
- James LeRoy Smith - (ECU) - 1984-1986
- Betty Jo Welch - (UNCW) - 1986-1987 (May)**
- Meada Gibb - (NCA&T) - 1987-1988
- Fred Hinson - (WCU) - 1988-1990
- Kathleen Kowal - (UNCW) 1990-1991
- Ken Wilson - (ECU) - 1991-1993
- William Kane - (WCU) - 1993-1995
- Peter Petschauer - (ASU) - 1995-1997
- Laura Gasaway - (UNCCH) - 1997-1999
- Keith Howell - (UNCG) - 1999-2001
- Richard Veit - (UNCW) - 2001-
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Dr. Carroll resigned to become Vice President for Planning. |
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Dr. Welch died during her term, on May 3, 1987. |
Since the adoption of the Bylaws, the Assembly has met four times per year, with
minutes published on the Assembly's web site.
On September 13, 2002 the Board of Governors passed a
on its 30th year of service.
*Prepared for the UNC Board of Governors 1-10-86, with thanks to Dr. Roy
Carroll for some of the historical information, and subsequently revised.
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