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Education

Dr. Frank Bongiorno
Professor and Chair
Department of Music

Areas of Interest:

Education:

Ph.D., Saxophone Performance with minors in Jazz Studies and Music Education
M.A., Music, Saxophone Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies
B.A., Music, Saxophone Performance & Music Education

Bio:

During Dr. Bongiorno’s tenure at UNCW, his saxophone as well as jazz students have received national and international recognition by such organizations as Down Beat magazine and Jazzfest USA, among others. He is an active recitalist, orchestral soloist, jazz artist, and clinician throughout the United States and abroad, and has performed solos with various professional and college ensembles throughout the world, as well as in solo recital and also with his jazz group. In addition to his performances as a soloist, Dr. Bongiorno has performed as a supporting musician for headliners such as Kenny Rogers, Aretha Franklin, Red Skelton, Johnny Mathis, and Frankie Vallie among others. His publications include two solo recordings (http://www.lisciorecordings.com), three instructional CD’s, numerous recordings as a side-man, saxophone transcriptions of “Classical” music, original compositions for jazz combo, paper presentations at national conferences, as well as over 100 articles and reviews in various trade magazines. He has been featured in a front cover interview in the January/February 1993 issue of the Saxophone Journal and was recently listed in the International Who’s Who in Music, Seventeenth Edition and the Outstanding Musicians of the 20th Century.

Location: Kenan Hall, 107
Phone: 910/962-3390
Email: bongiornof@uncw.edu

Diane S. Calhoun
Coordinator
Professional Development System
Watson School of Education

Areas of Interest:

Education:

M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University, Curriculum and Instruction
B.S. Pennsylvania State University, Elementary Education K-8

Bio:

 

Location: EB 160
Phone: 910/962-7244
Email:calhound@uncw.edu

Denis Carter
Associate Vice Chancellor
for Planning and Academic Outreach

 

Areas of Interest:

Education:

 

Bio:

As Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Dr. Carter's resposibilities include academic transfer articulation agreements, as well as Academic Affairs outreach programs including:

Carter is also is a faculty member in the Dept. of Economics & Finance, Cameron School of Business

Location: AL 111
Phone: 910/962-3540
Email: carterd@uncw.edu

 

Elizabeth Ervin
Assistant Professor
English

 

Areas of Interest:

Education:

Ph.D., University of Arizona
M.A., Texas Christian University
B.A. in Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney

Bio:

 

Location: Morton,163
Phone: 910/962-3650
Email: ervine@uncw.edu

Kathy Fox
Assistant Professor
Education

 

Areas of Interest:

Education:

Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara

M.A., Elementary Education, California State University, Northridge

B.S., Early Childhood Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Bio:

 

Location: EB 267
Phone: 910/962-3219
Email: foxk@uncw.edu

Lu Huntley-Johnston
Assistant Professor
English

 

Areas of Interest:

Education:

Ed. D., North Carolina State University
M.A., Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English
B.A., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Lu Ellen Huntley, an Associate Professor of English at UNCW, teaches courses in English Education, composition, literacy studies, literature, and has published articles in Arizona English Bulletin, High School Journal, North Carolina English Teacher, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, North Carolina Journal of Education; and she has contributed chapters in various collections of educational texts. Her background in composition studies began when she was a graduate student at the Bread Loaf School of English where she received a Master’s Degree in 1984, at which time she was a secondary English teacher in North Carolina. She completed a doctorate from NCSU in Literacy Studies in 1994. She served as the Director of Composition in the English Department at UNCW from 2001-2003. Her current research interests focus upon writing and healing.

Location: Morton, 154
Phone: 910/962-3267
Email: huntleyl@uncw.edu

Dr. James R. Leutze
Chancellor Emeritus

Areas of Interest:

Education:

Doctoral -Duke University
Master’s - University of Miami
Bachelor’s - University of Maryland

Bio:

Under the dynamic leadership of Dr. James R. Leutze from 1990 through 2003, the University of North Carolina Wilmington strengthened its undergraduate teaching and overall academic excellence to become one of the top 10 public regional undergraduate universities in the South.

During Leutze’s tenure, enrollment rose from nearly 7,000 students to approximately 10,729 for fall 2002. As admission standards rose, the number and quality of freshmen admitted grew. Freshman SATs rose from 926 in 1990 to 1108 in 2002, and student-athletes had the best graduation rate among Division I public universities in the state.

Full-time faculty positions increased from 343 to 434 with 86 percent holding a Ph.D. or terminal degree. Research funds coming to the university grew from $2 million in 1990 to $15.8 million in 2002.

Under his leadership, the university successfully completed its first capital campaign in 1998, raising $25 million for scholarships, professorships and programs supporting UNCW’s educational and service missions. The university’s endowment grew from $4.8 million to $23 million, and the operating budget increased from $65 million to more than $157 million.

Likewise, the campus itself grew to include more than 90 classroom, residential, administrative and support buildings. Following the higher education facilities bonds approved by voters in 2000, UNCW began its largest construction effort ever using the $108 million it was allocated with three new classroom facilities planned and eight existing structures slated for renovation. Construction began on a school of education classroom building and regional resource center and a 263-student residence hall and groundwork was laid for a $27 million expansion and renovation of the University Union.

A native of Charleston, S.C., Leutze holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree from the University of Miami and a doctoral degree from Duke University. He served in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of captain, and worked as a legislative assistant for Sen. Hubert Humphrey.

As a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Leutze was twice recognized for his excellence in undergraduate teaching. He was named chair of the Curriculum for Peace, War and Defense and, in recognition of his teaching and research, was appointed the first Dowd Professor of War and Peace. Prior to coming to UNCW, Leutze was president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1987 to 1990.

Leutze created the international affairs program, Globe Watch, which aired for 15 years on public television networks nationally and internationally. His most recent television efforts reflect his deep interest in addressing environmental issues and their global implications for economics and society.

He narrated and produced five public television documentaries: River Run: Down the Cape Fear to the Sea, Treasure Coast: The Natural Heritage of the North Carolina Shore, Currents of Hope: Reclaiming the Neuse River, Paving the American Dream: Southern Cities, Shores and Sprawl and Troubled Waters: The Illusion of Abundance. Each has been awarded numerous CASE awards for various facets of the production, including the Grand Award and Award of Excellence.

Leutze is a prolific researcher and writer. He has published numerous books and articles on international affairs and national security, including Bargaining for Supremacy: Anglo-American Naval Collaboration 1937-41 and A Different Kind of Victory: The Biography of Admiral Thomas C. Hart.

Under Leutze’s leadership, UNCW initiated several technological advancements to take a leadership role in the global learning society of the 21st century. These initiatives and the university’s emphasis on regional and global outreach and the development of partnerships provided the basis for UNCW’s involvement in a virtual university pilot project with Japan and other countries. He was appointed by former Gov. Jim Hunt to lead the Digital Communities Project that was spearheaded by the Japanese Industry Development Association, several university presidents and governors of prefectures in Japan.

Leutze also reached out into the region with programs designed to enhance the quality of life in southeastern North Carolina and to improve economic development prospects. The governor appointed him to chair the N.C. Rural Internet Access Commission, a 21-member group that makes recommendations regarding efforts to provide economically depressed areas with high-speed Internet access.

Leutze is the interim director of the North Carolina Progress Board, chair of the Congressional Coastal / Waterway / Advisory and Action Committee and Coastal Resources Commission board member. He also serves on the boards of directors of the Kenan Institute-Asia, the Daniel D. & Elizabeth H. Cameron Foundation, the Rural Center, the Nature Conservancy and the Bald Head Island Conservancy. He is a member of the State Board of Education’s Select Committee on Lateral Entry, the North Carolina Water Resource Inventory and Data Management Project Advisory Committee, and is also a trustee of the George Marshall Foundation.

In 2003 the Wilmington Star-News presented Leutze with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2002, he was ranked the most powerful and effective regional civic leader in twin Star-News surveys of the public and Wilmington-area leaders. He was also a recipient of the 2004 Razor Walker Award.

As chancellor of UNCW, Leutze built a firm foundation for the university to grow, excel and meet the challenges of the 21st century and the increasing demand for quality higher education.

Location: Chancellor's Emeritus Office, NC 101H Box 5391
Phone: 910/962-7662
Email: leutzej@uncw.edu

Kathleen Roney, Ed.D.
Dr./Assistant Professor
Curricular Studies

Areas of Interest:

Education:

ED.D. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Educational Administration (2000)

M.T.S. Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC Theological Studies, Pastoral Liturgy (1991)

B.S. Bloomsburg State University, Bloomsburg, PA Secondary Education, Business Education (1977)

A.A.S. Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Secretarial Science (1972)

Bio:

President, Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association
Editorial Advisory Board, The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education

UNCW
Department of Curricular Studies
PDS Implementation Team
EMG
Program Area Coordinator & Committee Chair
Technology Council
Dean's Advisory Council
NCATE/DPI Writing Team
WSE Leadership Academy

Location: EB 268
Phone: 910/962-7198
Email: roneyk@uncw.edu


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