North Carolina State University is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh,North Carolina,United States. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system,it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university forms one of the corners of the Research Triangle together with Duke University in Durham and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill,North Carolina. Chartered in 1789,the university first began enrolling students in 1795,making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public liberal arts university in Asheville,North Carolina,United States. UNC Asheville is the designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. It is a member and the headquarters of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university in Charlotte,North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral,66 master's,and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Namon Leo Daughtry is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district,including constituents in Johnston County,North Carolina. An attorney from Smithfield,North Carolina,Daughtry served in the state House since 1995. He previously served two terms in the state Senate.
Walter H. Dalton is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008.
Frank Porter Graham was an American educator and political activist. A professor of history,he was elected President of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1930,and he later became the first President of the consolidated University of North Carolina system.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public,historically black,land-grant research university in Greensboro,North Carolina. It is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System. Founded by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 9,1891,as the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race,it was the second college established under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890,as well as the first for people of color in the State of North Carolina. Initially,the college offered instruction in agriculture,English,horticulture and mathematics. In 1967,the college was designated a Regional University by the North Carolina General Assembly and renamed North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a public art school in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. It grants a high school diploma,in addition to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governor Terry Sanford,it was the first public arts conservatory in the United States. The school owns and operates the Stevens Center in Downtown Winston-Salem and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Margaret M. LaMontagne Spellings is an American government and non-profit executive who serves as president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center. She previously served as the eighth United States secretary of education from 2005 to 2009. After leaving the government,Spellings served as president of the University of North Carolina System,overseeing the seventeen campus system from 2016 to 2019. She then served as president and CEO of Texas 2036 from 2019 to 2023.
Douglas E. Berger is an American attorney,former prosecutor and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 7th Senate district for four terms,starting in 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,his district included Franklin County,Granville County,Vance County and Warren County.
Cecil Pope Staton Jr. is an American politician and academic administrator. He served as the Chancellor of East Carolina University from 2016 to 2019. Previously,Staton served as Interim President of Valdosta State University (2015–2016) and as Vice Chancellor for Extended Education with the University System of Georgia (2014–2016).
The North Carolina Community College System is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The system enrolls nearly 600,000 students annually. It also provides the North Carolina Learning Object Repository as a central location to manage,collect,contribute,and share digital learning resources for use in traditional or distance-learning environments.
Thomas Warren Ross Sr. is an American public official who served as the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2011 to 2016. He succeeded Erskine Bowles on January 1,2011. Formerly,he was president of Davidson College,a private North Carolina liberal arts college from August 1,2007,to January 1,2011,and received membership in Omicron Delta Kappa while there in 2008.
James Arthur Pope is an American businessman,attorney and former government official. Pope is the owner,chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers,a group of 370 retail stores in 16 states. He is also the president and chairman of the John William Pope Foundation. He previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and recently served as the Budget Director for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Kelly M. Alexander Jr. is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represents the 107th district. During the 2015 legislative session,Alexander is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors,known more commonly as the UNC Board of Governors,is the governing body of the University of North Carolina system. The board is composed of 24 members,selected by the state legislature.
Kyle Hall is a businessman and politician,currently serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Michael A. Sprayberry is an American emergency manager who served as the Director of Emergency Management in the North Carolina Department of Public Safety from 2013 to 2021. He oversaw the state's emergency response to several major disasters including Hurricane Matthew,Hurricane Florence,and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Betty Landon Ray McCain was an American politician and political strategist. She was the North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources during Governor Jim Hunt's administration and was the first woman to chair the North Carolina Democratic Party. She was also the first woman named to the state's Advisory Budget Committee. As Secretary of Cultural Resources,McCain opened the North Carolina Museum of History,rededicated USS North Carolina (BB-55),and secured funding for the excavation of the Queen Anne's Revenge. She received the North Carolina Award in 2009 and was inducted into the North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.
