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the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington begins the 2000-2001 academic
year on a new plateau. National recognition of our
undergraduate teaching and overall academic
excellence has helped us draw many outstanding men
and women to campus.
There were 7,870 applicants for the freshman class
of 1,600; 57.7 percent were accepted and approximately
1,650 are enrolled this fell, bringing the university’s total
enrollment to an all-time high of nearly 10,000 students.
This years freshman class has raised the bar
academically. The average score on the Scholastic
Achievement Test (SAT), one of several criteria used for
admission, was 1100 - 14 points higher than last year.
This places UNCW fourth highest in the UNC System.
In addition, the grade point average for entering
freshmen has risen to 3.54.
The university’s technology initiative continues with
the “high technology standard of expectation” set by
Chancellor James R. Leutze. All graduates, beginning
with this year’s freshman class, will be required to
demonstrate discipline-specific technology competencies.
To meet this goal, students will be able to purchase IBM
laptops at reduced costs and will have increased Internet
access throughout the campus, plus access to 24-hour
computer labs. In addition, a laptop loaner program is
being established for student-athletes.
To meet the needs of the growing student body, a
new classroom building is under construction next to
Morton Hall. Construction of the new Watson School
of Education and other campus buildings are contingent
upon passage of the $3.1 billion higher education
facilities bond referendum in November.
New Administrators & Faculty for the 2000-200
We welcome the following individuals who bring their expertise to the university and
important to the well-being of southeastern North Carolina.
I Academic Year
who join us in public service activities that are
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Administration
Academic Affairs
Oscar A. Graham, director, College
Opportunicy Programs;
University of Wisconsin, 1981
Business Affairs
Timothy A. Jordan, vicc
chancellor; M.B.A., East Carolina
University, 1971
Information Technology
Systems
David W. Dodd, executive director;
B.A., West Virginia University, 1978
Student Affoirs
Anne Cowardin-Bach, director of
counseling; Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania. 1992
University Advancement
John Paul (Jay) Dowd, assistant
vice chancellor; M.Ed., University of
South Carolina, 1993
College of Arts &
Sciences
Art fi Theatre
Thomas M. Pender, visiting
assistant professor; Ph.D., University
of Georgia, 1986
Aaron T. Wilcox, visiting assistant
professor; M.F.A., Cranbroolc
Academy of Art, 1998
John S. McElheney, assistant
professor: M.F.A., University of
Southern Mississippi, 1997
Biological Sciences
Diane L. Melroy, lecturer;
Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley, 1987
Thomas E. Lankford, Jr., assistant
professor; Ph.D., University of
l^laware, 1997
Chemistry
John A. Tyrell. visiting
distinguished professor; Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts, 1978
Communicotfon Studies
William R. Bobbitt, assistant
professor: Ph.D. Bovk'ling Green
State University, 1999
Computer Science
Ralph L. Bradley II, lecturer;
M.B.A., University of Connecticut,
1981 and M.I.M.,Washington
University. 1992
Jack A. Tompkins, lecturer; M.A.,
University of North Carolina at
Wilmington, 1998
Earth Sciences
Douglas W. Gamble, assistant
professor; Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 1997
Michael M. Benedetti. assistant
professor: Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
Eng/fsh
Diana L. Ashe, assistant professor;
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1999
Katherine L. Montwieler. assistant
professor; Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 2000
Jane Kirby MacLennan. lecturer;
M.A., University of North Carolina
at Wilmington, 1993
Joyce T. Hollingsworth, lecturer;
M.A., University of North Carolina
at Wilmington. 1991
Foreign Languoges £
Literatures
Oliver C. Speck, assistant professor,
German; Ph.D. University of
Mannheim, Germany, 1996
Sylvia R. Santaballa. assistant
professor, Spanish; Ph.D., Brown
University, 1996
Mario M. Lopez-Cordora, lecturer,
Spanish; Mj\.. Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, 1999
Health, Physical Education £
Recreotion
Denis P. Auger, assistant professor,
recreation; Ph.D.. Michigan State
University, 1999
Melody K- Kyxer, assistant
profiKsor, health: Ph.D., University
of South Carolina, 1997
Wayland D. Tsch, assistant
professor, physical education; Ph.D..
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, 2000
James H. Herstine, assistant
professor, recreation; M.A.,
University of Southern California,
1975 and M.S., University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979
Kirk W. Brown. assistant professor,
athletic training; M.S., Ohio
University, 1987 (starting Jan. 1,
2001)
Thomas R. Lemley, lecturer, athletic
training; Mj\., University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
History
Lynn W Mollenauer, assistant
professor; Ph.D., Northwestern
University, 1999
Caroline C. Cortina, visiting
instructor; A.M., Brown
University, 1993
Alathemotics £ Statistics
Michael A. Freeze II, assistant
professor; Ph.D., University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999
James E. Blum, instructor; M.S.,
Oklahoma State University, 1998
Music
Jerald G. Shynett, lecturer; M.M..
University of Miami, 1996
Emery Stevens, Jr., lecturer; M.M.,
Boston University, 1993
Philosophy £ Re/igion
Michael J. ShaBer, Iccturer; Ph.D.,
University of Miami, 2000
Political Science
Milan J. Dluhy, chair & professor;
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1975
Jennifer E. Horan, lecturer; M.A.,
University of New Orleans, 1994
Social Work
Robert L. Hawkins, assistant
professor; M.P.A., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1993 and M.A.S.W., Brandeis
University, 2000
Sociology,Anthropology £
Criminal Justice
Jeffrey W. Spears, assistant
professor; Ph.D., University of
Nebraska at Omaha, 1998
Melissa Reid Counts, assistant
professor;' li.D., University of
South Carolina, 1999
Cameron School of
Business
Accountancy £ Business Law
School of Nursing
BettieJ. Glenn, professor; Ed.D.,
University of South Carolina, 1990
Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin. visiting
assistant professor; Ph.D., University
of South Carolina, 1999
Watson School of
Education
Curricular Studies
Tracy Y. Hargrove, lecturer; Ph.D.,
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, 1999
Specialty Studies
Lawrence S. Clark, dean &
professor; L.L.M., DePaul
University, 1980
Daniel M. Ivancevich, associate
professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 1991
Susan H. Ivancevich, assistant
professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 1994
LeAnn L. Luna, assistant professor;
M.T., University of Denver, 1988
Economics £ Finance
William S. Compton, assistant
professor; Ph.D. Florida State
University, 1996
/nformation Systems £
Operations A^anogement
Tracy D. Rishel, associate
professor; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State
University, 1991
UNCW
Cathy L. Barlow, dean & professor;
Ed.D., University ofTulsa, 1987
Library
Jeanine M. Akers, instructional
services librarian and lecturer; M.L.S.,
University of Kentucky, 1991
Susannah J. Benedetti, cataloging
and reference librarian and lecturer;
M.L.S., University of Wisconsin-
Madison, 2000
Daniel M. Pfohl, associate
university librarian for computing
services and lecturer; M.L.S., North
Carolina Central University, 1987
and M^., Austin Peay State
University, 1990
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