Office of the Chancellor

The Chancellor’s Cabinet is UNC Pembroke’s senior leadership team, bringing together key campus leaders each week to discuss priorities, provide guidance and advise the chancellor on strategic, operational and policy matters that shape the university’s future.

Cabinet meetings provide a forum for collaborative leadership and open dialogue on issues that shape UNC Pembroke’s direction and impact. Topics may include:

1. Strategic goals, direction and performance metrics

2. Guidance to support the chancellor’s vision for the university

3. Cross-divisional matters with campus wide significance

4. Emerging risks and strategic indicators

5. Legislative updates and initiatives from the UNC Board of Governors and UNCP Board of Trustees

Cabinet members also share updates on key priorities within their divisions, offer insights on major projects, and seek input on strategy and decision-making.

The Director of External Affairs and Community Relations serves as the liaison between the community and the university to foster good relations and open communication with civic and community-based organizations and the local business community. The director also works with the Board of Visitors. 

Honoring Our Legacy of Leadership

For more than four decades, UNC Pembroke has been shaped by visionary leaders who have advanced our mission and enriched our academic community. From the college’s early presidents to the modern-day chancellors — each steward has brought passion, purpose and innovation. Their collective legacy forms the foundation upon which today’s BraveNation continues to thrive and grow.

	Dr. Kyle R. Carter Chancellor (2010-2015) B.A., Mercer University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
	Dr. Charles R. Jenkins Interim Chancellor (2009-2010); Chancellor Emeritus B.S., M.A.Ed., East Carolina University; Ed.D., Duke University
	Dr. Allen C. Meadors Chancellor (1999-2009); Chancellor Emeritus B.B.A, University of Central Arkansas; M.B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.P.A., University of Kansas; M.A., M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; FACHE
	Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine Chancellor (1989-1999); Chancellor Emeritus B.A., Catawba College; M.Ed., Ed.D., Boston University
	Dr. Paul R. Givens Chancellor (1979-1989); Chancellor Emeritus  B.A., M.A., George Peabody College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
	Dr. English E. Jones Interim President (1962-1963); President (1963-1972); Chancellor (1972-1979); Chancellor Emeritus  B.S., University of Kentucky; M.S., North Carolina State University; LL.D., Wake Forest University; D.H. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
	Dr. Walter J. Gale President (1956-1962) B.S., New Jersey State Teachers College; M. Ed., Ed.D., Duke University
	Dr. Ralph D. Wellons President (1942-1956) A.B., M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
	Dr. O.H. (Owens Hand) Browne Acting Superintendent  (1940-1941); Acting President (1941-1942) B.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
	G.G. (Grover Gaines) Maughon Sr.  Superintendent (1935-1940) A.B., Mercer University; M.A., University of Georgia

Superintendents and Principals

• J.E. (John Ephraim) Sawyer, Superintendent, 1929-1935
• S.B. (Sherman Bryan) Smithey, Superintendent, 1926-1929
• A.B. (Andrew Beckett) Riley, Superintendent, 1922-1926
• T.C. (Thomas Calhoun) Henderson, Principal and later Superintendent, 1918-1922
• H.A. (Henry Augustus) Neal, Principal, 1914-1918
• O.V. (Otto Vetas) Hamrick Sr., Principal, 1912-1914
• H.L. (Henry Luther) Edens, Principal, 1908-1912
• T.M. (Thomas Moore) Seawell, Principal, 1906-1907
• Rev. D.F. (Doctor Fuller) Lowry, Principal, 1905-1906 (completed Clark's term)
• M.E. Clark, Principal, 1905
• T.C. (Thomas Calhoun) Henderson, Principal, 1900-1904
• Rev. Oscar R. Sampson, Principal, 1899 (completed Jones' term)
• G.W. Jones, Principal, 1898-1899
• P.B. (Philip Barbour) Hiden, Principal, 1896-1898
• Isaac W. Lanner, principal, 1895–1896
• D.B. (David Balharrie) Simpson, Principal, 1894-1895
• Charles Stewart, Principal, 1891-1894
• W. L. (William Luther) Moore, Principal, January–March 1891
• Ezra Baulder, Principal, 1889-1890
• Rev. W.L. (William Luther) Moore, Principal, 1888-1889