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The University of North Carolina at PembrokeCommencement SpeakersCherokee Indian Normal SchoolMay 31, 1940Dr. Julian S. Miller, ed. Charlotte ObserverPembroke State College for Indians (1941)May 30, 1941Dr. Shelton Phelps, President, Winthrop CollegeJune 2, 1942Dr. George S. Mitchell, Assistant Administrator,F.S.A., Washington, DCMay 30, 1948 (Baccalaureate)Dr. R. D. Wellons, President, Pembroke State Collegefor IndiansJune 4, 1948 (Graduation)Bishop S. K. Mondol of the Methodist Church of IndiaPembroke State College (1949)June 5, 1949 (Baccalaureate)Dr. R. D. Wellons, President, Pembroke State CollegeJune 6, 1949 (Graduation)Dr. C. Sylvester Green, Ed., Durham HeraldMay 28, 1950 (Baccalaureate)Dr. R. D. Wellons, President, Pembroke State CollegeJune 2, 1950 (Graduation)Dr. Sidney R. Montague, Canadian Royal MountedPoliceJune 3, 1951 (Baccalaureate)Dr. J. Glenn Blackburn, Pastor, Wake Forest BaptistChurch and Chaplin of Wake Forest CollegeJune 8, 1951 (Graduation)Mr. Mayne R. Albright, Attorney (Ran for governor ofNorth CarolinaJune 1, 1952 (Baccalaureate)Dr. R. D. Wellons, President, Pembroke State CollegeJune 6, 1952 (Graduation)Walter Foster Anderson, Director, North CarolinaPrisonsMay 3, 1953 (Baccalaureate)Dr. M.A. Huggins, North Carolina Baptist AssociationJune 5, 1953 (Graduation)Dr. E. Wright Spears, President, Columbia CollegeMay 30, 1954 (Baccalaureate)Rev. Charles M. Jones, Pastor, Community Church ofChapel Hill

June 4, 1954 (Graduation)Dr. Merrill B. McFall, Pastor, First United MethodistChurch of Bloomington, IndianaJune 5, 1955 (Baccalaureate)Rev. E. Ahmad Shah, Professor of Philosophy,Lucknow UniversityJune 6, 1955 (Graduation)Dr. Howard P. Powell, Pastor, Edenton StreetMethodist Church, Raleigh, NCMay 27, 1956 (Baccalaureate)Bishop S. K. Mondol, of the Methodist Church ofHyderabad, IndiaMay 31, 1956 (Graduation)The Honorable Luther Hodges, Governor of the State ofNorth CarolinaJune 5, 1957 (Baccalaureate)Rev. George Richman, Pastor, English Street BaptistChurch, High Point, NCJune 7, 1957 (Graduation)Dillard S. Gardner Marshall, Librarian of the SupremeCourtJune 1, 1958 (Baccalaureate)Lt. Col. Samuel T. Hiebert, Th.d., Post Chaplin, Ft. BraggJune 2, 1958 (Graduation)The Honorable Malcolm B. Seawell, Attorney General,State of North CarolinaMay 31, 1959 (Baccalaureate)Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, President, Methodist College,Fayetteville NCJune 1, 1959 (Graduation)Dr. Wesley W. Walton, Director Educational TestingService, Princeton, NJMay 29, 1960 (Baccalaureate)Dr. William E. Tucker, President, Atlantic ChristianCollege, Wilson, NCMay 30, 1960 (Graduation)Major L. P. McLendon, Chairman, Board of HigherEducation, State of North CarolinaMay 28, 1961 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Ansley Moore, President, St. Andrews PresbyterianCollege, Laurinburg, NCMay 29, 1961 (Graduation)Dr. A. H. Edens, President, Duke University, Durham, NCJune 3, 1962 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Sydnor L. Stealey, President, Southeastern BaptistTheological Seminary, Wake Forest, NCJune 4, 1962 (Graduation)Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, President, Atlantic ChristianCollege, Wilson, NC

June 2, 1963 (Baccalaureate)Dr. J. Lem Stokes II, President, Pfeiffer College,Misenheimer, NCJune 3, 1963 (Graduation)Dr. William C. Archie, Director, North Carolina Board ofHigher EducationMay 31, 1964 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Ralph Wellons, Durham, NC, Retired President,Pembroke State College, Pembroke, NCJune 1, 1964 (Graduation)Dr. Earl C. Lowry, President, Iowa Medical Service, DesMoines, IowaMay 30, 1965 (Baccalaureate)Dr. W. R. Wagoner, General Superintendent, BaptistChildren’s Homes of N.C.May 30, 1965 (Graduation)The Honorable Edwin Gill, State Treasurer, Raleigh N.C.May 29, 1966 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Ansley Moore, President, St. Andrews PresbyterianCollege, Laurinburg, NCMay 30, 1966 (Graduation)Dr. John T. Caldwell, Chancellor, NC State UniversityMay 28, 1967 (Baccalaureate)Rev. James A. Auman, Executive Director,Association of Methodist Colleges, Raleigh, NCMay 29, 1967 (Graduation)Dr. Harold Tribble, President, Wake Forest UniversityAugust 11, 1967 (Summer)Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, President, Chowan College,Murfreesboro, NCMay 26, 2968 (Baccalaureate)Dr. W. Perry Crouch, Secretary/Treasurer Baptist StateConvention of North CarolinaMay 26, 1968 (Graduation)Dr. Paul A. Reid, President of Western Carolina College,Cullowhee, NCPembroke State University (1969)May 25, 1969 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Olin T. Binkley, President, Southeastern BaptistSeminary, Wake Forest, NCMay 26, 1969 (Graduation)Dr. Leo Jenkins, President, East Carolina University,Greenville, NCMay 31, 1970 (Baccalaureate)Dr. Jack J. Early, President Pfeiffer College,Misenheimer, NCJune 1, 1970 (Graduation)Dr. W.H. Plemmons, Appalachian University, Boone, NC

August 14, 1970 (Summer)Dr. Harry C. Kelly, Provost, North Carolina StateUniversity, Raleigh NCMay 30, 1971 Baccalaureate) (Missing Program)Dr. Edwin G. Wilson, Provost of Wake Forest UniversityMay 30, 1971 (Graduation) (Missing Program)Dr. Harold Lindbergh (Lindy) Martin, Dean of StudentServices, Samford University, Birmingham, ALMay 14, 1972Dr. James Ralph Seales, President, Wake ForestUniversityMay 13, 1973The Honorable James B. Hunt, Lt. Governor, State ofNorth CarolinaMay 12, 1974Dr. John P. Kennedy, Secretary of the UNC SystemMay 11, 1975Dr. William A. Dees, Jr., Chairman of the Board ofGovernors of the University of North Carolina SystemMay 9, 1976The Honorable Robert Morgan, Senator, Stateof North CarolinaMay 8, 1977Dr. George Curry, Secretary, University of SouthCarolina SystemMay 14, 1978Dr. Allan W. Ostar, Executive Director, AmericanAssociation of State Colleges and Universities,Washington, DCMay 13, 1979Dr. William A. Johnson, Chair, UNC Board of GovernorsMay 11, 1980Dr. James L. Fisher, President of the Council forAdvancement and Support of Education (CASE)May 10, 1981The Honorable John R. Jordan, Jr. Chair, Boardof GovernorsMay 8, 1982Mr. Joseph E. Sandlin, President,Southern National BankMay 7, 1983Mr. Sam Ragan, ed. and publisher, The Pilot,Southern Pines, NCMay 12, 1984Dr. Christopher C. Fordham, III, Chancellor,UNC-Chapel HillMay 11, 1985Mr. Philip G. Carson, Chair, UNC Board of Governors

May 10, 1986Mr. Hector McLean, Chair of the Board,Southern National BankMay 9, 1987 (Centennial) Opening New DoorsFrom the Board of TrusteesFrom the StudentsFrom the FacultyFrom the AlumniMr. Denis Lowry, Chair, Board of TrusteesMs Monica Midgette, President, SGAMrs. Ann Wells, Chair, Faculty SenateAnthony Locklear, President, Alumni AssociationMay 7, 1988Dr. Gary H. Quehl, President of the Council forthe Advancement and Support of EducationMay 6, 1989Dr. Betty L. Siegel, President, Kennesaw CollegeKennesaw, GAMay 5, 1990Mr. James A. Thomas, President, Thomas Properties,Group, Los Angeles, CAMay 11, 1991The Honorable Terry Sanford, US SenatorMay 9, 1992Mr. Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone, Jr.Professor UNC-CH, Nationally Syndicated ColumnistMay 8, 1993The Honorable Charlie Rose, US RepresentativeMay 7, 1994Mr. Charlie Gaddy, WRAL TV AnchormanMay 13, 1995Coach Kelvin D. Sampson, Men’s HeadBasketball Coach, University of OklahomaMay 11, 1996The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor ofthe State of North CarolinaThe University of North Carolina at Pembroke, July 1, 1996May 10, 1997Mr. Archie Randolph (A.R.) Ammons, Goldwin SmithProfessor of Poetry, Cornell UniversityMay 16, 1998Dr. William (Bill) Cosby, Jr., TV PersonalityMay 15, 1999The Honorable Mike McIntyre, U.S. RepresentativeDecember 15, 1999 (Winter)Dr. Peter Wish, Recipient of the 1999 UNCBoard of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 13, 2000Charles Peete Rose, Jr., Broadcast Journalist

December 20, 2000 (Winter)Dr. Richard Vela, Recipient of the 2000 UNCBoard of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 12, 2001Ms. Josephine Humphries, AuthorDecember 15, 2001 (Winter)Dr. Shelby D. Stephenson, Recipient of the 2001UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 11, 2002The Honorable Charles G. Rose, III, 7th DistrictRepresentative RetiredDecember 14, 2002 (Winter)Dr. Paul Flowers, Recipient of the 2002 UNCBoard of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 10, 2003The Honorable John Edwards, US SenatorDecember 13, 2003 (Winter)Dr. Jeffery L. Geller, Recipient of the 2003UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 8, 2004The Honorable Elizabeth Dole, US SenatorDecember 11, 2004 (Winter)Dr. Patricia Valenti, Recipient of the 2004 UNCBoard of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 7, 2005The Honorable Richard Burr, US SenatorDecember 10, 2005 (Winter)Dr. Nancy Barrineau, Recipient of the 2005UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 6, 2006Dr. Molly Corbett Broad, President Emerita, UNCDecember 9, 2006 (Winter)Dr. Robert Brown, Recipient of the 2006UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 5, 2007Mr. Pat Conroy, AuthorDecember 8, 2007 (Winter)Dr. Jose J. D’Arruda, Recipient of the 2007UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 3, 2008Mr. Scott Turow, AuthorDecember 13, 2008 (Winter)Dr. Mark Canada, Recipient of the 2008UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 2, 2009The Honorable Mike McIntyre, U.S. Congressman,7th DistrictDecember 12, 2009 (Winter)Dr. Susan Cannata, Recipient of the 2009UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence

May 8, 2010The Honorable James W. Oxendine, Senior SuperiorCourt Judge, RetiredDecember 11, 2010 (Winter)Dr. Elizabeth Maisonpierre, Recipient of the 2010UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching ExcellenceMay 6, 2011 (Graduate)Dr. Charles R. Jenkins (emeritus) Professor in the Schoolof EducationMay 7, 2011 (Undergraduate)Dr. Kyle R. Carter, Chancellor, UNCPDecember 9, 2011 (Graduate)Mr. Newy Scruggs, UNCP Board of Trustees & SportsDirector and Anchor for NBC Dallas-Fort Worth affiliateDecember 10, 2011 (Undergraduate)Mr. Newy Scruggs, UNCP Board of Trustees & SportsDirector and Anchor for NBC Dallas-Fort Worth affiliateMay 4, 2012 (Graduate)Dr. Joseph Lakotos, Professor in the School of BusinessMay 5, 2012 (Undergraduate)Dr. Kevin Gover, Director of the SmithsonianInstitution’s National Museum of the American IndianDecember 7, 2012 (Graduate)Dr. David Nikkel, Chair, Philosophy & Religion Dept. &Recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award forTeaching Excellence for 2012December 8, 2012 (Undergraduate)Dr. David Nikkel, Chair, Philosophy & Religion Dept. &Recipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award forTeaching Excellence for 2012May 3, 2013 (Graduate)Dr. Arlinda Locklear, Pembroke native, Native Americanattorney and former member of the UNCPBoard of TrusteesMay 4, 2013 (Undergraduate)Dr. Arlinda Locklear, Pembroke native, Native Americanattorney and former member of the UNCPBoard of TrusteesDecember 6, 2013 (Graduate)Dr. Tim Ritter, Professor, Chemistry and PhysicsRecipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award forTeaching Excellence for 2013December 7, 2013 (Undergraduate)Dr. Tim Ritter, Professor, Chemistry and PhysicsRecipient of the UNC Board of Governors Award forTeaching Excellence for 2013

May 9, 2014 (Graduate)US Air Force Brigadier General Allen J. Jamerson,Director of Security Forces and deputy chief of staff forLogistics, Installations and Mission Support atAir Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C.BA 1983, BS 1986 UNCPMay 10, 2014 (Undergraduate)US Air Force Brigadier General Allen J. Jamerson,Director of Security Forces and deputy chief of staff forLogistics, Installations and Mission Support atAir Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C.BA 1983, BS 1986 UNCPUpdated April 16, 2014

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