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1.Remembering Carey Bostian and Jay Robinson by Kirk, Phil North Carolina Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 2000
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With the passing of Dr. Carey Bostian, 93, and Dr. Jay Robinson, 71, North Carolina has lost two of its most distinguished educators. Kirk reflects upon the lives of Bostian, who was chancellor of North Carolina State University, and Robinson, who was superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System and later chairman of the State Board of Education.
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James Woodard has served eleven years as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During his tenure the university has experienced great growth in facilities and enrollment. During the next ten years his goal is to raise enrollment to 25,000, build new facilities, and create a pedestrian campus. Not only is he a university builder, in his spare time he is also a builder of walnut and cherry furniture for family and friends.
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Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr., president of Durham Technical Community College, is profiled by North Carolina magazine. The recipient of numerous awards, Wynn had been president since 1980.
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Dr. A. Hope Williams earned her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has twenty-three years of service in state government and higher education. For eight years she has been president of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. In this capacity she represents these schools in Raleigh. Williams is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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C. Avery Thomas is a founding partner Thomas, Stout, Stuart, Core & Stuart. The firm opened on November 1, 1967, and is Burlington's largest CPA business. Thomas has a business administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Nan Keohane has a passion for teaching, but in 1981, Wellsley, her alma mater, lured her back to assume the presidency. On July 1, 1993, she became Duke University's eighth president. Some say she's the best president Duke has ever had. Keohane is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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R. V. Owens, an advocate for business growth in Eastern North Carolina, prefers to work behind the scenes when pushing projects that would benefit the people of his region. Owens, owner of R. V.'s Restaurant on the Outer Banks, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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David Hoyle grew up in a mill village in Gaston County. In 1992, he was elected to the North Carolina Senate where he is considered by many to be the state's top advocate for industry and business. Hoyle is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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James Causby is one of North Carolina's outstanding school system superintendents and was named North Carolina Superintendent of the Year in 1991, 1998, and 2001. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION magazine has also named him one of the 100 outstanding superintendents in the United States. Causby is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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James P. Cain, attorney and former president and chief operating officer of Raleigh's Carolina Hurricanes National Hockey League team, is profiled in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Frank A. Daniels, Jr., retired president and publisher of the NEWS AND OBSERVER Publishing Company and current chairman of the Southern Pines Pilot, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Ruth G. Shaw is the new president of Duke Power Company, the state's largest utility. After a number of years in the field of education, Shaw joined the utility in 1992 as vice president of corporate communications. In 2002, she was named company president. Shaw is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Wilmington native Louise McColl is president of McColl & Associates, a firm that specializes in planning and executing meetings, events, and campaigns. McColl's political activism and work behind the scenes for numerous successful Democratic officeholders has gained McColl a series of high-profile appointments, including appointments to the North Carolina Economic Development Board, the State Board of Transportation, and the North Carolina Ports Authority, where she is vice chair. McColl is profiled in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine “executive profile.â€
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John William Bardo, chancellor of Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's “executive profile.†Kirk discusses changes the university has undergone since Bardo assumed the chancellorship in 1995. These include raising standards, increasing enrollment, and increasing spending for new buildings, expansions, and renovations.
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Kirk discusses the importance of the travel and tourism industry to North Carolina, which is now the sixth most visited state in the country. In 2003, tourists in the state numbered over forty-nine million. The top activity for tourists is shopping. The tourism industry generates over $12.6 billion annually.
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