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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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5498
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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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A budget deficit, redistricting, and the election of a new Speaker of the House (probably Dan Blue) are issues awaiting the 1991 General Assembly.
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Two major issues face the North Carolina General Assembly for the 1991 session: the budget deficit and redistricting. As these issues define the legislative process for 1991, new roles for key individuals such as the new speaker of the house will also affect the progress made this year.
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Frank Borkowski, chancellor of Appalachian State University at Boone, is an accomplished musician and conductor who is conducting the university into the twenty-first century.
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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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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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4473
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North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurs through Action Learning (NC REAL) is offered in sixty-one high schools and community colleges across the state. The program guides students through the creation, design, and operation of their own small businesses.
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5273
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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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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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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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5782
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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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3880
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LEARN, or Learners' and Educators' Assistance and Resource Network, a program of the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is an innovative web site for teachers. It provides teachers convenient times for quality professional development and exemplary lesson plans that are linked to the N.C. Standard Course of Study.
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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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3554
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Stephen Stroud grew up in Rutherford County. In 1972, he founded Carolantic Realty, a successful Raleigh real estate company. Today, he heads the Centennial Authority, which oversees development of Raleigh's new Entertainment and Sports Arena.
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