Graduate Education Advancement Board
The Graduate Education Advancement Board (GEAB) assists the Graduate School and the University in generating broad support and funding for graduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Members of the board are appointed based on their distinguished character and leadership, a belief in the importance of graduate education at Carolina, a sensitivity to different perspectives about gradate education and fund-raising, and a willingness to apply their special skills and strengths to advance the mission of the Graduate School.
The Graduate School expresses its gratitude to this special group of advocates.
GEAB Members
Ms. Carol B. Smithwick (Chair)
University/Community Volunteer
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Peace Sullivan (Vice Chair)
Certified Psychoanalyst
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Penny Aldrich
Adjunct Professor, Durham Technical Community College
Dr. Donald S. Buckley
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Chesapeake General Hospital
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. F. Ivy Carroll
Director of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Research Triangle Institute
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Timothy M. Crowder
GlaxoSmithKline
Former Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Jr. Dissertation Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. William A. Darity
Professor of Public Health, Emeritus, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Lana T. Dial
Court Improvement Program Manager, North Carolina Administration Office of the Courts
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. David F. Edwards
Attorney, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrére and Denégre, L.L.P.
New Orleans, LA
Dr. Donna R. Falvo
Clinical Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Jean C. Grainger
Wardrobe Consultant, Doncaster/ Tanner Corporation
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Boka Wesley Hadzija
Professor, School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Michael Alan Harpold
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Frances Hoch
Former Section Chief, NC Department of Public Instruction
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. Luther Hodges
President, Phoenix Associates, Inc.
Former member, University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Honorable Verla Insko
North Carolina State Representative, 24th House District
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. M. Ross Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Parion Sciences
Mr. Robert E. Laport
Former Senior Vice President, American Express
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Bibb Latané
Director, Center for Human Science, Chapel Hill, NC
Former Professor of Psychology and Director, Institute for Research in Social Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. Howard N. Lee
Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Education
Utilities Commissioner, North Carolina State
Former North Carolina State Senator, 16th Senatorial District
President, Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. David L. Lewis
Senior Vice President, Global Division, Lord Corporation
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Susan T. Lord
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. David T. McCoy
North Carolina State Budget Director
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. David McNelis
Director of Research Programs, The Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Philip F. Nelson
Former Dean, Yale University
Graduate School of Music
Former Interim Vice Chancellor,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Gerry Oxford
Executive Director, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
Dr. Priscilla P. Taylor
Former Executive Director, The Cemala Foundation, Inc.
Former member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ms. Laurie G. Sanford
Alumna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. Kenneth G. Smith
Director, Park Street Capital
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Beth Elise Whitaker
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Former Lovick P. Corn Dissertation Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mr. Edwin M. Yoder, Jr.
Pulitzer Prize Award Winning Writer
Alumnus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
GEAB Member Emeritus
Dr. Lyle V. Jones
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology
Former Dean of the Graduate School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Juanita M. Kreps
Professor Emerita, Department of Economics
Vice President Emerita, Duke University
Dr. Charles M. Weiss
Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Shirley F. Weiss
Professor Emerita, Department of City & Regional Planning
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
GEAB Honorary Members
Dr. William C. Friday
President Emeritus, University of North Carolina
Mrs. Barbara Hardin
Dr. Paul Hardin
Chancellor Emeritus
Professor of Law, Retired, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mrs. Thomas S. Royster