McNair Scholars
Advisory Board
2018-19 Winthrop McNair Advisory Board Members
We are grateful for the time our Board members invest in choosing each cohort, advising Program
Staff, and supporting the program. Advisory Board members are listed below along with
each member's affiliation.
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Dr. Adolphus Belk - Professor, Political Science
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Dr. Tyrone Ceaser - Assistant Professor, Exercise Science
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Dr. Cheryl Fortner-Wood (ex-Officio) - Director, McNair Scholars Program and Professor, Psychology
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Dr. Victoria Frost - Assistant Professor, Biology
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Ms. Rose Gray - Director, TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Program
- Dr. Wenonah Haire - DMD; Executive Director of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project
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Dr. Gloria Jones (ex-Officio) - Dean, University College
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Dr. Willis Lewis - Associate Professor; Accounting, Finance & Economics
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Dr. Karen Stock - Professor, Fine Arts
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Dr. Takita Sumter - Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs & Professor, Chemistry, Physics, & Geology
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Dr. Will Thacker - Professor; Computer Science & Quantitative Methods
- Mr. James White - Graduating Scholar, Exercise Science
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Dr. Brad Witzel - Professor, Counseling, Leadership, and Educational Studies
The Board and Program Staff are grateful for the valuable contributions of faculty
who have served on the Board in past years, including Drs. Jason Hurlbert (CHEM),
Nick Grossoehme (CHEM), Heather Evans-Anderson (BIOL), Joe Rusinko (MATH), Kareema
Gray (SCWK), Tenisha Powell (ECED), and Shebby Neely-Goodwin (SCWK).
Similarly, an eligible student representative (our first year) and outstanding Scholars
have provided important guidance in recruitment, selection, and program planning as
members of the Advisory Board. Those students are
- Jesslyn Park 2017-18
- Nicole McMullen 2016-17
- Ashley Causey 2015-16
- Sarah Wicks 2014-15
- Symone Calhoun 2013-14
- Ronald Nelson 2012-13
- Macreshia Salters 2011-12
- Alfred McLeod 2010-11
- Lilah Campbell 2009-10
