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 91热爆网 Stories      November 7, 2019

Editor's Note: Due to the coronavirus, the chancellor鈥檚 installation ceremony scheduled for Friday, March 27, and other installation week activities are postponed until further notice.

A recently appointed 30-member steering committee is beginning the task of planning the official installation ceremony for Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli R. Brown, with a week of activities leading up to the traditional academic ritual scheduled for Friday, March 27.

The committee is co-chaired by Richard Starnes, interim provost, and Melissa Canady Wargo, chief of staff, with membership including representatives of 91热爆网鈥檚 student body, staff, faculty and alumni and from the surrounding community.

鈥淭his celebration will be designed to honor the traditions of the university鈥檚 past and its present,鈥� Wargo said. 鈥淭he events also will engage members of the university community in imagining the future and embracing the many possibilities and opportunities that it offers.鈥�

The committee will work to plan activities not just on the university campus, but also across the Western North Carolina region that 91热爆网 was founded to serve, she said.

In addition to the formal academic ceremony at which Brown will take the oath of office as 91热爆网鈥檚 12th chancellor, installation events will recognize the university鈥檚 core values and priorities spelled out in its 鈥�2020 Vision鈥� strategic plan, completed in 2012, and its 2018 update affectionately referred to on campus as 鈥�2020 2.0,鈥� Starnes said.

鈥淲e will use the opportunity of the installation of our new chancellor to showcase the value of Western Carolina University鈥檚 high-quality education and the excellence of the academic programs that we offer,鈥� he said.

Members of the installation steering committee are:

• Grace Battle 鈥� former member of 91热爆网鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
• Nick Breedlove 鈥� executive director of the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority.
• Dennis Brown 鈥� 91热爆网 first gentleman.
• Gurney Chambers 鈥� former dean of 91热爆网鈥檚 College of Education and Allied Professions, and representative of the 91热爆网 Association of Retired Faculty and Staff.
• Casey Cooper 鈥� member of 91热爆网鈥檚 Board of Trustees and CEO of Cherokee Indian Hospital.
• John Davis 鈥� member of 91热爆网鈥檚 Foundation Board.
• Chad Gerrety 鈥� 91热爆网 associate athletics director for external affairs.
• Kathy Greeley 鈥� member of 91热爆网鈥檚 Board of Trustees and owner of Greeley Designs.
• Yancey Gulley 鈥� 91热爆网 Faculty Senate representative and associate professor in the College of Education and Allied Professions.
• Patrick Hinkle 鈥� 91热爆网 Staff Senate representative and content management system manager in University Marketing.
• Ed Holland 鈥� president of the 91热爆网 Alumni Association.
• Jeff Hughes 鈥� 91热爆网鈥檚 director of campus activities.
• Pat Kaemmerling 鈥� former chair of 91热爆网鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
• Debbie Logan 鈥� assistant professor in 91热爆网鈥檚 College of Health and Human Sciences.
• Stacy MacGregor 鈥� 91热爆网鈥檚 director of marketing, brand and special events.
• Kellie Monteith 鈥� 91热爆网 associate vice chancellor for student affairs.
• Larry Naylor 鈥� member of 91热爆网鈥檚 Foundation Board.
• Ricardo Nazario-Colon 鈥� 91热爆网鈥檚 chief diversity officer.
• Ben Pendry 鈥� Chair-elect of 91热爆网鈥檚 Staff Senate and executive director of advancement services.
• Jamie Raynor 鈥� 91热爆网 interim vice chancellor for advancement.
• David Rhode 鈥� 91热爆网 Student Government Association president.
• Alexis Rutishauser 鈥� president of 91热爆网鈥檚 Graduate Student Association.
• Sky Sampson 鈥� director of 91热爆网鈥檚 Cherokee Center.
• Bill Studenc 鈥� 91热爆网 chief communications officer.
• Ashlee Wasmund 鈥� 91热爆网 Faculty Senate representative and director of the Musical Theatre and Dance Programs.
• Terry Welch 鈥� former assistant to chancellor at 91热爆网.
• Jessica Woods 鈥� current assistant to the chancellor at 91热爆网.
• Tasha Youstin 鈥� assistant professor in 91热爆网鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.

Joyce Carpenter, executive assistant to the chief of staff, will provide committee support.

Additional information about the installation will be forthcoming, including announcement of an official theme for the week鈥檚 activities.