North Carolina Central University
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Template:Infobox University North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a historically black college located in Durham, North Carolina.
NCCU has a current enrollment of 8,231 for the Fall of 2005. NCCU is the second largest historically black university in North Carolina after NC A&T State University located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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History
NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of president James E. Shepard. Suffering financial troubles, the school reorganized in 1915 as the National Training School and again in 1923, when it was acquired by the state of North Carolina and renamed Durham State Normal School.
In 1925, the state redefined the school's mission, turning it into a four-year liberal arts college, the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCC), the first state-supported African-American liberal arts college in the United States. After expanding through the support of the state and local philanthropists (including Benjamin N. Duke), NCC was finally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1937.
The college opened its first graduate programs in law (1940) and library science (1941). In 1947, the college was renamed yet again as North Carolina College at Durham. In the same year, founding president James Shepard died after having headed the school for nearly 40 years.
The college received its current title, North Carolina Central University, in 1969. The name "Central" was picked in order to keep the schools initials "NCC". In 1972, it became part of the 16-member University of North Carolina System.
The NCCU School of Law is currently undergoing a multimillion dollar major renovation of the Turner Law School Building, which is scheduled to be finished in 2005. When finished, the 100,000+ sq ft (9,300 m²) building will be one of the largest public law school facilities in the Southeast United States.
Executives
- 1909–1947: James E. Shepard, President
- 1948–1963: Alfonso Elder, President
- 1963–1966: Samuel P. Massie, President
- 1967–1982: Albert N. Whiting, President (1967–1972), Chancellor (1972–1982)
- 1983–1986: LeRoy T. Walker, Chancellor
- 1986–1992: Tyronza R. Richmond, Chancellor
- 1992–1993: Donna J. Benson, Chancellor
- 1993–2001: Julius L. Chambers, Chancellor
- 2001—: James H. Ammons, Chancellor
Notable alumni
- Herman Boone, former high school football coach, featured in motion picture Remember the Titans
- Ernie Barnes, artist and former professional football player
- Wanda G. Bryant, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- G.K. Butterfield, Congressman and former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina
- Rick Elmore, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- 9th Wonder, Hip-Hop producer
External links
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina Central University information
- [1] The Campus Echo Student Newspaper
