OpTIMUM Program

Internal Advisory Committee

Dr. Jon Young, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs – Chair

Dr. David Barlow, Dean of College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Dr. Dwight House, Chair of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Dr. Abdelmajid Kassem, Chair of Department of Biological Sciences

Dr. Booker Juma, Chair of Department of Chemistry and Physics

Dr. Kimberly Smith-Burton, Director of Math and Science Education

Mr. Charles Fergusson, Director of Contracts and Grants, Office of Business and Finance

Mr. David Camps, Director of Sponsor Research

Dr. Eldon Meacham, Associate Vice President for Curriculum Program, Fayetteville Technical Community College

Mr. Harper Shackelford, Dean of Enrollment Management, Fayetteville Technical Community College

Mr. Ray Walters, Dean of College Transfer and General Education Programs, Fayetteville Technical Community College

External Advisory Committee

Dr. Alade Tokuta, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Science and
Technology, North Carolina Central University

Dr. Wei Jin, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Information Sciences, Shaw University

Dr.Saundra F. DeLauder
Associate Dean
College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Central University

Larry E. Campbell
Colonel, US Army (Retired)
OPT-ED Program Manager and Alliance Coordinator         
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry

Community Supporters

Mr. Randy L. Moore
President & CEO
RLM Communications, Inc., Fayetteville, NC