Title:
Order of the Hornet Induction of Chancellor Philip L. Dubois (Chair Dunlap)
Action:
ACTION:
Induct Chancellor Philip L. Dubois into the Mecklenburg County Order of the Hornet
Commission Contact: Chair Dunlap
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Order of the Hornet was established in 1972. It is bestowed by the Board of County Commissioners on persons who have displayed valor or high order of service uniquely and specifically to the citizens of Mecklenburg County. This is the highest honor bestowed by the Board. The Order of the Hornet was founded in the spirit of the early Mecklenburg patriots who signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775, and proclaimed the County’s freedom from Britain more than a year before the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed. Those early patriots valiantly fought for their independence during the Revolution and gave Lord Cornwallis such difficulties during his occupation of Charlotte that he termed the town a “hornet’s nest” of rebellion. Because Chancellor Philip L. Dubois reflects the honor, strength, and fierce American patriotism that so stung Lord Cornwallis, he is being recommended for membership in the Order of the Hornet.
Dr. Dubois’ career in higher education spans more than 40 years. As a first-generation college student, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s and doctoral degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dubois returned to the University of California, Davis, to start his career in academia as an assistant professor, rising through faculty and administrative ranks to hold various positions, including full professor and associate vice chancellor for academic programs.
Dr. Dubois was recruited by UNC Charlotte in 1991 where he spent the next 5 1/2 years as provost and Vice chancellor for academic affairs. On March 18, 2005 Dubois was named UNC charlotte's ...
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