Education 6-08-07

The House elected Robeson County Dr. Cheryl Ransom Locklear this week to serve on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. She replaces former Robeson County Schools Superintendent Purnell Swett, who was elected in April, but resigned before taking office. Dr. Locklear is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She earned her doctorate in dentistry and a master's degree in public health at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a former chair of the board of trustees at UNC-Pembroke and a former member of the board of visitors for UNC-Chapel Hill.