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024 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Robert Ireland <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Robert Ireland <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 721 Mary E. Cook Rd. <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone: (Day) 732-7538 <br /> Phone: (Evening) 732-7538 <br /> Fax: <br /> Email: ireland.bob�gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: Retired <br /> Job Title: <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1986 <br /> Township of Residence: Eno <br /> Zone of Residence: Does not apply <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Date of Birth: - <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Durham Technical Community College Board of Di <br /> Numan Relations Commission <br /> Work Experience: <br /> In 2007, I retired from Wake Technical Community College as Vice-president for student <br /> services; prior to that I taught at Elon College and N.C. A&T State University. I hold a <br /> Ph.D. in Social and Intellectual History and have been a teacher, author (two books) and <br /> editor of history. Most recently, I have edited 6 volumes of the Hillsborough Historical <br /> Society Journal, and I have been involved in numerous Orange County historical <br /> activities. I believe that my background as a grants writer, author, and teacher of local <br /> and North Carolina history will be of assistance to a cause that is very important to me. <br /> Volunteer Experience: <br /> I have been active as a volunteer at my church (Archives Committee at St. Matthews <br /> Episcopal Church), as a member of Friends of the Orange County Library, and I have <br /> served as former President of the Hillsborough Historical Society and the North Carolina <br /> Association of Historians. I have also been a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and the <br /> Heart Walk of Wake County. I was also a candidate for the Orange County School <br /> Board. <br /> Education: <br /> I received my master's degree at the University of Wyoming as a William Robertson Coe <br /> Fellow in American Studies, and my doctorate in 1972 from the University of Maine. I <br /> have attended numerous conferences and presentations regarding local, state and <br />