Paul Van Zandt, UNCP Professor Emeritus, served as a faculty member of the University of North Carolina Pembroke from 1969 to 2007, teaching Ceramics, Sculpture, and 3-Dimensional Design. Upon retirement he was awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his service to the State of North Carolina. As a producing artist he has had work accepted in over 90 exhibitions most of which were juried by his peers.
Among many honors awarded while he was at UNC Pembroke, he received the Outstanding Teaching Award, The Adolph Dial Award for Scholarship and Creative Work, The Adolph Award for Service to the Community and was awarded Professor Emeritus upon retirement. Paul has exhibited sculptures nationally and internationally. Paul is an active sculptor and has commissioned work in Pembroke, Red Springs, and Lake Junaluska, NC, and currently has work represented at Red Springs Art Space, Red Springs, NC.
Many will recognize the life-size bronze statue of Hamilton McMillan from the Pembroke campus. Paul was the original sculptor and assisted with the unveiling when it was restored and rededicated in 2019.
Shown are Austin Sheppard, Carla Rokes, original sculptor Paul Van Zandt, and E. H. Alexander, great grandson of Hamilton McMillan. – Photo courtesy of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
