#EnglishEJones January 11

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For January 2024 several of us will be participating in the “30-Day 6 Degrees of Separation Coach4aday Challenge”-today we learn about the first chancellor at UNC Pembroke ENGLISH E JONES and his great grandson Canyon Jones.

Most of my professional career was spent on the campus of UNC Pembroke. For 25 of my 30 years employed there my office was in the English E Jones Health & Physical Education Center. That facility was named in honor of English E Jones who served as President and Chancellor of UNC Pembroke from 1962-1979. I actually got to work under Dr Jones his last two years at the university.

Chancellor English E Jones

Rules of the Challenge

Many people have heard of this concept. The notion of six degrees of separation grew out of work conducted by the social psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s. It then became a 1993 film named appropriately “Six Degrees of Separation.”

Organizing a six degrees of separation challenge involves creating a chain of people, each connected to the next by a mutual acquaintance. The goal is to demonstrate that any two people in the world can be connected through a chain of six or fewer personal connections.

How to Participate

Here is how to participate:

1. Identify the First and Last Person in the Chain.
2. Go thru the connections with a brief explanation.
3. Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

Day 11-English E Jones to Canyon Jones

4 Degrees of Separation-English E Jones-Randall Jones-Channing Jones-Canyon Jones

1. English E. Jones was the son of James C Jones and married Margaret Sheppard and had three children-Judy-Steve and Randall Jones
2. Randall Jones married Diane O. Jones who was the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, They had two sons-David and Channing.
3. Channing Jones is the Executive Director of the Robeson County Economic Development Office. He is married to Emily Love Jones and they have two daughters and a son named Canyon.
4. Canyon Jones is young boy that loves to play golf. I often encounter him on the golf course and donate bags of golf balls to him that I find on the course. His great grandfather would be proud of him.

Photo below is of Canyon from a 2023 Golf Tournament

Here is a short video on English E. Jones receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree