[1] Deacon/Elder, First Presbyterian Church.
Wife: Alice Matheny Lancaster (two daughters)
Daughter: Ashley Lancaster Templer
Daughter: Mary Martin Lancaster
High School: Pikeville High School (1961)
University: AB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1965)
Law School: JD, University of North Carolina Law School (1967)
Administrator: President, North Carolina Community College System (1997-)
US Defense Department Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works (1996-97)
White House Staff Advisor to Bill Clinton, Chemical Weapons (1995-96)
North Carolina State Official Special Assistant to Gov. James B. Hunt (1995)
US Congressman, North Carolina 3rd (3-Jan-1987 to 3-Jan-1995)
North Carolina State House of Representatives (1978-86)
Baddour, Lancaster, Parker and Hine Partner (1970-86)
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Kiwanis Club
North Carolina State Bar
Shriners