▁an ▁office ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁becoming ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁cons olid ated ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁left ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁chief ▁executive . ▁While ▁at ▁N . C . ▁State ▁he ▁obtained ▁land ▁and ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Cent enn ial ▁Camp us . ▁He ▁also ▁developed ▁Cent enn ial ▁Camp us ' ▁first ▁master ▁plan . ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁ch an cell or ' s ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁N . C . ▁State ' s ▁Liter acy ▁Systems ▁Center . ▁The ▁P oul ton ▁In nov ation ▁Center ▁on ▁Cent enn ial ▁Camp us ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁P oul ton ' s ▁res ignation ▁was ▁marked ▁with ▁controvers y ▁as ▁it ▁came ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁six - month ▁investigation ▁into ▁N . C . ▁State ' s ▁athlet ic ▁department . ▁The ▁investigation ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁Peter ▁G olen bo ck ' s ▁Personal ▁Fou ls : ▁The ▁Bro ken ▁Prom ises ▁and ▁Sh atter ed ▁Dream s ▁of ▁Big ▁M oney ▁Basketball ▁at ▁Jim ▁Val vano ' s ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁and ▁alleg ations ▁made ▁there in ▁against ▁the ▁school ' s ▁basketball ▁program ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁Val