7.29.09 | Structures, UNC’s History
The University honored the memory of its fifth chancellor, N. Ferebee Taylor ’42, when it named a South Campus residence hall on Aug. 3. One of five apartment-style buildings built in 2006 and now known as Rams Village was dedicated as…
Robert W. Winston III ’84 of Raleigh, chief executive officer of Winston Hospitality Inc., has been elected chair of the UNC Board of Trustees. Trustees on July 23 elected two other current members as new officers for one-year terms on the… read more
UNC’s fundraising efforts brought in $271.25 million in gifts in fiscal year 2009. The total represented the second-highest year in history for this type of support, which accounts for money that is immediately available to the University. In… read more
For the 10th time in the past 17 years, a national organization that supports educational advancement efforts has honored UNC for its fundraising success. No other university, public or private, can match that record. UNC has received a 2009… read more
Too often we wait until a colleague retires or departs to take on new challenges before we publicly acknowledge what we’ve long observed about their remarkable contributions. Happily, the recent renewal of his contract for an additional three years… read more
A young elementary school teacher, widowed in the 1940s and with a 2-year-old daughter, Mary Turner Lane could have stayed in New Bern and continued to teach. Instead, she chose to come to UNC, where she earned her master’s in education in 1953… read more
The University and Nike Inc. have signed a new 10-year contract for Nike to be the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products to the Tar Heels. UNC and Nike signed the contract in late May, according to a news release… read more
Gerhard L. Weinberg, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of history, has won a lifetime achievement award in military writing. The Pritzker Military Library Literature Award recognizes a living author for a body of work that has… read more
Carolina and the rest of the UNC System are going ahead with permanent budget cuts totaling 10 percent of the state’s 2009-10 appropriations for the universities as they wait for the N.C. General Assembly’s decision on the budget. In a letter to… read more
A tree in front of Spanky’s at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets has become a trophy. The town of Chapel Hill topped the tree, already scheduled for removal, after fans celebrating the men’s NCAA basketball championship in April… read more