Four friends of the University have been presented with the prestigious William Richardson Davie Award by UNC’s Board of Trustees. This year’s honorees are Joe Hackney ’67 of Chapel Hill; Mike Overlock ’68 of Greenwich, Conn.; Ken Thompson ’73 of… read more
The children of a Klan-fighting journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize have established a $1 million professorship in his honor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The W. Horace Carter Distinguished Professorship was created by… read more
You, whoever and wherever you are, share one thing with every person who is reading this sentence right now: You are a reader. And among the thousands of readers who might travel the path to this paragraph, some of you are writers — or would… read more
At the 20th annual PlayMakers Ball on Nov. 10, PlayMakers Repertory Company will honor actress Louise Fletcher ’57 with the PlayMakers Distinguished Achievement Award. Fletcher, winner of the Academy and Golden Globe awards, joins a distinguished… read more
Carolina celebrated its 214th birthday Oct. 12 with a marked emphasis on the University’s place in the world. The keynote speaker for University Day, history Professor Michael Hunt, examined the expansion in international programs that UNC has… read more
Nelson Schwab III ’67, immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees, is chairing the search committee to recommend a successor to Chancellor James Moeser. Board Chair Roger Perry ’71 and Trustee Karol Mason ’79, the board’s vice chair, are… read more
Roger L. Perry Sr. ’71, president of Chapel Hill-based East West Partners, will chair the UNC Board of Trustees for the next year, and Karol V. Mason ’79 of Atlanta will serve as vice chair. In the trustees’ elections Thursday, Rusty Carter ’71 of… read more
Godfrey Cheshire ’73 has been recognized with this year’s John L. Haber Award, given in collaboration with the New York Carolina Club, the UNC department of dramatic art, Carolina Performing Arts and the GAA. It was presented at this year’s annual… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees has elected 40 new members to the UNC Board of Visitors, which is composed of 160 volunteers who help the trustees and the chancellor in a range of activities designed to advance the University. Members’ main focus is to… read more
Six new members were elected to four-year terms on the UNC System Board of Governors in June. Two UNC alumni are among the six: Frank Daniels Jr. ’53 of Raleigh, former publisher of The News & Observer; and Dr. Cheryl Ransom Locklear… read more