Eve Carson Remembrance Ceremony Several thousand students, faculty members and Carolina staff gathered for a ceremony in the Pit in late afternoon on March 5, 2009. They listened to voices of several of Carson’s friends recall how Carson and… read more
William F. “Bill” Little, a member of UNC’s faculty for more than 40 years, a former vice president of the UNC System and a visionary leader who helped guide the development of the state’s Research Triangle Park and the Research Triangle… read more
Emma Neal Morrison, who received an honorary degree from UNC in 1985, helped make sure The Lost Colony was not lost. Following a hiatus for World War II, the state’s signature outdoor drama faced struggles with attendance and finances. read more
Bob Scott, who received an honorary degree from UNC in 1970, had two family businesses: dairy farming and politics. “My dad had a fondness for saying that a man could never really expect to go to heaven unless he was a Democrat, a Presbyterian… read more
Paul F. Sharp, who served as Carolina’s chancellor for 17 months in the mid-1960s, died Feb. 19 at his home in Norman, Okla. He was 91. His brief chancellorship included work to repeal Speaker Ban Law. Sharp followed Bill Aycock ’37 in the… read more
As Chris Fordham was stepping down as chancellor in 1988, Tom Lambeth ’57 paid tribute to him and his wife, Barbara, at the GAA Board of Directors’ spring meeting. Lambeth, a longtime trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees, was then the… read more
Christopher C. Fordham III ’47, chancellor from 1980 to 1988 and the only medical doctor to serve in the post, died early Thursday at UNC Hospitals. A longtime Chapel Hill resident, he was 81. Fordham presided over a major revision of the… read more
Chancellor James Moeser said that Walter Royal Davis was one of the first people he visited when he came to Chapel Hill. It’s no wonder – besides being a generous philanthropist, Davis was in an elite class of higher education power brokers in… read more
As a history professor at UNC for nearly four decades, Hugh Talmage Lefler was renowned in the classroom for being both stimulating and entertaining. In speaking before a class of up to 100 students, Lefler was known for delivering his popular… read more
The white woolen symbol of Carolina was a picture of calm and gentleness on the hectic Kenan Stadium sideline. His easygoing disposition and slow-to-startle nature while fans screamed and fireworks burst above him made Rameses XVII an exceptional… read more