Once the wealthiest man in North Carolina, C.D. Spangler Jr. ’54 was an intensely private business titan who held some of the most egalitarian and public-facing positions in society as a local and state leader in education. By the time he left the last of these roles — that of his 11 years as … More In Memoriam: C.D. Spangler Jr. ’54

Carolina Alumni Review – September_October 2017 Paul Hardin III, the steadfast lawyer and Methodist bishop’s son who steered UNC and three other campuses as they grew through tumultuous and historic times, spent 27 years as a leader in higher education — the final seven of those at the nation’s oldest state university under the sentimental … More Unlikely Choice, Visionary Leader

William Aycock – Carolina Alumni Review Time and again, former Chancellor William B. Aycock ’37 defined duty — for himself, for the University, and for the people who sometimes questioned whether Carolina fell on the right side of history. No one was better suited to the task. William Brantley Aycock ’37 (MA, ’48 JD), who began … More Farewell to an Icon