UNC alum, Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford to deliver Spring Commencement address

Posted Feb 22, 2019
In 2003, Jonathan T.M. Reckford had been a successful executive at some of the nation’s major corporations when he felt a calling to serve others in a deeper way. He left the corporate world behind to become a pastor and now leads the world’s foremost global nonprofit housing organization. The Habitat for Humanity CEO will deliver UNC's Commencement address. (UNC.edu)

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