William Friday's life, legacy remembered in service
Posted Oct 18, 2012
State leaders and University of North Carolina officials gathered Wednesday to honor the life and legacy of longtime UNC President William C. "Bill" Friday, who died last week. Friday headed the UNC system from 1956 to 1986, shepherding it through a tumultuous era of civil rights, assimilation of more than a dozen campuses and rapid growth.
(WRAL.com)
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