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Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Gladding, Samuel T.

Hearn, Thomas

date

2022-11-03T16:58:30Z

2022-11-03T16:58:30Z

2007-11-07

2022-11-03 (issued)

description

Thomas K. Hearn was appointed the University's 12th president in 1983 and served until June 2005. He received bachelor's degrees at Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama and a divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky and a doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. In this interview, Hearn discusses bringing the institution to the people and community of Winston Salem, his relationship with faculty, students, and student's families, and the building program and fundraising efforts that were critical in the success of campus expansion (Oli and Benson Center). Hearn also mentions the physical, medical, and psychological challenges faced during his time as president.

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application/pdf

interviews

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http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101528

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

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Samuel T. Gladding Interviews

Wake Forest University -- History

College presidents--United States

Hearn, Thomas K., Jr., 1937-2008

title

Hearn, Thomas 2007-10-07 (Transcript) Dr. Sam T. Gladding Interviews for History of Wake Forest University, Volume 6, 1983-2005

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Text