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Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Gladding, Samuel T.

Hearn, Thomas

date

2022-11-03T17:03:18Z

2022-11-03T17:03:18Z

2008-04-28

2022-11-03 (issued)

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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 his leadership style, influence on alumni, faculty, trustees, and students, learning from William Poteat, his work with leadership conferences, President Aid, and Presidential Scholarships. He discusses the responsibility and impact of a university president's decisions. Hearn reminisced on his connection to athletics; swimming, tennis, Knights Commission, ACC and his meeting notable people; Arthur Ashe, Gary Trudeau, Arnold Palmer.

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application/pdf

interviews

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http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101529

language

English

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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 2008-04-28 (Transcript) Dr. Sam T. Gladding Interviews for History of Wake Forest University, Volume 6, 1983-2005

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Text