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West grew up in Charlotte. "I knew how great the staff is and how rich the collections are. This is a wonderful opportunity for me. There are huge riches here in terms of resources for research and discovery." West will oversee the department's four divisions: the Southern Historical Collection, the Southern Folklife Collection, University Archives and general and literary manuscripts. While the department already gets steady traffic, West said, he hopes to raise its profile, perhaps with special programming, an open house, newsletters and other efforts. "It seems to me that we are physically a little off the beaten path up here on the fourth floor of Wilson Library," he said. "We're thinking of new ways to get the word out." West also aims to "continue the very productive collecting program already going on here." Previously, from 1994 until this fall, West was director of collection development at the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library at Duke University. He coordinated collecting efforts and focused on acquiring materials in special fields including Southern history and culture and American literature. West curated exhibits including "Reynolds Price as Writer, Teacher, Mentor and Guide" in 2001 and initiated two new annual events: a Special Collections Open House and a "Writers on Writing" event. The latter brings to Duke a writer whose papers are in the library's collection, for meetings with classes and public readings. At Carolina, West headed technical services for the Southern Historical Collection from 1982 to 1994. He also directed three projects funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was an assistant archivist for the collection from 1979 to 1982 and previously was a library assistant. West earned a bachelor's degree in English, with distinction, at Duke in 1969 and two master's degrees at Carolina, in teaching English in 1972 and social work in 1976. He has completed 30 graduate credits in American history at the University. Tufts resigns to accept leadership role in FLA After spending 32 years working for one organization, most people get their gold watch and direct their energies toward retirement. Unless that person is Rutledge "Rut" Tufts. During his time at Carolina, the deputy director of Auxiliary Services put his own touch on every project he approached, making it a habit of leaving things much better than when he found them. Tufts spent a small but significant part of his career guiding the University both internally and externally as the issue of manufacturing collegiate logo merchandise with sweatshop labor became a major concern. He became the only person in the nation to be elected to the boards of both the Workers' Rights Consortium (WRC) and the Fair Labor Association (FLA). He traveled worldwide inspecting factories, resolving disputes, all to ensure the rights of workers manufacturing merchandise with collegiate logos anywhere in the world. Now he's gone on the road again -- this time only as far as Washington, D.C. -- but he resigned from Carolina to take on the challenge of executive director of the FLA. He began work there Dec. 1. Carolyn Elfland, associate vice chancellor for Campus Services, commented recently on Tuft's "numerous lasting contributions to the University." As she said, "Many people are unaware of his role in things that we now take for granted." Among them, she said, "He virtually single handedly converted the student ID card system to the present UNC OneCard online identification system. ... Subsequently, he led the growth of the One Card into the campuswide identification, access and financial card that it is today." In addition, "Rut led the Food Service Task Force, which recommended major changes to campus food services including the renovation of Lenoir Hall." Elfland said that Tufts also shored up the campus with interim food service plans for the year during which Lenoir was closed. "He spent countless hours and sleepless nights," she said, "ensuring that the temporary food services ... were available to serve campus needs." In addition to planning large projects, he knew how to micromanage when it was necessary. Elfland said, "Rut also managed the Lenoir Hall renovation project, reviewing construction plans in detail to ensure there would be a plug for every piece of equipment and drains for every sink. He spent hundreds of hours inspecting the construction, looking after every detail and personally adjusted the lights in Top of Lenoir the evening before it opened. "Rut was one of a small group of University administrators who recognized the need to change from using social security numbers as the identification number for employees and students. He conceived of the initial system to provide alternate identification numbers, and this diagram on a scrap of paper ultimately became today's PID system." Richard N. "Pete" Andrews, professor in the Department of Public Policy and Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, got to know Tufts during the so-called "Nike controversy" that surfaced in the fall of 1997. Andrews was chair of the faculty, and Tufts was director of the logo-licensing program. The two co-chaired a task force and later a Licensing Labor Codes Advisory Committee, which is still in operation. As a result of Tufts' leadership during the "intense controversy -- including student demonstrations and sleep-ins in South Building," as Andrews put it, Carolina "became and has remained the leading university in the nation on these issues, and one of the few that has remained committed to active leadership on them. ... He has clearly made a difference and will continue to do so in his new position. "More than most people I have known," Andrews said, "Rut exemplifies the Carolina ideals of leadership, public service, human decency and integrity, and commitment to reasoned and open decision-making. He is an outstanding choice for his new position, but he will be deeply missed here." In looking back on his time at Carolina, Tufts chose a surprising accomplishment to pick as his most enduring. He said, "I've done a lot of different things here ... but I think the most lasting -- for the University probably the most important -- is the success we had with the Bull's Head Bookshop. One of the ways to really judge a university is by the quality of its general bookstore. If a student or faculty member can't buy a copy of the OED ("Oxford English Dictionary") on campus then I wonder whether you're really talking about an institution of higher learning." E. Maynard Adams dies at 83 E. Maynard Adams of Chapel Hill, Kenan professor emeritus of philosophy and a longtime faculty leader at the University, died Nov. 17. He was 83. Adams was chair of the faculty from 1976 to 1979 and of the philosophy department from 1960 to 1965. He was a leader in establishment of Carolina's Program in the Humanities and Human Values as well as the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense. "Maynard Adams was an intellectual giant but also a gentle and caring human being," said Chancellor Emeritus Ferebee Taylor of Chapel Hill, who was chancellor when Adams was faculty chair. "He was a forceful and steadfast spokesman for the humanities and a loyal and devoted servant of the University at Chapel Hill. He will be sorely missed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing this great man." Adams, who taught at the University from 1948 until he retired in 1990, won the Outstanding Educator of America Award (from the Outstanding Educators of America organization) and the University's Thomas Jefferson Award in 1971. An annual lecture in the humanities and an endowed professorship at Carolina are named in Adams' honor. "Maynard Adams was much admired and much loved both by his students and his colleagues," said Warren Nord, director of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values. "He was passionately committed to philosophy, to the humanities, to liberal education and to the University. Indeed, he believed that through reforming the life of the mind, we could reform society in a way that made it truly fit for human beings. He was a great man, a giant in the history of the University." Adams wrote, co-wrote or edited 12 books and more than 100 scholarly articles and reviews. His books included "Philosophy and the Modern Mind: A Philosophical Critique of Modern Western Civilization" and "The Idea of America". Adams hosted a series of discussions based on the latter book on North Carolina's public television network, now UNC-TV. He was on Gov. James B. Hunt's Task Force on Science and Technology and chaired a committee for Hunt on science, technology and human values. Adams was president of the N.C. Philosophical Society, the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology and chair of the program committee and a member of the executive council of the American Philosophical Association. Adams was active in local schools and chaired the boards of Chapel Hill Community Action Inc. and the Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action Inc. He was vice chairman of the board of the Orange Economic Opportunity Commission Inc. He was an honorary member of the Golden Fleece Honor Society and the Dialectic Literary Society. He served Carolina on numerous boards and committees including those of the College of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School, the division of student affairs and the Chancellor's Search Committee in 1979, whose work led to the appointment of Chancellor Emeritus Christopher Fordham. Adams, a native of Clarkton, Va., grew up on a tobacco farm and attended a one-room school. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Richmond in 1941 and 1944; a divinity degree in 1944 from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School; and a second master's degree and a doctorate from Harvard University in 1947 and 1948. He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years, Phyllis Stevenson Adams of Chapel Hill, and his daughter, Jill Elaine Adams, son-in-law Thomas Alexander and their children, Adam and Nathan Alexander, all of Carbondale, Ill. He was pre-deceased earlier this year by his son, Steven Maynard Adams. "He lived a long and fruitful life and maintained an amazing spirit through it all," Phyllis Adams said. "He told his professor at Harvard, when he got his Ph.D., that he would like to work at a good Southern university, and his hope was certainly realized here. He couldn't have been in a better place. This was his dream." A memorial service was held Nov. 23. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Binkley Baptist Church; the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, CB# 3425, Chapel Hill, 27599; or the UNC Hospice, P.O. Box 1077, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312. Community Recognition
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and ITT Industries Night Vision have honored Carolina's Department of Public Safety with a major national award for its community policing efforts. The program was chosen for the 2003 Community Policing Award among agencies serving 20,001 to 50,000 people. Four other agencies were named winners for different population-size categories. The competition attracted more than 94 entries from U.S. communities and agencies as well as 23 international agencies. Pictured with the award and a $2,000 night vision scope that came with it are (left - right): Jeff McCracken, deputy director of public safety; Thomas Dugan of ITT Industries; Carolyn Elfland, associate vice chancellor for Campus Services; Rahsheem Holland, a patrolman with public safety; and Derek Poarch, director of public safety. Four honored with Davie Awards The University Board of Trustees presented the prestigious William Richardson Davie Awards to four longtime friends of the University Nov. 19. Chancellor James Moeser and the Board of Trustees honored the following Davie Award recipients at a Carolina Inn dinner: Mary Anne Johnson Dickson of Charlotte, William Rand Jordan of Fayetteville, Dean Edwards Smith of Chapel Hill and Van Louis Weatherspoon of Charlotte. The Davie Award, the highest award given by the trustees, is named for the Revolutionary War hero considered to be the father of the University. Created in 1984, the annual award recognizes extraordinary service to the University or to society. Dickson serves on the Carolina First fund-raising campaign's steering committee, chairing the campaign's Carolina Women's Leadership Council, a 100-plus-member group. She chaired the Board of Visitors in 1998-99 as part of a four-year term of service. A Carolina graduate in political science, she also earned a degree in business administration from N.C. Wesleyan College. Dickson was assistant to the chairman and chief executive officer of Rocky Mount-based Hardee's Food Systems and worked within marketing and public relations. With her sister, Neal Johnson, she created the C. Garland Johnson Sr. Scholars Fund in International Studies in memory of their father. Initially, the scholarship will provide funding for seven College of Arts & Sciences students from Wilkes, Surry or Yadkin counties to study abroad. Dickson also has supported University programs including Women's Studies, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also plans to establish a mentoring program for Carolina seniors. Her husband, Alan, serves as chairman of the Morehead Foundation, and the couple supports the Morehead Scholars program. Jordan, former vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, is chief executive officer of Global Lithotripsy, Ultra Imaging of North Carolina and Sonorex, a new venture that uses shock waves to treat pain. He holds Carolina degrees in English and medicine. After completing residencies at the University of Florida, Jordan returned to his hometown, Fayetteville, to open a practice in urology. Convinced that lithotripsy would revolutionize the treatment of kidney stones, Jordan and his partners made that concept the foundation for Carolina Lithotripsy, which expanded beyond North Carolina to became Lithotripters. Jordan also is chief executive officer of Lithotripters, purchased by Prime Medical Services in 1996. Jordan and his wife, Jeanne, have endowed professorships in English and in the School of Medicine to focus on eating disorders. They support eight Jordan Carolina Scholars, as well as the School of Public Health, Kenan-Flagler Business School, the Lineberger Center and other Carolina programs. He served on the chancellors' search committees after the retirement of Paul Hardin and the death of Michael Hooker. Jordan also was chairman of the chancellor's substance abuse task force. He is a member of Kenan-Flagler Business School's Board of Visitors. Smith, the men's basketball head coach for 36 years before stepping down in 1997, coached Carolina to 11 Final Fours, two national titles and 13 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championships. He retired as the all-time winningest coach in basketball history, with 879 wins. While at the University of Kansas on academic scholarship, Smith played basketball for legendary Jayhawks coach Phog Allen. After assistant coaching stints at Kansas and the U.S. Air Force Academy, he joined Carolina basketball coach Frank McGuire's coaching staff, and he became head coach three years later, in 1961. More than 96 percent of Smith's lettermen graduated since his first year as head coach. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983 and the N.C. Hall of Fame in 1981. Smith is the author of "Basketball: Multiple Offenses and Defense," the best-selling technical basketball book in history. At Carolina, Smith and his wife, Linnea Smith, have supported the schools of education, social work, journalism and mass communication, and medicine; the University Library; the Stone Center; and the Medical Foundation, with special emphasis on the Childhood Trust supporting UNC Hospitals' program on childhood trauma and maltreatment. Weatherspoon, who has served on the Board of Visitors and as a key volunteer leader for the Bicentennial Campaign for Carolina, is owner and president of the Weatherspoon Group Inc., a real estate development firm. He played football for Carolina on scholarship, graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1966, he became a partner in the real estate development firm of Masten, Faison & Weatherspoon, now the Weatherspoon Group. His father-in-law, C. Knox Massey Sr., served two decades as a trustee, later working as a "dollar-a-year" special assistant to the chancellor and endowing the Massey Awards to recognize outstanding employees. With other family members, Van and Kay Massey Weatherspoon have endowed the Massey-Weatherspoon fund to enhance excellence in teaching, research and public service and the C. Knox Massey Sr. professorship in business administration. In Kenan-Flagler, they sponsor the Van Weatherspoon Faculty Lectureships and created the Van and Kay Weatherspoon Business Administration Endowment Fund. In the School of Medicine, they created the Van L. Weatherspoon Jr. professorship in neurosurgery to honor the memory of their son. The Weatherspoons' recent gift enabled the University Library to purchase the Andre Savine Collection, one of the world's largest collections of Russian archival materials. Van Weatherspoon received the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Alumni Merit Award from Kenan-Flagler in 2001. Student affairs search invites campus nominees An open search is under way to identify outstanding internal or external candidates for the position of vice chancellor for student affairs. It is expected that the candidates will have the following qualifications: An experienced leader who can articulate a clear vision for student affairs; One who can assist in creating and maintaining an institutional climate that fosters student learning and development; and One who will work jointly with students, faculty and staff throughout the entire University. The committee is chaired by Steve Matson, professor and chair of the biology department. Nominations and applications should be sent to: Chair, Search Committee for the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, 104 South Building, CB# 3000. Applicants' letters of interest must be accompanied by curriculum vitae. Applicants are encouraged to make electronic submissions through the Application Submission Tool, located at www.unc.edu/provost/apply. Review of applications will begin on Jan. 15, 2004. To see the complete listing for the position, refer to: www.unc.edu/depts/eooada/jobs.html. Decorations & Distinctions Susan Friel James
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Warren Staff Promotions/Reclassifications Information provided by Human Resources with employees' permission. Entries are listed by name, new title and department. Berry-Sudduth, Katrina, Social Research Assistant II, Com Med Ed/Family Support Network Buenviaje, Jeremy, Computing Consultant II, ATN Burton, Nancy, Processing Assistant III, Facilities Services Division Cecil, Chad, Laboratory Research Specialist, Comprehensive Cancer Center Chegash, Daniel, Administrative Officer III, School of Government Farrell, Barbara, Social Research Associate I, School of Medicine Admin Freedman, Darlene, Administrative Assistant II, School of Public Health Fruth, Jodi, Administrative Assistant III, Vice Chancellor Finance and Admin Gurganus, Sonya, Applications Analyst Programmer, AIS Hinshaw, Rebecca, Accounting Specialist II, Office of Sponsored Research Honsinger, Tiffianna, Library Technical Assistant II, Academic Affairs Library Imperiale, Linda, Accounting Specialist I, Human Resources Jeremiah, Fern, Administrative Secretary III, Medicine Johnson, Robert, Telecommunications Equipment Manager, ATN Kale, Clint, Computer Systems Administrator, School of Education Kastleman, Linda, Administrative Assistant II, School of Public Health Klaiber, Gregory, Computing Support Technician I, Academic Affairs Library Knighten, Donna, Processing Assistant V, Construction Management Leonars, Brandon, Administrative Assistant II, Department of Genetics Lievremont-Lebas, Delphine, Administrative Assistant II, Kenan-Flagler Business School Lievremont-Lebas, Delphine, Information and Communications Specialist, Kenan-Flagler Business School Manuel, James, Processing Assistant IV, Public Safety Trans and Parking McIntyre, Gwendolyn, Processing Assistant V, Center for Digestive Disease & Nutrition Muller, Mark, Computer Operator, AIS O'Buckley, Todd, Research Technician III, Center for Alcohol Studies Osborn, Geraldine, University Administrative Manager, Department of Genetics Penny, George, Grounds Worker, Facilities Services Division Pitts, Robert, Computing Consultant III, WUNC-FM Posner, Jennifer, Dietetic Technician, Clinical Research Raesch, D, Lynette, Social Research Assistant I, Frank Porter Graham Child Dev. Center Rice, Gayle, Accountant I, AIS Roberts, Shannon, Personnel Analyst I, Human Resources Sandoval, Arlene, Administrative Secretary III, Pharmacology Shaw, Monica, Administrative Officer I, Surgery Sheets, Edna, Business Officer II, AIS Smith, Mark, HVAC Technician, Facilities Services Smith, Teresa, University Administrative Manager, Academic Advising Stroud, Suzanne, Administrative Assistant I, Dermatology Terrell, Donna, University Administrative Manager, Statistics Thorsen, Virginia, Accounting Specialist II, Office of Sponsored Research Tumy, Darcie, Administrative Officer I, Surgery Wilson, Richard, Research Technician III, Pharmacology
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