10/5/11 – William “Bill” Friday, 12:00, Croasdaile Country Club
The guest speaker for our upcoming meeting will be Bill Friday, the founding co-chairman of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and president emeritus of the University of North Carolina. Friday served as the President of the University of North Carolina for thirty years until his retirement in 1986.
In 1989, Friday and the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, were tapped as chairmen of the newly-formed Knight Commission.
Under Friday’s and Hesburgh’s leadership, the Commission successfully advocated for presidential control of intercollegiate athletics, rigorous academic standards for athletes, and a certification process requiring athletics departments to prove that they were running fiscally responsible, equitable, and ethical sports programs.
In 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association presented Friday with the Gerald R. Ford Award for “significant leadership as an advocate for intercollegiate athletics on a continuous basis over the course of his career.”
William Friday graduated from North Carolina State with a bachelor’s degree in textile engineering in 1941 and received his law degree from the Law School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1948. Friday served as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve from 1942 until 1946.
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Mark Your Calendar
10/19/11 – Joanne P. McCallie, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Duke University
11/2/11 – Mike Krzyzewski, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Duke University and USA Basketball
11/16/11 – Hugo Germino Award