Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr., who served as the UNC-system president from 1986-1997, died on Monday, July 23. We pulled these clips from the Daily Tar Heel archives looking back on the Charlotte native's time spent in Chapel Hill as the 15th system president.
Spangler was sworn in as UNC-system president on Friday, October 17, 1986.
The Daily Tar Heel sat down for a Q&A with Spangler before he was sworn in as president.
Spangler was famous for lunching at Lenoir among the student body.
A regular name on the Forbes 400 list, Spangler was a frequent donor to the University.
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Because it was common knowledge that Spangler could be found in Lenoir at lunchtime, students knew they could approach him there to voice their concerns.
