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'''Clemmie Dixon Spangler, Jr.''' usually known as '''C. D. Spangler''' or '''Dick Spangler''' (born April 5, 1932) served as the President of the [[University of North Carolina]] from 1986 to 1997. He heads [[National Gypsum]].<ref name="forbes"> |
'''Clemmie Dixon Spangler, Jr.''' usually known as '''C. D. Spangler''' or '''Dick Spangler''' (born April 5, 1932) served as the President of the [[University of North Carolina]] from 1986 to 1997. He heads [[National Gypsum]].<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/clemmie-spangler/ |title=Clemmie Spangler, Jr. - Forbes |publisher=forbes.com|accessdate=2015-05-15}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Clemmie Spangler was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] in 1932.< |
Clemmie Spangler was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] in 1932.<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Supplement to Who's who in America|date=1987|volume=44|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=NVFAAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2015-05-15}}</ref> He graduated from the University of North Carolina where he was a member of [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] fraternity, and received an M.B.A. from [[Harvard University]].<ref name="forbes"/> |
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He started his career by heading his father's bank, the Bank of North Carolina, merging it with [[NCNB]] in 1982. |
He started his career by heading his father's bank, the Bank of North Carolina, merging it with [[NCNB]] in 1982. NCNB is now part of [[Bank of America]].<ref name="forbes"/> From 1982 to 1986 he served as chair of North Carolina's Board of Education.<ref name="forbes"/> He then served as President of the [[University of North Carolina]] system, from 1986 to 1997.<ref name="forbes"/> |
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He served as President of Harvard University's Board of Overseers from 2003 to 2004.<ref name="forbes"/> The Spangler Center at [[Harvard Business School]] is named for him.<ref name="forbes"/> Through his C.D. Spangler Foundation, he has donated to the University of North Carolina, Harvard University, and to Charlotte's [[Teach for America]].<ref name="forbes"/> As a hobby, he likes to fix old clocks.<ref name="forbes"/><ref>'Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr. On Grandfather Clocks', in ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, 09.25.10 [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-passions-pursuits-clemmie-spangler-grandfather-clocks.html]</ref> |
He served as President of Harvard University's Board of Overseers from 2003 to 2004.<ref name="forbes"/> The Spangler Center at [[Harvard Business School]] is named for him.<ref name="forbes"/> Through his C.D. Spangler Foundation, he has donated to the University of North Carolina, Harvard University, and to Charlotte's [[Teach for America]].<ref name="forbes"/> As a hobby, he likes to fix old clocks.<ref name="forbes"/><ref>'Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr. On Grandfather Clocks', in ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, 09.25.10 [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1011/rich-list-10-passions-pursuits-clemmie-spangler-grandfather-clocks.html]</ref> |
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As of September 2011 he is the 736th richest person in the world and the 273rd richest in the United States, with an estimated wealth of US$1.6 |
As of September 2011 he is the 736th richest person in the world and the 273rd richest in the United States, with an estimated wealth of US$1.6 billion.<ref name="forbes"/> He is married and has two children.<ref name="forbes"/> |
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Revision as of 20:42, 15 May 2015
Clemmie Spangler | |
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| President of the University of North Carolina | |
| In office 1986–1997 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Friday |
| Succeeded by | Molly Corbett Broad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1932 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina Harvard University |
Clemmie Dixon Spangler, Jr. usually known as C. D. Spangler or Dick Spangler (born April 5, 1932) served as the President of the University of North Carolina from 1986 to 1997. He heads National Gypsum.[1]
Biography
Clemmie Spangler was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1932.[1][2] He graduated from the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and received an M.B.A. from Harvard University.[1]
He started his career by heading his father's bank, the Bank of North Carolina, merging it with NCNB in 1982. NCNB is now part of Bank of America.[1] From 1982 to 1986 he served as chair of North Carolina's Board of Education.[1] He then served as President of the University of North Carolina system, from 1986 to 1997.[1]
He served as President of Harvard University's Board of Overseers from 2003 to 2004.[1] The Spangler Center at Harvard Business School is named for him.[1] Through his C.D. Spangler Foundation, he has donated to the University of North Carolina, Harvard University, and to Charlotte's Teach for America.[1] As a hobby, he likes to fix old clocks.[1][3]
As of September 2011 he is the 736th richest person in the world and the 273rd richest in the United States, with an estimated wealth of US$1.6 billion.[1] He is married and has two children.[1]