Clemmie Dixon Spangler

Mr. C. D. Spangler Jr. is the President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina. He played an active role in the expansion of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His career began when he rose to prominence in family's construction and real estate firm, and in banking where he led a merger in the early 1980s of the Bank of North Carolina with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation. From 1982 until 1986, he was Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education, and in 1984, he co-chaired Governor James B. Hunt’s Commission on Education for Economic Growth. In both roles, he advocated a return to emphasis on teaching the basics, higher salaries for teachers, and programs for training high school principals for their challenging jobs. Spangler became President of The University of North Carolina in 1986, serving for eleven years until 1997. He has served on numerous boards, including the Mint Museum of Art, Crozer Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. He has held directorships with the Equitable Life Assurance Society and Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, BellSouth Corporation, and National Gypsum Company, and is a former member of the Business-Higher Education Forum. President Spangler was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award from Harvard Business School in 1988 and the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 1994. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Associates of Harvard Business School. In 1997, President Spangler was presented the Distinguished Public Service Award from the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.