This Day in the History of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Erskine Bowles, UNC Class of 1967, began his tenure as president of the University of North Carolina (multi-campus system), succeeding Molly Corbett Broad.

The University hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Ernie Williamson Athletics Center.

The University held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Core Laboratory building in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The building will be part of the North Carolina Research Campus.

The University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Burnett-Womack Clinical Sciences Building.

The University’s Board of Trustees agreed to rename Hinton James North residence hall after George Moses Horton, an enslaved African American poet.

Former University baseball coach Walter Rabb died. Coaching the Tar Heels from 1947 to 1977, Rabb led the team to four ACC conference titles, four NCAA tournament appearances, two NCAA district titles, and two trips to the College World Series.

The Old Medical Sciences Research Building, completed in 1962, was named in honor of Dr. Stuart Bondurant, a former dean of the medical school. After closing in 2003 for a more than $17 million renovation, the facility reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on this day.

The University held a naming ceremony for the Gary R. Tomkins Chilled Water Operations Center.

The first full-time director of the Carolina Women’s Center, Donna Bickford, started work. She earned her doctorate from the University of Rhode Island and previously served as a faculty member in that university’s women’s studies program.

The University announced the establishment of the American Indian Center.

The University held a dedication ceremony for the Max C. Chapman Jr. Hall, one of two buildings in the first phase of the $205 million Carolina Physical Science Complex.

The University announced the receipt of an $8 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. The funds will be used to create 16 full music scholarships and to complete funding for a new music building, which will be called the Kenan Music Building.