William Clyde "Bill" Friday was born on July 13, 1920 in Raphine, Virginia and raised in Dallas, North Carolina. He served as the head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986.
Friday graduated from Dallas High School in Dallas, North Carolina, where he played baseball and basketball. He holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Friday ...
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William Clyde "Bill" Friday was born on July 13, 1920 in Raphine, Virginia and raised in Dallas, North Carolina. He served as the head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986.
Friday graduated from Dallas High School in Dallas, North Carolina, where he played baseball and basketball. He holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Friday served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
His entire professional life was spent in higher education. Friday was assistant dean of students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1948 to 1951, assistant to the President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina Gordon Gray from 1951 to 1955, then Secretary of the University of North Carolina system, and acting president from 1956 to 1957, when he was chosen to take the position permanently.
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