Furman Athletics Hall of Fame
Lanett, Alabama
‘39 B.A. University of Alabama
Served In Air Force In WW2, Office of Strategic Services (forerunner of CIA)
Ph.D., University of North Carolina — 1949
Associate Professor of English, Furman — 1949-61
Dean of the Men’s College, Furman — 1953-61
Chair, English Department, Furman — 1953-61
Director, Division of Humanities, Furman — 1953-61
Served As Dean, Vice President, Provost (Chief Academic Officer) Under Three Presidents — 1961-82
Served As Acting President For Six Months, Furman — 1964-65
Instrumental In Desegregating Furman — 1965
Helped Furman Secure Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa — 1973
Professor of English, Furman — 1982-87
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, Furman — 1968-89
Executive Committee, Southern Conference
President, Southern Conference — 1973-79
Vice President, NCAA Council & Steering Committee — 1981-84
NCAA Executive Committee — 1984-80
Chair, NCAA Committee to Formulate Proposition 48
Authored NCAA Faculty Representative Handbook “Evaluation Of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs”
Organized/Chaired NCAA Faculty Representatives Forum
Southern Conference Barrett-Bonner Award Named In His Honor
Honorary Doctorate of Literature, Furman — 1982
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1994
Died March 16, 2009
