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Remembering C.D. Spangler with a look through the DTH archives

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15th UNC-system President C.D. Spangler.

Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr., who served as the UNC-system president from 1986-1997, died on Monday, July 23. We pulled these clips from the Daily Tar Heel archives looking back on the Charlotte native's time spent in Chapel Hill as the 15th system president.


Front page of The Daily Tar Heel from October 20, 1986.

Spangler was sworn in as UNC-system president on Friday, October 17, 1986.



Q&A with C.D. Spangler from April 21, 1986.

The Daily Tar Heel sat down for a Q&A with Spangler before he was sworn in as president.



Clip from The Daily Tar Heel from August 27, 1986.

Spangler was famous for lunching at Lenoir among the student body.



Clip from The Daily Tar Heel from October 8, 1990.


Front page of The Daily Tar Heel from August 22, 1991.

A regular name on the Forbes 400 list, Spangler was a frequent donor to the University.



Clip from The Daily Tar Heel from July 23, 1992.

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Jump from DTH clip on July 23, 1992.

Because it was common knowledge that Spangler could be found in Lenoir at lunchtime, students knew they could approach him there to voice their concerns.