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University rich in distinguished alumni
Athletes, authors prominent on list
BY SARA BOATRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
When Thomas Wolfe entered
UNC-Chapel Hill in 1916, he was a
self-proclaimed “awkward, unhap
py misfit.”
Twenty-three years later, the
revered alumnus’ novel “Look
Homeward, Angel” lured
Richard Adler, a noted contempo
rary composer and lyricist, to
UNC-CH from New York City,
said George Ann Bissett, director
of the Memorial Hall Campaign.
“I loved the University,” Adler
said. “It's an amazing place, as (cur
rent students) are discovering now."
Wolfe and Adler belong to a
long list of UNC-CH's noteworthy
alumni. Spanning fields of expert
ise from track and field to journal
ism and law, many think former
graduates are indispensable to car
rying the University’s reputation
forward.
“(Adler) is one of the leading
lights of American musical theater,”
Bissett said. “He is a great
spokesperson (for the University)."
Adler, whose musical, “Damn
Yankees,” will be released as a
movie adaptation by Miramax in
2005, visited UNC-CH in
November 2002 for a perform
ance to benefit Memorial Hall
restorations, Bissett said.
“I wanted to give something
back,” Adler said in an interview.
The performance presented the
story of the composer’s life as told
by his musical works.
Giving back to the University is
no foreign concept, as alumni offer
contributions of both talent and
experience to current students.
UNC-CH’s Kenan-Flagler
Business School recently selected
graduate Scott Livengood as the
keynote speaker for the Nov. 7
Undergraduate Business
Symposium. Livengood, chief
executive officer of Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts, took the company
public three years ago.
Beyond business, alumni writ
ers continue to follow in Wolfe’s
literary footsteps, producing works
as varied as their experience.
Shelby Foote, considered by
many to be the foremost authority
on the U.S. Civil War, produced his
1.2 million-word “The Civil War: A
Narrative” after leaving the
University in 1937, according to the
General Alumni Association’s Web
site.
Charles Kuralt, one of most rec
ognized broadcast journalists,
began to find his niche while writ
ing for the Charlotte News follow
ing his departure from UNC-CH in
1955, states the GAA Web site.
Kuralt went on to host CBS’
“Sunday Morning" and was named
Broadcaster of the Year in 1985.
Noted athletic figures include
Marion Jones, who entered UNC
CH on a basketball scholarship in
1994- Jones left the women's bas
ketball team her junior year to pur-
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Homecoming 2003
sue track and field, going on to win
five Olympic gold medals for her
record-breaking speed.
While many alumni, such as
Jones, ventured far beyond North
Carolina’s borders, some ultimate
ly returned to the UNC system.
Julius Chambers, who in 1962
graduated first in his class from
UNC-CH School of Law, later
served eight years as N.C. Central
University’s chancellor. Chambers,
who was the first black to be cho
sen as editor in chief for the
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Carolina Law Review, fought for
several affirmative action pro
grams during his time as chancel
lor.
But for alumni who are separat
ed by miles from UNC-CH. the
University remains close at heart.
“All of my children and all of my
stepchildren (attended UNC-CH),”
said Adler, who lives in his native
New York. “There’s no place like it.”
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Famous alumni lulius Chambers
(left) and Charles Kuralt, a civil
rights activist and renowned jour
nalist, respectively, are recognized
nationally for their contributions.