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Abstract | William O. McCoy was chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 12 April to 1 June 1999 and from 9 July 1999 through 15 August 2000. During the period 12 April to 1 June 1999, McCoy served as the university's acting chancellor while Chancellor Michael Hooker took a medical leave to undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hooker succumbed to cancer on 29 June 1999, and on July 9 the UNC Board of Governors named McCoy interim chancellor. McCoy served in this capacity until 15 August 2000, when James Moeser was appointed chancellor. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files on public relations and the university's public service mission in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd; the establishment, with Duke University, of the Robertson Scholars Program; campus race relations; and the development of standards for trademark licensing. |
Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English. |
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William O. McCoy was chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 12 April to 1 June 1999 and from 9 July 1999 through 15 August 2000. During the period 12 April to 1 June 1999, McCoy served as the university's acting chancellor while Chancellor Michael Hooker took a medical leave to undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hooker succumbed to cancer on 29 June 1999, and on 9 July the University of North Carolina Board of Governors named McCoy interim chancellor. McCoy served in this capacity until 15 August 2000, when James Moeser was appointed chancellor.
Born in Snow Hill, N.C., William McCoy attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on an academic scholarship. As a student, he enrolled in the Naval R.O.T.C. program and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating in 1955 with a B.S. in Business Administration, McCoy served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot. He then went on to earn an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Sloan Fellow. Next, McCoy began his business career with Southern Bell, where he eventually reached the position of president of BellSouth Enterprises, Inc. in 1986. Upon retirement from BellSouth in 1995, he became Vice President for Finance of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System. He retired from that position in January 1999; and scarcely three months later, President Molly Broad called on him to assume the duties of acting chancellor. Also in the spring of 1999, he was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece, the University at Chapel Hill's oldest and highest honorary organization.
McCoy continued Chancellor Hooker's initiatives in information technology, public service, outreach, race relations, and improvement of the intellectual climate. He also took measures to improve the university's budget management. Notable during his short administration were the efforts of the university to assist the citizens of eastern North Carolina who had been affected by Hurricane Floyd in the fall of 1999. The launching of the Robertson Scholars Program, a cooperative program with Duke University, was another important event as was the adoption of a trademark licensing code requiring licensees to disclose the locations of their facilities and to pay workers a living wage.
Back to TopThe Office of the Chancellor records of William O. McCoy include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are files on public relations and the university's public service mission in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd; the establishment, with Duke University, of the Robertson Scholars Program; campus race relations; and the development of standards for trademark licensing.
Back to TopThis series contains files pertaining to universitywide issues and topics, including university committees and task forces whose memberships are broad-based. Files pertaining to specific administrative divisions of the university, as well as to faculty government and to agencies and organizations outside the university, are in subsequent series.
Included here are files on the departments and schools that make up the Division of Academic Affairs. Also found here are files on two of the offices that support the university's academic mission: the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. The Office of the University Registrar and the Office of Institutional Research, which had previously reported to the Office of the Provost, were assigned to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration effective 1 May 1999.
This series consists of the chancellor's correspondence related to the work of the Division of Information Technology and to various campus information technology initiatives.
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Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, General, 1999-2000See also General Administration: Information Technology in Series 1. |
Carolina Computing Initiative, 2000 |
The files in this series relate to the university's intercollegiate athletics program.
Files in this series relate to the offices that comprise the Division of Finance and Administration and to their functions, which include the handling of the university's budget, business operations, facilities planning and maintenance, personnel management, security, and related matters. Effective 1 May 1999, the Office of Institutional Research and the Office of the University Registrar, which had previously reported to the Provost, were assigned to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. The registrar's office was administratively attached to the Office of Institutional Research. These changes were intended to improve the university's collection, management, and analysis of data for internal decision-making.
The majority of the files in this series pertain to the university's fundraising activities. Also located here are files relating to the university's public relations program.
Included in this series are files relating to faculty government, including files on committees that report to the Faculty Council. Files on university-wide committees will be found in Series 1.
This series includes files related to the university's research activities and to the programs of the Graduate School.
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Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, General, 1999-2000 |
Graduate School, 1999-2000 |
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Research Services, Office of, 2000 |
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Royster Society of Fellows, 1999 |
This series contains files on the academic units and research centers that comprise the Division of Health Affairs. Files on the University of North Carolina Hospitals will also be found here. Until 1997 the Vice Provost (formerly Vice Chancellor) for Health Affairs had oversight of the division. That position was eliminated in 1997, and the health affairs units began reporting to the provost.
Files in this series pertain to offices in the Division of Student Affairs and to their functions, which involve the provision of extracurricular services and programs to the students of the university. Also included here are files on various student organizations, including Student Government.
This series includes the chancellor's correspondence with and related to the university's Board of Trustees. Also included here are the chancellor's files on the committees of the Board of Trustees. Minutes and reports of the board will be found in the Records of the Board of Trustees, a separate records group in the University Archives.
Files in this series pertain to agencies and organizations outside the university with which the university has, or has had, relationships. Many are organizations of which the university is, or was, a member. Many are foundations and corporations from which the university has sought support. Also included here are files on agencies of North Carolina state government and of the federal government. Note, however, that this series does not contain all of the chancellor's records related to outside organizations. Correspondence with an outside organization that pertains to a particular department or program of the university will generally be found with the other files on that department or program.
Arrangement: Files are arranged as they were received from the chancellor's office, and for the most part, the original filenames have been retained.
The files in Series 1-12, above, represent the initial accession of Chancellor McCoy's records. With the Addition of December 2011, processing staff discontinued the practice of dividing the chancellor's files into twelve series based on their relationship to university functions and/or administrative divisions. Most of the files in this addition are related to the overall administration of the university and its programs and initiatives. There are also a few files related to the university's intercollegiate athletics program, including the women's basketball and soccer programs.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
This subseries consists of files related to the overall administration of the university and its programs and initiatives. The bulk is correspondence with and other materials related to General Administration of the University of North Carolina System.
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Bond Legislation, 1999Materials related to state legislation authorizing bonds to finance capital improvements at the campuses of the University of North Carolina System. |
Calendars, Chancellor's, April-December 1999 |
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Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999 |
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General Administration, January-August 2000General Administration of the University of North Carolina System. |
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North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1999 |
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
The files in this subseries relate to the university's intercollegiate athletics program. Included are materials pertaining to the women's basketball and women's soccer programs.
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Basketball: Women's, 1999-2000 |
Finley Golf Course, 1999 |
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Soccer: Women's, 1999 |
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Softball, 1999-2000 |
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Track, 2000 |
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
The files in this addition mostly pertain to events and awards during William McCoy's service as acting chancellor. There is also a file containing weekly newsletters from Clarion Call on North Carolina higher education.
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Chancellor's remarks, 1999-2000Includes briefing materials on various events and functions for acting Chancellor McCoy. |
Chancellor's Science Seminars, 1999Includes briefing materials on the second installment in the Chancellor's Science Seminar series held on 10 November 1999. |
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Clarion Call, 1999-2000A weekly report on North Carolina higher education produced by the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. |
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Davie Award, 1999 |
This series contains files from the Office of Admissions and is CLOSED to researchers until 75 years from the date of creation because it contains information on individual applicants that is protected under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
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Undergraduate Admissions, Office of: General, 1999-2000 |
Undergraduate Admissions, Office of: Correspondence Concerning Individual Applicants, 1999 |