Former University of Memphis president, Thomas G. Carpenter, dies at age 94
Former University of Memphis president, Thomas G. Carpenter, dies at age 94 Emily Bloch, Florida Times Union, Commercial Appeal © UNF Carpenter in June 1980 Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter, former University of Memphis president and the University of North Florida's founding president, died on Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 94. In 1980, Carpenter became the 11th president of U of M, going on to hold the position for 11 years. He retired in 1991. His namesake is left on the campus' Thomas G. Carpenter Student Housing Complex, which was constructed on t...
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