Leslie J. Winner oral history interview, 2013 February 4

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Leslie Winner, Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and former North Carolina State Senator, talks about her association with Chancellor James H. Woodward during her tenure in the North Carolina Senate from 1993-1998. She notes how Chancellor Woodward was able to convince her to support the addition of doctoral programs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte--something she admits she was initially skeptical about. Ms. Winner talks about how important Chancellor Woodward was to UNC Charlotte at the time of his tenure, in terms of having the vision and ability to move the university in the direction where it needed to go. She concludes with anecdotal stories about Chancellor Woodward and his greatest strengths as the leader of UNC Charlotte.

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Title: Leslie J. Winner oral history interview, 2013 February 4
Interviewee: Winner, Leslie J.
Interviewer: Jeffers, William Thomas
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2013-02-04
Physical Description: 1 audio file (21:27) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Leslie Winner was a 62-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in via phone in North Carolina. She was born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1950. She was educated at Brown University and Northeastern School of Law, and was employed as the Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Abstract: Leslie Winner, Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and former North Carolina State Senator, talks about her association with Chancellor James H. Woodward during her tenure in the North Carolina Senate from 1993-1998. She notes how Chancellor Woodward was able to convince her to support the addition of doctoral programs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte--something she admits she was initially skeptical about. Ms. Winner talks about how important Chancellor Woodward was to UNC Charlotte at the time of his tenure, in terms of having the vision and ability to move the university in the direction where it needed to go. She concludes with anecdotal stories about Chancellor Woodward and his greatest strengths as the leader of UNC Charlotte.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from born digital WAV preservation master which was recorded on a Marantz PDM 660 digital recorder.
Interviewee Occupations: Legislators
Lawyers
Subjects--Names: Winner, Leslie J.
Woodward, James H. (University chancellor)
Subjects--Organizations: North Carolina. General Assembly
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Subjects--Topics: Doctor of philosophy degree
Urban universities and colleges
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1980-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: William T. Jeffers Interviews on UNC Charlotte History
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: UA-WI0051

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