John Erickson oral history interview, 2014 July 17

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In this interview, John Erickson, the first dormitory student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, shares an anecdote of the then Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Bonnie Cone. He recalls her bringing him a plate of brownies his first night in his room, his mistaken assumption that she was custodial staff taking special care of new students, his surprise to realize her real identity during student orientation, and Dr. Cone's recollection of the event some twenty years later when she met his wife--also a UNC Charlotte graduate. Mr. Erickson also explains what led him to return to UNC Charlotte for graduate school and comments on his graduate and undergraduate experience at the university.

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Memories of Bonnie Cone

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Title: John Erickson oral history interview, 2014 July 17
Interviewee: Erickson, John C., 1951-
Interviewer: Cullum, John
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2014-07-17
Physical Description: 1 audio file (00:10:47) : Digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: John Erickson was a 62-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in Passaik, New Jersey in 1951 and received undergraduate and graduate degrees in English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was employed as a public school teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, as a social worker for the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Work in North Carolina, as a college instructor at Rowan Cabarrus Community College in North Carolina, and as an instructor and Director of Persistence and Retention at Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina.
Abstract: In this interview, John Erickson, the first dormitory student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, shares an anecdote of the then Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Bonnie Cone. He recalls her bringing him a plate of brownies his first night in his room, his mistaken assumption that she was custodial staff taking special care of new students, his surprise to realize her real identity during student orientation, and Dr. Cone's recollection of the event some twenty years later when she met his wife--also a UNC Charlotte graduate. Mr. Erickson also explains what led him to return to UNC Charlotte for graduate school and comments on his graduate and undergraduate experience at the university.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Marantz PDM 670 digital recorder.
Interviewee Occupations: College administrators
Subjects--Names: Erickson, John C., 1951-
Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
Subjects--Organizations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Subjects--Topics: College students
Dormitory life
Hospitality
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1960-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
Digital Collection Series Title: Memories of Bonnie Cone
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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-ER0108
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2552

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