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Whichard Honored by University of North Carolina
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Willis Whichard |
Willis P. Whichard, dean of Campbell University’s
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, was honored recently by the
General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina (UNC).
Whichard was one of five recipients of the Distinguished Service
Medal, an award recognizing those who have given time and service to
UNC.
“It is, of course, a distinct honor to be recognized in
this way, but any service any of us can render to our alma mater is a
privilege,” Whichard said.
A 1962 graduate of UNC, Whichard earned his law degree
from the university in 1965. He has been an advocate for UNC throughout
his distinguished career as an attorney, legislator, and sitting judge
on the state’s highest courts. He is the only North Carolinian in the
history of the state to serve in both houses of the Legislature and on
both of the state’s appellate courts. He was a member of the House of
Representatives from 1970-1974 and served as a North Carolina senator
from 1974-1980. Whichard also served on the North Carolina Court of
Appeals from 1980-1986 and was elected to the North Carolina Supreme
Court in 1986 where he served until 1998. He became dean of the Norman
Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1999.
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