Photos: University of North Florida's founding and first president dies at 94
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Thomas G. Carpenter Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter, the founding and first president of the University of North Florida and namesake of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library, has died at the age of 94. (University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
Thomas G. Carpenter His family told UNF that Carpenter died Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
President Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter Carpenter served as the university's first president from 1969 to 1980. (University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
President Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter Carpenter believed that a strong university library was necessary and a cornerstone in the educational process. During his tenure, he saw UNF's library develop as one of the finest within the Florida State University System, UNF told Action News Jax. (University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
Thomas G. Carpenter Library The student government association officially named the Thomas G. Carpenter Library in 1981, in honor of Carpenter's "long and faithful service." (University of North Florida’s Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
carpenter After serving as UNF's president for 11 years, her resigned and returned to his alma mater, Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), where he served as president until his retirement in 1991. (Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
Thomas G. Carpenter Library UNF says the library, affectionately known as “Tommy G’s,” remains a central and integral part of its campus. (Thomas G. Carpenter Library)
