UNCW Cameron School of Business History

Dr. Arvid A. Anderson was an associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Cameron School of Business from 1983-1995, when he retired. Before coming to UNCW, he held faculty appointments at other universities, including University of Florida, University of Nebraska, and East Carolina University. Dr. Anderson begins the tape by discussing his background and education. He served in the Air Force for 6 years following high school graduation. Discharged in 1954, he then went to college on the GI bill. He received his Bachelor's, MBA, and Ph.D. all from University of Texas at Austin. His scholarly areas of interest are international business, economics, marketing and statistics. While at UNCW, Dr. Anderson taught marketing to both undergraduates and MBA students. Dr. Anderson discusses his philosophy of teaching, his interests in international marketing and his participation in a teaching and research exchange, which allowed him to live and teach at DeMonfiert University in Leicester, England for a semester. He also discusses the growth and evolution of his department, and the hiring of new faculty in Marketing.

Dr. Charles W. West Jr. was born in Cuba to a military family and raised around West Point, New York. After a two-year commitment in the army, he earned his MBA from Cornell University in 1953. He then worked for several corporations, including Honeywell, General Electric, McKinsey and Company, the Package Machinery Company, and the American Air Filter Company of Louisville, Kentucky. Around 1970, he chose to end his industrial career and enter education. West received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Louisville and began teaching at Morehead State University. He was subsequently hired as School of Business faculty at UNCW. In this interview, Dr. West discusses his classes at the university and his involvement in the University Senate, the 1898 Foundation, and the Democratic Party, among other topics.

John Anderson, recently retired from the Cameron School of Business's Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, shares details of his time as a student and as a faculty member at UNCW. Dr. Anderson served on many committees during his time at UNCW, including the curriculum and library committees and the faculty senate, and he started and hired the faculty for the Production and Decision Sciences Department. His interview provides information on the growth and development of UNCW as a whole and the Cameron School of Business in particular, encompassing topics such as the evolution of Computers and Information Systems on campus and the process of AACSB accreditation for the business school.

Joseph (Joe) Francis Dunn was a faculty member in business at Wilmington College and UNCW. He began teaching in 1968 and retired in 1980. Prior to teaching in Wilmington, Mr. Dunn had retired from a long career in the U.S. Army. He discusses his time at UNCW, the courses he taught, life in the Army, and his life in the Wilmington area.

Lee M. Sherman, Associate Professor Emeritus, began his career at UNCW in 1976 as a part-time instructor in the department of business and economics. From 1977-1991, he taught full-time as associate professor. Dr. Sherman discusses his education and career before UNCW, including his 33-year career in the U.S. Army. He discusses the classes he taught at UNCW in marketing and management. While at UNCW, he served as Chairman of Business Week from 1979-1991. He was also on the ROTC faculty committee as well as on other university and Cameron School of Business committees.

Interview with Norman Kaylor, retired Dean of the Cameron School of Business. Dr. Kaylor came to UNCW in 1971 as department chair and later became the first Dean. He oversaw the construction of Cameron Hall and the move from Bear Hall. Dr. Kaylor earned his Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi, and his academic specialization was accountancy. During the interview, Dr. Kaylor recollects his visit to campus before he was hired.

Dr. Robert W. Appleton, professor of accounting, became the sixth faculty member of the Business Department at Wilmington College in 1967 and retired from UNCW's Cameron School of Business in 1999. In this interview, Dr. Appleton discusses the multiple changes in business education at UNCW through the years, such as the establishment, growth and development of the Cameron School of Business, receiving accreditation from the AACSB, and the growing role of computer applications and quantitative methods in the accounting classroom.

Ms. Tammy Blizzard began working at UNCW in 1976 as an accounting clerk. Ms. Blizzard rose through the ranks and retired in 1999 as Comptroller. Her volunteer work for UNCW includes chairing the Alumni Association in 1997--the year of UNCW's 50th anniversary. Ms. Blizzard and her husband are UNCW alumni who met at a Seahawks basketball game. Ms. Blizzard received the BS and MS in accountancy at UNCW while working full-time. Topics dicussed include working for the university while taking classes, volunteer work, and life in retirement.

Five oral history interviews with Bruce B. Cameron, one of the namesakes of the Cameron School of Business along with his brother Dan.

This interview covers Dan Cameron's service in the US Army during WWII. He was assigned to Communications and served as Battery B Commander during his tour of duty. He attended Virginia Military Institute prior to his enlistment. He was assigned to the 5th Army Corps and while at Camp Davis, Holly Ridge, NC he was attached to the 430th Antiaircraft Battalion. He took part in battles at Normandy, La Bourget Airport near Paris, France and on the Rhine River. Cameron was assigned as a prison guard at the allied prisoner of war camp in Stuttgart, Germany. While stationed in Europe he was able to visit Liverpool, Blackpool, Switzerland, and Marseilles. Dan and his brother Bruce are namesakes for the UNCW Cameron School of Business.

Transcriptions of oral history interviews. The collection's categories are Voices of UNCW, Southeast North Carolina, Arts, and Military.