In Memoriam
Jeffrey Meyer
After high school, Jeff earned a B.A. in philosophy at the Franciscan Monastery at Duns Scotus College and an M.A. in English literature from the University of Dayton. He then pursued graduate studies in the History of Religions at the University of Chicago where he received both the M.A. and Ph.D. It was at the […]
J. Daniel White
Dr. James Daniel (“Dan”) White, Jr., associate professor and founding member in UNC Charlotte’s Religious Studies Department, died on June 12, 2018 after a brief illness. He was 72 years old and had planned to retire from teaching at the end of the 2017–18 academic year. Dan was at UNCC for 47 years, always seeing […]
Loy H. Witherspoon
Loy worked closely with UNC Charlotte’s founder, Bonnie Cone on the development of the university beginning in 1964. He led the Department of Philosophy and Religion, then established and chaired the Department of Religious Studies when it split off from philosophy beginning in 1972. He served as president of the UNC Charlotte faculty, as founder […]