Posted 4:29 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014
A 90th birthday celebration for Carl Wimberly, former UW-L vice chancellor, will be from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.
A 90th birthday celebration for Carl Wimberly, former UW-L vice chancellor, will be from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Cake and refreshments will be served.
Wimberly served at UW-L for 40 years as a professor, dean and vice chancellor. He joined UW-L as an instructor of political science in 1953. Along with teaching, he held numerous administrative positions, including director and later dean of the College of Arts, Letters and Sciences, before being appointed vice chancellor in 1973. He served as acting chancellor following Kenneth Lindner's resignation in 1978 until Noel Richards' appointment in 1979. Wimberly retired as vice chancellor in 1992. He was recognized by renaming North Hall in his honor in June 2000.
The birthday celebration is hosted by his family, the UW-L Alumni Association and the UW-L Foundation