Last August, former Campbell University President Norman A. Wiggins died; he had served CU since 1967 as President and Chancellor. Today I learned that this past Friday, April 11, Clyde C. Cook, President Emeritus of Biola University, died. Cook was president at Biola during the nine years I was a member of the English department there, and was as much a legend on that campus as Dr. Wiggins at Campbell.
In memoriam: Biola U. president C. Cook
Published April 14, 2008 university 3 CommentsTags: Biola U, Campbell U, Clyde Cook, Norman Wiggins
I did not know about Dr. Cook. Wow!
I read it first on Scriptorium Daily, then looked up the other links.
yeah, i heard about him on facebook last sunday. his obit showed up in la times today. it’s kind of weird; he had just retired; it seemed sudden. as ambiguous as i sometimes feel about biola, i think the guy was really kind.
was it nine years? wow! i didn’t realize you were there that long. i’m just glad our years overlapped.