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Henry L. Ferguson, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Biographical/Historical note:
Henry L. Ferguson was born in Durham, North Carolina, on November 22, 1919. He earned a BS in 1946 from Wake Forest University and a CPA certificate in 1949. From 1947 to 1949 he worked as staff accountant at R.C. Carter in Raleigh, North Carolina. From 1949 to 1952 he worked as field auditor for the Department of State Auditor. From 1952 to 1954 he worked as assistant secretary at High Point Bending and Chair Co. He was hired as the director of accounting and budgets at The University of North Carolina in 1954. He left the position in 1962 when he accepted the position of business manager at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The position later became known as administrator for finance and business. In 1971 he was promoted to vice chancellor for business affairs. He retired from the university in 1980, and he passed away March 27, 2004.