Background
Weems, John Edgar was born on February 23, 1932 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Nathaniel Turner and Ellen (Pitt) Weems.
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John Edgar Weems
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Bachelor of Science, George Peabody College, 1953; Master of Arts, George Peabody College, 1956; Doctor of Education in Administration Higher Education, George Peabody College, 1965.
Career
With executive training program, Proctor and Gamble Company, Louisville and Jackson, Mississippi, 1953-1955;
assistant professor business administration and economics, director placement, admissions, dean of students, Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, North Carolina, 1955-1959;
dean admissions, registrar, Kentucky Weslyan College, Owensboro, 1959-1961;
dean administration, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1961-1968;
vice president finance/administration, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1968-1971;
president, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1971. Consultant teacher education National Council Accreditation Teacher Education, since 1960, member evaluating teams, since 1961. Consultant Sandhills Community College, 1976-1980, Wingate College, 1975, Limestone College, 1985, Coastal Carolina College, 1989;consultant on holography, statistics, data processing, college admissions.
Chairman of the Board Cooperating Raleigh Colls., 1976, 87-88. Chairman Tennessee PolicyCom., American College Testing Service, 1967-1971. President Indiana College Fund North Carolina, 1978.
Member U. North Carolina Advisory Council of President' of Private Colls., 1986. Implemented computer registration and admissions systems Middle Tennessee State University, 1966, 68. Member scholarship committees Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1972-1975, Hugh Morson, since 1975.
Board directors Triangle Bank, Raleigh, Foundation forGood Business, Raleigh, since 1989. Speaker on variety subjects numerous colleges, civic groups, symposia.
Achievements
Membership
Active Boy Scouts American, 1966-1971. Commissioner Junior Pro Football League, Murfreesboro, 1970. Legislation spokesman European Research Area, Raleigh, 1973.
Advisory board Young Women’s Christian Association, 1975-1980. Board directors North Carolina Symphony, 1972-1975. Member model school task force Triangle Junior Council Govts., Raleigh, since 1989.
Member steering committee world class region conference, 1987, member world class educational system planning team, 1988. Member Southern Association College Schools (chairman member reaffirmation teams since 1961, standard and reports committee 1980-1986, executive county 1986-1987, chairman North Carolina coll.commn. 1986, appeals committee since 1991), Association Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (president Tennessee chapter 1964-1965, association president 1970-1971, chairman committees), Southern Association Women's Colls.
(president 1975-1976), North Carolina Association Colleges Universities (president 1981-1982, chairman 1987-1991), National Association Indiana Colleges Universities (board directors 1988-1991), Fifty Group (president 1981-1982).
Connections
Children: John Mark, David Van, Nancy Carol.
