Background
McCoy, William O. was born on October 26, 1933 in Snow Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Marcus Cicero and Anna Kathleen (Shirley) McCoy.
academic administrator executive
McCoy, William O. was born on October 26, 1933 in Snow Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Marcus Cicero and Anna Kathleen (Shirley) McCoy.
Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1955. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968.
General manager South Central Bell, New Orleans, 1973—1976, vice president Nashville, 1978, executive vice president Birmingham, Alabama, 1978—1982, vice chairman, 1982—1983. Assistant vice president American Tel & Tel, Basking Ridge, 1976—1978. Vice chairman BellSouth Corporation, Atlanta, 1993—1995.
Vice president finance University North Carolina, 1995—1999, interim chancellor Chapel Hill, 1999—2000. Director U North Carolina Health Care System, since 1999. Director First American Corporation, Nashville, Liberty Corporation, Greenville.
Served to captain United States Marine Corps, 1955-1959.
Chairman Middle Tennessee Heart Association, Nashville, 1971. Division chairman Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches, 1974. General vice chairman New Orleans Symphony Campaign, 1975.
Co-chairman Alabama United Way Campaign, Birmingham, 1982. Advisory council College Business Administration, Georgia State University, since 1983. Served tocapt. United States Marine Corps, 1955-1959.
Married Sara Jane Hart, December 18, 1955. Children— Laura Jo McCoy Foster, Kathleen Sue.