Weaver, Fred H. (Frederick Henry), 1915-1972

Fred H. Weaver, a long-time educational administrator at the University of North Carolina, was born in Aberdeen, N.C. in 1915 and died in India in 1972.

Fred H. Weaver, a long time educational administrator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was born in Aberdeen, N.C., in 1915. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1937, a master's degree in history from Harvard University in 1950, and a Ph.D. in history from Duke University in 1968. His various positions at the University of North Carolina included:

Weaver's career with the University was interrupted on two occasions. First, from 1941 to 1946, he served as an American vice consul in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1941-1942, and then as an aviator with the United States Navy. Second, from the fall of 1967 until his death in 1972, Weaver was on leave from the university while he served as an educational consultant for the Ford Foundation in India.

In addition to his official duties at the University, Weaver served as a board member for a number of organizations including the North Carolina State Arts Council, 1965-1968; the Central Carolina Health Planning Council, 1964-1968; the Commission on Reorganization of State Government, 1956-1964; the Board of Trustees of Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, N.C.; and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Weaver married Frances Louise Angas in 1951; they had four children.