Elbert Kirtley Fretwell Jr. (October 29, 1923 – October 18, 2012) was an American

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and Chancellor Emeritus of the

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. He was born in

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and is the son of

Elbert K. Fretwell Elbert K. Fretwell (1878–1962) was an American academic and early leader in the field of youth development through recreation and extracurricular activity. He served as the second Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), serving ...

, who served as the second

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of the

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. He and his wife lived in Charlotte. He died October 18, 2012, in Charlotte. Fretwell received a B.A. from

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in 1944, an M.A. in teaching from

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and a Ph.D from

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in 1953.

Buffalo State College

Fretwell was president of

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in New York from 1967 to 1978.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Fretwell served as the second chancellor from 1979 to 1989. Under Fretwell, campus enrollment surged from 8,000 students to over 12,000. He oversaw the creation of the Graduate School, created more graduate degrees, integrated the library's card catalog onto an

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in 1983, created the ground work for a major business incubator, helped to develop the university's surrounding neighborhood, and increased academic grants to over $6.1 million. Fretwell retired as chancellor in 1989. In 1996 UNC Charlotte opened the E.K. and Dorrie Fretwell building, in honor of him and his wife. The building headquarters the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences.

University of Massachusetts

Fretwell served as interim president of the

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from 1991-1992.

University of North Florida

In 1998, Fretwell served as the interim president of the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fretwell, E. K. 2012 deaths Teachers College, Columbia University alumni Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Wesleyan University alumni Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Presidents of the University of Massachusetts system 1923 births Presidents of the University of North Florida