
Interview with Terry C. Plumb - 230
Abstract
In his interview with Winthrop History Project staffers Rebecca Masters and John Gaston, conducted on Feb. 15, 2015, the retired editor of The Herald, Terry Plumb, recalls: how the Winthrop campus was viewed when he first arrived in Rock Hill in 1987; issues, opportunities and changes in the Winthrop campus over the 24 years of the DiGiorgio presidency and The Herald’s approach to reporting them, the role of regional and state politics and political philosophy in higher education funding in South Carolina over the years, and his observations regarding the 11-month presidency of Dr. Jamie Comstock-Williamson. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.