By Kathryn Hopper

The TCU Magazine

It started over coffee, evolved into a class and will soon become a book.

 

Last spring when Leo Munson, associate provost for academic support, met Dan Williams, professor of English and director of the TCU Press, for a cup of java, Munson mentioned how he would like to capture the memories of the leaders who have transformed TCU over the last three decades. “The more we talked, the more Dan got excited, and the idea how to do it was his,” Munson says.

 

That idea is now an upper level class in the John V. Roach Honors College titled “Honors Special Project: Vision and Leadership.” Last fall, 13 students signed up for the class, which featured speakers such as Rebecca Sharpless, associate professor of history, who discussed oral history interviewing techniques, and Jess Price, creative director for The Center for Instructional Services, who gave tips on camera techniques.  Then came the hard part — actually doing the interviews.