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Michael Honey named first Haley Professor at UW Tacoma (continued)
Fred
Haley, former president and CEO of Brown & Haley,
played a key role in the establishment of UW Tacoma
and advocated for a four-year university with a strong
foundation in the humanities. Known locally as a champion
of civil rights, Haley participated in the 1963 March
on Washington and served on the state's Board Against
Discrimination. Dorothy Haley, an active member of the
NAACP who supported her husband's leadership on social
issues, passed away in 2003. Fred Haley passed away
in 2005. The couple had four children.
Honey,
a nationally-recognized expert on labor history, civil
rights and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., developed a close
friendship with Haley after the campus was established
in 1990. The two men found common ground on many issues,
Honey said.
"Fred
was a great civil libertarian who believed in freedom
of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of the press
and freedom of assembly, and I share those values"
Honey said. "His vision for UW Tacoma was that
the humanities should be the foundation stone on which
the campus was built. He wanted to see thinking and
ideas debated here, and that's what I see the Haley
professorship being built around."
Honey
is still considering possibilities for the professorship,
which officially begins in Autumn Quarter and is effective
for six years. A prolific writer, he is currently planning
a number of books related to labor and civil rights
history. He also hopes to bring lecturers on issues
of war, peace and nonviolence to UW Tacoma.
"I'm
very appreciative of this recognition, especially since
there are so many deserving faculty members on this
campus" he said.
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