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Dr. Charles Dunn, who served as President of Henderson State University from 1986 to 2008, is the 2019 winner of the Willie Tate Meritorious Humanitarian award. A fervent supporter of Reddie Athletics during his time as president and until his passing in 2013, Dunn helped lead Henderson State through the transition from NAIA to full NCAA member-status in 1992, which included securing Henderson an invitation to join the Gulf South Conference. Dunn also served on the NCAA President's Commission during the restructuring of the NCAA in 1996 and 1997 and was a member of the NCAA President's Council — the governing body of Division II — until 2001. Under Dunn's watch, Henderson saw some of its biggest athletic triumphs of the NCAA era, including four GSC men's basketball titles and a berth in the 2004 NCAA Division II Women's Final Four. A beloved figure in the Henderson State community, Dunn's tenure as president saw over $80 million go towards building and renovation projects to enhance and improve the university.
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