Hall of Fame
Dr. Harry James Cargas served as athletic director for the 1988-89 academic year, guiding the department through a transition year. Cargas was a leading proponent of sportsmanship as the foundation of athletic competition. A professor emeritus and English Department faculty member from 1970-1998, Cargas was the author of more than 2,500 articles and 32 books, including Conversations with Elie Wiesel. He taught courses on Kurt Vonnegut (a personal friend), Native American literature, Latin American literature, protest literature, among others. In 1980, Cargas was appointed by President Carter to be one of the original members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which laid the groundwork for the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
