Robert McCluer Calhoon

Valle Crusis Retreat, October 1987. Dr. Calhoon (center) pointing to Scrabble board.

In the Fall of 1966, Prof Calhoon was teaching US History at the University of Connecticut. I had been teaching history at the Air Force Academy and the Academy selected me to go to Grad school to get a Ph.D. I just had 2 years and so I had to make the most of my time there. I already had grad courses in early American History in my Master's program at Lehigh University that focused on political history. I went to see Dr. Calhoon and asked him if he would take me on as a independent student...

Thank you so much to everyone who has shared these memories here. A memorial service for Dad is planned in Greensboro on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 3:00 pm. It will take place at the Alumni House at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A second one will be held on June 26, 2022, at 1:30 pm at the Church of the Holy Cross in Valle Crucis.

I met Dr. Calhoon through a mutual friend, John Maass, about 20 years ago pursuing my passion of trying to understand the American Revolution in the South. He always took his valuable time to answer my questions, ask make questions to make me think, and excite me by opening an new door for my studies. We spend time together in Greensboro and we went to a small gathering in Harrisonburg, Va,. pitching one of his many favored projects, the "Journal of Backcountry Studies" which he founded. ...

I met Robert while my husband, Richard Whitlock, was a graduate student in physics at Western Reserve University. Because we had a baby during that time, and I stayed home, I did typing for students to earn extra money. I typed Robert's doctoral thesis. Then, a few years later, we ended up at UNC-G together, with my husband teaching physics and Robert history. When my husband was head of Residential College, Robert became a part-time teacher there as well. I remember many fond memories...

We became friends after sharing my love of history and the fact that I sat beside his friend Dr. Richard Bardolph in the choir. Greatly missed at Tate St. Coffee. God bless.

I remember just loving Dr. Calhoon! I was a student in UNCG's RC in the late 1970's and a history major. I took several classes from Dr. Calhoon there and on campus. He was always so kind to everyone. I ran for a student government office and had 100 helium balloons made with my name and the office on them and Dr. Calhoon took one and tied it to his belt and wore it all day-in class and as he walked through campus-I'm sure that's why I won the election... Later, I remember his work with the...