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Joseph LeNoir
Professor Lynn Raymond
UWRT 1101-E01
24 September 2014
WP #4 Interview
1. Question: Who was William States Lee?
Reason: This question is to see if everyone has at least heard of him before.
2. Question: Why is the College of Engineering named after him?

Reason: This is one of his biggest contributions, towards the university and people should
know about it.
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What do you know about William States Lee's contribution with Duke Power?

ason: William States Lee worked for Duke Power for many years and was a major
asset towards the company.
Question: What do you know about Duke Power?
Reason: William States Lee worked with Duke Power for many years and was important
to the company.
5. Question: What do you know about nuclear energy?
Reason: Duke Power has several nuclear power plants and they are very involved with
nuclear energy.
6. Question: Do you know where William States Lee lived?

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Reason: He is from Charlotte and this seems like something important for people to
know, especially those involved in the Lee College of Engineering.
7. Question: Where did William States Lee graduate from?
Reason: This would be a nice question to see if people know that he did not go to UNC
Charlotte, even though the College of Engineering is named after him.
8. Question: What did William States Lee do at Duke Power?
Reason: It may be important to know how important he was for the company and to see
how successful he was.
9. Question: Who supplies your electricity?
Reason: A survey question that may show how large Duke Power is around the Charlotte
area.
IOn: When was the College of Engineering named the William States Lee College

Reason: It is important to know dates of historical events that has happened at the
university, this could be considered one of them.
11. Question: What was William States Lee like as a person?
Reason: A possible question Ican ask if Ican interview someone who has met him r
worked with him. This information would be nice to know so Ican explain more about
him as an individual.
12. Question: How did William States Lee become involved with Duke Power?
Reason: After attending school, it would be interesting to know why he moved back to
Charlotte to work for Duke Power.

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13. Question: How did William States Lee become involved with the University of North
Carolina-Charlotte?
Reason: He did not attend UNC Charlotte, so it would be interesting to know why the
University of North Carolina recognized him to name the College of Engineering after
him.
14. Question: Other than the Lee College of Engineering, what other contributions has
William States Lee made towards UNC Charlotte?
Reason: This may be important to know to explain how involved with UNC Charlotte he
was, or did he just help the College of Engineering.
15. Question: Other than with Duke Power, what other jobs did William States Lee have?
Reason: This could help explain how he got involved with engineering or with Duke
Power.
16. Que~fon: Did William States Lee leave a legacy with Duke Power and UNC Charlotte?
eason: Does Duke Power still help UNC Charlotte because of William States Lee, this
could help explain long term impacts William States Lee had.
17. Question: Was William States Lee an enthusiast of nuclear energy?
Reason: It seems that Duke Power has a lot of work with nuclear energy, it could be
important to know if William States Lee supported this or not.
18. Question: Why does UNC Charlotte have a scholarship named after him?
Reason: When researching, it is important to know the legacy that William States Lee left
on UNC Charlotte.

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19. Question: Does William States Lee have anything to do with the power discipline within
the engineering community?
Reason: It could be beneficial for his character if the power discipline had anything to do
with his connections with the university.
20. Question: How important was William States Lee to the rest of the world?
Reason: This is important to explain if his impacts with Duke Power was just within the
state, the country, or internationally.