A memorial service is scheduled for 10 o’clock Wednesday morning honoring UNC School of Journalism Dean Emeritus John “Jack” Adams.

Adams, who served as Dean of the UNC School of Journalism from 1969 through 1979, died on Friday after a brief illness at the age of 95.

Adams was a member of the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame and served as a professor at UNC from 1958 through 1985.

Adams remained in Chapel Hill following his retirement in 1985 with his wife P.B., who died in 2003.

Adams is survived by two children and three grandchildren.

The memorial service is scheduled to take place at the Ponder Auditorium at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial contributions be directed to the John B Adams Student Emergency Fund at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. After clicking the link, select the fund’s name in the drop-down menu.

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