1 10 1 https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/fe2d88c346fe02065844fe5c444fae1b.JPG 8a44b7c5da1502802edfe5874866ee0c https://memory.richmond.edu/files/original/159ab739552306014a557559c752ad8b.mp3 88a460b48f61d765511478dcb0faecd5 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Keith Oddo Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Maurice King Date of Interview March 7, 2019 Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound <a href="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/transcripts/KingMaurice_Oddo_Transcript_20190307.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for transcript file.</a> Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 50:27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History with Maurice King (R'85) Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral history Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource interviews Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond (Va.) Description An account of the resource In this oral history interview, Maurice King (R&rsquo;85) spoke with Keith Oddo (&rsquo;19) via telephone on March 7, 2019. Over the course of the fifty minute interview, King speaks about his transition to Richmond from his hometown in northern California, coming to the University of Richmond as a non-student athlete, his first year on the wrestling team and the disbanding of the team, joining the basketball team as a manager, becoming involved with the student radio station (WDCE), enrolling in the interdisciplinary studies program, the difficulty of adapting to the environment at Richmond after growing up on the west coast, joining the Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA), getting involved in fundraising and mentoring on campus, forming friendships on campus, and maps out his career trajectory from the University of Richmond to his current role at Nike.<br /><br /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KingMaurice_1982-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KingMaurice_1983-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KingMaurice_1984-01.JPG" alt="" /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KingMaurice_1985-01.JPG" alt="" /><br /><br /> <p>Maurice King was born in Berkeley, California and raised in the East Bay. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1981, with a degree in speech communications. He has had a long career, in everything from apparel production for the Gap, The Limited, and Nike, to sales and commerce at Benetton, Christal Radio, and Disney. In 2004, he returned to Nike and has worked in Regional, National, and Global Sales as well as Management. <br /><img src="https://memory.richmond.edu/files/misc/KingMaurice_2019-02.JPG" alt="" width="750px" /><br /><br /> He is also active in his community, including being a senior leader for the Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF); and a board member and chair for All Hands Raised, an educational equity organization in Portland, Oregon; and a Parent Leadership Board member and co-chair at Pitzer College. King also makes time to speak with University of Richmond students about his career, <a href="https://news.richmond.edu/features/article/-/14262/nike-executive-and-ur-alumnus-meets-with-robins-students-uses-their-research-for-strategy-maurice-king-r85-reviewed-student-research-on-nike-golf..html" target="_blank">guest lecturing to classes at the Robins School of Business</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> Subject The topic of the resource Alumni and alumnae Athletics Basketball teams Business schools College athletes College athletics College basketball College costs College presidents College radio stations College students, Black College students, Men College students, White Curricula Diversity Heilman, E. Bruce (Earl Bruce), 1926- Interdisciplinary approach in education Minority college students--Recruiting Multiculturalism Race Race relations Social life and customs Student life Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA) Student organizations Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KingMaurice_Oddo_Public_20190307.mp3 Relation A related resource Race & Racism at UR Project Oral History Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This oral history is available for academic purposes--including but not limited to research by students, faculty, and staff--by permission from the interviewee (Maurice King). The interviewee maintains the copyright, and must be contacted via the Race & Racism Project (urraceproject@gmail.com) for permissions for use outside of academic purposes.