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After his tenure as president, Henneke returned to teaching in 1967 as a professor of humanities. He retired in 1979, having spent the first 48 years of his adult life at TU as a student or faculty member. He was named TU's "president emeritus" in 1982. He continued to write and teach extensively,
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made when he performed his household chores. His winning entry, "Hurricane Spirit Song" (now also commonly known as the "Hurricane Fight Song"), remains in use today.
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when he was an undergraduate student at the school. Henneke has been cited as one of the most influential figures in the university's history.
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first published in 1949 and revised in 1959, was reportedly the first textbook on radio announcing. He also wrote another textbook,
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research, and expanded many other facilities. Henneke also initiated the university's efforts to obtain a chapter of
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Lesley Ferris, "Reviewed work(s): Laura Keene: Actress, Innovator and
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after graduation, Henneke instead began teaching speech and theater at TU in 1936. He created a radio
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naming it "Dr. Ben Graf
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