WINSTON-SALEM -- The memorial service for Thomas K. Hearn Jr., Wake Forest University's president from 1983 until 2005, is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel on school's campus, the school announced Tuesday.

Hearn died at the age of 71 Monday.

Hearn's first major decision at the school was to sever ties with the Baptist State Convention, paving the way for a self- governing structure at the university.

He pledged the first money for construction of the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, which is home to the men's basketball team.

He also helped forge the partnership between Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest's medical school.

The university set up a Web page for people to share their condolences. It can be viewed here.