Norman Wiggins sent a letter to university trustees, faculty and other school officials on May 15 informing them of the cancer that was diagnosed the day before, according to Campbell spokesman Jim Person. During the trustees meeting of May 3-4, Wiggins was granted a sabbatical as an expression of appreciation to both him and his wife, Millie. Although Wiggins didn't attend graduation on May 14, he has been on campus regularly. Wiggins is receiving out-patient treatment at Baptist Hospitals at Wake Forest University, the same place he was treated for dehydration for several days beginning on May 7.
Lymphoma is diagnosed with laboratory analysis of tissue, usually from the lymph nodes.
Person said Wiggins preferred not to talk about the specifics of his treatment or of the disease. Wiggins is Campbell University's third president and a former president of the Baptist State Convention. In addition to serving as university president, he is a professor in the law school, which is named in his honor. The law school is one of six graduate schools on campus.