Occupation: Senior Policy Advisor Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Education: B.A., Political Science, 1991, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to Julie Hans
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chair of the N.C. State Board Community Colleges; member Urban Ministries of Wake County Board; former Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senators Lauch Faircloth, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard Burr.
H. Frank Grainger
Board of Governors, Vice Chairman, Term 2011 - 2015
Public Affairs Committee
University Governance Committee
Post Office Box 386
Cary, NC 27512
Phone: (919) 467-1599
Education: Agricultural-Chemical Program, Wayne County Community College
Family: Married to Judi Keever Grainger with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: member and Chairman of Government Affairs Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina; former member North Carolina State University College of Education and Psychology Advisory Board; former member NCSU Parks Scholarship Board; former member N.C. Grange-Tobacco Executive Board; member Southern Crop Protection Association Board; former Chairman Economic Development Coalition 2000.
Ann B. Goodnight
Board of Governors, Secretary, Term 2011 - 2015
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513
Phone: (919) 531-0157
Education: B.A., Political Science, 1968, North Carolina State University
Family: Married to Jim Goodnight with three children
Major Education/Elective Offices: former trustee of North Carolina State University; co-founder/board member of Cary Academy; board member of N.C. Public School Forum, N.C. New Schools Project and The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Chair of YMCA We Build People Campaign; trustee of N.C. Museum of Art; Advisory Member of William & Ida Friday Institute, North Carolina State University; trustee of Wake Education Partnership; former Chair of John Rex Endowment.
W. Louis Bissette, Jr.
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Audit Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Post Office Box 3180
Asheville, NC 28802-3180
Phone: (828) 254-8800
Occupation: Attorney; President, McGuire, Wood & Bissette, PA
Education: B.A., History, Wake Forest; J.D. UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law; M.B.A. University of Virginia
Family: Married to Sara Oliver Bissette with two children, five grandchildren
Major Elective Offices and Boards: former Mayor of Asheville; former President Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce; Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation; WCI, Inc.; Asheville Merchants Corporation; Forest Commercial Bank; Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute; Biltmore Forest Country Club; former Vice Chairman Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation; former Vice Chairman Buncombe County Economic Development Commission; former President N.C. Arboretum Society.
John M. Blackburn
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Audit Committee
University Governance Committee
Post Office Box 218
Linville, NC 28646
Phone: (828) 733-4311
Education: B.A., Economics, King College; MBA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman Appalachian State University Board of Trustees; former Chairman Appalachian Regional Healthcare; former Chairman Cannon Memorial Hospital; Executive Committee member Crossnore School, Inc; former Vice Chairman Avery County YMCA; President Linville Foundation; former Chairman Can Scholars Program Avery County.
Peaches Gunter Blank
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Public Affairs Committee
University Governance Committee
1001 Greenwich Park
Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: (615) 292-1787
Education: B.A. Political Science and M.A. Public Administration, North Carolina State University.
Family: One daughter
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chair of North Carolina State University Board of Trustees; former Deputy Governor of Tennessee; member of N.C. Higher Education Bond Oversight Committee; former Chair of Tennessee Higher Education Commission; former member of Southern Regional Education Board; former Chair NCSU Endowment Board; former member of NCSU Board of Visitors; former member of North Carolina State University Chancellor's Search Committee.
Laura W. Buffaloe
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee
109 Glenn Wayne Road
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
Phone: (252) 535-4918
Education: B.S., Business Education, 1965, Elizabeth City State University; M.S. Business Education, 1981, North Carolina Central University; CAGS 1989; Ed.D., 1996; Junior and Community College Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Family: Two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: member of the National Association of University Women; former member of Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce Board; former member of N.C. Community College System Curriculum Review Committee Board; member, Halifax County School System of Care/Families Supporting Families Study Circle for Schools and Communities Working Together; member, Halifax County Schools Facilities Task Force.
Cameron Carswell
Board of Governors, Ex Officio Member
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee, term ends 2013
UNC Association of Student Governments
140 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: (919) 843-6744
Education: Current Full-Time Undergraduate Student, B.S. Psychology and Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University
Educational/Elective Offices: UNCASG President; former SGA Executive Cabinet Director of Civic Engagement; former SGA Elections Director of Communication (2011) and Campaign Manager (2012) former ASG delegate; former Casting Bread Ministries Board of Directors Representative; Crisis Assistance Ministries Volunteer; ASU Arts and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee Member; PSI Chi National Honors Society Communication Director.
Education: B.A., Business Administration, Morehouse College in Atlanta
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chair Elizabeth City State University Board of Trustees; member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; served on the AICPA Minority Recruitment and Equal Opportunity Committee and AICPA Board of Examiners; former President and member of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners; former board member of Duke Raleigh Hospital and the Hospital Alliance for Community Health; board member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, local BB&T Advisory, United Way of the Greater Triangle and N.C. Center for Nonprofits
James M. Deal, Jr.
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee
Public Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
Post Office Box 311
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: (828) 264-4734
Education: B.A., Political Science, Appalachian State University; J.D., UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
Family: Married to Shelia Deal with four children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman Appalachian State University Board of Trustees; former Chairman Watauga County Commissioner; former member Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Board of Trustees; member Watauga County Board of Elections; former Chairman Watauga County Board of Education; member North Carolina Planned Giving Council Board.
Phillip R. Dixon
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Personnel and Tenure Committee
Public Affairs Committee
110 East Arlington Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27858-5012
Phone: (252) 355-8100
Education: B.S., Business Administration, 1971, East Carolina University; J.D., UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
Family: Married to Mamie Dixon with three children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman East Carolina University Board of Trustees; former Chairman Pitt Community College Board; former member UNC School of Government Foundation Board; member East Carolina University Advisory Council School of Medicine; former member N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry Board; former Chairman N.C. Center for Public Policy Research Board; former Chairman of Education Law Section, N.C. Board Association; former President of East Carolina University Alumni Association and East Carolina University Educational Foundation, Inc; former President Greenville - Pitt County Chamber of Commerce; President and Campaign Chairman Pitt County United Way; Wachovia Bank Advisory Board.
Fred N. Eshelman
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Audit Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
300 N. Third Street
Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: (910) 558-6885
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Occupation: Corporate Executive, Pharmaceuticals
Education: Chemistry, High Point University; B.S. in Pharmacy, UNC-Chapel Hill; Ph.D. in Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati; Clinical Pharmacy Residency, Cincinnati General Hospital; OPM, Harvard Business School
Family: Married to April Eshelman with two daughters
Major Educational/Electives Offices: former member University of North Carolina at Wilmington Board of Trustees; member Dean's Research Advisory Committee, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy; Chairman Board of Visitors UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, UNC-Chapel Hill; former member Board of Visitors, University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy; former Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy; former Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Pharmacy; member American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics; former Chairman Association of Clinical Research Organizations.
John C. Fennebresque
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Personnel and Tenure Committee, Chair
Public Affairs Committee
201 N. Tryon Street
Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: (704) 373-8989
Education: B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill; J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School
Family: Married to Frances Fennebresque with four children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: member Thompson Child and Family Focus; member Charlotte Mecklenburg Policy Foundation; former Vice Chairman, City of Charlotte Auditorium-Coliseum Convention Center; former Chairman Charlotte Regional Sports Commission; former Chairman Charlotte Latin School Board of Trustees.
Education: B.A., Social Studies, 1954, North Carolina Central University; M.A. School Administration, 1969, East Carolina University; Ed.D., 1979, Duke University
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Associate State Superintendent of N.C. Department of Public Instruction; former Executive Director of N.C. Association of School Administrators; former Vice Chairman of North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees; member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.
Paul Fulton
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Budget and Finance Committee, Chair
Public Affairs Committee
380 Knollwood Street
Suite 610
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: (336) 725-7994
Education: B.S., Business Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former member UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees; former member Winston-Salem State University Board of Trustees and National Chairman of the WSSU Leadership Centennial Campaign; former Dean Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill; former member The Old Salem Board of Trustees; former Co-Chairman Carolina First Campaign; former Co-Chairman North Carolina Higher Education Bond Oversight Committee; former Chairman of the United Way of Forsyth County Campaign; founding Chairman of the local Tocqueville Society.
Education: B.A., Journalism, 1975, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to Bill Gage with one child
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chair UNC Wilmington Board of Trustees; member WHQR Public Radio Board, N.C. Coastal Land Trust Board; local Wachovia Bank Board; former member Southeastern N.C. Community Foundation Board, N.C. Association of Broadcasters, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Board, Wilmington Rotary Club, St. John's Museum of Art Board and Wilmington Junior League Advisory Board.
Thomas J. Harrelson
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Audit Committee
University Governance Committee, Secretary
202 West Bay Street
Southport, NC 28461
Phone: (910) 457-5558
Education: A.B., Economics, UNC-Chapel Hill; University of Rome, Economics and Language; M.B.A.- International Trade Wharton Graduate Division, University of Pennsylvania
Family: Married to Julie Ann Harrelson, 2 children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former NCDOT Secretary; former NCDOT Deputy Secretary; former Chairman Environmental Management Commission; former Member N.C. House of Representatives; former Chairman Trustee Triangle Transit Authority; former Chairman of NCSU ITRE Council, Vestry St. Philips Church.
James L. Holmes, Jr.
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015 [Term 2013-15]
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee
Public Affairs Committee
4325 Lake Boone Trail
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 469-2473
James E. Holshouser, Jr.
Board of Governors, Emeritus Member
Budget and Finance Committee
130 Longleaf Drive
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Phone: (910) 295-4250
Education: B.S., History, 1956, Davidson College; LL.B., UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
Family: One daughter
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Governor of North Carolina; former member N.C. House of Representatives; former trustee Saint Andrews Presbyterian College; former trustee Davidson College.
Education: B.S., Business Administration, 1961, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to Lynn Mull Lail with three children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former trustee of Lenior-Rhyne College; member Catawba County Champions of Education; member Brian Long Foundation Board; former member Hickory Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau; member Catawba Valley Hospitality and Tourism Alliance Board; former member N.C. Economic and Community Development Board; former Chairman Frye Regional Medical Center Board; former Chairman American Furniture Industry Hall of Fame.
Mary Ann Maxwell
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Personnel and Tenure Committee, Secretary
Public Affairs Committee
616 Lake Shore Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Phone: (919) 705-3219
Education: Salem College; B.S., Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former staff U.S. House of Representatives; member North Carolina Aquarium Society; member UNC Women's Leadership Council; founding member Friends of Cape Lookout National Seashore; former member UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Visitors.
Franklin E. McCain
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Audit Committee
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee, Vice Chair
8201 Reames Road
Charlotte, NC 28216
Phone: (704) 598-7737
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Occupation: Lecturer In Residence and Consultant
Education: B.S. and M.A., North Carolina A&T State University; Management Science Certificate, North Carolina State University
Family: Three sons
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman North Carolina A&T State University Board of Trustees; former member North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees; Elder Memorial Presbyterian Church; Chairman NAACP Legal Defense/Educational Fund; former Chairman Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus; Chairman Fighting Back Project; former Chairman Bond Campaign-Mecklenburg County; former Vice Chairman Bond Campaign City of Charlotte; former Chairman National Conference of Christians/Jews.
Education: B.S., Industrial Relations, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to Suzy McMahan. Three children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; former member UNC Capital Needs Study Commission; former Chairman Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Economic Development; former member N.C. Center for Public Policy; former member N.C. Center for Business & Industry; former member Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.
Charles H. Mercer, Jr.
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Personnel and Tenure Committee
Post Office Box 6529
Raleigh, NC 27628
Phone: (919) 877-3814
Education: B.A., Political Science, 1969, UNC-Chapel Hill; J.D., 1974, University of Miami; LL.M., 1977, New York University; M.P.A., 1984, Harvard University
Family: Married to Alene Mercer with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former member Louisburg College Board; member emeritus Duke University Divinity School Board of Visitors; former member Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board; former Chairman N.C. Property Tax Commission; former member N.C. State Banking Commission; former member N.C. Local Government Commission; former member N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church Board.
Fred G. Mills
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Budget and Finance Committee, Secretary
Public Affairs Committee
Post Office Box 6171
Raleigh, NC 27628
Phone: (919) 755-9155
Education: Attended UNC-Chapel Hill, Garner-Webb College; B.A., Business Administration, 1964, Wake Forest University
Family: Two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Vice President N.C. Home Builders Association Board; Director National Association of Home Builders Board; President Cleveland County Home Building Association; member Gardner-Webb Bulldog Club Board; Vice President Cleveland County Board of Realtors; Chairman Battleground District Boy Scouts of America; Chairman Shelby Development Committee; Board of Advisors Cleveland Technical Institute; member N.C. Low Income Coalition Board; member Shelby Abuse Prevention Council Board; member Foundation for Good Business Board.
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Personnel and Tenure Committee, Vice Chair
4301 City of Oaks Wynd
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 755-8166
Education: B.A., North Carolina State University; J.D., UNC-Chapel Hill; Doctor of Humane Letters, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Laws, Campbell University
Family: Married to Mary Lou Mitchell with one daughter
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chief Justice North Carolina Supreme Court; former Associate Justice; former North Carolina Secretary of Crime Control & Public Safety; former Judge North Carolina Court of Appeals; former District Attorney Tenth District; former Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina; member American Bar Association; former Vice President North Carolina Bar Association; former member NCSU Board of Trustees; former President NCSU Alumni Association.
Hari H. Nath
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Audit Committee, Secretary
Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Committee
102 Loch Stone Lane
Cary, NC 27518
Phone: (919) 803-0478
Education: MSIE Operations Research, University of Missouri; B.E., Mining, University of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Family: Married to Kalpana Nath with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: Chairman, Board of Advisors, The Carying Place-N.C. Profit Organization; member Planning Zoning Board, Town of Cary; member, Board of Advisors North Carolina Indian American Political Action Committee; former member Cary Central Rotary Club; former regional president Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation USA Inc.; former member Town of Cary Board of Adjustments; and former member Town of Cary Economic Development Commission.
David M. Powers
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Public Affairs Committee
University Governance Committee, Chair
130 Copperfield Place Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: (336) 741-2754
Irvin A. Roseman
Board of Governors, Term 2009 - 2013
Public Affairs Committee
University Governance Committee
1301 Medical Center Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: (910) 762-1000
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Occupation: Endodontist, Adjunct Professor Department of Endodontics, UNC School of Dentistry
Education: B.S., 1964, UNC-Chapel Hill; D.D.S., 1967, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to the former Patricia Morris with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former trustee UNC Hospitals; former Director New Hanover Regional Medical Center; New Hanover County Health Department; former Chairman Wilmington International Airport; founding member New Hanover Regional Medical Foundation; founding member N.C. Museum of Aviation.
Richard F. "Dick" Taylor
Board of Governors, Term 2011 - 2015
Audit Committee
Personnel and Tenure Committee
Post Office Box 111
Lumberton, NC 28359
Phone: (910) 739-1111
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Vice Chairman University of North Carolina at Pembroke Board of Trustees; member Board of Directors UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association; member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Educational Foundation Board of Directors; President UNC-Chapel Hill Spiked Shoe Track Club; member UNCP Faculty Athletic Committee, Braves Club, Chancellor Club Advisory Board and the Foundation and Endowment Board; President Lumberton Rotary Club, President, Downtown Merchants Association; member of the Lumberton City Council; President Lumberton Economic Advancement for Downtown, President, Board of Realtors, Lumberton.
Major Educational/Elective Offices: member of North Carolina Economic Development Board; former member of the Unified Development Ordinance Steering Committee; former member of City of Wilmington Future Land Use Plan Board; member of the Board for the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce; former President Coastal Carolina Tomorrow; former member of the Cape Fear Community College Foundation; member of University of North Carolina at Wilmington Capital Campaign Cabinet.
Education: B.S., Psychology, Western Carolina University
Family: Married to Joan Walker with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman Western Carolina University Board of Trustees; former Chairman of the Western Carolina University Foundation Board; Chairman of the Campaign for Western; former Campaign Co-Chairman N.C. Center for Engineering Technologies; former member Hickory Regional Planning Commission; former Chair Catawba United Way Industrial Division; former member Campaign Committee Catawba County YMCA.
Education: B.A., History, 1975, Appalachian State University; J.D., 1978, Wake Forest University School of Law; M.A., Liberal Studies, 2007, Duke University
Family: Married to Carole Parham Wilson with two children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Chairman UNC Board of Governors; Chairman Attorney General's Task Force on Campus Security; Chairman 21st Century Transportation Study Committee; AirT. Inc., Board of Directors; Wildacres Leadership Initiative Board; former Chairman Meredith College Board; former member Appalachian State University Foundation Board; former General Counsel to Gov. James B. Hunt; former Acting Secretary N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety; former member Appalachian State University Alumni Council; former Member N.C. Board of Transportation; member Wake Forest University Law School Board of Visitors.
Education: B.S., Industrial Relations, 1983, UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Married to Leigh Young with three children
Major Educational/Elective Offices: former Buncombe County Commissioner; President N.C. Association of County Commissioners; former Chairman Buncombe County Economic Development Commission; former Chairman Asheville Regional Airport Authority; member Buncombe County Tourism Development Association; former Chairman Buncombe County Schools Foundation Board.
